jDownloader
{{Short description|Computer software}}
{{Self-published|article|date=February 2014}}
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{{Infobox software
| name = JDownloader
| logo = Jdownloader.png
| logo size = 48px
| screenshot = Jdownloader 0.8.png
| screenshot size = 250px
| caption = JDownloader running on a Windows device
| developer = [http://www.wemakeyourappwork.com/ Appwork GmbH]
| released =
| latest release version = {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q1278252|P348|P548=Q2804309}}
| latest release date = {{wikidata|qualifier|preferred|single|Q1278252|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}
| latest preview version = {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q1278252|P348|P548=Q51930650}}
| latest preview date = {{wikidata|qualifier|preferred|single|Q1278252|P348|P548=Q51930650|P577}}
| programming language = Java
| operating system = Microsoft Windows, Linux, Mac OS
| platform = Java Platform, Standard Edition
| language =
| genre = Download manager
| license = GNU GPLv3 (but partly closed-source{{cite web|url=https://board.jdownloader.org/showthread.php?p=517795#post517795 |title=JDownloader Source Code – Missing Plugins |publisher=JDownloader Community |access-date=2023-03-21}})
| website = {{URL|http://www.jdownloader.org}}
}}
JDownloader is a donationware download manager, written in Java, which allows automatic download of groups of files from one-click hosting sites. JDownloader supports the use of premium accounts.{{cite web |url=http://jdownloader.org/home/index?s=lng_en/ |title=JDownloader official documentation|date=2008-01-18 |access-date=2009-12-10}} Some parts of the code are open-source. As a popular software tool used in Europe, in December 2009 the program's website was in the top 1000 visited websites of Spain.{{cite web|url=http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/jdownloader.org|title=jdownloader.org|access-date=2009-12-25|year=2009|work=Alexa|archive-date=14 February 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100214113925/http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/jdownloader.org|url-status=dead}} German online magazine Chip.de designated it "newcomer of the year" in 2009, after it ranked among the top 50 most downloaded applications, with over half a million downloads in a year.{{in lang|de}} Michael Humpa (2 January 2010), [http://www.chip.de/artikel/Die-beliebtesten-Downloads-des-Jahres_12836691.html Download-Charts 2009] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171210234524/http://www.chip.de/artikel/Die-beliebtesten-Downloads-des-Jahres_12836691.html |date=10 December 2017 }}, [http://www.chip.de/bildergalerie/Top-100-Download-Charts-2009-Galerie_39387395.html 50. Platz: JDownloader 588.896 Downloads] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170922162704/http://www.chip.de/bildergalerie/Top-100-Download-Charts-2009-Galerie_39387395.html |date=22 September 2017 }} Chip.de
In 2011, JDownloader was superseded by its successor, JDownloader 2. While support for the original JDownloader still exists on forums, the official site only lists JDownloader 2.
During mid-2012, there were complaints that JDownloader's installer added adware without the user's consent.{{cite web |url=http://board.jdownloader.org/showthread.php?t=44832 |title=JD Community – Jdownloader installer contains Adware |date=2012-12-23 |access-date=2013-02-25}} The JDownloader installation contains adware according to several sources, including the developer's own forums.{{Cite web|url=https://forums.majorgeeks.com/threads/jdownloader-being-flagged-as-malware.275185/|title=JDownloader being flagged as malware|website=MajorGeeks.Com Support Forums}}{{Cite web|url=https://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?68230-Manual-Removal-Guide-for-JDownloader|title=Manual Removal Guide for JDownloader|website=forums.spybot.info}} There were further complaints mid-2014. In response a link to the non-adware version was made available but only in a [https://board.jdownloader.org/showthread.php?t=54725 forum post].
In June 2013, JDownloader's ability to download copyrighted and protected RTMPE streams was considered illegal by a German court. This feature was never provided in an official build, but was supported by a few nightly builds.{{cite web|url=http://torrentfreak.com/jdownloader-court-ruling-worries-open-source-software-developers-130622/ |title=JDownloader Court Ruling Worries Open Source Software Developers |publisher=TorrentFreak |access-date=2013-07-08}}
License
Features
{{Primary sources|section|date=October 2012}}
Specified features:{{cite web |url=http://jdownloader.org/home/features|title=Jdownloader official documentation|date=2009-10-12 |access-date=2009-12-10}}
- Runs under various operating systems (Microsoft Windows, Linux, Mac, etc.), and Java 1.5 or higher
- Can download several files simultaneously, over several connections
- Can automatically solve some CAPTCHAs with its own OCR module (JAntiCaptcha)
- Automatic extractor (including password list search) for RAR archives
- Decrypt RSDF, CCF and DLC Container files
- About 300 decrypt plugins for many services. For example, sj.org, UCMS, WordPress, and RLSLog.
- Supports "hoster plugins" for downloading from e.g. a specific one-click hoster (1230 {{As of|2014|lc=y}})
- Can automatically acquire a new IP address to save waiting time with hosts which limit downloads to one address (1400 routers supported)
- Integrated package manager for additional modules (e.g., Web interface, Shutdown)
- Theme support
- Multilingual
The user-specified download links are split into packages to enable individual pausing and continuing of downloads. The program can be configured to unpack split RAR archives automatically after all parts have been downloaded.
JDownloader supports "waiting time" and CAPTCHA recognition on many file hosting sites, enabling batch downloads without user input.{{cite web |url=http://wiki.jdownloader.org/knowledge/wiki/start |title=JDownloader official documentation |date=2008-09-28 |publisher=jdownloader.org |access-date=2008-12-10}} Premium users of one-click-host sites can use multiple connections per downloaded file, which increases download speed in most cases. It also supports Metalink, a format for listing multiple mirrors. Software updates and minor patches are released frequently; by default JDownloader updates itself upon initialization. {{As of|2014}} JDownloader uses a continuous deployment system where modifications to the program code (e.g. adapting a plugin to changes in a download site's HTTP API) can be released within minutes.Thomas Rechenmacher. [http://osr.cs.fau.de/2014/04/28/final-thesis-the-jdownloader-continuous-deployment-immune-system/ The JDownloader Continuous Deployment Immune System]. Diploma thesis, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg: 2014. For the beta version, frequently occurring errors in plugins are detected via automated error reports (leaving out some privacy-sensitive data including the user's IP address and the name of the downloaded file).
See also
References
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Further reading
- {{in lang|de}} [https://archive.today/20130125035518/http://www.gulli.com/news/jdownloader-one-click-hoster-f-2009-08-29 JDownloader: One-Click-Hoster für jedermann], gulli.com, 29 Aug 2009, (interview with one of the developers)
- {{in lang|es}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20110531161511/http://www.eldiariocba.com.ar/noticias/nota.asp?nid=7752 JDownloader: un Ares para Rapidshare], El Diario del Centro del País, 12 Feb 2009
External links
- {{Official website}}
{{Download managers}}
Category:Free application software
Category:Free software programmed in Java (programming language)