Github - where is the download page gone?

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I have Github repos that offered pdf files as downloads. I remember pretty well selecting the pdf files as downloads and then following the download counter on the github pages. But now I wanted to set an external link to these download pages - and simply don't find them anymore.

Do I miss something, or have there been changes on github I did not notice?

same as http://stackoverflow.com/questions/13913708/github-download-page-button-not-visible-anymore (but that one was only a couple hours earlier and didn't have the github tag) — JonnyJD, Dec 18 '12 at 10:39

score 11 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 17 '12 at 19:21

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A change has been made: they're getting rid of downloads. You can read the blog post for details, but if you already have files uploaded, add /downloads to the end of the repo URL to view the downloads page.

answered Dec 17 '12 at 19:21

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I see, thanks, and the /downloads url will only work for 90 days more. Thanks for the answer. – Thorsten Dec 17 '12 at 19:38
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You may also want to check out https://bintray.com (currently, in beta) as a new alternative for serving your binary releases from. – Yoav Landman Jan 27 '13 at 22:42
/download is hidden, but still seems to work - at least for downloading, upload is no longer possible – quetzalcoatl Apr 22 '13 at 08:18

score 7 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 08 '13 at 05:29

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In July, GitHub added a releases page that provides most of the features I remember from the old downloads page, and creates a tag in the repository to mark where the release came from.

answered Aug 08 '13 at 05:29

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Jan 13 '16 at 02:48

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Open the pdf on GitHub. After that, click the raw button at the top right corner.

answered Jan 13 '16 at 02:48

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Github - where is the download page gone?

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