# Downloads.download or run(\`wget\`) much slower than direct \`wget\`

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/downloads-download-or-run-wget-much-slower-than-direct-wget/133501>\
**Category:** Performance\
**Tags:** performance, networking, download\
**Created:** [October 29, 2025, 9:14am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/downloads-download-or-run-wget-much-slower-than-direct-wget/133501 "2025-10-29T09:14:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![sylvaticus](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/sylvaticus/32/203883_2.png) [@sylvaticus](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/sylvaticus)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2025, 9:14am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/downloads-download-or-run-wget-much-slower-than-direct-wget/133501/1 "2025-10-29T09:14:19Z")

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I am trying to download a relativelly large dataset from Zenodo (6GB), and if I use `Downloads.download` or run(`wget`) in a Julia v1.12 session, it takes 2h, while if I directly use `wget` in a console it takes 16 minutes.

Is there a parameter that limits the download speed and can be changed ?

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**Author:** ![stevengj](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/stevengj/32/71_2.png) [@stevengj](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/stevengj)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2025, 11:59am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/downloads-download-or-run-wget-much-slower-than-direct-wget/133501/2 "2025-10-29T11:59:21Z")

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`Downloads.download` uses `libcurl` — can you try downloading at the command line with `curl` instead of `wget`?

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**Author:** ![j\_u](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/j_u/32/219081_2.png) [@j\_u](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/j_u)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2025, 4:31pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/downloads-download-or-run-wget-much-slower-than-direct-wget/133501/3 "2025-10-29T16:31:47Z")

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> [@sylvaticus](#):
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> while if I directly use `wget` in a console it takes 16 minutes

Probably `aria2` is among the fastest. Julia binnary available [here](https://github.com/JuliaBinaryWrappers/Aria2_jll.jl). Be gentle with servers, avoid getting banned, and enjoy lightning-fast download speeds. :- )