Axel tries to accelerate HTTP/FTP downloading process by using multiple connections for one file. It can use multiple mirrors for a download. Axel has no dependencies and is lightweight, so it might be useful as a wget clone on byte-critical systems.

• Development Status: 4 - Beta, 5 - Production/Stable
• Environment: Console (Text Based), KDE
• Intended Audience: Developers, End Users/Desktop, System Administrators
• License: GNU General Public License (GPL)
• Operating System: MacOS, BSD, Linux
• Programming Language: C, Python
• Topic: K Desktop Environment (KDE), File Transfer Protocol (FTP), WWW/HTTP