Editing a Task
Modify URL, request headers, proxy, identity presets, and file selection.
Right-click a task card → "Edit Task Options..." (available while the task has not completed). The options shown depend on the task's protocol.
Changing the URL
After modifying the URL field and clicking "Apply", Ghost Downloader re-parses the new URL.
- If the new URL's content is compatible with the original (same file size and structure), existing download progress is preserved.
- If the content differs and the task already has download progress, a confirmation dialog appears: "The new URL differs from the original; x of existing data will be cleared. Continue?" Confirming deletes the downloaded data and restarts the task from scratch.
- If the new URL fails to parse, a "Link Parsing Failed" error appears and the task is not modified.
Editing Request Headers
Two editing modes, toggled via the toolbar:
- Table view — one header per row, split into Name and Value columns.
- Text view — free-form text, one
Name: Valuepair per line. You can also paste a cURL command directly (only the first command is imported).
When the Client Profile is set to anything other than "No Emulation (Send As-Is)", your manually set User-Agent and sec-ch-ua headers will not take effect — they are overridden by values corresponding to the TLS fingerprint. To have full control over these two headers, set the Client Profile to "No Emulation (Send As-Is)".
Request Header Presets
If you frequently need different request headers for different sites, save presets under Settings → "Request Header Presets". Each preset contains a name and a set of headers. When creating a new task, the request headers start from the selected preset.
Proxy
Ghost Downloader provides three proxy modes under Settings → "Proxy": No Proxy, Auto-detect System Proxy, and Use Custom Proxy (socks4, socks5, socks5h, http, https).
Proxy Protocol Support Varies by Download Method
| Download Method | Supported Proxy Protocols |
|---|---|
| HTTP | socks4, socks5, socks5h, http, https |
| M3U8 | socks4, socks5, socks5h, http, https |
| BT | socks5 |
| FTP | socks4, socks5 |
If you use multiple download methods and need a proxy, SOCKS5 is the only protocol that works with all of them.
Identity Presets
Under Settings → "Client Profile", you can configure different TLS fingerprint and User-Agent combinations per domain.
The global default profile applies when no preset matches. Each site-specific preset contains:
- Match Host — enter a domain and press Enter. Supports exact matches (
pcs.baidu.com) and wildcards (*.pcs.baidu.commatches all subdomains). At least one Host is required. - TLS Fingerprint — choose a browser fingerprint to emulate, or "Follow Global Default".
- User-Agent — leave empty to auto-generate based on the TLS fingerprint.
File Selection
Multi-file tasks (torrents, FTP directories, etc.) let you check which files to download. Selection can be changed in any task state.
- Unchecking a file does not delete its downloaded data. Re-checking resumes from where it left off.
- Checking a new file on a completed task makes it start downloading again automatically.
- If the unchecked file is currently downloading, Ghost Downloader stops that file's download; other files are not affected.