Download Clients
From GOG Community Wiki
Below is a list and comparison of the Download Clients that are available or can be used with GOG.
| Name | Released | Resume | Repair | Extras | Windows | Mac OS | Linux | Interface | Language | License | Version | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Official Client | 2012-03-27 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Graphical | C#/.NET | Proprietary | 3 | ||
| JGOGDownloader | 2011-02-27 | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Graphical | Java | WTFPL | Cover Art support | ||
| XGOG Downloader | 2011-01-19 | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Command line | Perl | GPL | 0.0.0 | Discontinued | |
| gogdl | 2011-06-26 | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Command line | Lua | MIT | Multiple integrity checks | ||
| gog-backup | 2012-01-05 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes[1] | Claimed[2] | Yes | Command line | Python | GPL | 1.0 | Parallel downloads, integrity checks, cover art. | |
| gogdownloader | 2011-03-05 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No[3] | Claimed[2] | Yes | Command line | C++ | WTFPL | 0.28 | Discontinued in favor of LGOGDownloader | |
| GOG-backup | 2012-03-03 | No | No | Yes | Yes | Claimed[2] | Yes | Command line | Python | MIT | |||
| LGOGDownloader | 2012-08-01 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Untested | Yes | Command line | C++ | WTFPL | 1.7 | Create GOG XML files, cover art
An AUR package for Arch Linux can be found here. | |
| Gogonlinux | 2013-01-04 | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Graphical and Command Line | Python | BSD 3-Clause | 0.2.4 | The whole project provides compatibility patches and custom setups for gog.com games on Linux and is not just a simple downloader. |
