diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8b5780a..0d5e85e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "@ztimson/zim-utils",
-	"version": "0.4.6",
+	"version": "0.4.7",
 	"description": "Native, dependency-light ZIM archive reader/searcher and Kiwix catalog downloader for Node.js",
 	"author": "Zak Timson",
 	"license": "MIT",
diff --git a/src/manager.js b/src/manager.js
index c0a4d11..391ce83 100644
--- a/src/manager.js
+++ b/src/manager.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import fs from 'node:fs';
 import path from 'node:path';
 import {pipeline} from 'node:stream/promises';
 import {Readable} from 'node:stream';
+import {PromiseProgress} from '@ztimson/utils';
 import {KiwixServer} from './server.js';
 import {zimCatalog, zimCatalogInfo, CATALOG_URL} from './catalog.js';
 
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ export class ZimManager {
 	#dir;
 	#server;
 	#ownsServer;
+	#active = {}; // name -> in-flight PromiseProgress, for on-demand status lookups
 
 	/** @param {{catalog?: string, server?: KiwixServer, port?: number, host?: string, binDir?: string, url?: string}} [opts]
 	 * server: reuse an existing KiwixServer instance directly.
@@ -41,11 +43,16 @@ export class ZimManager {
 		return this.#server;
 	}
 
-	async #download(url, destPath) {
+	/** Streams `url` to `destPath`, reporting raw bytes/total via `onBytes(size, total)` as chunks arrive. */
+	async #download(url, destPath, onBytes) {
 		const {res} = await this.#resolveUrl(url);
 		if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`${res.status} ${res.statusText}`);
+		const total = Number(res.headers.get('content-length')) || 0;
 		const tmpPath = `${destPath}.part`;
-		await pipeline(Readable.fromWeb(res.body), fs.createWriteStream(tmpPath));
+		let size = 0;
+		const readable = Readable.fromWeb(res.body);
+		if (onBytes) readable.on('data', chunk => onBytes(size += chunk.length, total));
+		await pipeline(readable, fs.createWriteStream(tmpPath));
 		await fs.promises.rename(tmpPath, destPath);
 	}
 
@@ -75,7 +82,8 @@ export class ZimManager {
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	async #update(name, catalogEntry, localMatch, force) {
+	/** Performs the actual download + post-processing for a resolved catalog entry, forwarding byte progress via `onBytes`. */
+	async #update(name, catalogEntry, localMatch, force, onBytes) {
 		const remoteDate = catalogEntry.updated ? new Date(catalogEntry.updated) : null;
 		const localDate = localMatch?.updated ?? null;
 		if (!force && localMatch && remoteDate && localDate && remoteDate <= localDate)
@@ -84,13 +92,22 @@ export class ZimManager {
 
 		const filename = path.basename(new URL(catalogEntry.href).pathname).replace(/\.meta4$/i, '');
 		const destPath = path.join(this.#dir, filename);
-		await this.#download(catalogEntry.href, destPath);
+		await this.#download(catalogEntry.href, destPath, onBytes);
 		if (localMatch && localMatch.file !== filename) await fs.promises.rm(path.join(this.#dir, localMatch.file), {force: true});
 		await this.#ensureServer();
 		await this.#waitUntilVisible(filename, {expect: true});
 		return {name, status: 'updated', file: filename};
 	}
 
+	/** Wraps `#update` in a tracked `PromiseProgress`, registered in `#active` under `name` until it settles. */
+	#trackedUpdate(name, catalogEntry, localMatch, force) {
+		const dl = new PromiseProgress((resolve, reject, prog) =>
+			this.#update(name, catalogEntry, localMatch, force, prog).then(resolve, reject));
+		this.#active[name] = dl;
+		dl.catch(() => {}).finally(() => { if (this.#active[name] === dl) delete this.#active[name]; });
+		return dl;
+	}
+
 	catalog(search, opts = {}) {
 		return zimCatalog(search, {url: this.#catalogUrl, ...opts});
 	}
@@ -111,18 +128,28 @@ export class ZimManager {
 		return {file: match.file, status: 'deleted'};
 	}
 
