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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 .
A download manager is a type of software that manages the downloading of files from the Internet, which may be built into a web browser, or as a standalone program.
FlashGet can be integrated with web browsers such as Avant Browser, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Opera, Netscape, Mozilla, Mozilla Firefox, Maxthon and SeaMonkey. It can download a sequence of files and it can download a file from multiple locations. It can split files to download into sections, and download each section simultaneously.
The AOL Desktop Gold Download Manager allows you to access a list of your downloaded files in one convenient location. Use the Download Manager to access and search downloads, sort downloads, web search similar items, and more. Open the Download Manager to access a download
As with any download manager, the main feature of older versions of DTA is parallel or multithreaded downloading. 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]
Video DownloadHelper is an extension for Firefox and Chrome web browsers. It allows the user to download videos from sites that stream videos through HTTP . The extension was developed by Michel Gutierrez.
Just thinking of what I personally would consider the GNOME-based equivalent of what a typical Windows user would consider a "download manager" / "download accelerator": Wget. Keep in mind though, that Wget for Windows is a CLI utility (though it is officially recognised by the FSF maintainers).
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