There was a time when downloading was simple; And now, QQ whirlwind has died, network disk offline has been disabled, a few days ago thunderbolt began to convulsant. Looking around, there seems to be no perfect download tool. Today, I’ve put together a list of useful download tools for Windows, from the old classics to the cool ones that will keep your bandwidth flowing.
Internet Download Manager
Internet Download Manager (IDM) is an old and well-known Download tool on Windows platform. It supports automatic capture of clipboard and browser and streaming media website audio and video download links, as well as batch and queue download, scheduled download task, silent download, site grab and many other functional options, can be said to be one of the most powerful download tools on the Windows platform.
Unfortunately, IDM doesn’t support BT, Magnetic, and ED2K links, and its UI design is too dated to be exciting today. However, if you do not have special requirements for software appearance level and magnetic link, I believe that IDM will still be your good helper.
You can Download Internet Download Manager from the official website for a free 30-day full trial. Digital lychees are now on sale for 79 yuan, you can buy them here.
Free Download Manager
If you don’t want to pay for Download software, or if IDM looks too poor, try the similar but completely Free Free Download Manager (FDM). In addition to intelligent speed limiting, resumable, scheduled tasks, web crawling and other general functions, FDM also supports audio and video files preview while downloading. In addition, it also supports BT magnetic links, while directly browsing FTP server directory, is a lightweight and powerful download tool of choice.
You can Download Free Download Manager from the official website. It is completely Free and also available for macOS.
EagleGet
EagleGet is a neat download tool. EagleGet’s interface is closer to the classic Thunder interface (not the Thunder Browser 9, of course) and supports theme peels. Of course, clipboard monitoring, browser integration, audio and video sniffing, batch and queue downloads are all available, as well as the ability to automatically shut down, hibernate or call security software after downloading.
Unfortunately, EagleGet also doesn’t support magnetic and BT links, which makes it difficult for me to use it as a workhorse. If you’re a face freak, try it.
You can download EagleGet for free on the website.
Mu Torrent
If you mainly download using BT or PT, or are looking for a tool to complement IDM, μTorrent is your best bet. As a download client designed for BitTorrent, it supports setting file download priority, intelligent speed control, breakpoint continuation, RSS subscription and other functions, and the download speed has been greatly optimized to achieve full bandwidth download.
However, if you want to use all of μTorrent’s features, you’ll have to pay $19.95 a year for the subscription, and $4.95 a year more for just removing the interface ads.
You can download μTorrent here, which is free with advertising and available on macOS, Linux and Android clients.
Persepolis Download Manager
Persepolis Download Manager (PDM) is a zero-configuration GUI client for Aria2, a popular command line Download tool. Even if you don’t know anything about the command line, you can easily play with it.
Aria2 is an open source cross-platform download tool that supports HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, SFTP, BitTorrent, Metalink and many other download protocols, making it a geek’s favorite.
However, Aria2 had to learn to use the command line and write complex configuration files, which kept the bar high. PDM is the Aria graphical interface client designed for the public. It also supports various functions of Aria2, but all interfaces are intuitive and easy to understand. It is recommended for those who want to try Aria2.
You can Download Persepolis Download Manager on GitHub. It is free and open source and available for macOS and Linux.
GUI-YouGet
If you often need to download audio and video from streaming sites, gui-Youget can help.
It is also a command line packaging software, integrating youtub-DL and You-get, two well-known command line video website download tools at home and abroad. Just paste the URL, You can download the files of youku, IQiyi, Tencent Video, YouTube and other well-known streaming media websites at home and abroad with one click. For bilibili and other websites containing bullet screen, it can also download bullet screen to the local, very convenient.
You can download Gui-Youget on GitHub or, if You’re command line savvy, use the two cores it wraps youtube-dl and You-get.
Thunderbolt download trial tools
The tool was an experiment in xunlei’s testing of the new engine. It was last updated in late 2015, but it still works in the latest Windows 10 Creator update.
It is mentioned here mainly because it supports thunderbolt special download links starting with ://, allowing you to completely get rid of thunderbolt’s rogue main program. In addition, it completely abandoned the thunder’s core advertising business, only to retain a lightweight download function (fog), very simple. It also supports THE ED2K protocol and Tumblr downloads (which seem to be dead), and can even be used as a workaround if you don’t need the download tools.
You can download its newest version on thunderbolt balcony, regard green software as, after its decompress can be used directly.
If you’re a macOS user looking for a download tool, check out minority’s previous post: No Choice but membership? Six Mac download tools help you speed things up