If you're a fan of minimalist, nonintrusive software, WackGet is the download manager for you. Like its big brothers, WackGet organizes multiple downloads, allows you to pause and resume transfers, and can try to resume broken ones. WackGet integrates with Microsoft Explorer, allowing you to add a file to the download queue by simply clicking a link. However, this feature didn't work well in our tests (for instance, it failed to process Download.com links). On the downside, WackGet can't speed up downloads by finding mirrored files and retrieving them in multiple streams--a pretty common feature nowadays--nor does it have a scheduler. Still, WackGet is free and simple and should attract users with basic download needs.
WackGet is a download manager. It maintains a queue of files and downloads them in the order you specify. WackGet is a minimalist application. It doesn't tax system resources, doesn't require a lot of screen real estate, and doesn't include extraneous features.
evrspawn
February 11, 2008
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Version: WackGet 1.2.2
2008-02-11 12:23:50
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By evrspawn
Pros
I like that it uses WGET, has a small footprint, & has a simple interface
Cons
I don't like it's lack of built in functionality w/ other browsers like firefox & opera. It is tweakable using flashgot plugin though, & opera can be tweaked to use it as well.
It's not a resource hog unlike other dl managers. The features they claim are true. You can resume broken downloads and queue multiple files with this program.
Cons
But there are some things they didn't mention: No browser integration, multi-threaded download. If you want these features get free download manager instead.
A simple yet useful, lightweight download manager. Useful for queueing multiple downloads. You can use it w\o having it "take over" all your downloads. Another plus is the ability to save a queue; this way, you can e-mail your queue to another computer or a friend.
Cons
No Firefox or Netscape integration however, you can drag and drop download links from those browsers and it will work.
Continuely kept getting "Failed(401)" when trying to download multiple files. Works only if you download one file at a time. I also had to turn my Firewall off in order for it to download at all.
Version 1.2.4 corrected bugs related to invalid memory access that caused a crash on Windows Vista/7 and download may appear stuck for 10-15 seconds before starting.
