# Download Managers

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/download-managers/173102>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [May 5, 2003, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/download-managers/173102 "2003-05-05T01:56:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![LouisB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2003, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/download-managers/173102/1 "2003-05-05T01:56:58Z")

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I need opinions as to which of the plethora of download managers is the best.

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**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2003, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/download-managers/173102/2 "2003-05-05T02:24:34Z")

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I was always very happy with GetRight.

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**Author:** ![LouisB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2003, 9:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/download-managers/173102/3 "2003-05-05T09:20:28Z")

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I should have been more specific. My interest is data files and product data sheets. I have no interest in downloading music or TV files.

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**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2003, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/download-managers/173102/4 "2003-05-05T17:07:24Z")

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Files are files. GetRight doesn’t care what you are downloading.

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**Author:** ![Tommyturtle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8491ac/32.png) [@Tommyturtle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tommyturtle)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2003, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/download-managers/173102/5 "2003-05-05T17:18:05Z")

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I personally like the Star downloader.