freeware Windows download manager

August 18, 2005 3:24 AM

Is there a freeware Windows download manager app where I can enter in a list of URLs of files to download, and it runs down that list, downloading files one by one?
posted by dong_resin to computers & internet (7 comments total)

wget is one option, of course. If you don't like that port, try the other one.
posted by majick at 3:29 AM on August 18, 2005

Second wget, but I like a nice GUI, so I prefer Wackget.
posted by nikzhowz at 4:50 AM on August 18, 2005

WackGet borders on telepathy in terms of what I had in mind. Much thanks.
posted by dong_resin at 4:59 AM on August 18, 2005

the firefox plugin "downthemall" will do what you're asking for files on a web page, based on a filter you type in, such as "mp3" or "jpg" etc.
posted by mecran01 at 5:31 AM on August 18, 2005

Free Download Manager is working nicely for me, tied in with the Firefox Flashgot extension. Its list-of-files support includes the ability to construct filenames in batches; it even allows you to use Javascript to build URLs.
posted by flabdablet at 7:25 AM on August 18, 2005

Wackget is a brilliant GUI front for wget. I was going to suggest it above all others. I was obviously too late this time however. Anyway, happy downloading.
posted by sjvilla79 at 7:46 AM on August 18, 2005

I've been using something called The Zonie Downloader for this purpose. It's got a few more features, though. It can download all the linked files from a URL, or certain file types linked from that URL. It can also "derive" a series of files based off a single URL, i.e. www.site.com/file001.bmp to file150.bmp.
posted by MrZero at 10:03 AM on August 18, 2005