Download Buddy

Download Buddy

By Ron Elemans

  • Category: Utilities
  • Release Date: 2014-01-21
  • Current Version: 1.11
  • Adult Rating: 17+
  • File Size: 3.07 MB
  • Developer: Ron Elemans
  • Compatibility: Requires iOS 10.15 or later.

Description

Download Buddy is a sophisticated but extremely easy-to-use Internet-download manager. It supports everything you need for stress-free and reliable downloading and does not disturb you with useless features or meaningless gimmicks.  ONE-CLICK START  • Start multiple downloads with just one mouse click.  • System context menu to start your downloads directly from Safari or any other application that allows selecting URL's. • Support for adding URL's via drag-and-drop. • No plugins needed. RELIABLE • Restart automatically unfinished downloads when you restart the app or your Mac. • Automatically resumes timed out and other interrupted downloads. • Prevents unintended computer sleep while downloading. • Limit the number of simultaneous downloads to keep performance high.  FULL CONTROL • Pause, restart, cancel and reorder individual or all downloads.  • History form to view your download history, including all cancelled items.  • Restart downloads from your download history.  • Open downloaded files with associated app.  COMMUNICATIVE • During downloading the app icon shows a badge with the number of unfinished downloads. • While downloading you can close the main form and let the download manager run in the background.  • When all downloads are complete, you will see a Notification Center banner.  • Extended web based Help system to get started. STATE OF THE ART • Supports HTTP, HTTPS and FTP protocols. • Support for password protected HTTP and HTTPS downloads.  • Full screen and Split screen support.  • Full support for Retina displays.  • Support for Dark Mode and Touch Bar. NETWORK MONITOR ADD-ON The unique Network Monitor Add-on is an extension to Download Buddy that can be purchased within the app as an In-app purchase. • Network Monitor tracks the location and other metadata of the public IP address of your Internet connection. • If you use a VPN connection, then Network Monitor will track the operational status of your VPN. • Network Monitor automatically stops all downloads when your network status or the connection metadata indicates a non-working VPN connection. • Includes a Setup Assistant that let you configure Network Monitor with a few simple steps. SUPPORT  Please contact the developer when you encounter problems with the app or with the In-app purchase. Use the Help menu items of the app or browse to https://betamagic.nl/support/downloadbuddy/help.html.  If you have something good to say about Download Buddy, please share it with others by writing a review on the Mac App Store. NOTE The Network Monitor Add-on monitors the operational status of your VPN connection, based on system events and empirical data. • The Network Monitor Add-on does not include a VPN service. • The reliability of the Network Monitor Add-on depends on a correct configuration. • The Network Monitor Add-on is not able to check whether your connection is encrypted or not. • The Network Monitor Add-on is not able to detect IPv6 and DNS leaks. • Download Buddy cannot be used to download YouTube videos embedded in HTML pages.

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Reviews

  • YOUTUBE download requires login

    1
    By shanghai road
    When I attempt to download a youtube video I get a message to Login… I am logged in with my youtube credentials… not sure what this means…. Help is of NO help…I haven’t tried to down load videos from other sources…. I like the simple browser… but not sure if this is a “Down Load” buddy… so I give 1 star...
  • This app does not work at all

    1
    By williamjmackey
    This app does not work at all. It keeps showing you need a login but then you login and it ignores you and then you do it again after logging in and it says the same thing. It goes in circles without doing anything. May I have my $3 back please?
  • Great Tool!

    5
    By Reviewed by Tim
    This is a great tool for scraping multiple URL’s. I used it for images. Scraped 10k images in a couple minutes. Big time saver and easy to use.
  • Все супер!

    5
    By alexndlm
    Отлично выполняет свою задачу. Можно влставлять список ссылок.
  • needs drag-&-drop

    1
    By Corn Syrup Kills
    The interface is too clunky. It would be a million times more useful if it was possible to drag & drop images, files, links etc. Even better if you could drag a url and it auto detected all linked files. I’m sticking with SpeedTao for now.
  • Not quite there.

    2
    By BoronBone
    It does not support FTP downlods or multisegment downloads. It doesn’t show the pending time in dynamic units (hours/minutes/seconds) and instead just defaults to showing the pending time in minutes, e.g. 1600 minutes, which is really less than useful. Pressing Clear resumes a Paused download, which is strange. There is no way to cancel a download as the Cancel function is unavailable.
  • Its OK - but doesn’t break file into multiple parts

    3
    By Villdre
    Seems to work fine - but the real advantage of a download manager is that it should break a file into multiple chunks for quicker downloading in parallel. This app does not do so.
  • Crashes every time

    3
    By ivorpad
    Your app crashes every single time in OS X 10.9.1
  • It works!

    4
    By Red Baron007
    It does what it says. However, it is not super clear on how it works. I would have given it 5 stars if they would make the interface just a little more clear. If you do not get the correct link it will just sit there. So at first I was stumped. I had not clicked on the proper portion. You need to make sure you are copying and pasting the piece that is actually the command to downloadn it will instantly start. So if it does not you are using the incorrect link.
  • Doesn't work

    1
    By heddhunter
    Doesn't actually download anything. It just says "Queued" forever.

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