Most recent version:
0.9.0.1224 .


UPDATE 22.04.2011:
We have uploaded a new version of the Downloader (0.9.0.1218). Please download it at your convenience and let us know if any of the problems you experienced earlier still persist.
Major changes include:
fixed problems with logging on,
the Downloader no longer attempts to move files after changing the destination folder,
you can now change the number of concurrent downloads (1 to 10) in the Downloader's options, in case you think the Downloader is overusing your connection.


UPDATE #2 (22.04.2011):
Version 0.9.0.1224 is out, introducing some backend fixes.

The Enigmatic T hinted it during the conference and now we've prepared something of a sneak peek for you - an almost complete work-in-progress copy of our brand-new Downloader! No more Adobe AIR and, most importantly, corrupt downloads. Soon enough you'll be able to enjoy rock-solid downloads as fast as your connection can make them.

Try to "break" the new Downloader if you wish, by being naughty to it and turning off your Internet connection or something, but we're mostly interested in any bugs and comments related to normal use of the application. :)

Please keep chatter to a minimum - it will make it easier to filter out comments and bugs. :)

You can find the new Downloader here. Feel free to test it, or just use it for any game you may wish to get from us. Extract the .ZIP file, launch GOGDownloader.exe (PC only) and log onto your account in the Downloader.

To download a game, you need to make sure the Downloader is running, you are logged on and then open this kind of link in your browser:
gogdownloader://game_product_page_name , for instance gogdownloader://beneath_a_steel_sky
Please note that Chrome doesn't do a very good job at interpreting these links, so please use a different browser to test the new Downloader. This problem will be gone when we officially release the new Downloader the games get properly linked under My Account -> My Games page.

Of course you need to have the game you wish to download on your GOG.com account. I'm sure you can figure out how to create similar links, but here are some other examples:
Arcanum - gogdownloader://arcanum_of_steamworks_and_magick_obscura
Baldur's Gate - gogdownloader://baldurs_gate_the_original_saga
Baldur's Gate 2 - gogdownloader://baldurs_gate_2_complete
Duke Nukem 3D - gogdownloader://duke_nukem_3d_atomic_edition
Fallout - gogdownloader://fallout
Fallout 2 - gogdownloader://fallout_2
Heroes of Might and Magic 3 - gogdownloader://heroes_of_might_and_magic_3_complete_edition
Master of Orion 1+2 - gogdownloader://master_of_orion_1_2

Do you have UAC enabled? Please try closing the Downloader (it will hide in the taskbar and you'll have to close it there) and relaunching it by right-clicking the executable and selecting Run as Administrator.

Yeah, Chrome randomly interprets such custom links put manually into an address bar like a Google search query instead of opening them like a webpage. It won't be a problem once the downloader is linked with My Account. In the meantime you might want to use Firefox or another browser if you're experiencing problems in typing this into Chrome.

Actually, Destro just answered this one. :) The games will be properly linked under "Add to Downloader" and using the Downloader will be point-and-click simple. :)

Unfortunately the forum stubbornly changes the URLs to start with http://, so I couldn't create links for you. It would be a waste of effort to rewrite part of the forum to accommodate gogdownloader:// links, since this is just a test and all, though... ;)

The new Downloader supports multiple concurrent downloads, so it should be as fast as your connection allows.

It also downloads games in chunks, checks them for errors and redownloads a chunk only if it's corrupted. After it downloads all chunks it combines them into a regular installer. These are the same files that were available until now, only handled differently.

With the new downloader you can achieve up to 6x faster downloads as every file is downloaded via multiple, parallel connections.

once the download is completed, merged and verified, there's a small "INSTALL" link below the progress bar. You can also enable auto launching installers via options.

Please report this problem through the "Technical issues with games" support form and attach a DXDiag.txt file.
Try closing the Downloader from the taskbar. If the icon doesn't disappear, you will have to end the GOGDownloader process from your Task Manager. Let me know if this was the case.

Hmm... If you've got Windows XP, then that's the answer. ;) Displaying icons on large executables can be a problem for Windows XP, but this may affect Vista and 7 as well. The icon may appear eventually.
Please double-check if the installer passes the integrity check.
Should have been fixed in this build. Please submit the report - the DXDiag file should be useful for recreating this problem on our end. Thanks for the follow-up. :)

The proper link for Painkiller is gogdownloader://painkiller, not gogdownloader://painkiller_black_edition - the gameid must match the address of the gamecard, which is http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/painkiller

I know, but our focus is to have the Downloader ready to do its job before The Witcher 2 is ready for predownloading. Huge game and all that. We'll add and/or polish the convenient automagical stuff when time allows. ;)

I can't recreate this problem on our end. It was easy to hang the previous version of this app by unplugging the network cable long enough for it to go into offline mode, but when I'm trying this now, it stubbornly resumes the download as soon as it's back in online mode.
Please triple-check that the old GOGDownloader.exe process has been killed before you launched the new one. As far as I can tell if the old process is still running, launching the new GOGDownloader.exe will only invoke the currently running process, even if it's not the same file. Maybe you encountered the problem in the older version?
The current version should show the version number 0.9.0.1224 (previous versions were 0.9.0.1125 and 0.9.0.1218).

Please kill the GOGDownloader process, download the latest version we uploaded minutes ago, launch it, make sure the version number shown is 0.9.0.1224 and try to recreate the connection problem.

Can you please click Options in the downloader and change the number of concurrent connections to 1 and click OK button (don't press enter) then restart the downloader and tell me if this problem is still happening during downloads?

Please contact me through the "My orders, payments and downloading games" form. I'm currently at home, but as far as I can tell you never sent us any messages through the Support section.