VisualWget AlternativesDownload Managers and other similar apps like VisualWget

VisualWget is described as 'Download manager that use Wget as a core retriever to retrieve files from the web. You can think of VisualWget as a GUI front-end for Wget that give you all of Wget functionalities (e.g' and is a download manager in the file sharing category. There are more than 10 alternatives to VisualWget for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Mozilla Firefox and aria2 apps. The best VisualWget alternative is Wget, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like VisualWget are uGet, webui-aria2, FlashGet and KGet.

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VisualWget is a download manager that use Wget as a core retriever to retrieve files from the web. You can think of VisualWget as a GUI front-end for Wget that give you all of Wget functionalities (e.g.

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  1. Wget icon
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    Wget

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    GNU Wget is a free software package for retrieving files using HTTP(S) and FTP, the most widely-used Internet protocols. It is a non-interactive command line tool, so it may easily be called from scripts, cron jobs, terminals without X-Windows support, etc.

    23 Wget alternatives
    Wget screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    Wget Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Website Downloader
    3.  Batch processing
    4.  Resume interrupted downloads
    5.  Portable
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    Wget VS VisualWget

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    • Wget is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to VisualWget.

    • Wget is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to VisualWget.

    • Wget is Free and Open SourceVisualWget is Free and Proprietary
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    uGet

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    uGet is a lightweight and full-featured Download Manager for Linux and Windows. uGet allows you to download in multiple parallel streams for download acceleration, put files in a Download Queue, Pause & Resume downloads, Advanced Category Management, Browser Integration...

    86 uGet alternatives
    uGet

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
    • Xfce
    • aria2
    uGet 1.7.6 running on Ubuntu 10.10
    uGet 1.10.4 running on Ubuntu 13.10
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Resume interrupted downloads
    2.  Built-in Torrent client
    3.  Download Accelerator
    4.  Multiple languages
    5.  Portable
    6.  Command line interface
    7.  Browser integration
    8.  Multiple connections per file
    9.  Download Scheduling
    10.  Support for FTP
    11.  Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
    12.  Support for Multiple protocols
    Discontinued

    Last updated: 2021.5.5 (Windows version), 2020.1.9 (Linux version).

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    uGet VS VisualWget

    Is uGet a good alternative to VisualWget?
     

    • uGet is the most popular Android alternative to VisualWget.

    • uGet is Free and Open SourceVisualWget is Free and Proprietary
    • uGet is LightweightVisualWget is not according to our users
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    webui-aria2

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    The aim for webui-aria2 is to create the worlds best interface to interact with aria2. Very simple to use, just download and open index.html in any web browser.

    74 webui-aria2 alternatives
    webui-aria2 screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • aria2

    webui-aria2 Features

    1.  Web interface
    2.  Web-Based
    3.  Resume interrupted downloads
    4.  Download Accelerator
    Discontinued

    The latest update is from September 2021.

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  5. FlashGet icon
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    FlashGet

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    FlashGet is a leading download manager and has the highest amount of users on the internet. It uses MHT(Multi-server Hyper-threading Transportation) technique, supports various protocols and has excellent document management features.

    72 FlashGet alternatives
    FlashGet screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    FlashGet Features

    1.  Download Accelerator
    2.  Support for Multiple threads
    Discontinued

    The program is no longer updated. Last version, 3.7, released on November 8th, 2012, can be downloaded from the official website.

    Bundleware

    Be careful during the installation: https://alternativeto.net/discussions/applications/11718/be-careful-in-the-installation/

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  6. KGet icon
    KGet icon

    KGet

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    KGet is a versatile and user-friendly download manager for KDE. By default it is the download manager used for Konqueror, but can also be used with Mozilla Firefox. KGet is part of the KDE Network package and can download files from FTP, HTTP(S) and BitTorrent sources.

    65 KGet alternatives
    KGet screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux

    KGet Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  KDE
    3.  Resume interrupted downloads
    4.  Mirror search
    5.  Clipboard monitoring
    6.  Checksums verification
    7.  Support for FTP
    8.  Browser integration
    KGet iconVisualWget Icon

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  7. Multithreaded Download Manager icon
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    Multithreaded Download Manager

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    This is an experimental Firefox 57 download manager with multithreading support.

