It's as old as IDM and still getting updates. If IDA (Internet Download Accelerator) decide to modernize itself for current generation I might consider using it. It doesn't have many flashy features of it's predecessors, but it works fine. Now I've settled with Neat Download Manager for time being for the past 6 months or so, until a good one comes along. Then I started sacrificing my must-have feature list, because none of them that came after the above 4 provided me with as many features or usability as in the past. FreeRapid is free software and the source code is open under GNU GPL license. Then came Download Ninja, but it quickly turning into a paid software and it's development stopped since. Internet Download Manager (IDM) is a multifunctional download manager, developed by Tonec, Inc. FlashGet is a freeware download manager for Microsoft Windows. However, its queuing system and usability wasn't as good as Eagleget, it's UI didn't provide drag n drop download precedence, it's development nearly stopped, and it was taking more resources than other alternatives. When Eagleget turned ad-ware and it's development ceased, an open-source alternative in XDM came along and I was a happy man because it worked beautifully even on Linux. In the past IDM provided most of these features with few exceptions, but then Eagleget came along and stole the show, providing all of these features for free. Various other features like protocol support, export/import, exclusion/inclusion list, speed limiter, multiple mirrors, site manager, proxy support, virus checking etc.
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