Orbit Downloader improves your Internet connection not only by making it faster and more reliable, but also by providing you with a more comfortable way to download Youtube videos, streaming content and even files from free hosting sites. It hardly uses any system resources and is perfectly embedded into your favourite web browser.

Though many Flickr users seem to be against the presence of videos on the popular photo sharing site the truth is that you can already find a bunch of short movies of all kinds. Now the question is whether there is a way to download them to your hard drive, and the answer is yes, though you need to install Orbit Downloader first.

For those of you who don't know this program, Orbit Downloader is an excellent download manager that handles all your downloads in an easy, convenient interface and is compatible with all main browsers. So once you have Orbit Downloader on your PC, browse to the Flickr video you want to download and you'll see a tiny gray arrow on its right top corner.

Click it and you'll launch Grab++, Orbit's grabbing utility. You may be asked to refresh the page - for Grab++ to get all the downloadable elements available on the webpage - so simply press F5 on your browser and go back to Grab++.

Now look for the video on the list. It's easy to spot: it's an FLV file and it's probably the largest in size. Select it, click on "Download" and it's all yours. Just make sure that the video is actually playing on Flickr (otherwise you'll get an error message in Orbit) and that you have an FLV player to watch the video once it's on your system.

Softonic is all about downloading so it's natural that we should pick out the quickest, safest and sleekest download managers for you. What you're looking for in a download manager is a program that will automate the process, relieve bandwidth usage and organize how files are being downloaded.

Most of the apps we cover here offer features like download scheduling, automatic disconnect after download, batch downloading and speed optimization. If you tend to install lots of new programs, games or videos and music it's probably a good idea to set one up on your PC.

1. Flashget - The fastest of all download managers
2. Download Accelerator Plus - Squeezes the best out of your Internet connection
3. Internet Download Manager - Works with all major browsers
4. Orbit Downloader - A light application based on P2P technology
5. Free Download Manager - A free and solid all around download application
6. GigaGet - Uses Net Grid technology to increase download speeds 7 to 10 times
7. Website Ripper Copier - Automatically download all content from a web page
8. WebZIP - Collect web content to browse it offline
9. GetRight - Compact but fitted with all the necessary download features