    96 Multithreaded Download Manager alternatives
    Multithreaded Download Manager screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Firefox

    Multithreaded Download Manager Features

    1.  Bulk image
    2.  Resume interrupted downloads
    3.  Download Accelerator
    4.  Support for Multiple threads
    Multithreaded Download Manager screenshot 1
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    Multithreaded Download Manager iconVisualWget Icon

    Multithreaded Download Manager VS VisualWget

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    • Multithreaded Download Manager is the most popular Web-based alternative to VisualWget.

    • Multithreaded Download Manager is Free and Open SourceVisualWget is Free and Proprietary
  9. Internet Download Accelerator icon
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    Internet Download Accelerator

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    Internet Download Accelerator effectively solves three of the biggest problems when downloading files: speed, resuming broken downloads, and management of downloaded files.

    77 Internet Download Accelerator alternatives
    The Internet Download Accelerator window

    License model

    • Free Personal • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Active Visual Cart technology
    Add download window
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    File downloading information window

    Internet Download Accelerator Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Download Accelerator
    4.  Resume interrupted downloads
    5.  Browser integration
    6.  Support for FTP
    Bundleware

    The program automatically downloads and installs its addons on browsers without the user's permission

    Internet Download Accelerator iconVisualWget Icon

    Internet Download Accelerator VS VisualWget

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  10. wget2 icon
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    wget2

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    Wget2 works multi-threaded and uses many features to allow fast operation.

    In many cases Wget2 downloads much faster than Wget1.x due to HTTP2, HTTP compression, parallel connections and use of If-Modified-Since HTTP header.

    9 wget2 alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux

    wget2 Features

    1.  Command line interface
    wget2 iconVisualWget Icon

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  11. Aria2 Download Manager Integration icon
    Aria2 Download Manager Integration icon

    Aria2 Download Manager Integration

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    Replace built-in download manager. When activated, detects the download links to direct links to this add-on and send to Aria2.

    86 Aria2 Download Manager Integration alternatives
    Aria2 Download Manager Integration screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Firefox

    Aria2 Download Manager Integration Features

    1.  Support for Multiple Users
    Aria2 Download Manager Integration screenshot 1
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    Aria2 Download Manager Integration iconVisualWget Icon

    Aria2 Download Manager Integration VS VisualWget

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    Net Transport

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    Net Transport (also known as NetXfer) is a shareware (with 30 day trial) download manager and stream ripper for Windows made by Xi Software.

    134 Net Transport alternatives
    MainFrame

    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Net Transport Features

    1.  Support for eD2K/eDonkey protocol
    2.  Download Accelerator
    Net Transport iconVisualWget Icon

    Net Transport VS VisualWget

    Is Net Transport a good alternative to VisualWget?
     

    • Net Transport is the most popular commercial alternative to VisualWget.

    • Net Transport is Paid and ProprietaryVisualWget is Free and Proprietary
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    Progressive Downloader

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    Progressive Downloader is a free download manager for your Mac that supports multi-thread downloading and mirror search. It's also capable to download files from the most popular file hosting services.

    42 Progressive Downloader alternatives
    Progressive Downloader screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Progressive Downloader screenshot 1
    Progressive Downloader screenshot 2

    Progressive Downloader Features

    1.  Support for Multiple threads
    2.  Mirror search
    3.  Support for FTP
    4.  Resume interrupted downloads
    5.  Drag and Drop
    6.  Download Queue
    7.  Download Scheduling
    8.  Browser integration
    Progressive Downloader iconVisualWget Icon

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  14. Winwget icon
    Winwget icon

    Winwget

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    WinWGet is a GUI for Wget developed and distributed under GPL license.

    3 Winwget alternatives
    Add Job Dialog

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com

    Winwget Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Graphical User Interface
    Main window and 'Job Info' tab
    Winwget iconVisualWget Icon

    Winwget VS VisualWget

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