- it's a freeware (open source, though with some closed source parts);
- it's written in Java, which doesn't make it super-fast, but cross-platform instead (runs well on MS Windows, GNU/Linux & Apple Mac OS X);
- it allows [semi-]automated downloads from a lot of popular websites (i. e.: file sharing/"cloud" services, social networks, photo/music/video hostings etc.; the use of "premium" accounts is also possible).
Custom (manual) installation notes (primarily for GNU/Linux and other Unix-like OS users).
- Please install an up-to-date JRE (Java VM environment).
- The current major release is called "JDownloader 2". Go to the official download page and select the "Other" version for download.
- You should have a single file downloaded (
JDownloader.jar). Please put into your favorite installation directory (e. g.:~/Applications/JDownloader). - Just run it (see below), and it should even auto-update itself!
Custom application launch notes.
- Here is a sample shell script:
#!/bin/sh cd ~/Applications/JDownloader java -Xmx512m -jar JDownloader.jar - The
-XmxJava option means the maximum allowed runtime RAM allocation (in this example, 512 MiB). - You can save it as
JDownloader.shon your desktop, or wherever you like (or even execute the commands manually, if you like).
Custom configuration notes.
- In case the fonts in your JDownloader setup are displayed too small, you can try changing the configs:
- go to Settings → Advanced Settings;
- type "font" into the Filter Settings search box;
- increase the value of the "
LAFSettings: Font Scale Factor" key (e. g., from the default100[percent] to something like150); - restart JDownloader.
P. S. Anyway, please be nice & respect the [copy-]rights of others ;-)
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Last updated: 2018-10-10
Last updated: 2018-10-10
