Download Manager

uTorrent is an easy to use, yet feature packed BitTorrent client, that enables you to download and manage .torrent files from the web. It features global and per-torrent speed limiting, simultaneous downloads, RSS auto-downloading, built-in scheduler, support for Mainline DHT and more. The interface organizes downloads by their status and a tabbed detail pane allows you to monitor download speeds, peers and other details of the active download(s). uTorrent bundles a ton of advanced features into a compact and clean interface that does not require much technical expertise to master. It can be associated with .torrent files and automatically take over whenever you open a torrent. Other features include skin support, file management, proxy support, UPnP port mapping and more. Standalone, no install required.

Download Accelerator Plus (DAP) is a full featured download manager that can help you organize and speed-up your file downloads. It integrates with popular browser and automatically replaces the standard download dialog. The program can resume broken downloads, find mirror locations and pick the fastest server, preview media files as they are downloaded and more. Other features include support for dial-up connections, scheduled downloads, customizable download categories and more. The program displays banner ads, which can be removed by purchasing the Pro version.

Orbit Downloader is a file and media downloader that supports supports HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, MMS and RTSP protocols, as well as P2P technology. It accelerates downloads by utilizing multiple connection streams and offers download management with custom categories as well as pause and resume of downloads. The program also provides an easy way to download video clips from YouTube (and other video sites) by simply hovering your mouse over the clip and selecting to download the video as .swf or .flv from the newly installed download menu. Other features include download scheduling, browser integration (IE, Firefox, Opera), proxy support, drop target, anti-virus integration, and more.

FlashGet is a download manager that allows for faster downloads and better management of your downloaded files. You can resume broken downloads, organize your files into categories, create download rules for automatic sorting based on the site or file extension, schedule your downloads and more. The program can increase download speeds by splitting files and downloading multiple sections simultaneously, and also search for file mirrors to provide you with alternate download locations. Other features include support for Torrent files, browser integration, site login, dial-up support and more. FlashGet supports HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, MMS, MMST, and RTSP protocols.

Star Downloader Free is a download accelerator that can increase download speeds by up to 400 percent. The acceleration is achieved by splitting the file being downloaded into several parts and downloading these parts at the same time. Download speeds are further increased by downloading the file from the fastest mirror sites. You may automatically resume broken downloads if your connection is lost or if your computer accidently shuts down. With the scheduler, you may download files at certain times of the day. Star Downloader may also automatically connect to your ISP and hangup upon completion of downloads. An integrated unzipping utility can automatically unzip and install downloaded files. Star Downloader also integrates with your antivirus program to automatically scan files upon completion of the download. Star Downloader supports FTP and HTTP. Proxy is also supported.

BitComet is a download manager with support for BitTorrent, HTTP and FTP protocols. It offers UPNP auto-configuration with your router, custom categories to organize your files, adjustable transfer rates, download resuming, preview while downloading and many other advanced features. In addition to BitTorrent, BitComet also supports standard HTTP and FTP downloads, as well as P2P downloading and multi-mirror downloads. The program can also download videos from many popular video sites, such as YouTube, Google Video and others.

Vuze (formerly Azureus) is a full-featured BitTorrent client and video search engine that enables you to download .torrent files and find video content from various sources. It supports upload and download speed limits, advanced seeding rules, UPnP, download resume and plug-ins for additional functionality. Other features include an embedded tracker to host your own torrents, user ratings, advanced configuration options and much more.

Gigaget is a download manager that is designed to improve your download speeds by up to 10 times by utilizing multi-threading and `Net Grid` technology. You can organize your downloaded files into custom categories and folders for easy management and also pause/resume your ongoing downloads. The program can be integrated with most popular browsers and also offers a drop basket as an alternative, that allows you to drag and drop file links from any application. Other features include batch import of URLs, customizable disk caching, support for multiple proxy servers, integration with third party virus scanners and more.

Download Accelerator Manager (Free Edition) is a download manager that integrates with Internet Explorer, Firefox, Mozilla, Netscape, and Opera. It enables you to pause and resume downloads, save them for later and sort them into categories. The program supports password protected sites, cookies, HTTP, HTTPS and FTP protocols as well as proxy connections, firewalls and URL redirections. Additional features include download scheduler and FLV grabber for many popular video sites, including YouTube, Google Video, DailyMotion and others.

