Download managers

There are several download managers that enable you to resume downloading after an interruption which is useful on unreliable connections. If you use the Firefox web browser, you will want to install the FlashGot extension which integrates these download managers with Firefox. Wikipedia has a comprehensive comparison of download managers.

See also:

• aria2 (Linux, open source, command line, checksum verification, BitTorrent / Metalink support)
• DownThemAll (Linux/Mac/Windows, Firefox extension, open source)
• Downloader for X (Linux, open source, GUI)
• GetRight (Windows, non open source, checksum verification, BitTorrent / Metalink support)
• iGetter (Mac/Windows, non open source, checksum verification)
• KGet (Linux, open source, included in KDE)
• ReGet (Windows, non open source)
• Speed Download (Mac, non open source, checksum verification, Metalink support)