Need a download manager

Johnny|lucidcomposure · 19 May 2011 at 17:47

Can anyone recommend a good download manager so I can load several fileserve links into and leave it to do its business ?

steveo · 19 May 2011 at 17:51

Johnny|lucidcomposure said:
Can anyone recommend a good download manager so I can load several fileserve links into and leave it to do its business ?

Jdownloader works a treat am using Fileserve, Rapidshare and megaupload at the same time with no problems

http://jdownloader.org/

Deku · 19 May 2011 at 17:53

steveo said:
Jdownloader works a treat am using Fileserve, Rapidshare and megaupload at the same time with no problems

http://jdownloader.org/

+1

Horrible ui, but great downloader.

Johnny|lucidcomposure · 19 May 2011 at 17:58

I just stumbled accross that. It did look pig ugly. Just trying out something called Leech at the moment which looks like a proper mac app. But Jdownloader does seem to have a lot of raves

atmax1 · 19 May 2011 at 18:54

Yeh, jdownloader has such a bad UI but works very well!

iraiguana · 20 May 2011 at 11:15

jdownloader although ugly, it does everything you want.

oxygene · 20 May 2011 at 11:18

Another vote for jdownloader. Ignore the ui, once its set up and you add your accounts all you have to do is copy a link, it loads it up and checks if the files are online, then click continue and it automatically downloads and extracts for you. You only need to see the UI for download progress and to click continue.

Johnny|lucidcomposure · 20 May 2011 at 11:55

Yeah I am completely sold on jdownloader.
The UI isn't that bad actually.

Just looks like its come for a Windows 7 party.

TheMagicPirate · 20 May 2011 at 11:56

Deku said:
+1

Horrible ui, but great downloader.

Agreed. Looks a bit rough but it does the job.

(A bit like wor lass - b-dum-Tsh!)

Billzz · 20 May 2011 at 14:39

Not free, but i've used this in the past - nice UI:
http://www.yazsoft.com/products/speed-download/

allosunshine · 20 May 2011 at 15:26

Billzz said:
Not free, but i've used this in the past - nice UI:
http://www.yazsoft.com/products/speed-download/

+1 for Speed Download

steveo · 20 May 2011 at 15:44

Billzz said:
Not free, but i've used this in the past - nice UI:
http://www.yazsoft.com/products/speed-download/

always had trouble with that one, use to miss links and not keep the details of the servers that was awhile ago so it might have changed

naudiz · 20 May 2011 at 16:12

jDownloader looks like it's quite good, but for some reason won't run or install if you're not logged in as the administrator???

BoredMatt · 24 May 2011 at 01:57

I use speed download and haven't had any problems with it. There were a couple of really annoying bugs in a version that was widely shared on the Internet, hence a bit of an unfair reputation, but they have since been fixed.

There is also a lite version that has less of the uploading capability (I think).

Oh, and write a blog post recommending it, email the yazsoft people with a link, and they'll give you a free license!