KGet

KGet on KDE 4.2.2, showing an ongoing download
Stable release	2.2.2 / 2009-04-02; 8 months ago
Operating system	Unix-like
Type	Download Manager
License	GNU General Public License
Website	www.kde.org

KGet is a free download manager for KDE. By default it is the download manager used for Konqueror, but can also be used with Mozilla Firefox.^[1] KGet is part of the KDE Network package, and was featured by Tux Magazine^[2] and Free Software Magazine.^[3]

[edit] Features

• Downloading files from FTP, HTTP(S) and BitTorrent sources.
• Pausing and resuming of downloading files, as well as the ability to restart a download.
• Tells lots of information about current and pending downloads.
• Embedding into system tray.
• Integration with the Konqueror web browser.
• Metalink support which contain multiple URLs for downloads, along with checksums and other information.

[edit] See also

Free software portal

• GNU wget
• gwget
• Ktorrent

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official site

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