nvdl
| Crates.io | nvdl |
| lib.rs | nvdl |
| version | 0.2.0 |
| created_at | 2025-03-29 15:18:49.294927+00 |
| updated_at | 2026-01-18 20:43:12.448121+00 |
| description | Retrieve a direct download link or download the NVDA screen reader. |
| homepage | |
| repository | https://github.com/trypsynth/nvdl |
| max_upload_size | |
| id | 1611392 |
| size | 64,288 |
Quin Gillespie (trypsynth)
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README
nvdl - NVDA Downloader
nvdl is a simple command-line tool that allows users to download or retrieve the latest NVDA screen reader versions from the https://nvda.zip API.
Features
- Download the latest NVDA versions (Stable, Alpha, Beta, XP, Win7).
- Retrieve the direct download link and/or checksum instead of downloading the installer.
- Optionally prompt the user to run the installer after download.
Installation
Ensure you have Rust installed, then build the tool with:
cargo install --path .
Usage
Download the latest stable version:
nvdl
Download a specific NVDA version:
nvdl alpha
nvdl beta
nvdl xp
nvdl win7
Get the direct download URL an/or checksum instead of downloading:
nvdl --url # or -u
nvdl beta --checksum # or -c
nvdl alpha --url--checksum # or -uc
Behavior on Windows
- If run on Windows,
nvdlwill prompt the user to run the installer after downloading.
API Endpoints Used
/stable.json? Retrieves the latest stable version./alpha.json? Retrieves the latest alpha version./beta.json? Retrieves the latest beta version./xp.json? Retrieves the last version for Windows XP./win7.json? Retrieves the last version for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows 8.0.
License
This project is open-source and available under the Zlib License. See the LICENSE file for more details.