Surge is a blazing fast, open-source terminal (TUI) download manager built in Go. Designed for power users who prefer a keyboard-driven workflow and want full control over their downloads.
go install github.com/junaid2005p/surge@latestgit clone https://github.com/junaid2005p/surge.git
cd surge
go build -o surge .- High-speed downloads with multi-connection support
- Beautiful TUI built with Bubble Tea & Lipgloss
- Pause/Resume downloads seamlessly
- Real-time progress with speed graphs and ETA
- Auto-retry on connection failures
- Smart file detection and organization
- Browser extension integration
# Start TUI mode
surge
# Headless download (CLI only, no TUI)
surge get <URL>
# Headless download with custom output directory
surge get <URL> -o ~/Downloads| Tool | Time | Speed | vs Surge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surge | 28.93s | 35.40 MB/s | — |
| aria2c | 40.04s | 25.57 MB/s | 1.38× slower |
| curl | 57.57s | 17.79 MB/s | 1.99× slower |
| wget | 61.81s | 16.57 MB/s | 2.14× slower |
Test Environment
Results averaged over 5 runs
| File | 1GB.bin (link) |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 5600X |
| RAM | 16 GB DDR4 |
| Network | 360 Mbps / 45 MB/s |
Run your own: python benchmark.py -n 5
Intercept downloads from your browser and send them directly to Surge.
- Open Chrome/Edge and navigate to
chrome://extensions - Enable Developer mode
- Click Load unpacked and select the
extensionfolder - Ensure Surge is running before downloading
The extension will automatically intercept downloads and send them to Surge via http://127.0.0.1.
Contributions are welcome! Feel free to fork, make changes, and submit a pull request.
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This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.