Filed under: Utilities, Macintosh, Productivity, Browsers
Get more control over Mac downloads with Leech
by Jay Hathaway Jul 13th 2008 at 4:00PM
When it comes to download management, it seems like Windows has always been ahead of OS X. That might still be true, but it's definitely up for debate, thanks to a very smart app called Leech. It's got the basic features that all good download managers provide: you can use it from within the browser, and it allows you to pause downloads, or resume them after a crash. Good start, but Leech really shines when it comes to defining rules for different file types and hosts. Let's say you want all .mp3 files to download to your iTunes library, all .jpg files in Pictures, and all DMGs on the desktop. Yeah, Leech will do that, no problem. It also handles post-processing, so you can expand those DMGs automatically, or play those Mp3s as they finish downloading. You can drag or copy-paste a URL into Leech to start downloading immediately, or shift-drag to choose a different location. And if you don't want Leech in your browser, you can use it on its own, too.
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Osama Salah said 11:13PM on 7-13-2008
I've been searching for good free download manager and I'm completely satisfied with Firefox and the Downthemall plugin.
I use it on my mac and PC.
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