DownThemAll: new version works in Firefox 3

Helpful Firefox download-manager addon DownThemAll (DTA) recently released a long awaited version 1.0 which now works in Firefox 3. In addition to being faster and more stable, DTA also now supports Link Fingerprints and metalink.

Link Fingerprints are basically a way to embed download information in the download's URL. For example, a download's checksum could be embedded directly into the URL so that the download client could automatically verify the downloaded file (which is especially useful when using something like DTA which opens multiple connections to speed up the transfer).

Metalink is a way to embed additional locations into a download link. The locations could point to mirrors (in case the original download link is unavailable), or they could point to OS and language-specific packages.

DTA attempts to increase the speed of downloads by opening multiple separate downloads to the same source. When the individual downloads are complete, DTA combines the pieces into the expected file.

[Via Mashable]

Tags: download manager, DownloadManager, downloads, firefox, freeware