Is downloader safe to use?

downloader has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (0.4.1). DepScope rates its health at 39/100 (critical risk).

What is the latest version of downloader?

The latest version of downloader is 0.4.1, released 2025-03-26.

Does downloader have known vulnerabilities?

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of downloader.

Is downloader deprecated?

No, downloader is actively maintained. Latest release: 0.4.1 (2025-03-26).

What are alternatives to downloader?

DepScope has no curated alternatives for downloader at this time.

What license does downloader use?

downloader is licensed under GPL-2.

downloader

cranv0.4.1

Download Files over HTTP and HTTPS. Provides a wrapper for the download.file function, making it possible to download files over HTTPS on Windows, Mac OS X, and other Unix-like platforms. The 'RCurl' package provides this functionality (and much more) but can be difficult to install because it must be compiled with external dependenci

License GPL-2strong copyleft0 versions1 maintainers2 deps5,947 weekly dl

wch/downloader

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Health

use with caution

[email protected] low health (39/100) — consider alternatives

Low health score (39/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

0/25

maintenance

6/20

popularity

25/25

security

6/15

maturity

2/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

Health History

Dependency Tree

License Audit

Dependencies (2)

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API access

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First published · 2025-03-26 21:52:15

Last updated · 2025-03-26T20:40:01+00:00