This GitHub Action sets up fast-down — the fastest concurrent downloader — for your CI/CD workflows.

It automatically downloads the correct binary for the runner's OS/Arch, renames it to fd, and adds it to the system PATH.

1. ⚡️ Zero Configuration Automatically detects Linux, Windows, and macOS environments and downloads the appropriate binary.
2. 🔄 Cross-Architecture Support Supports x86_64, aarch64, and i686 (Linux/Windows) architectures seamlessly.
3. 🛠️ Ready to Use Installs the binary as fd (or fd.exe) and adds it to the PATH, so you can immediately run fd download ....
4. 🎯 Version Control Supports installing specific versions or defaulting to the latest stable release.

steps:
  - name: Checkout code
    uses: actions/checkout@v6

  - name: Setup fast-down
    uses: fast-down/action@v1

  - name: Download a file
    run: fd "https://example.com/large-file.zip" -o file.zip

steps:
  - name: Setup fast-down (Specific Version)
    uses: fast-down/action@v1
    with:
      version: v2.7.8 # Specify the version you need

  - name: Check version
    run: fd -h