It can make an enormous difference on HTTP/FTP, and it is a good torrent client too. The Swiss army knife of faster downloadīitComet is an excellent program that can cover all our needs for faster download. In both cases, "Remember my choice" will associate BitComet with magnet links. If the protocol isn't already associated with another torrent client, Chrome will ask to launch BitComet with a relatively complicated "External Protocol Request".įirefox keeps it much simpler with the "Launch Application" dialog. Of course, we can just click on the magnet link. If BitComet was already running, copying the magnet link from the tracker will immediately add the file. torrent files during the installation.Īpart from downloading and running torrent files, we can also add magnet links. Torrent DownloadĪs a torrent Client, BitComet will associate with. If the server is slow or overloaded, no download accelerator can do much about the speed. Naturally, having a faster download depends on the server's capabilities too. At 1851kB/s, the average download speed was definitely at the upper limit of our 18Mbps connection's capabilities. The results with BitComet were impressive. Here we will find full details about the connections, the speed, the time elapsed and the time remaining. Some links use JavaScript for the download, and those won't download with copy-paste.ĭuring the download, we can select the file and choose the "Summary" tab. Of course, for this method to work we need to copy a link to an actual file. BitComet is constantly scanning the Windows clipboard for download links, regardless of the browser integration. If BitComet was already running, copying the address will immediately add the file. and then launch BitComet and click on the "HTTP" icon and paste the URL. We just need to right-click the download link, select "Copy link address". When we need to grab a large file, we can copy and paste the download link to BitComet. If we don't usually download large files through the browser, we don't need the browser integration. To bypass BitComet altogether, for any link, we just right-click and select "Save link as.". In such cases, we can cancel the browser download and click on the "Download now" link for BitComet to engage. These type of downloads will automatically start at the browser. Mind you that this method won't work for downloads that start automatically with a few seconds delay. Or we can just add it paused to BitComet, for a later download.
Now, when clicking on a file link, the download will start with BitComet. We can choose to download the file here and now. We must restart the browser for the add-on to activate. We check the "Allow this installation" and press "Continue".
0 kommentar(er)
