Download any file at blazing speed using Google Colab's free servers — no data wasted from your plan!
CloudSpeed Downloader is a free, open-source Google Colab notebook that lets you download large files at maximum speed using Google's powerful servers — and save them directly to your Google Drive.
💡 Perfect for users with slow internet or limited data plans. Let Google's servers handle the heavy downloading, then access your files synced to Drive!
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| ⚡ Multi-Threaded Downloads | Up to 64 simultaneous connections with Aria2 |
| 📥 Direct URL Support | Download from any direct link |
| 📦 Mega.nz Support | Download files from Mega.nz links |
| 📁 Google Drive Downloads | Download shared Google Drive files |
| 🧲 Torrent/Magnet Support | Download using magnet links or .torrent files |
| 📋 Batch Downloads | Download multiple files at once |
| ☁️ Save to Google Drive | Files saved permanently to your Drive |
| 🎨 Clean UI | No code visible — just simple form inputs |
| 🔄 Resumable Downloads | Resume interrupted downloads automatically |
| 📊 File Manager | View and manage all downloaded files |
Click the button below to open the notebook directly in Google Colab:
Run the first cell to connect your Google Drive. Files will be saved to:
/content/drive/MyDrive/CloudSpeed_Downloads/
Run the second cell to install the download engine:
# Installed automatically:
# ✅ Aria2 — High-speed multi-threaded downloader
# ✅ Transmission-CLI — Torrent client
# ✅ MegaTools — Mega.nz download support
# ✅ gdown — Google Drive download support
# ✅ mediafire-dl — Mediafire download supportChoose your download method and paste your link:
| Method | Supported Links |
|---|---|
| 🚀 Direct URL | Any direct download link, Dropbox, etc. |
| 📥 Google Drive | https://drive.google.com/file/d/... |
| 📦 Mega.nz | https://mega.nz/file/... |
| 🧲 Torrent | magnet:?xt=urn:btih:... or .torrent URL |
| 📋 Batch | Multiple URLs (one per line) |
# Basic download
!aria2c "YOUR_URL"
# High-speed download with 16 connections
!aria2c "YOUR_URL" -x 16 -s 16 -d /content/drive/MyDrive/CloudSpeed_Downloads/
# Download with custom filename
!aria2c "YOUR_URL" -o "filename.zip" -x 16 -d /content/drive/MyDrive/CloudSpeed_Downloads/
# Resume interrupted download
!aria2c "YOUR_URL" -x 16 --continue=true -d /content/drive/MyDrive/CloudSpeed_Downloads/# Download from magnet link
!aria2c "magnet:?xt=urn:btih:HASH" -d /content/drive/MyDrive/CloudSpeed_Downloads/ --seed-time=0
# Download from .torrent URL
!aria2c "https://example.com/file.torrent" -d /content/drive/MyDrive/CloudSpeed_Downloads/ --seed-time=0# Download from Mega.nz
!megadl --path /content/drive/MyDrive/CloudSpeed_Downloads/ "MEGA_URL"# Download shared Google Drive file
!gdown "GDRIVE_URL" --fuzzy -O /content/drive/MyDrive/CloudSpeed_Downloads/cloudspeed-downloader/
├── CloudSpeed_Downloader.ipynb # Main notebook (Open in Colab)
├── README.md # This file
├── LICENSE # MIT License
├── assets/
│ └── preview_download.png # Preview screenshot
└── .gitignore
- 🔥 Max Speed: Set connections to 64 for the fastest possible download speed
- 📦 Large Files: Google Colab sessions last ~12 hours — plenty of time for huge files
- 🔄 Resume: If your session disconnects, re-run the download cell — Aria2 will resume!
- 💾 Storage: Free Google Drive gives you 15GB — upgrade for more space
- ⏱️ Batch Downloads: Use the batch download cell to queue multiple files at once
This tool is intended for downloading legally obtained files only. Users are responsible for ensuring they have the right to download any content. The developer is not responsible for any misuse.
Contributions are welcome! Feel free to:
- ⭐ Star this repo if it helped you
- 🐛 Open an issue for bugs
- 🔀 Submit a pull request with improvements
This project is licensed under the MIT License — see the LICENSE file for details.
Developed by Lakshan
If this project helped you, please give it a ⭐ Star!