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While support for the original JDownloader still exists on forums, the official site only lists JDownloader 2. During mid-2012, there were complaints that JDownloader's installer added adware without the user's consent. [6] The JDownloader installation contains adware according to several sources, including the developer's own forums.
This comparison contains download managers, and also file sharing applications that can be used as download managers (using the http, https and ftp-protocol). For pure file sharing applications see the Comparison of file sharing applications.
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For example, the download page for Free Download Manager was hacked and used to spread malware on Linux devices from 2020 to 2022. [6] [7] Other download managers have been noted to contain advertisements, be identified as malware by antivirus software, or attempt to install unwanted software during installation. [8] [9]
Free Download Manager is a download manager for Windows, macOS, Linux and Android. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Free Download Manager is proprietary software , but was free and open-source software between versions 2.5 [ 6 ] and 3.9.7.
Internet Download Manager (IDM) is a commercial download manager software application for the Microsoft Windows operating system owned by American company Tonec, Inc. . IDM is a tool that assists with the management and scheduling of downloads.
This allows the user to download the file in pieces, then combine the pieces after a completed download. This increases the download speed when connected to a slow server. [ 5 ] It has Metalink support, which allows multiple URLs for each file to be used, along with checksums and other information about the content. [ 5 ]
Freemake Video Downloader is criticized for toolbar and web search engine installation. Freeware offers to install sponsored software upon installation changing default search engine and browsers homepage. [7] [8] Users may opt-out of sponsored software, but it has been criticized on several pages. [9] [10]