FlashGet is a feature-rich download manager with a nice interface and powerful features. Why would you need a download manager when you can download files with your browser? If you use Internet Explorer and your connection drops, you lost your file. If you want to download big files, FlashGet is a lot faster and can shut down your PC when finished downloading. Another advantage of a download manager is that it forces you to organize your downloads.FlashGet features:
* clipboard monitoring, browser monitoring (Explorer, Firefox, Opera) - you just click or copy the download link you want and FlashGet will get it for you
* split files into sections or splits, and download each split simultaneously
* supports RTSP and MMS protocols
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* a very nice Site Explorer utility that lets you explore HTTP and FTP sites. You can crawl Google site, starting from the index and flolowing all the links recursively.
* you can create rules for download management: for example, all mp3 files should go into a specific folder
Download from Softpedia (FlashGet's homepage has slow mirrors for download)
Update: FlashGet is now free and it doesn't have ads.