DownThemAll is a download manager

Download manager

A download manager is a computer program dedicated to the task of downloading possibly unrelated stand-alone files from the Internet for storage...

/accelerator extension for Mozilla Firefox

Mozilla Firefox

Mozilla Firefox is a free and open source web browser descended from the Mozilla Application Suite and managed by Mozilla Corporation. , Firefox is the second most widely used browser, with approximately 25% of worldwide usage share of web browsers...

, licensed under the GPL. It can pause and restart supporting downloads at any time, without losing data, and enables users to download all the links, images or embedded object contained in a webpage. Both HTTP and FTP protocols are supported.

Multi-part downloading

One of the main features of DownThemAll is the capability for multi-part download. This feature is similar to features in GetRight

GetRight

GetRight is a shareware download manager developed by Headlight Software.-Features:GetRight is able to pause and resume downloads, download from multiple servers to speed up download time , scheduling the starting and stopping of downloads and shutting off the computer or disconnecting the modem...

 and Download Accelerator Plus

Download Accelerator Plus

Download Accelerator Plus is a download manager for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X. It uses multipart download to increase speeds, creating multiple connections of different file segments to speed up downloads. Download Accelerator Plus works by splitting files into smaller pieces and...

. When enabled, this allows the user to download the file in pieces, then combining the pieces after a completed download; thus increasing the download speed when connected to a slow server. 1.0b1 adds Metalink

Metalink

Metalink is a cross-platform and cross-application Internet standard/framework/file format for programs that download, including download managers, BitTorrent clients, Web browsers, FTP clients, and P2P programs...

 support which allows multiple URLs for each file to be passed to DTA, along with checksums and other information.

Download filtering

When extracting links from a page, the user may choose to download only specific files (for example: all pdfs) using wildcard

Wildcard character

-Telecommunication:In telecommunications, a wildcard character is a character that may be substituted for any of a defined subset of all possible characters....

 or regular expression

Regular expression

In computing, a regular expression provides a concise and flexible means for "matching" strings of text, such as particular characters, words, or patterns of characters. Abbreviations for "regular expression" include "regex" and "regexp"...

 inclusive filters.

See also

• List of download managers
• Comparison of download managers
  Comparison of download managers
  List of notable download managers. A download manager is a computer program dedicated to the task of downloading possibly unrelated stand-alone files from the Internet for storage.- General information :...