What do you use to download?

**ZombieFriedNuts** · 05-22-2006, 21:55

What do people use to download files, I use the standard windows downloading thing, can anyone recommend any good ones.

**LeftEyeNine** · 05-22-2006, 22:10

There is absolutely NO better than Internet Download Manager (IDMan). Its click capturing capability overwhelms any others on the market.

If you ask for an alternative, Metaproducts' Mass Downloader is a very good one as well. It was my favorite before IDMan was released. They also have a "light" version of that commercial download manager, which is free, Download Express -one I can recommend as being a freeware alternative.

**ZombieFriedNuts** · 05-22-2006, 23:39

Thanks for that, seems to be doing nicely.
but can anyone do better

**Evil_Maniac From Mars** · 05-23-2006, 00:19

(Please let's try not to be encouraging about distribution of copyrighted material over P2P. Regards - LEN)

If that's what you're talking about.

**Mikeus Caesar** · 05-23-2006, 00:57

General internet downloads - Opera's built in transfer manager.

(Edited for the same reason as EMfM 's post. Regards -LEN)

**LeftEyeNine** · 05-23-2006, 01:06

Gentlemen, please -if not exactly- let's assume that ZombieFN 's question was about download managers, not P2P sharing softwares. In order to keep our information exchange "clean", I kindly request that the following contributions in advance to be omitting P2P recommendations.

**Mouzafphaerre** · 05-23-2006, 12:33

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There's no standard windows downloading thing.

Each browser has its built in download applet (IE) or manager (Mozilla, Firefox, Opera etc.). I let the browser do the small jobs (+/- 1 MB) but use FlashGet (shareware) for biggies. One major advantage of FlashGet that -at least GetRight lacks- is "chasing down" script links (cgi, asp, php etc.) to reach the true download link. It can also use real madia/windows media etc. streaming protocols in addition to http and ftp, thus download supposedly streaming media.

ADD: It can also pretend to be anything!

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