Last updated: July 27, 2023
Un download manager is a software tool designed to improve the efficiency and convenience of file downloads from websites, often offering more robust functionality than that available through a standard web browser.
Here are some of the key functions that a download manager can offer:
- Pausing your downloads and being able to resume them at your convenience.
- Optimizing download speed according to your available bandwidth.
- Scheduling a file download in advance.
- The launch of several simultaneous downloads.
Indeed, download managers are particularly useful for lovers of direct download and are widely appreciated by users who frequently download large files.
If you are unsure about which tool to use, I have selected for you 5 of the best French-speaking download managers, which I have personally tested and evaluated.
List of 5 best download managers
Free Download Manager
FDM is free and open source software for easily downloading files. Very light, it is available in French.
Among its features:
- Speed up downloads.
- Limit the bandwidth used.
- Organize downloads by priority level.
- Download and convert videos from sites like Youtube.
- Schedule when to start/stop your work.
Free Download Manager also works well on Windows than Mac.
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Internet Download Manager
JDownloader
JDownloader is download manager available for Windows, Mac et Linux. He is free et open source.
Among its features, we find:
- The automatic resumption of downloads in the event of a break in your internet connection.
- Le captcha code filling with ease.
- Automatic file decompression.
- The download scheduler.
It supports a large number of online storages like Uploaded, 4shared, Google Docs, Dropbox, Mediafire, Mega as well as several dozen other services. Simply copy and paste a link from them to directly start the download.
Internet Download Accelerator
IDA is a download manager efficient and convenient to use which can increase download speeds by up to 500%.
In addition to a download accelerator, this software includes the following features:
- Resuming interrupted downloads due to lost connections.
- Downloading videos directly to MP4 format through the YouTube platform.
- File conversion.
- Watching videos.
The little extra of Internet Download Accelerator is its support for HTTP and HTTPS addresses, but also the file recovery on the FTP protocols.
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Download Accelerator Plus
DAP is the oldest download manager on this list. It has been around since 2000. It allows you to download a file and stop the download to resume it later.
The software also speeds up the download speed as it processes the file into small fragments which it then puts together.