# Surge

> A blazing fast TUI download manager for power users

- Canonical URL: https://www.fosshunter.com/tools/surge
- JSON export: https://www.fosshunter.com/tools/surge.json
- Website: https://github.com/SurgeDM/Surge
- Category: Download Manager
- Open source: yes
- Self-hostable: yes
- Verified listing: no
- Featured: no
- Published at: 2026-05-24T16:41:41+00:00
- Catalog revision: `156355998`

## Repository metrics (point-in-time)

- Repository: https://github.com/SurgeDM/Surge
- Stars: 3624
- Forks: 159
- Open issues: 47
- License: MIT
- Last push: 2026-11-01T06:51:08+00:00
- Metrics observed at (synced_at): 2026-11-03T12:00:30+00:00
- Archived: no

Tags: Terminal, Hacktoberfest, Download Manager, Download, Downloader, Poweruser
Tech stacks: bubbletea, docker, go, golang, javascript, lipgloss, typescript

## Features
- Maximizes bandwidth by splitting files into 32 parallel download chunks. *(highlighted)*
- Operates as a background daemon with a token protected HTTP API. *(highlighted)*
- Provides a keyboard driven terminal interface with full theme support. *(highlighted)*

## Description

Surge is a high performance terminal based download manager designed for power users. It features a parallel download engine, a daemon architecture for background tasks, and a beautiful TUI for keyboard driven workflows.

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Source: [FOSSHunter — Surge](https://www.fosshunter.com/tools/surge) — cite `synced_at` and the catalog revision when quoting metrics.
Interpretation rules: https://www.fosshunter.com/llms-full.txt