LoadScout allows you to get information from media and archive files on the web without downloading them. It works by extracting the required data and presents you with detailed information without downloading the entire file. You can preview the contents of ZIP files, extract only parts of the archive, view details on MP3 files and more. LoadScout integrates with Internet Explorer and adds a `Open with LoadScout` option to the right-click menu. In addition LoadScout includes a download engine to download multiple files, resume downloads and more.

LeechGet 2007 is a download manager that seamlessly integrates into Internet Explorer, allowing you to easily start and manage your downloads. It also includes a full-featured FTP client to download, delete and manage files on FTP servers In addition, LeechGet provides many features, such a automatic downloading, resume of broken downloads, download timer, automatic hang-up and shutdown and more. A built in web parser even lets you download complete website with all images and scripts in no time. LeechGet also provides a history of your downloaded files, sorted by day, week and month. Additional features include a file drop icon, bookmarks and much more. The free version can only download one file simultaneously - not suitable for power users. A premium version can be purchased for $25.

Download Express is a download tool, that allows you to download individual files from Web and FTP sites at the maximum possible speed. Multiple downloading channels technology significantly decreases time necessary to download files. Download Express automatically takes over as soon as you click on a specified link type (.exe, zip,msi etc) and replaces the standard download dialog. Besides the multi-channel download function, it offers you to stop and resume the download and displays the process in an attractive display. Download Express works with Internet Explorer and Firefox.

WackGet is a download manager, that maintains a queue of files and downloads them in the order you specify. It is a minimalist application, that doesn t tax system resources, doesn t require a lot of screen real estate, and doesn t include extraneous features. WackGet uses the open source wget to download files. It s a handy little tool that can be kept on top of your browser window, allowing you to quickly drag and drop download links into it. You can set a default download directory where the file will be stored and also integrate the program as a default download manager for Internet Explorer. Simple but effective!

Fresh Download is a download manager that supports multiple connections, scheduling as well as pausing and resuming of broken downloads. The program is easy to use and can integrate with internet Explorer and Netscape, automatically taking over any download of user specified file types. You can configure the maximum number of connections to use, a default download directory as well as some other aspects. Additional features include a built in scheduler and Antivirus support, which allows you to scan downloaded files, using your current antivirus software. (Requires free registration after 11 days)

Enterra Download Manager is an add-on for Internet Explorer that adds the functionalities of a download manager, with support for pause and resume, multi-session downloads, and more. The program integrates with IE as a browser band and can be displayed along the bottom of the browser window, showing the current status of ongoing (and previous) downloads. Enterra Download Manager can automatically handle all file downloads from within Internet Explorer, or you can choose to use the drop target, drag and drop or IE right-click menu to use the download manager instead of the default IE save dialog. Other features include support for site authentication, detailed download logs, and more.

Webcow is a small tool to extract links/files from one or multiple website or directory listings and save them to a specified directory. WebCow allows you to apply sorting and filtering , then downloads them. You can use it to extract web pages (.html), images, MP3 files, Zip files etc. and quickly save them to a folder. Or you create a file list with a generator for download. The downloaded files can also be automatically renamed to include the full server path of the originating site. Extracted links can be saved as file lists for later use. Webcow also offers a "Light and Leech" feature that allows you to highlight an area of a page and get all the links that are within the highlighted area. This includes all of webcow s parse options like links, images, files, text etc. The program is also available as Firefox extension.

Bukster enables you to scan web pages and automatically download only the files you want. You can download the complete page(s) or just zip files, audio files and so on. The download process can be customized and allows to configure some of the HTTP request header and connection settings. You can scan a single page or import URLs from a file. Additional features include automatic duplicate removal, link checker, HTTP Header Inspector and a link extractor that lets you extract all (or filtered) links from a given URL.

ImTOO Download YouTube Video enables you to easily download videos from YouTube and save them for later viewing. The program adds a convenient right-click option to Internet Explorer and also provides a drop target that you can use to quickly download selected videos from any other browser. A built-in YouTube thumbnail browser even allows you to search YouTube and view popular videos without having to visit the site. Other features include proxy support, disk caching and download speed throttling. The downloaded files are saved as Flash Video (.flv), you will need a FLV player to view them.

Download Time Calculator is a handy tool to calculate the download time based on a variety of different connection speeds. The program has the option to add an "overhead" amount to make the results more custom to your individual connection as well as an option to calculate the total cost of the download based on your hourly charges (if any).