Jdownloader for mac update#
Jdownloader for mac windows 7#

It can monitor the clipboard and parse any URL you copy into it to see if it contains files that could be downloaded. JDownloader can be used as any general-purpose download manager, and it also supports dozens of file hosts such as RapidShare and others.

Once you’re in JDownloader, you have one of the world’s most sophisticated download managers at your disposal.

This concludes the bad part of the user experience. Once I clicked that, JDownload ran correctly. To launch JDownloader directly, I had to open All Programs and track down the JDownloader shortcut there.

Jdownloader for mac update#

I tried this twice, and the update utility ran both times, launching JDownloader only once it finished slowly checking for updates. Clicking the shortcut, however, simply ran an update utility–not JDownloader.

Jdownloader for mac windows 7#

Once installed, JDownloader added a shortcut to the Windows 7 list of applications on the “outside” of the Start menu. It does just what it should do, which is set up JDownloader and then quit. This installer does not hijack any browser defaults or gratuitously modify other system settings. I then contacted AppWork concerning this issue, and they prepared a clean installer for PCWorld readers, which you can download exclusively from PCWorld. I unchecked the offending options, and completed the installation. This is one of the lowest forms of monetization, preying on users who do not bother to read the installer. I then discovered that the “quick” installation hijacks the browser homepage, new tab page, and default search engines, pointing them at a site called. Fortunately, when the installer asked whether I want a “quick” or “custom” installation, I stopped to read. At first, stepping through the installer seemed like a trivial next-next-next affair. Let’s start with the installation: On its official website, JDownloader offers a WebInstaller, which is a compact installer that downloads the files needed for a complete installation. JDownloader does a very good job of parsing webpages for downloadable material.In JDownloader’s case, I must split the review into two parts: The installation experience, which is horrible by default (but better with the installer that vendor AppWork created for PCWorld), and the actual use of the application, which is quite nice. JDownloader is one such download manager, and since it is Java-based, it works across Windows, Mac and Linux. If you are trying to download a YouTube video, or a very large file that may take hours, an external download manager might do a better job than your browser. Most people use their Web browsers for downloading files, but a browser isn’t always the best tool for the job.