Penny Arcade Forums› Help / Advice Forum
The new forums will be named Coin Return (based on the most recent vote)! You can check on the status and timeline of the transition to the new forums here.
The Guiding Principles and New Rules document is now in effect.

Pick a Download Manager From This List

TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu PIGEONRegistered User regular
edited July 2008 in Help / Advice Forum
BitComet
Download Accelerator Plus
Download Master
FlashGet
FlashGet 2
Free Download Manager
FreshDownload
GetRight
GigaGet
HiDownload
InstantGet
Internet Download Accelerator
Internet Download Manager
LeechGet
Mass Downloader
NetAnts
Net Transport
Net Transport 2
Orbit
ReGet
Star Downloader
TrueDownloader
Thunder
WellGet
wxDownload Fast

Well? What are you waiting for? DO IT NOW! PICK ONE!
oGet is sort of a FlashGet for Opera, from what I understand. It works, apparently, with any of the above download managers. I don't have any of them because I never really needed a download thingy. FlashGet I've heard of, but I've also heard it sucks. Is one of these good? Do you use it? Does it matter which one I get, really? Thanks.

TychoCelchuuu on

Posts

  • PojacoPojaco Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    I'm using FlashGet, it works fine.

    Pojaco on
  • Apothe0sisApothe0sis Have you ever questioned the nature of your reality? Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    FlashGet + FlashGot = Win in Firefox

    But the DownloadThemAll! Addon is better still, if you ask me.

    Apothe0sis on
  • ihmmyihmmy Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    utorrent is what I use

    ihmmy on
  • subediisubedii Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    I use Free Download Manager and Flashgot.

    subedii on
  • LewishamLewisham Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    Apothe0sis wrote: »
    But the DownloadThemAll! Addon is better still, if you ask me.

    :^:

    Lewisham on
  • CrashtardCrashtard Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    I use DownThemAll too. It's the best thing I've used.

    Crashtard on
    Robert Khoo wrote: »
    I pinky swear that we will not screw you.

    Crashtard.jpg
  • enderwiggin13enderwiggin13 Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    Downloadthemall FTW.

    enderwiggin13 on
    [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
  • KMFurDMKMFurDM Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited July 2008
    Am I the only one who struggles to see the point of a download manager these days with broadband speeds being what they are. Back in my dial-up days I used one but now I just can't see the need.

    What does this new breed of download manager do that they didn't do 10+ years ago? I am not being facetious.

    KMFurDM on
  • enderwiggin13enderwiggin13 Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    I don't use it for the speed boost, I use it to be able to queue up multiple downloads without having to click on each individual link, click save, rinse repeat.

    Say I want to download all of the mp3s on a page (e.g. http://www.8bitpeoples.com/discography - free via creative commons). Without a download manager, you have to save each individual file. With DTA though, I can right click anywhere on the page and choose "DownThemAll" which gives me a dialogue window with all the files on the page. You can then check off individual files or setup filters based on file extensions or regex - in this case I set a file extension filter of *.mp3. It then queues the files up and downloads them all. :)

    enderwiggin13 on
    [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
  • EggyToastEggyToast Jersey CityRegistered User regular
    edited July 2008
    Yeah, I'm with KMFurDM -- I used these when I was on dialup and stopped using them once I got to college and had broadband. And then, only because I didn't need to worry about broken-up files or disconnects.

    I just use the Firefox download manager. FF3 has all that I need (shows you that you downloaded the file, lets you launch it).

    To really suggest one, we'd need to know what you're using it for. Just downloading big files? Or trying to mirror/snag websites and huge chunks of files automatically? My geekier friends would suggest simply using wget.

    EggyToast on
    || Flickr — || PSN: EggyToast
  • LewishamLewisham Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    EggyToast wrote: »
    To really suggest one, we'd need to know what you're using it for. Just downloading big files? Or trying to mirror/snag websites and huge chunks of files automatically? My geekier friends would suggest simply using wget.

    Sites with lots of big files, or ones that practice bandwidth throttling, can get a lot of good use from a download accelerator.

    I use it for large video podcasts that I really want to watch in 30 minutes, rather than wait 2 and half hours for it to download "normally".

    Lewisham on
  • CasperCasper __BANNED USERS regular
    edited July 2008
    KMFurDM wrote: »
    Am I the only one who struggles to see the point of a download manager these days with broadband speeds being what they are. Back in my dial-up days I used one but now I just can't see the need.

    What does this new breed of download manager do that they didn't do 10+ years ago? I am not being facetious.

    There are still loads of places where the internet connection is worse than standard dial-up. Having a download manager helps allot. I would not be able to even update my computer with out one.

    Casper on
    CasperSig2.jpg
    Amazon Wish List
  • KMFurDMKMFurDM Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited July 2008
    I can see that being useful ender. I guess I will count myself lucky that my internet connection is damn good. (Thanks FiOS)

    KMFurDM on
  • ElrosstElrosst Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    I use flashget on my pc, and like a couple other posters, i use it because it supports copy/pasting large groups of links, rather than clicking on each one. Makes things muchhhh easier.

    It also supports torrents, so i've just been using it for both, and it seems to work fine.

    Does anyone know of a good (hopefully free) download manager for Mac?

    Elrosst on
Sign In or Register to comment.
Penny Arcade Forums› Help / Advice Forum