Leech: download manager

Leech is a download manager from Many Tricks that seems to take a "less is more" approach to controlling downloads. With the newly released version 1.1 it integrates with Safari, Camino, and OmniWeb via a SIMBL plugin (or, as some insist, hack), allowing it to take over downloads from any of those browsers. In addition to pausing and resuming downloads, Leech also features a rule based system that allows you to control what happens to files once they're downloaded, filing them to different folders or opening them in different applications according to file type. It also features drag and drop of URLs onto its Dock icon, Keychain integration, and a full searchable history menu.

Leech is €9.95 (~$15) and a demo is available. Registered users of other download managers can get a 30% off coupon.

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Peter Maurer

Oskar Krawczyk: Did you install the Browser Integration component from Leech's "Leech" menu and restart Safari? If so, something's wrong; and I'd be happy to try and work this out via mail.

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Regarding Firefox support: Firefox is a Carbon application, so we can't use the same mechanism we're using for those other browsers to interface with Firefox.

I do plan on having a look at Firefox's plug-in interface, though, but I'm completely new to this, as I, personally, have always preferred Camino to Firefox in terms of Gecko browsers. So if anyone who knows a thing or two about Firefox is willing to talk to me about this, please contact me via mail. Thanks!

May 18 2008 at 12:00 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Jason

No Firefox support? Come on!

I own Speed Download but never use it. I love FlashGot + cURL. There's no download interface one the downloads start but it's very lightweight. I can run 30+ downloads in the background and I hardly even notice.

May 17 2008 at 6:39 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Rae

I'll be sticking w/ Firefox + downThemAll.

May 17 2008 at 6:21 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Oskar Krawczyk

No love for Safari 3.1.1 - clicking download always launches Safari's native downloader, ergo the "Integrate with browser" doesn't do much.

May 17 2008 at 5:06 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

James Loper

what is the friggin point of these dumb download managers?

they don't do anything more than what safari, firefox, opera already do just fine. maybe you didnt know that theres already a pause button in safari. and you can set it to automatically open "safe" files, as well as set whatever folder you want it to download to.

May 17 2008 at 3:14 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

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Chris

Not compatible with Firefox?

Not compatible with me.

May 17 2008 at 1:49 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Daneel

I already have a copy of Speed Download. Does Leech do anything that SD doesn't ? Or is it at least lighter or quicker ?

Basically, are there any advantages over SD ?

May 17 2008 at 1:38 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply