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axel

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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.

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  • FreeOpen Source

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  • Mac
  • Windows
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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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  • Alternatives

    22 alternatives listed
  • Supported Languages

    • English

AlternativeTo Categories

File SharingOS & Utilities

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  •  3,188 Stars
  •  278 Forks
  •  79 Open Issues
  •   Updated Feb 2, 2025 
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axel was added to AlternativeTo by shouso on Sep 21, 2011 and this page was last updated Sep 26, 2023.
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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.