# Welcome

Metalinker is a C# library that allows you to parse any and all of the Metalink files that are built using Metalink 3.0 or 4.0 compliant generators. This is useful to give your download managers a boost.

## <mark style="color:$primary;">Release history</mark>

Below is the release history of the library:

{% updates format="full" %}
{% update date="2025-10-27" %}

## <mark style="color:$primary;">v1.1.2</mark>

<mark style="color:yellow;">General improvements</mark>
{% endupdate %}

{% update date="2025-10-25" %}

## <mark style="color:$primary;">v1.1.1</mark>

<mark style="color:yellow;">General improvements</mark>
{% endupdate %}

{% update date="2025-07-03" %}

## <mark style="color:$primary;">v1.1</mark>

<mark style="color:green;">Added localized strings</mark>
{% endupdate %}

{% update date="2024-10-11" %}

## <mark style="color:$primary;">v1.0.0.1</mark>

<mark style="color:yellow;">Updated NuGet description</mark>
{% endupdate %}

{% update date="2024-08-28" %}

## <mark style="color:$primary;">v1.0</mark>

The initial release of the library is now live!
{% endupdate %}
{% endupdates %}


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