| Developer(s) | JDownloader Team |
|---|---|
| Preview release | 0.9.581 / 19 January 2011 |
| Written in | Java |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows, Linux, Mac OS |
| Platform | Java Platform, Standard Edition |
| Type | Download manager |
| License | Mostly GNU General Public License but partly closed-source |
| Website | www.jdownloader.org |
JDownloader is a download manager, written in Java, which allows the automatic downloading of files and split files from one-click hosting sites such as Rapidshare and Megaupload. JDownloader supports the use of premium accounts.[1] Certain parts of JDownloader are open source.
JDownloader is better known in Spain and other Spanish-speaking countries. As of December 2009[update] the program's website is in the top 1000 sites by traffic from Spain.[2] The German online magazine, Chip.de designated it "newcomer of the year" for 2009 after it ranked among top 50 downloads with over half a million downloads for the year.[3]
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Contrary to the license some source files are not publicly available. The developers stated that the license may change—the program will remain open source, but will get a license which allows closed source parts.[4]
Official features:[5]
The user specified download links are split into packages to enable individual pausing and continuing of downloads. The program can also be configured to unpack split RAR archives automatically after download.
JDownloader supports the RapidShare "waiting time" and CAPTCHA recognition, enabling batch downloads without user input.[6] Premium users of one-click-host sites have the added advantage of using multiple connections per downloaded file, which accelerates the download in most cases. It also supports Metalink, a format for listing multiple mirrors. Software updates and minor patches are released frequently, and by default JDownloader will update itself upon initialization.
The following table shows Jdownloader usability with different free file hosting services.
If "CAPTCHA recognition" is supported in the table below, then JDownloader is able to solve the site's CAPTCHAs and will automatically start downloading the file without user input. If "Resumable" is supported, then an interrupted file download can be resumed without user input. Resumable is preferable if the files size is larger, whereas CAPTCHA recognition is desired if there are many small files in the batch.
| Host | Resumable | CAPTCHA recognition | Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| bitshare.com | Yes | No | 45s |
| MediaFire | Yes | Sometimes | no delay |
| depositfiles.com | No | Yes | - |
| 4shared.com | No | - | - |
| Megashares.com | No | Yes | 2hs |
| easy-share.com | Yes | Yes | 20s |
| FileServe | No | No | 10m |
| Filesonic.com | Yes | No | 20s |
| letitbit.net | Yes | Yes | - |
| Megaupload | Yes | - | 45s |
| netload.in | No | Yes | 55m |
| oron.com | No | No | 1m |
| RapidShare | Yes | - | - |
| turboshare.com | No | Yes | 1m |
| ugotfile.com | No | No | - |
| uploadbox.com | Yes | No | - |
| uploaded.to or ul.to | No | Yes | - |
| uploading.com | Yes | Yes | - |
| uploadstation.com | No | No | 20s |
| wupload.com | Yes | No | 20s |
| yourfilehost.com | Yes | No | 0 |
| ziddu.com | No | Yes | 0 |
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