Neat Download Manger for Mac is a great way to stop Google Chrome from interrupting file downloads with it's annoying "safety" feature that requires user intervention to keep a download or delete it. Somehow the browser extension enables Neat Download Manager to bypass Chrome's native download function.
Neat Downloader does not allow users to change the directory where Downloads get downloaded to (default DL directory is ~/Downloads/), additionally, Neat Downloader creates folders for each type of filetype, including: video, audio, compressed, Document, Misc as the corresponding filetypes are downloaded. Not everyone will like having to deal with files nested in folders like this. (July 2 2019 update, the developer responded quickly by releasing a new version with the ability to turn off the creation of folders per filetype kind, but there is still no way to change the default download location yet, hopefully in the next release.) Another missing but basic expected functionality is the ability to set preferences on whether they want to be prompted on each DL where to save the file. Considering there is filtering in the app for different kinds of DLs based on file type, it seems a great oversight that one can't choose different DL locations per filetype. Upon further inspection of the website, it's obvious this software is in beta stage, so, a lot of (planned) features have yet to be implemented. This behavior can be worked around with Hazel, but still, these are really basic functions that are missing. The lack of flexibility to tell Neat Download Manager where we want DLs to go leaves a lot to be desired.
Jdownloader can crawl all links and find downloadable content based on those links, very helpful to download entire website content, video playlist, or hidden content too.
It takes 24 seconds before folx will close when a download has completed, and this window pops up and grabs focus interupting whatever it is you're doing. Very intrusive.
You will need to uninstall the addon and then clear the browser's cache. With Safari you will need to enable the developer menu before you can do this.
Download can be split into up to 20 separate simultaneous downloads - threads. When the server supports multiple connections this can greatly improve download speed.
Spends more time at downloading 0B than one ever could have thought possible. It misses downloads even with the dedicated Google and Firefox extensions. It's the absolute example for the maxim, you get what you pay for: nihilo ex nihilo.
You can pay $20 for an iGetter license to help the developers, but it won't unlock any additional features - all of the pro features are available in the free version.
iGetter will automatically resume downloads when possible (some sites prevent this). This means that you can put your Mac to sleep half way through a download, and when you turn your Mac back on it will resume where it left off instead of going back to the start.
Downloading stuff while you are on your computer can tax the internet connection. With iGetter, you can schedule downloads for the wee hours of the morning when you (probably) aren't using your Mac.
This can also help with data-caps, as some providers have unlimited times early in the morning during off-peak times.
When downloads complete a counter begins that counts down from 30. There's no way to make this counter to go away except to toggle the feature off (to not quit on completion of downloads).
There are extensions for Safari, Chrome, Forefox, and Opera. This lets you continue using your preferred browser without needing to jump through any hoops to use Folx GO.
Folx GO is the free version, but it includes all the major features required for a good download manager. If you want the pro features, it will cost $4.99 but it will allow you to schedule your downloads when there is less load on your network, automatically add downloaded songs to iTunes, and other features that let you download quicker and optimize the download speed to your liking.
If a website or your internet goes down, the download will pause. Once it's available again, the download will continue where it left off so you don't need to start back at the start again.
Leech only works with Safari and Firefox (possibly similar browsers) with the FlashGot addon properly configured. Some other download managers have extensions that work with all the popular web browsers. Leech only has one extension for Safari.
Option to download in the Leech download client in the background without losing focus on your browser and to automatically quit Leech when all downloads complete.