GetRight
Hacker ApprovedThe most recommended of 3 download managers
Windows download manager that resumes downloads cut off mid-way and can redial a dropped dial-up connection, remembered fondly from the dial-up era.
Windows download manager that resumes downloads cut off mid-way and can redial a dropped dial-up connection, remembered fondly from the dial-up era.
10 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 10
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it carries the badge
- 10 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Resumes downloads dropped mid-way
“It blew my mind that someone had made an app that could fix Internet Explorer dropping downloads mid-way through”
Comment from 27 May 2026 in “Show HN: Rapel – chunked resumable downloads in unstable networks” “You could set it up to automatically re-dial your ISP if you got disconnected halfway through a download.”
Comment from 13 Oct 2026 in “Making big downloads resumable in Firefox” Redials dial-up connection automatically
“it had a schedular so the computer could automatically dial after everyone was in bed and gracefully disconnect”
Comment from 13 Oct 2026 in “Making big downloads resumable in Firefox” “You could set it up to automatically re-dial your ISP if you got disconnected halfway through a download.”
Comment from 13 Oct 2026 in “Making big downloads resumable in Firefox” Highly rated and essential
“that's why it got the highest rating of five cows on Tucows”
Comment from 13 Oct 2026 in “Making big downloads resumable in Firefox” “It was essential and so great!”
Comment from 12 Oct 2026 in “Making big downloads resumable in Firefox”
Other download managers people recommend
The two most recommended other download managers, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GetRightThis page | 10 | 0 | 100% | 4 | — | Approved |
| aria2 | 9 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
| JDownloader | 6 | 9 | 40% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
All 10 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“that's why it got the highest rating of five cows on Tucows”
“GetRight also integrated with browsers, so clicking a link went straight to GetRight.”
“it had a schedular so the computer could automatically dial after everyone was in bed and gracefully disconnect”
“You could set it up to automatically re-dial your ISP if you got disconnected halfway through a download.”
“it hasn't been updated since Windows 7? The page is a warp zone to 2010.”
“It was essential and so great!”
“you're right, it really was”
“GetRight was a fucking lifesaver when I was stuck on a 28.8k dial up connection”
“It blew my mind that someone had made an app that could fix Internet Explorer dropping downloads mid-way through”
“made possible by using GetRight”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.