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METALINK

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Metalink 3.0 download descriptor file

File type: Internet related file

Files with metalink suffix are descriptor files that t describes one or more computer files available for download.

What is metalink file?

File type category:
Internet related file

Date updated: December 19, 2016

File extension metalink is mainly related to to the Metalink version 3.0, a universal download file format for various download managers.

Metalink file is stored in XML text file format and contains Internet locations (FTP/HTTP/P2P) of downloaded file. Data downloading through metalinks increases the download speed (segment downloading) and reduces load of download servers.

How to open metalink file?

Use download manager such as jDownloader, GetRight, Free Download Manager to download data through metalinks.

How to convert metalink file?

You most likely cannot convert .metalink files to anything useful.

Associated software actions with the metalink file

Software applications that can open metalink files:

Software applications that handle other tasks involving metalink files:

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