Download manager
A download manager or web grabber is a program used to download resources (e.g. files or web pages ) from the Internet .
It usually offers a number of functions that go beyond the download functions of web browsers . The range of functions usually includes:
- resuming interrupted downloads ,
- the possibility of downloading complete websites with images as well as complete websites (see also offline browser ),
- a scheduler for planning or automating download starts,
- adding multiple sources of the same file so that more connections can be opened and possibly the available data rate can be better used when parts of the same file are downloaded from different servers,
- creating a download list, i.e. a list with links to specific files.
- defining a certain download priority, which regulates the data rate available so that other activities on the Internet, e.g. B. surfing or sending / receiving e-mails remain possible without significant restrictions
Some download managers also have a so-called batch download function, which makes it possible to download a large number of similar files with little effort. B. are numbered consecutively.
Overview of popular download managers
designation | License | operating system | Specialty |
---|---|---|---|
Aria | Open source | Linux | |
CandiSoft Load! | Freeware | Windows | Downloader for Zippyshare is not possible with many downloaders, Captcha recognition |
ConnectFusion | Freeware | Windows | |
CryptLoad | Freeware | Windows | Downloader for one-click hosters and normal files, captcha detection, encrypted links / folders |
cURL | Open source | Linux / Mac OS X / Windows | provides a library with libcurl with which other programs can use its capabilities directly |
Downloader for X (D4X) | Open source | Linux | Is no longer being developed. |
Download Accelerator Plus | Adware | Windows | |
Download Express | Freeware | Windows | Freeware with restricted functions, only for private use, will no longer be developed |
Download master | Freeware | Windows | Russian |
DownThemAll! | Open source | Add-on for Firefox | |
FlashGet | Freeware | Windows | |
Free download manager | Freeware | Windows | Integration in Internet Explorer, Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari and Opera |
Freemium TubeBox | Adware | Windows | |
Folx | Freeware | Mac OS X | |
FreshDownload | Freeware | Windows | Freeware for private use only |
GetIt | Freeware | Windows | |
GetRight | Shareware | Windows | Will no longer be developed! |
Go! Zilla | Shareware | Windows | Before version 5 adware, the software is no longer being developed. |
GWGET | Open source | Linux | |
HiDownload | Shareware | Windows | |
iGetter | Shareware | Mac OS X / Windows | |
Internet download manager | Shareware | Windows | |
InstantGet | Shareware | Windows | |
JDownloader | Open source | Linux / Mac OS X / Windows | Downloader for sharehosters , video portals and normal files. Captcha recognition & decryption of Link-Crypt services |
KGet | Open source | Linux | |
Leech | Shareware | Mac OS X | |
Lightning download | Shareware | Windows | |
Mass Downloader | Shareware | Windows | |
Mipony | Freeware | Windows | Downloader for Sharehosters , can be controlled via Android |
MultiGet | Open source | Linux / Windows | |
Net transport | Shareware | Windows | |
pyLoad | Open source | Linux / Mac OS X / Windows | OCH downloader written exclusively in python with DLC / RSDF / CCF support. |
ReGet | Shareware | Windows | |
SFT loader | Freeware | Windows | |
ShareDownloader | Freemium | Android | Downloader for sharehosters , video portals and normal files. Captcha recognition, decryption of Link-Crypt services, integrated unpacker and remote control via web browser |
Speed download | Shareware | Mac OS X | |
Star Downloader | Freeware | Windows | |
TrueDownloader | Open source | Windows | |
Tuxload | Open source | Linux | OCH downloader written exclusively in Perl with remote management |
WinWGet | Open source | Windows | |
wget | Open source | Linux / Mac OS X / Windows | |
wxDownload Fast | Open source | Linux / Mac OS X / Windows, has been discontinued. | |
4K video downloader | Open source | Linux / Mac OS X / Windows |
restrictions
The common download managers are not able to interpret JavaScript -based references ( hyperlinks ) and references in CSS files and to download them.
See also
Web links
- Report on various download managers (as of December 2003)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Load! In: CHIP. Retrieved August 24, 2020 .
- ↑ ConnectFusion. In: heise Download. Retrieved August 24, 2020 .
- ↑ Download Accelerator Plus. In: CHIP. Retrieved August 24, 2020 .
- ↑ Download Express. In: CHIP. Retrieved August 24, 2020 .
- ↑ westbyte.com
- ↑ flashget.com
- ↑ de.freemium.com
- ↑ mac.eltima.com
- ↑ freshdevices.com
- ↑ puchisoft.com ( Memento of the original from November 14, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Getright.com
- ↑ gozilla.com
- ↑ hidownload.com
- ↑ igetter.net
- ↑ internetdownloadmanager.com
- ↑ instantget.com
- ↑ manytricks.com
- ↑ lightningdownload.com
- ↑ metaproducts.com
- ↑ mipony.net
- ↑ multiget.sourceforge.net
- ↑ xi-soft.com
- ↑ reget.com
- ↑ sharedownloader.net
- ↑ yazsoft.com
- ↑ stardownloader.com
- ↑ git.someserver.de ( Memento of the original from March 7, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ cybershade.us
- ↑ gnu.org
- ↑ dfast.sourceforge.net
- ↑ 4kdownload.com