Play songs and videos while they download
There are few things more annoying than waiting for a large video file to download and then realising you have got the wrong one. The latest free version of Download Accelerator Plus helps you avoid this problem by using its Video Preview feature.
This new tool in the download manager, which is compatible with all the main browsers, lets you play video and audio files while they’re still downloading to avoid wasting valuable minutes.
It also saves time by letting you download in one click from file-hosting sites including MediaFire and RapidShare.
It also has a Link Checker tool that makes sure download links are valid. Just make sure you untick the options for any unwanted changes and extras during installation.
Convert videos to the smallest format
The brilliant Firefox add-on DownloadHelper makes grabbing videos from YouTube much faster than other similar tools, because it lets you choose different file formats and resolutions. Obviously, the smaller the file, the faster it will download, which means you can sacrifice picture quality for speed.
Share videos with friends in seconds
Video files are often too large to send by email, but uploading them to a file-sharing service for the recipient to download can be a hassle, To make things faster, you can send and receive videos using the marvellous free service Share. Powered by BitTorrent, this tool lets you easily share HD videos, high-resolution photos and other big files. Just sign up for an account, select the files to share and invite people to download them via email or Facebook. The more people who access your videos, the faster the files download.
Upload and download videos instantly
Ge.tt is a fantastic free alternative to Dropbox that lets you upload and download large files such as videos at lightning-fast speeds. For example, a 150MB video file takes just one second either way.
Simply visit the website, click ‘Upload files’ and select the file, or drag and drop it onto the button. You can then share the link by email or on Facebook, Twitter or Google+, and other people can start downloading it even before it’s finished uploading.
You don’t need to register to use the service, but you’ll get 2GB of free online storage if you do.
If you use Gmail or Outlook you can send massive files by email using the new Chrome add-ons Ge.tt on Gmail and Ge.tt on Outlook.com.
Download every song from a web page
Rather than clicking the individual download links on an MP3-packed web page, you can save time by grabbing all the tracks at once. The amazing Firefox add-on DownThemAll lets you download multiple files in a jiffy simply by right- clicking the page and choosing ‘DownThemAll!’.
To make sure you only get music, click Filters and select the ‘Audio (mp3, wav,-)’ option, before you click Start. Alternatively, if you want to grab photos or videos, select those filtering options. Once you have set up your default download folder and other preferences, you can speed things up in future by choosing ‘dTA OneClick’ from the right-click menu.
If you use Chrome, you can download everything from a web page at once using Download Master. Although this add-on isn’t as sophisticated as DownThemAll, the latest version lets you filter links to grab only MP3s (as well as JPEGs, GlFs and PNG files).
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