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    Recommend me a free download manager, Please.

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Tinderbox (UK), Sep 30, 2017.

  1. Tinderbox (UK)

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    Lots of free one`s can you help to weed out the worst and suggest the best.

    Thanks

    John.
     
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    jDownloader 2.

    Simple and does the job.
     
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    Try eagleget.
     
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    I tried it but it would not hand over from Firefox 64 to the stand-alone downloader.

    John.
     
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    I did not get you when you said handover from firefix 64. Ant downloadmanager is another Download manager which has free version also.
     
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    Free download manager is good enough. Or try Downthemall or turbo download manager
     
    Vasudev, Oct 11, 2017
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    Tried several free options and liked XDM most of all; cross-platform, ad-free, fast, simple and full-featured at the same time. Should be a 1-click to integrate it with Firefox.
     
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    Spend the 20 something dollars for a lifetime license for Internet Download Manager and be done with it.

    If you can't afford that you really shouldn't own a computer or be on the internet, because you obviously can't also really afford them either.
     
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    There are free ones too. I recently tried Uget after downthemall addon stopped working on FF57 quantum. Really great Download manager. You install their addon and their package or setup file you're done.
     
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    IDM is the best but it's not free

    i believe there is free download manager, and a firefox extension, download them all or something like that
     
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    Downthemall addon only works on Firefox 52 ESR. You can uget Download manager.
     
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    I was going to buy "Internet Download Manager" it`s 1 year or lifetime warranty, So i though i would get the lifetime.

    So i clicked on the link to buy, And it said, 3 year updates only, further updates at a reduced cost, How the hell is that lifetime license, :(

    Firefox/Chrome are constantly updated and the IDM plugin constantly has to be updated every couple of months which means downloading the lastest version of IDM.

    John.
     
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    Ask @Phoenix @Papusan for better deals for IDM like a coupon code or something.
     
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