GetRight is a
shareware
Shareware is a type of proprietary software that is initially shared by the owner for trial use at little or no cost. Often the software has limited functionality or incomplete documentation until the user sends payment to the software developer ...
download manager developed by Michael Burford. Burford's company, Headlight Software, first published the program in 1997. At the time of its release, one of GetRight's defining features was its ability to resume an interrupted
download.
Download manager
GetRight is able to pause and resume downloads, download from multiple servers to speed up download time (segmented file transfer), scheduling the starting and stopping of downloads and shutting off the computer or disconnecting the modem when the downloads have finished. It is also able to integrate with Microsoft's
Internet Explorer, and
Mozilla Firefox
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with the
FlashGot extension. It features support for the
BitTorrent protocol,
Metalink, and
podcast support, along with built-in verification
MD5 and
SHA-1 checksums. In its time it was a well known download manager.
Version 6 is available in two license modes: Standard and Pro. "Standard" is the continuation of previous versions, while "Pro" contains new features like: upload capability, using scripts for programming its tasks, a simple web server (called "Web Access"), ability to act as a proxy server or work in a Client/Server mode when using two or more computers in a network.
See also
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Comparison of download managers
References
External links
GetRight Official Website
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1997 software
Download managers
BitTorrent clients
Windows-only shareware