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Top 3 Free Download Managers
By: Jayesh Mansukhani   |   Aug 11, 2008

In an era where high-speed broadband's becoming common, a download manager is no longer a luxury or a power user’s domain – it's something everyone needs. Fortunately the gap has been mostly filled by Firefox’s inbuilt manager. While this suffices for most sites, it does not offer even a fraction of the features a dedicated application can offer: multiple download links for the same file, segmented downloading, one-click downloads for multiple files etc.

It may seem that such a boatload of features is likely to be available only in paid apps. Fortunately, this is not the case. Thanks to the ever-expanding freeware and open source market, there are plenty of download applications out there that offer features rivaling commercial products – and, in some cases, even exceed them. Here's our pick of three such applications.

Free Download Manager

Publisher: FreeDownloadManager.org
File size: 5754 Kb
Download link: 1

Despite its "Captain Obvious" name, Free Download Manager is one of the best freeware programs available. Not only does it integrate with a wide variety of browsers, it also has a very well-designed interface, and separate clients for FTP and HTTP. It's also a 'site ripper' – that is, it can download entire websites without much ado.

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I think DAP (download accellator plus) is awesome
it boosted my download speed from "10kbps to 50 KBPS"
saransh @ Aug 22, 2008
I think Orbit Downloader is not that good... Recently found Firefox Extension Downthem all is just awesome I'm loving it...
Aditya Shirodkar @ Aug 22, 2008
Orbit is the best.
Saurav Ghosh @ Aug 13, 2008
FDM is much smaller if torrent is not included in it.
Fr0z3n @ Aug 12, 2008
I'm prefer for firefox downthem all add on otherwise use Sxbandmaster download tool. It just not download particular files, it copies full sites and upload facility. Visit sxbandmaster.com.

Thanks,
karthikeyan
kartikeyan.terapad.com @ Aug 12, 2008
I prefer FlashGet it is very good
OJ @ Aug 12, 2008
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