I reviewed Folx back in mid-2011, and found it to be quite good as far as Internet downloaders go.
If you’re not familiar with Folx or Internet download managers, I encourage you to read the previously linked review. It’ll give you an excellent idea of what Folx can do.
While ISPs have offered faster and faster broadband download speeds, the number of files we download, and their overall size has grown much faster. That’s where Folx comes in.
Folx speeds up your downloads by intercepting the download from Safari, Chrome or Firefox, and splitting the download into multiple threads (sort of like downloading the file in pieces from multiple computers and joining them together at the end). The larger the file, the greater the speed increase you’ll likely see; and you’ll also see speed increases when downloading lots of smaller files at the same time.
Folx 3 improves upon the previous versions in several ways. The most obvious is an improved user interface. Previous versions looked like a cheap port of a Windows application. Folx 3 looks much more at home on the Mac. It also added support for Firefox and Retina display Macs, which were lacking in the past. (more…)
If you find yourself having to download large files from the Internet on a regular basis, you’ve probably been frustrated with the fact that browsers tend to come to a crawl when downloading them, and downloading more than one can slow your entire system. And if you’re like me, your download folder can become quite unruly with so many files piling up. I sometimes look at the list of files and wonder what some of them even are.