Editing Download manager

{{Short description|Software tool}}
A '''download manager''' is a type of [[software]] that manages the [[download]]ing of [[computer file|files]] from the [[Internet]], which may be built into a [[web browser]], or as a standalone [[Application software|program]].

== Functions ==
A download manager manages files being downloaded from the internet.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Meier |first1=Reto |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Xu5qDwAAQBAJ&dq=%22Download+manager%22+-wikipedia&pg=PA233 |title=Professional Android |last2=Lake |first2=Ian |date=2018-08-23 |publisher=John Wiley & Sons |isbn=978-1-118-94954-2 |language=en}}</ref> Download managers break down files into multiple chunks for faster download speeds and allocate resources for downloading multiple items simultaneously.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Definition of download manager |url=https://www.pcmag.com/encyclopedia/term/download-manager |access-date=2024-04-14 |website=PCMAG |language=en}}</ref> Failed downloads can also be restarted from a download manager.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Agarwal |first=Shubham |date=2019-06-13 |title=Do You Need a Download Manager on Android? The 3 Best Apps Worth Trying |url=https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/android-download-manager-apps/ |access-date=2024-04-14 |website=MUO |language=en}}</ref> Download managers may be separate programs or may be built into web browsers or other programs, such as [[Firefox]]'s and [[Telegram (software)|Telegram]]'s built-in download managers.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Yeow |first=Cheah Chu |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sfciobmzOOcC&dq=%22Download+manager%22+-wikipedia&pg=PA62 |title=Firefox Secrets |date=2005 |publisher=SitePoint Pty Ltd |isbn=978-0-9752402-4-3 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Neowin · |first=Paul Hill |date=2024-04-14 |title=How to use Telegram's well-hidden download manager |url=https://www.neowin.net/guides/how-to-use-telegrams-well-hidden-download-manager/ |access-date=2024-04-14 |website=Neowin |language=en}}</ref>

== Criticism ==
Download managers are occasionally used to spread [[malware]] or advertisements onto a user's computer. For example, the download page for [[Free Download Manager]] was hacked and used to spread malware on [[Linux]] devices from 2020 to 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Das |first=Ankush |date=2023-09-13 |title=Linux Malware! Read This If You Use Free Download Manager |url=https://news.itsfoss.com/free-download-manager-malware/ |access-date=2024-04-14 |website=It's FOSS News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |author1=Craig Hale |date=2023-09-13 |title=This free download manager site actually just redirected Linux users to malware for years |url=https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/this-free-download-manager-site-actually-just-redirected-linux-users-to-malware-for-years |access-date=2024-04-14 |website=TechRadar |language=en}}</ref> Other download managers have been noted to contain advertisements, be identified as malware by [[antivirus software]], or attempt to install unwanted software during installation.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fisher |first=Tim |date=2023-11-09 |title=8 Best Free Download Managers |url=https://www.lifewire.com/free-download-managers-4129266 |access-date=2024-04-14 |website=Lifewire |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sharma |first=Ax |date=2022-09-24 |title=Fake Chrome extension 'Internet Download Manager' has 200,000 installs |url=https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fake-chrome-extension-internet-download-manager-has-200-000-installs/ |access-date=2024-04-14 |website=BleepingComputer |language=en-us}}</ref>

==Examples==
{{main|List of download managers}}
{{see also|Comparison of download managers}}

===DownloadStudio===
{{Infobox software
| name                   = DownloadStudio
| logo                   = DownloadStudio icon.png
| screenshot             = 
| caption                = 
| developer              = Conceiva Pty Ltd.
| latest release version = {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q4037566|P348|P548=Q2804309}}
| latest release date    = {{wikidata|qualifier|preferred|single|Q4037566|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}
| latest preview version = {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q4037566|P348|P548=Q51930650}}
| latest preview date    = {{wikidata|qualifier|preferred|single|Q4037566|P348|P548=Q51930650|P577}}
| operating system       = [[Windows XP]] and later
| platform               = [[IA-32]]
| language               = English, Polish
| size                   = 31 [[Megabyte|MB]]
| genre                  = [[Download Manager]]
| license                = [[Shareware]]
| website                = {{URL|conceiva.com/products/downloadstudio/}}
}}

'''DownloadStudio''' is a [[shareware]] download manager developed and published by Conceiva. It can download files, entire websites, [[streaming audio]] and [[streaming video]]. DownloadStudio has been awarded by ''[[PC Magazine]]'' as the best download manager in its Utility Guide 2004.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2004-11-30 |title=DownloadStudio 2.0 |url=https://uk.pcmag.com/first-looks/27235/downloadstudio-20 |access-date=2022-04-14 |website=PCMag UK |language=en-gb}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Download acceleration]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
* The Best Internet Download Manager by PC Magazine Editor's Choice in 12th Annual Utility Guide, June 8, 2004 [https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1588067,00.asp Review] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090414201853/http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1588067,00.asp |date=2009-04-14 }}
* Streaming-Audio Capture Tools by PC Magazine, November 30, 2004 [https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1712673,00.asp Review] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090323005537/http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1712673,00.asp |date=2009-03-23 }}

==External links==
*[http://www.conceiva.com/products/downloadstudio/ Official Website]

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