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JDownloader is a download manager, written in Java, which allows automatic download of groups of files from one-click hosting sites. JDownloader supports the use of premium accounts. [ 3 ] Some parts of the code are open-source .
This comparison contains download managers, and also file sharing applications that can be used as download managers (using the http, https and ftp-protocol). For pure file sharing applications see the Comparison of file sharing applications.
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A download manager manages files being downloaded from the internet. [1] Download managers break down files into multiple chunks for faster download speeds and allocate resources for downloading multiple items simultaneously. [2] Failed downloads can also be restarted from a download manager. [3]
Free Download Manager is proprietary software, but was free and open-source software between versions 2.5 [6] and 3.9.7. Starting with version 3.0.852 (15 April 2010), the source code was made available in the project's Subversion repository instead of being included with the binary package.
This allows the user to download the file in pieces, then combine the pieces after a completed download. This increases the download speed when connected to a slow server. [ 5 ] It has Metalink support, which allows multiple URLs for each file to be used, along with checksums and other information about the content. [ 5 ]
Although Orbit Downloader is free, it is an advertising-supported product since it offers to change the web browser's homepage upon installation and also offers to install software that are not critical for its operation. [5] Also it has begun to display built-in ads inside the program main window and when a dialog of a finished download appears.
It can download a sequence of files and it can download a file from multiple locations. It can split files to download into sections, and download each section simultaneously. It has an integrated offline reader. It supports HTTP, FTP, Microsoft Media Services, RTSP, BitTorrent and since version 1.8.4 eDonkey [2] downloads.