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Best Download Manager

  • 17-11-2004 2:58pm
    #1
    kazzer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 865 ✭✭✭


    Im looking for something simple, preferably free, that will allow me to resume downloads. BTW, is this not possible with Firefox?

    Thanks.


Comments

  • #2
    pickarooney
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 35,731 Mod ✭✭✭✭pickarooney


    There's a firefox plugin/extension whose name I forget (foxget or rightfox or some such).
    Maybe in the download tools section here.


  • #3
    Sherifu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,727 ✭✭✭✭Sherifu


    Have a look here:

    http://www.download.com/Download-Managers/3150-2071_4-0.html?tag=stbc.gp

    Ive used download accelerator plus.
    Not bad at all. :D

    RKM.


  • #4
    DoesNotCompute
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,375 ✭✭✭DoesNotCompute


    Try this: https://update.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?application=firefox&id=220


  • #5
    penexpers
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,038 ✭✭✭penexpers


    Opera has a download manager built in.


  • #6
    CyberGhost
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,558 ✭✭✭CyberGhost


    my vote goes to

    1. FlashGet
    2. GetRight
    3. RegetDx


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  • #7
    kazzer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 865 ✭✭✭kazzer


    Thanks everyone, im going to use opera for now. Boy its some browser!


  • #8
    Syth
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,865 ✭✭✭Syth


    Well I use Linux, which includes a very handy little programme called wget. You can easily get it to recursivly download a page/site, where to download it etc. One of the things it can do is resume a download.


  • #9
    Mr E
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 55,571 ✭✭✭✭Mr E


    I'm a huge fan of Download Mage (www.dlmage.com).

    It supports scheduled downloads, download throttling (both important for downloading in work!), and link leeching (point it at a page, and it will list all the links on the page with checkboxes to select which links you want to download).

    Its tiny (<1mb) and doesn't contain any bloated functionality or spyware/adware.

    Pity its not being developed any more ....


  • #10
    Spunog UIE
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,651 ✭✭✭Spunog UIE


    FlashGET with out a doubt it easily the best i've used, I love the 'FLASHGOT' link that you can use in Firefox with it, think it works with other dl managers too for sending links to them. If i couldn't use FlashGET I'd go with getright, but just no where near as good.


  • #11
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 93,567 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    FileZilla gnu


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  • #12
    Mec-a-nic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 407 ✭✭Mec-a-nic


    Yep, wget.exe is available for the PC too. I used to use GetRight, which is quite good as a drag-and-drop downloader.
    Syth wrote:
    Well I use Linux, which includes a very handy little programme called wget. You can easily get it to recursivly download a page/site, where to download it etc. One of the things it can do is resume a download.


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