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Axel tries to accelerate HTTP/FTP downloading process by using multiple connections for one file. It can use multiple mirrors for a download. Axel has no dependencies and is lightweight, so it might be useful as a wget clone on byte-critical systems.

Cost / License

  • Free
  • Open Source

Platforms

  • Mac
  • Windows
  • Linux  Use your packager manager to install it
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Properties

  1.  Lightweight

Features

  1.  Command line interface
  2.  Support for FTP
  3.  Download Accelerator
  4.  Support for Multiple threads

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  • Developed by

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  • Licensing

    Open Source (GPL-2.0) and Free product.

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  • Supported Languages

    • English

AlternativeTo Categories

File Sharing, OS & Utilities

GitHub repository

  •  3,294 Stars
  •  292 Forks
  •  81 Open Issues
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What is axel?

Axel tries to accelerate HTTP/FTP downloading process by using multiple connections for one file. It can use multiple mirrors for a download. Axel has no dependencies and is lightweight, so it might be useful as a wget clone on byte-critical systems.

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