Akamai Download Manager vs. 
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μTorrent| Software | Choices | Pros | Cons | Publisher's description | #1 choices | Must-Haves | People | Rating | License | HomePage | OS |
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| #1 in good #3 in File Sharer #11 in Download Manager | Akamai Download Manager is a client software application that helps users download content easily, quickly, and reliably. It is a browser plugin, available as an ActiveX component or Java applet providing the following features: pause/resume downloads, auto-recover from dropped connections or system crashes, and greater efficiency for large file transfers. | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 0 0 0 0 | Free | http://www.akamai.com/html/technology/products/http_downloads.html | Windows | ||
| #10 in Download Manager #23 in File Sharer | BitTorrent 6.0 is a great tool that enables faster, more reliable, more efficient access to rich media content online such as video, music, and games. It works like any other peer2peer program getting files from other users. Every time you click on any BitTorrent link you also send to other users the data of the files you already have. The more you upload, the more you can download. Unlike other similar programs, BitTorrent does not have a searching environment or a configuration panel, it just has a main window where the files you are uploading/downloading are shown. The program is very easy-to-use; you only have to install it and then, when you click on a BitTorrent download link, the program will start automatically. With BitTorrent 6.0 you can increase file transfer speed without the need to reconfigure routers or other hardware, and dynamic bandwidth management allows you to download content without disrupting Web browsing, e-mail, or other applications. Finally, it also allows you to stop and resume the downloads. The Best Dowloader For Torrent Files . | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 0 0 0 0 | Free | http://www.bittorrent.com/ | Windows Mac | ||
| #7 in Download Manager #8 in Web browser | K-Meleon is an extremely fast, customizable, lightweight web browser based on the Gecko layout engine developed by Mozilla which is also used by Firefox. K-Meleon is free, open source software released under the GNU General Public License and is designed specifically for Microsoft Windows (Win32) operating systems. | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 0 0 0 0 | Free | http://kmeleon.sourceforge.net/ | Windows | ||
| #2 in Download Manager | 迅雷使用的多资源超线程技术基于网格原理，能够将网络上存在的服务器和计算机资源进行有效的整合，构成独特的迅雷网络，通过迅雷网络各种数据文件能够以最快速度进行传递。多资源超线程技术还具有互联网下载负载均衡功能，在不降低用户体验的前提下，迅雷网络可以对服务器资源进行均衡，有效降低了服务器负载。 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 0 0 0 0 | Free | http://dl.xunlei.com/ | Windows | ||
| #9 in Download Manager | GNU Wget is a free software package for retrieving files using HTTP, HTTPS and FTP, the most widely-used Internet protocols. It is a non-interactive commandline tool, so it may easily be called from scripts, cron jobs, terminals without X-Windows support, etc. | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 0 0 0 0 | Free | http://www.gnu.org/software/wget/ | Windows Linux | ||
| #1 in BitTorrent Client #1 in Download Manager #3 in file sharing #18 in File Sharer | Micro-Sized Yet Feature Filled µTorrent is the world's most popular BitTorrent client. Most of the features present in other BitTorrent clients are present in µTorrent, including bandwidth prioritization, scheduling, RSS auto-downloading and Mainline DHT (compatible with BitComet). Additionally, µTorrent supports the Protocol Encryption joint specification (compatible with Azureus 2.4.0.0 and above, BitComet 0.63 and above) and peer exchange. Resource-Friendly µTorrent was written with efficiency in mind. Unlike many torrent clients, it does not hog valuable system resources - typically using less than 6MB of memory, allowing you to use the computer as if it weren't there at all. Additionally, the program itself is contained within a single executable less than 220 KB in size. Skinnable and Localized Various icon, toolbar graphic and status icon replacements are available, and creating your own is very simple. µTorrent also has support for localization, and with a language file present, will automatically switch to your system language. If your language isn't available, you can easily add your own, or edit other existing translations to improve them! Actively Developed and Improved The development team puts in a lot of time working on features and making things more user-friendly. Releases only come out when they're ready, with no schedule pressures, so the few bugs that appear are quickly addressed and fixed. | 8 | 1 | 10 | 0 0 0 0 1 | Free | http://www.utorrent.com/ | Windows Mac |