13 Most Popular Download Managers

Download managers help you to download file so you can spend time browsing or doing other things. Perhaps the most useful thing people brag about their download managers is the ability to resume broken/incomplete downloads, schedule downloads, shut down computer after download etc. Here we listed some of the highly rated download managers.

1)BitComent

BitComet is a fast and easy-to-use BitTorrent/HTTP/FTP download client. It is P2P file-sharing freeware and one of the most popular P2P protocols designed for high-speed distribution. BitComet supports simultaneous downloads, DHT networks (trackerless), a download queue, selected downloads in the Torrent package, fast-resume, disk caching, speed limits, auto port mapping, proxies, and IP filtering.
http://www.bitcomet.com/doc/download.htm

2)Download Accelerator Plus

Download Accelerator Plus (DAP) accelerates your download speed so you can get all your favorite files, applications, and videos as fast as possible. Get it at http://www.speedbit.com/downloads/

3)Download studio

DownloadStudio is an ultra-fast download manager and download accelerator that gets everything on the web. It contains over 12 specialized downloading tools including: file downloader; flash video downloader; file range downloader; web site downloader; streaming media downloader; RSS feed, blog and podcast downloader; audio and video recorder; URL sniffer; site explorer; RSS feed reader; file browser and organizer; and easy-to-use Quick Start. DownloadStudio’s easy-to-use tools let you download any type of content from the web – programs, games, flash video, photos, music, movies, flash, podcasts, RSS feeds, blogs, documents, complete Web sites.
http://www.conceiva.com/products/downloadstudio/

4)DownThemAll!

DownThemAll (or just dTa) is a powerful yet easy-to-use Mozilla Firefox extension that adds new advanced download capabilities to your browser. DownThemAll lets you download all the links or images contained in a Web page and you can refine your downloads by fully customizable criteria to get only what you really want. DownThemAll is all you can desire from a download manager it features an advanced accelerator that increases speed up to 400%, it allows you to pause and resume downloads at any time. http://www.downthemall.net/

5)FlashGet

FlashGet is specifically designed to address two of the biggest problems when downloading files: Speed and management of downloaded files. FlashGet supports HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, BT, MMS, MMST, RTSP, ed2k protocol. http://www.flashget.com/en/download.htm

6)Free Download Manager

Download files and convert videos (including flash) faster with open-source Free Download Manager. It features include integration with all browsers, support of downloads from RapidShare, BitTorrent support, adjusting traffic usage, resuming broken downloads. Free Download Manager is released under GPL license and adds BitTorent support, flash video download, upload manager, portable mode and remote control. http://www.freedownloadmanager.org/

7)GetRight

GetRight extends your file-downloading power by resuming broken downloads and accelerating them to make them faster and more flexible. GetRight easily manages all your downloads, making it easy to find what you have in progress, and track files you’ve finished so they don’t get lost.You can use GetRight to schedule your downloads for later; it can dial your modem (if needed), download the files you want, then hang up or even shut down your computer when it is done. It can easily recover from problems such as lost connections and Windows crashing. GetRight can use searching to find other places a file may be downloaded and then use the best site. It also can accelerate a file and download different pieces at the same time to speed up your downloads. http://www.getright.com/

8)Internet Download Manager

Internet Download Manager is a tool for increasing download speeds by up to 5 times, and for resuming, scheduling, and organizing downloads. The program will resume unfinished downloads due to network problems, or unexpected power outages. The program features a full-fledged site grabber that downloads files that are specified with filters, for example, all pictures from a Web site, different parts of Web sites, or complete Web sites for offline browsing. The program supports HTTP, HTTPS, FTP and MMS protocols, and has an adaptive download accelerator for MP3 audio, FLV and MPEG video files. The program also features Download Panel for IE, Firefox and other Mozilla based browsers that appears on top of a web-player and can be used to download flash videos from sites like YouTube, MySpaceTV, Google Videos, and others. It integrates into Opera, Mozilla, Internet Explorer, Firefox, MSN, AOL, Google Chrome, and into any application that uses FTP, or HTTP protocols. Internet Download Manager fully supports Windows Vista and Internet Explorer 7.
http://www.internetdownloadmanager.com/

9)LeechGet

LeechGet is a download manager that uses a very nice, modern, Microsoft Outlook-like user interface and seamlessly integrates into Internet Explorer, allowing you to easily start and manage your downloads.
http://www.leechget.net/en/

10)MLdonkey

MLDonkey is an open source, multi-protocol, peer-to-peer file sharing application that runs as back-end server application on many platforms. It can be controlled through a user interface provided by one of many separate front-ends, including a Web interface, telnet interface and over a dozen native client programs.
http://mldonkey.sourceforge.net/Main_Page

11)Net Transport

NetTransport is fast, exciting, and powerful downloading manager, now supports HTTP/HTTPS, FTP/FTPS (over SSL)/SFTP (over Secure Shell), MMS (Microsoft Media Services), RTSP (Real-Time Streaming Protocol), BitTorrent, eMule, RTMP (Real Time Messaging Protocol) / RTMPT (HTTP Tunneling) / RTMPS (over SSL). NetTransport also have flexible ‘File Manager’ to manage your downloaded files, powerful ‘Site Explorer’ to browse site directory structure and config site settings, ‘URL Sniffer’ to catch real streaming URL. An accessory tool called ‘FTP Transport’ is a FTP client, it allows you upload files to your FTP/SSH server.
http://www.xi-soft.com/default.htm

12)Orbit Downloader

Orbit Downloader, leader of download manager revolution, is devoted to new generation Web application downloading to make downloads more easier and faster. It is a free all-in-one downloader which can download any social media.
http://www.orbitdownloader.com/

13)Shareaza

Shareaza has unique features, including ghost ratings, a completely user-configurable queue area, and multinetwork support. The program started as a Gnutella client but recently branched out and developed Gnutella2, a completely open and documented network. Shareaza’s interface is easy to use, yet powerful and fully skinnable. Shareaza’s download core was built to provide optimum performance from any number of sources. Shareaza can manage your download queue automatically, or you can take charge and modify the status of files or even individual physical transfers and sources. It won’t install any unwanted third party programs that can wreak havoc with your computer. No spyware, no registration, no “paid version”.
http://shareaza.sourceforge.net/