XDM

XDM: Cross-Platform Download Manager

XDM is a cross-platform open source download manager originally created in Java but now available in C++. It has a user-friendly graphical user interface and offers features like file transfer resuming, scheduling, speed limitation, and more.

What is XDM?

XDM is a powerful cross-platform open source download manager and accelerator originally created in Java, but now available in C++ as well. It offers an intuitive graphical user interface and a wide range of advanced download management features.

Some key features of XDM include:

• High-speed file downloading using multiple connections
• Resume ability for both HTTP and FTP downloads
• Download scheduling and speed limiting
• Browser integration
• Plugin support to handle many file types
• Media streaming playback while downloading
• Bandwidth throttling

Originally released in 2005, XDM has continued to evolve and improve over the years while remaining free and open source. It works on Windows, Linux, Mac OS, and Android operating systems. The C++ rewrite known as XDM++ offers better performance and stability.

XDM is highly configurable and includes extensive language support. For power users it gives you control over detailed aspects like number of connections, buffers, protocols, and data segmentation. At the same time, the GUI makes basic downloading tasks easy for less experienced users.

There is an active user community behind XDM contributing plugins and extensions. Overall, it strikes a nice balance between features and usability. For any type of downloading need, XDM remains a free yet powerful option to consider.

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