Axel
Lightweight command-line download accelerator that fetches one file over several connections at once.
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Package managers
- Homebrew
brew install axel
About Axel
Axel tries to speed up downloads by opening multiple connections for a single file and downloading the parts in parallel. It runs in the terminal and is meant as a small, fast alternative to plain single-connection download commands.
The source includes compatibility code for BSD and Android, and it is built with the usual configure and make steps. It suits people who script downloads or work on servers and want parallel transfers without a graphical manager.
Strengths
- Multiple connections per file for faster downloads
- Small and lightweight
- Works well in scripts and on servers
Limitations
- Command line only, no graphical interface
- No browser integration
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree and open source.
- License
- Open source, license not stated
- Developer
- The Axel contributors
- Platforms
- Linux, Command line
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Account
- Not required
- Best suited for
- Faster file downloads from the terminal or in scripts
- Categories
- CLI tools, Download managers
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
Alternatives to Axel
Compare allSoftware that can replace Axel for an important use case, and what changes if you switch.
aria2
A command line downloader that pulls one file from several sources at once, including a torrent and a mirror together.
aria2 also runs from the command line and adds BitTorrent, Metalink checksums, multiple sources per file and a JSON-RPC daemon, with builds for Windows, macOS, Linux and Android.
GNU Wget2
Successor to Wget with HTTP/2, parallel connections and compression.
GNU Wget2 offers parallel connections and HTTP/2 from the command line and adds recursive mirroring, while keeping Wget's options, although some Wget options are missing.
GNU Wget
A non-interactive command-line tool for retrieving files over HTTP, HTTPS, FTP and FTPS.
GNU Wget adds resume, recursive mirroring and Windows and macOS support, but it fetches a file over one connection rather than several at once.
Similar software
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Persepolis
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Brisk
Open-source desktop download manager for Windows, macOS and Linux with multi-connection acceleration.
gallery-dl
A command-line program that downloads image galleries and collections from many image hosting sites.
AB Download Manager
Open source desktop download manager with multi-connection downloads, queues, a scheduler and browser extensions.
