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==Download manager{{Anchor|KGet}}==
{{Infobox software
| name = KGet
| title = KGet
| logo = Breezeicons-apps-48-kget.svg
| screenshot = KGet 2.14.34.png
| caption = KGet on KDE Plasma 5.10.5, showing an ongoing download
| released = {{Start date and age|2002|05|26}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sourceforge.net/projects/kget/ |title=KGET Advanced Download Manage | publisher=SourceForge | access-date=2012-12-14}}</ref>
| latest release version = {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q535508|P348|P548=Q2804309}}
| latest release date = {{Start date and age|{{wikidata|qualifier|preferred|single|Q535508|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}}}
| latest preview version = {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q535508|P348|P548=Q51930650}}
| latest preview date = {{Start date and age|{{wikidata|qualifier|preferred|single|Q535508|P348|P548=Q51930650|P577}}}}
| repo = {{URL|https://invent.kde.org/network/kget}}
| genre = [[Download manager]]
| license = [[GNU General Public License|GPL-2.0-or-later]]
| website = {{URL|https://apps.kde.org/en/kget}}
}}
'''KGet''' is a [[free software|free]] [[download manager]] for [[KDE]] and is the default download manager for Konqueror.  It is part of the KDE Network package. By default, it is the download manager used for Konqueror, but can also be used with [[Mozilla Firefox]] and Chromium-based web browsers<ref>{{cite web |url = http://fosswire.com/2008/07/23/using-kget-download-manager-with-firefox/ |title = Using KGet Download Manager with Firefox |first = Peter |last = Upfold |date = July 23, 2008 |publisher = FOSSwire |access-date = September 26, 2018 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090211111820/http://fosswire.com/2008/07/23/using-kget-download-manager-with-firefox/ |archive-date = February 11, 2009 |url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Guilloux|first=Nicolas|date=2020-01-26|title=KGet-Integrator|url=https://github.com/NicolasGuilloux/KGet-Integrator|access-date=2021-12-29|website=GitHub}}</ref> as well as rekonq. KGet was featured by ''[[Tux Magazine]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tuxmagazine.com/node/1000123 |title=Simplify Downloads With Kget |publisher=TUX Magazine |date=2005-03-29 |access-date=2012-12-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080907175329/http://www.tuxmagazine.com/node/1000123 |archive-date=2008-09-07 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and ''[[Free Software Magazine]]''.<ref name="freesoftwaremagazine1">{{cite web |url=http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/articles/managing_downloads_with_kget |title=Managing and configuring downloads with KGet |publisher=Free Software Magazine |first=Gary |last=Richmond |date=2007-10-08 |access-date=2012-12-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112021542/http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/articles/managing_downloads_with_kget |archive-date=2012-11-12 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===History===
On [[KDE 3]], KGet 0.8.x, 1  supported HTTP/FTP download.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/linux/kdenetwork-kget-Review-37436.shtml |title=KGet Review |publisher=Softpedia |date=9 October 2006 | first = Mihai |last = Marinof |access-date=2012-12-14}}</ref>
On [[KDE Software Compilation 4]], KGet 2 was released; it supported [[bandwidth throttling]]  segmentation, multi-threading, and the [[BitTorrent]] protocol.<ref name="freesoftwaremagazine1"/>

===Features===
*Downloading files from [[FTP]], [[HTTP]](S) and [[BitTorrent (protocol)|BitTorrent]] sources.
*Pausing and resuming of downloading files, as well as the ability to restart a download.
*Gives of information about current and pending downloads.
*Embedding into [[system tray]] of the host system.
*Integration with the KDE Konqueror and Rekonq [[web browser]]s.
*[[Metalink]] support which contain multiple URLs for downloads, along with checksums and other information.
*Automatically tags downloaded files with download information (such as the download URL) using [[NEPOMUK (framework)|Nepomuk]].
*Download from multiple servers to speed up download time (segmented file transfer).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lists.kde.org/?l=kde-devel&m=130121860423058&w=2 |title='Multi segment KIO' is available by default in KGet}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=218282#c2 |title= Question: I want to download 1 file, but open, let's say, 8 connections for that file to a faster download}}</ref>