{"id":3976,"date":"2016-04-13T00:34:10","date_gmt":"2016-04-13T07:34:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/manytricks.com\/blog\/?p=3976"},"modified":"2016-04-13T00:34:10","modified_gmt":"2016-04-13T07:34:10","slug":"leech-turns-threeversion-three-that-is","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/manytricks.com\/blog\/?p=3976","title":{"rendered":"Leech turns three\u2026version three, that is"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Say hello to <a href=\"\/leech\">Leech 3<\/a>, a major update to our easy-to-use download manager. You can <a href=\"\/download\/leech\">download a free trial<\/a> to take it for a test drive right now.<\/p>\n<p>We took what was good in Leech\u2014simple UI, powerful rules, long-term history, etc.\u2014and added lots of good stuff that our users have requested:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Accelerate downloads<\/b>: Open simultaneous connections\u2014to servers that support this feature\u2014to speed up downloads.<\/li>\n<li><b>Limit bandwidth<\/b>: If you don&#8217;t want Leech to use all your bandwidth, don&#8217;t worry; you can tell it how much bandwidth to use.<\/li>\n<li><b>Schedule downloads<\/b>: Set a schedule for Leech to start and stop its operations, so you can download overnight, for instance.<\/li>\n<li><b>Multiple run modes<\/b>: Leech can run in your Dock, in your menu bar, or in a new hybrid mode where it&#8217;s in both spots at once.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Head on over to the <a href=\"\/leech\">Leech product page<\/a> to read all about this goodness, and more (like auto-sorting downloads into dated folders, for example).<\/p>\n<p><!--\n\n<div align=\"center\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/leech\/images\/leech_final.png\" width=\"555\">\n<\/div>\n\n--><\/p>\n<h3>Purchasing Leech 3<\/h3>\n<p>Leech 3 is available now for $6 \u2026\u00a0oh, right, nearly forgot this tidbit: it&#8217;s available <a href=\"\/buy\/leech3\">directly from us<\/a>, of course, or for the first time ever, <a href=\"\/buy\/appstore\/leech3\">in the Mac App Store<\/a>. The two versions are functionally identical, though the App Store version is (as required) sandboxed.<\/p>\n<p>Note that anyone who purchased Leech 2 after November 1st, 2015 already has a Leech 3 license; check for upgrades within the app, and you&#8217;ll be up and running with a fully licensed copy of Leech 3.<\/p>\n<p>Leech 2 owners: Typically, you&#8217;d expect to be eligible for upgrade pricing as an existing owner. In this case, given the app&#8217;s very low price, we decided against offering Leech 3 upgrade pricing. This is <b>not<\/b> a general change in our business practices, just the realities of offering a fully-featured app at a low price point.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Say hello to Leech 3, a major update to our easy-to-use download manager. You can download a free trial to take it for a test drive right now. 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