SD-Manager

SD-Manager is a tiny Java-based software application that enables you to download files from the Internet and save them to your local drive.

It doesn't come packed with complicated options or configuration parameters, making it accessible to all types of users, regardless of their previous level of experienced with download manager.

Provided that you have Java installed on your PC, you don't need to set up anything else. You can just drop the program files to a custom location on the disk and just click the .jar file to launch SD-Manager, as well as save it to a pen drive to directly run it on any computer with minimum effort. Unlike most installers, it doesn't modify Windows registry settings, so it doesn't increase the risk of OS stability issues.

The GUI is represented by a small window with a clear-cut structure that provides direct access to all available options. You can type or paste a link, specify the output directory on the hard drive, and download the file with one click.

During this time, you can check out its URL, progress, speed, size and status. You can either wait for the downloading job to finish, pause it to temporarily allocate system resources to another app, or indicate new downloading jobs to run simultaneously.

Once it's over, you can open the target's location on the disk without leaving SD-Manager's interface, as well as remove completed tasks from the queue. The software application also lets you save the entire download list to file and load it at a more convenient time to resume the jobs.

We haven't come across any stability issues in our tests, thanks to the fact that SD-Manager didn't hang, crash or show error notifications. It had a good response time, carried out downloading jobs in reasonable time, and remained light on system resources.

Although it's not the most feature-rich download manager we've seen, SD-Manager is simple to use and gets the job done. Besides, it doesn't need installation apart from Java.