RapidShare is one of most widely used popular online file sharing hosting millions of files for downloading, uploaded by users around the world. Most of the user uses free rapidshare account which has various limitations like low bandwidth, difficult captcha, upload limit etc.

Over a period rapidshare has lost its reputation because of this limitation on free account. But still the number of files uploaded on Rapidshare is more then any other online file sharing website. One issue which users faces while downloading files from rapidshare is wait time and there is no automated program for downloading set of rapidshare files.

There are many applications that help us download files from Rapid Share. Here, I am discussing about the best that i have experienced so far. 

1 - Rapidshare Plus:

Rapidshare plus lets you to download queue of rapidshare files automatically by just providing rapidshare links. You just need to add download file Rapidshare links to Rapidshare Plus and rest of the downloading task will be done by Rapidshare Plus. Rapidshare Plus is sort of Rapidshare Download manager for Free Account Users.

Features of Automatic Rapidshare File downloader Rapidshare plus

1) You can Add/Delete any number of Download File Links

2) You can Add Proxy server setting

3) Start or Stop Download Process (No Resume Option yet available)

4) Displays file download progress and over progress bar

5) Time Remaining and Time elapsed

6) Current Download Speed

If you are accessing your internet through a proxy, also your proxy needs authentication, then, rapid share plus wont work for you. Till Now (version 4.0) there is no provision for setting up proxy. Rapid share plus will just take your Internet connection settings from your internet explorer. 

2- Raptor:

"Raptor - is manager of a well-known file-Rapidshare."

This is another software just as what i have discussed in rapid share plus. There is no need to follow links, look for the correct button, wait to download parts. Just add to the list of all references and indicate where to save files, everything else Raptor make yourself!.

Note that, here there is a option for Proxy settings.

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In version 1.xx i had experienced some DotNet Error... This wont close the application, but a pop up error message will often be displayed saying so so so... But u can download by just clicking on the "continue" button.

Step By Step Instructions On How To Install And Setup Raptor 


3 - Rapidshare Auto Downloader

A software for automatic download of rapidshare.com links for free users Rapidshare Auto Downloader is a handy automatic downloader for rapidshare.com users. Here are some key features of "Rapidshare Auto Downloader":

· Download a group of links from rapidshare (one by one).

· Download incomplete downloads until all links are downloaded.

· Autoshutdown feature

· Load and save the download list.

· Check for new versions automatically.

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