Recommended software and dependencies
- Aria2
- Accelerated downloader and more
- Axel
- Download accelerator
- FFmpeg/AVConv
- Converter for MP3/FLAC
- cURL and RTMPDump
- Downloader for RTMP services
- XTerm
- Default graphics terminal for GNU/Linux
- Flashgot
- Firefox extension/Iceweasel/Icecat
- youtube-dl
- Python script that expands and extends the ZDL extensions
- megatools
- The megatools package provides the megadl downloader to download from the Mega service
- pinfo
- lynx-style program to browse info files: better than info and more aesthetically similar to ZDL
- Emacs
- Jed
- Jupp
- Midnight Commander (MCEdit)
- Mg
- Nano
- Vi, Vim
- Zile
- Jed
- At least one editor (here are just a few suggestions) to change the list of links to download from at any time
ZDL extends:
- Firefox/Iceweasel/Icecat
- Through the extension Flashgot
- Firefox/Iceweasel/Icecat/Chrome/Chromium/Opera
- Through the extension External Application Button
- XXXTerm/Xombrero
- zdl-xterm script in /usr/local/bin
- Conkeror
- M-x zdl autoinstalled function
Dependencies:
- Nodejs
- Panthomjs
- Javascript engines for acquiring information from the web
Additional dependencies for Windows:
- Cygwin (x86 32-bit)
- Distribution for software porting of POSIX systems on Microsoft Windows