-	/** Downloads/updates a single ZIM by direct href, matching against any existing local copy by name. */
-	async download(href, {force = false} = {}) {
-		const {url: finalUrl} = await this.#resolveUrl(href);
-		const filename = path.basename(new URL(finalUrl).pathname).replace(/\.meta4$/i, '');
-		await fs.promises.mkdir(this.#dir, {recursive: true});
-		const local = await this.list();
-		const exact = local.find(l => l.file === filename);
-		if (exact && !force) return {name: exact.name ?? this.#stripDate(filename), status: 'skipped', reason: 'already downloaded', file: filename};
-		const name = this.#stripDate(filename);
-		const localMatch = local.find(l => l.name === name) ?? null;
-		const catalogEntry = await zimCatalogInfo(name, this.#catalogUrl) || {name, updated: null, href};
-		return this.#update(name, catalogEntry, localMatch, force);
+	/** Downloads/updates a single ZIM by direct href, matching against any existing local copy by name.
+	 * Returns a `PromiseProgress` with live `.progress`/`.speed`/`.eta`/etc getters & `onProgress` callback,
+	 * while also tracking it internally (see `progress()`/`downloads()`) in case the reference is dropped. */
+	download(href, {force = false} = {}) {
+		let dl;
+		dl = new PromiseProgress(async (resolve, reject, prog) => {
+			try {
+				const {url: finalUrl} = await this.#resolveUrl(href);
+				const filename = path.basename(new URL(finalUrl).pathname).replace(/\.meta4$/i, '');
+				await fs.promises.mkdir(this.#dir, {recursive: true});
+				const local = await this.list();
+				const exact = local.find(l => l.file === filename);
+				if (exact && !force) return resolve({name: exact.name ?? this.#stripDate(filename), status: 'skipped', reason: 'already downloaded', file: filename});
+				const name = this.#stripDate(filename);
+				const localMatch = local.find(l => l.name === name) ?? null;
+				const catalogEntry = await zimCatalogInfo(name, this.#catalogUrl) || {name, updated: null, href};
+				this.#active[name] = dl;
+				dl.catch(() => {}).finally(() => { if (this.#active[name] === dl) delete this.#active[name]; });
+				resolve(await this.#update(name, catalogEntry, localMatch, force, prog));
+			} catch (e) { reject(e); }
+		});
+		return dl;
 	}
 
 	async link(href) {
@@ -159,7 +186,8 @@ export class ZimManager {
 		return server.search(terms, {limit, sources});
 	}
 
-	/** Checks all local ZIMs against the catalog and updates any that are outdated. */
+	/** Checks all local ZIMs against the catalog and updates any that are outdated.
+	 * Each in-flight update is individually tracked in `#active` - use `progress(name)`/`downloads()` to poll them mid-run. */
 	async updateAll({force = false} = {}) {
 		const local = await this.list();
 		const results = [];
@@ -168,11 +196,21 @@ export class ZimManager {
 			const catalogEntry = await zimCatalogInfo(entry.name, this.#catalogUrl);
 			if (!catalogEntry) { results.push({name: entry.name, status: 'skipped', reason: 'missing from catalog'}); continue; }
 			try {
-				results.push(await this.#update(entry.name, catalogEntry, entry, force));
+				results.push(await this.#trackedUpdate(entry.name, catalogEntry, entry, force));
 			} catch (e) {
 				results.push({name: entry.name, status: 'error', reason: e.message});
 			}
 		}
 		return results;
 	}
+
+	/** Live progress snapshot (speed/eta/size/total/...) for a single named download, or `null` if nothing's in flight. */
+	progress(name) {
+		return this.#active[name] ? {name, ...this.#active[name].meta} : null;
+	}
+
+	/** Live progress snapshots for every currently active download. */
+	downloads() {
+		return Object.entries(this.#active).map(([name, dl]) => ({name, ...dl.meta}));
+	}
 }