AB Download Manager: A Download Manager that speeds up your downloads

https://github.com/amir1376/ab-download-manager

AB Download Manager is a desktop app which lets you manage and organize your download files better than before

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15 Comments

RiceMunk@sopuli.xyz · 22 pts · 1y (8 replies)

I used to use one of these in the late 90s. I think it was called Filezilla (Downzilla? I forget; something zilla anyhow) or something, and it made dinosaur sounds when queuing up downloads.

airman@infosec.pub · 9 pts · 1y (2 replies)

Holy shit I totally forgot about this!

Used to make me so happy hitting 9 kbps download speed 🥹

Adding to the queue was the absolute best and the aesthetic was definitely late 90s early 2000s it was awesome!

ReeSilva@bolha.forum · 4 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Bro, another killing feature of DMs (which is still a killing feature nowadays) is the ability to pause and continue downloads

airman@infosec.pub · 4 pts · 1y

Yes! Preaching to the choir here, but just in case someone finds this useful: JDownloader is your one stop shop for any DDLs you might have. Take a few minutes to look it over. It’s great.

proton_lynx@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y

Free Download Manager was pretty rad. Being able to resume the download later was a life saver for dial-up connections. I remember that it took me almost a week to download Gunbound.

chicolismo@programming.dev · 4 pts · 1y (3 replies)

I used flashget

Seraphim@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y (2 replies)

I used to use it as well. Back in Windows 9x days I used to use GetRight. Now I use JDownloader.

Thassodar@lemm.ee · 3 pts · 1y

I use Jdownloader as well but it just seems...shady somehow. I don't know why.

chicolismo@programming.dev · 2 pts · 1y

God, we're old

Evotech@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1y (1 reply)

What are you guys downloading that you need this for?

RmDebArc_5@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 1y

Linux ISOs obviously./s

On a more serious note: if you are downloading public domain movies or similar from the internet archive a download manager really helps.

devilish666@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Well I'll try it, seems the UI looks like IDM but your version is cleaner & neat.
Compared to IDM or XDM what are the strong points about your download manager ?

sag@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 1y

Not mine. It's FOSS and do most of the thing that IDM and FDM can do.

Eyck_of_denesle@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 1y

I use wget

RmDebArc_5@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 1y

Looks good, but too bad it’s not on flathub but that’s to be expected if the Linux version is still in beta. I’ll stick to Varia until then.