aria2 is a lightweight multi-protocol & multi-source command-line download utility. It supports HTTP/HTTPS, FTP, SFTP, BitTorrent and Metalink, etc.
License: Open Source
Axel tries to accelerate HTTP/FTP downloading process by using multiple connections for one file. It can use multiple mirrors for a download. Axel has no dependencies and is lightweight, so it might be useful as a wget clone on byte-critical systems. Developed by http://wilmer.gaa.st/main.php/axel.html
License: Open Source
Feature | aria2 | axel |
---|---|---|
Multiple protocols | ||
Ad-free | ||
Command line | ||
Command line interface | ||
Downloader | ||
Lightweight | ||
Support for Multiple protocols | ||
Support for Remote Control | ||
Resume interrupted downloads | ||
Batch processing | ||
Browser integration | ||
Built-in Torrent client | ||
BitTorrent support | ||
Clipboard monitoring | ||
Capture Video | ||
Auto detect videos | ||
Auto grab links from browser | ||
Auto-identifies vids | ||
Data transfer | ||
File transfer | ||
Download Accelerators | ||
Firefox Extensions | ||
Google Chrome Integration | ||
Aria2 | ||
Download videos from youtube | ||
Media grapper | ||
Youtube downloader | ||
Captcha Recognition | ||
Multiple languages | ||
Web-Based | ||
Support for FTP | ||
Support for Multiple threads | ||
Bulk image | ||
Download Scheduling | ||
Integrated Web Browser | ||
Bulk download | ||
Checksums verification |