Download Buddy 17+

Sophisticated download manager

Ron Elemans

    • 3.3 • 4 Ratings
    • ₹ 299
    • Offers In-App Purchases

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Description

Download Buddy is a sophisticated but extremely easy-to-use Internet-download manager. It supports everything you need for stress-free and reliable downloading and does not disturb you with useless features or meaningless gimmicks. 

ONE-CLICK START 
• Start multiple downloads with just one mouse click. 
• System context menu to start your downloads directly from Safari or any other application that allows selecting URL's.
• Support for adding URL's via drag-and-drop.
• No plugins needed.

RELIABLE
• Restart automatically unfinished downloads when you restart the app or your Mac.
• Automatically resumes timed out and other interrupted downloads.
• Prevents unintended computer sleep while downloading.
• Limit the number of simultaneous downloads to keep performance high. 

FULL CONTROL
• Pause, restart, cancel and reorder individual or all downloads. 
• History form to view your download history, including all cancelled items. 
• Restart downloads from your download history. 
• Open downloaded files with associated app. 

COMMUNICATIVE
• During downloading the app icon shows a badge with the number of unfinished downloads.
• While downloading you can close the main form and let the download manager run in the background. 
• When all downloads are complete, you will see a Notification Center banner. 
• Extended web based Help system to get started.

STATE OF THE ART
• Supports HTTP, HTTPS and FTP protocols.
• Support for password protected HTTP and HTTPS downloads. 
• Full screen and Split screen support. 
• Full support for Retina displays. 
• Support for Dark Mode and Touch Bar.

NETWORK MONITOR ADD-ON
The unique Network Monitor Add-on is an extension to Download Buddy that can be purchased within the app as an In-app purchase.
• Network Monitor tracks the location and other metadata of the public IP address of your Internet connection.
• If you use a VPN connection, then Network Monitor will track the operational status of your VPN.
• Network Monitor automatically stops all downloads when your network status or the connection metadata indicates a non-working VPN connection.
• Includes a Setup Assistant that let you configure Network Monitor with a few simple steps.

SUPPORT 
Please contact the developer when you encounter problems with the app or with the In-app purchase. Use the Help menu items of the app or browse to https://betamagic.nl/support/downloadbuddy/help.html. 

If you have something good to say about Download Buddy, please share it with others by writing a review on the Mac App Store.

NOTE
The Network Monitor Add-on monitors the operational status of your VPN connection, based on system events and empirical data.

• The Network Monitor Add-on does not include a VPN service.
• The reliability of the Network Monitor Add-on depends on a correct configuration.
• The Network Monitor Add-on is not able to check whether your connection is encrypted or not.
• The Network Monitor Add-on is not able to detect IPv6 and DNS leaks.
• Download Buddy cannot be used to download YouTube videos embedded in HTML pages.

What’s New

Version 1.11

• Apple Silicon support.
• New app icon.
• New toolbar icons when using macOS 12 or newer.
• Option to use the classic round icon in the Dock.

Ratings and Reviews

3.3 out of 5
4 Ratings

4 Ratings

Abhinav Manchanda ,

Not suitable for flaky internet connections

The whole purpose behind downloading this application was to deal with a faulty router, and to resume the download even if the connection drops for a while. This application cancels the download after a couple of retries. In that case, why even install this app? I’d rather use Google Chrome’s default downloader, which has the same problem.

Developer Response ,

Please adjust setting 'Maximum retries after time-out' to a higher value (for example 100) to prevent cancelling of downloads with bad internet connections.

jdjeet ,

Doesn’t really boosts download speed.

This is merely a replacement of what default download does. Nothing quite good about it. Even you have to copy the download url to its dashboard.

Developer Response ,

The default download manager of Safari doesn't limit the number of concurrent downloads and doesn't support automatic resume in the same way as Download Buddy. You can easily add downloads to Download Buddy by using the 'Add to Download Buddy' service menu, supported without plugins in all major browsers.

App Privacy

The developer, Ron Elemans, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.

Data Not Collected

The developer does not collect any data from this app.

Privacy practices may vary based on, for example, the features you use or your age. Learn More

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