pyLoad
Lightweight, customizable and remotely manageable downloader for 1-click-hosting sites like rapidshare.com or uploaded.to.
Activity has dropped noticeably. Check the repository before committing to it.
Commit activity more than 55% of tracked projects; popularity more than 62%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
| Stars | 3.9k |
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| Latest release | v0.4.x · 1 Jan 2026 |
| Repo updated | 27 Sept 2026 |
| Licence | AGPL-3.0 |
| Built with | Python |
Is pyLoad actively maintained?
Development is ongoing. The repository recorded 329 commits over the same window, and the last three months alone account for 35 of them.
Activity is cooling: commits are down 80% against the previous quarter. One slow quarter is normal; two in a row is a signal.
The most recent tagged release, v0.4.x, is about 9 months old.
pyLoad ranks #18 of 32 in Automation, placing it mid-table for maintenance activity.
What pyLoad actually does
pyLoad is a lightweight download manager designed to handle files from one-click hosting sites and similar web sources. It provides remote management capabilities so you can queue, monitor, and control your downloads from a web interface.
Best fit: It suits users running low-power home servers who need a dedicated automation tool specifically for direct web downloads rather than torrents.
Worth knowing: The AGPL-3.0 licence may impose strict copyleft obligations if you modify the code and expose it as a service over a network. It also overlaps heavily with more widely adopted alternative download tools.
Deployment notes
Being built with Python, it typically requires a virtual environment or container runtime with persistent storage volumes configured for downloaded files. You will usually want to place it behind a reverse proxy to handle TLS termination securely.
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