WackGet Portable 1.2.4 has been released. WackGet is a simple download manager with queue, clipboard paste, queue saving and proxy support. It's packaged in PortableApps.com Format so it can easily integrate with the PortableApps.com Platform. And it's open source and completely free.
Update automatically or install from the portable app store in the PortableApps.com Platform.
Features
WackGet is a simple, lightweight download manager. It has a queue of files to download to the directory you select. The directory is made portable by the included PortableApps.com Launcher. It has support for pasting URLs in from the clipboard as well as loading and saving download queues. Manual proxy support is also included.
WackGet's original developer, MillWeed, is no longer online. trog and Mammoth Media contributed to getting it working on Windows Vista, 7 and 8. PortableApps.com updated the GUI for modern Windows and made it portable.
PortableApps.com Installer / PortableApps.com Format
WackGet Portable is packaged in a PortableApps.com Installer so it will automatically detect an existing PortableApps.com installation when your drive is plugged in. It supports upgrades by installing right over an existing copy, preserving all settings. And it's in PortableApps.com Format, so it automatically works with the PortableApps.com Platform including the Menu and Backup Utility.
Download
WackGet Portable is available for immediate download from the WackGet Portable homepage. Get it today!
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Comments
Downloading Ubuntu...
..nice
Thanks for the new app, John. Sounds like a bit of work.
Welcome
You're welcome
Most of the work was from trog and Mammoth. I just packaged it up and updated some minor bits. It's one we used to have as a Dev Test way back but didn't work in Vista and up, so now that it does, I figured I'd bring it back. It fits the minimalist download manager niche nicely.
I rebuilt the binaries with
I rebuilt the binaries with MSVC 2010 SP1, statically linked so no need for the runtime. I added a manifest file for proper visual styles.
Source and binaries here:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3607425/wackget-1.2.4-Mammoth.7z
Next thing would be to rebuild wget, but I lost the patch for that and I'm too lazy to do it now, maybe in the future.
Difference?
What would this add that isn't already in the released version?
Proper visual styles.
Proper visual styles.
Already There
The packaged portable release already has them. I tested under Windows XP, Vista and 7 and they work as expected. Note that they are not in the Mammoth release, but they are in ours.
I don't remember having it
I don't remember having it but anyway. Whatever, it's your decision, I simply offered a proper package without hacking the resources.
Installer Problem
PortableApps Installer creating problem.