XAMPP

A simple local server toolkit for Windows

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Softplanet

Download Manager

The Download Manager downloads the app quickly and securely via Softplanet´s high-speed server, so that a trustworthy origin is ensured.

In addition to virus scans, our editors manually check each download for you.

Advantages of the Download Manager:

Malware protection informs you if your download has installed additional unwanted software.
Discover additional software: Test new software that are waiting to be discovered in the downloader.
With us you have the choice to accept or skip additional software installs.