GWGET – GNOME download manager

Gwget is a download manager for the Gnome Desktop.

It uses wget as a backend.

It tightly integrates into GNOME and Firefox.

Features include:

  • Supports commonly-used protocols, including HTTP and FTP.
  • Integrates with the GNOME notification area, including displaying of popup notifications.
  • Supports recursive downloading from web pages.
  • Supports viewing of MD5sums.
  • Allows resuming of interrupted downloads.
  • Can restrict bandwidth usage.
  • Drag & Drop: You can drag and drop a URL to the main gwget window or the notification area icon to add a new download.
  • Firefox Extension: Fireget.
  • Supports Epiphany.
  • Authenticate Proxy.
  • Translations.

Website: sourceforge.net/projects/gwget/
Support:
Developer: Maxim Koshelev
License: GNU GPL

Gwget is written in C. Learn C with our recommended free books and free tutorials.


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