ItSucks system requirements:

Java JRE 1.6 or better.
min. 256 MB RAM

Version 0.4.1 is released

2010-05-30

This release contains improved link search patterns and improved handling of encoded links. (special thank to Vaiko)

Detailed changelog can be found here: ChangeLog 0.4.1

Version 0.4.0 is released

2009-11-26

This release contains a complete rewrite of the resume logic. Resuming can be disabled over the GUI.
New is also the support for referrals. Many sites use them to ensure you are not using deeplinks. (They can be disabled over the GUI though.)
Also a issue is fixed with parameters in redirects (403). (Bug 2680409, thanks for the detailed bug report)

Other changes:
  • Switched to JAXB 2.0
  • Updated Maven configuration (2.2)
  • Refactoring HttpRetriever Interface
  • Build source jars

Detailed changelog can be found here: ChangeLog 0.4.0

Version 0.3.1 is released

2008-08-29

Fixed VM Version check.

Detailed changelog can be found here: ChangeLog 0.3.1

Version 0.3.0 is released

2008-08-01

This release is finally a stable one. :-)
It includes major memory usage improvements both in GUI and Console mode.
Console mode now use less memory than the GUI mode.

Detailed changelog can be found here: ChangeLog 0.3.0

Version 0.3.0-pre7 is released

2008-05-25

This release contains a large rebuild of the GUI. It also adds cookie and authentication support.

  • Added online help. (Press F1 to access)
  • Job Configuration is now structured as a tree instead of tabs.
  • Added http authentication support
  • Added cookie support
  • Added GZip compression support

Detailed changelog can be found here: ChangeLog 0.3.0-pre7

Version 0.3.0-pre6 is released

2008-04-05

This release contains a new bandwith limit and configurable HTTP Status Code behaviour.

  • Added bandwith limit.
  • Added configurable HTTP Status Code behaviour
  • Minor bugfixes.

Detailed changelog can be found here: ChangeLog 0.3.0-pre6

Version 0.3.0-pre5 is released

2008-01-12

Fifth pre release of the 0.3.0 branch. It contains a new content filter.

  • Added content filter to match text files with repexp patterns while downloading them.
  • Added text field to change user agent.
  • Added cool application icon :-)
  • Bugfixes solving problems with lockups (threading issues).

Detailed changelog can be found here: ChangeLog 0.3.0-pre5

Version 0.3.0-pre4 is released

2007-12-30

Forth pre release of the 0.3.0 branch. It contains batch processing and multiple url's per job.

  • Added batch processing
  • Added multiple url's per job
  • Improved memory settings for JVM

Detailed changelog can be found here: ChangeLog 0.3.0-pre4

Version 0.3.0-pre3 is released

2007-11-04

Third pre release of the 0.3.0 branch. It contains a new time limit filter.

  • Added time limit filter
  • Added injection of context into job filter

Detailed changelog can be found here: ChangeLog 0.3.0-pre3

Version 0.3.0-pre2 is released

2007-10-24

Second pre release of the 0.3.0 branch. It contains a new file size filter.

  • Added new tab 'special filters' including the new file size filter.
  • Added support to abort processing chains

Detailed changelog can be found here: ChangeLog 0.3.0-pre2

Version 0.3.0-pre1 is released

2007-10-12

The first pre release of the version 0.3.0 is released. It should be pretty stable so don't hesitate to download it.

  • Complete rewrite of the GUI, makes it much easier to use.
  • Proxy support
  • Configurable count of threads per server
  • Refactoring of core api to make using easier and more intuitive

I'm happy about feedback and please post any bug/issue you find in the forum.

Detailed changelog can be found here: ChangeLog 0.3.0-pre1

Version 0.3.0 in progress...

2007-09-10

Currently I'm working at the next release of ItSucks. It will contain many new features:

  • Complete rewrite of the GUI, makes it much easier to use.
  • Proxy support
  • Configurable count of threads per server

Version 0.2.0 final is released

2007-09-02

This release is the stable version of 0.2.0.

Please post any bug/issue you find in the forum.

Detailed changelog can be found here: ChangeLog 0.2.0

Version 0.2.0-b4 is released

2007-08-14

This release adds a Java Runtime Engine Version check.

Please post any bug/issue you find in the forum.

Detailed changelog can be found here: ChangeLog 0.2.0-b4

Version 0.2.0-b3 is released

2007-07-24

This is majorly a bugfix release.

Please post any bug/issue you find in the forum.

Detailed changelog can be found here: ChangeLog 0.2.0-b3

Version 0.2.0-b2 is released

2007-07-07

This is majorly a bugfix release.

Please post any bug/issue you find in the forum.

Detailed changelog can be found here: ChangeLog 0.2.0-b2

Version 0.2.0-b1 is released

2007-06-17

Most changes of this release are under the hood of ItSucks. It includes a complete redesign of the processing chain of incoming data. This makes it much easier to insert own data processor into the chain. Also a complete javadoc from the core api is available under http://itsucks.sf.net/apidocs

The project is now in beta status, so please post any bug/issue you find in the forum.

Detailed changelog can be found here: ChangeLog 0.2.0-b1

Version 0.2.0-pre9 is released

2007-05-24

Most changes of this release are under the hood of ItSucks. It includes a new automatic retry when an retryable http error occurs and an centralized event message dispatcher.

The project is slowly nearing beta status, so please post any bug/issue you find in the forum.

Detailed changelog can be found here: ChangeLog 0.2.0-pre9

Version 0.2.0-pre8 is released

2007-04-10

The most important new features are the pause feature and that advanced filter are re-editable after creating them. Also very interesting is the new console interface. Create your download using the GUI and save it as download template. The download can be started later on the console with 'java -jar itsucks-console-0.2.0-pre8.jar <download template>'. Many bugfixes are included as well.

The project is slowly nearing beta status, so please post any bug/issue you find in the forum.

Detailed changelog can be found here: ChangeLog 0.2.0-pre8

Version 0.2.0-pre7 is released

2007-03-31

Majorly an bugfix release. New is the pause function and an console only util.

ItSucks Website published

2007-03-27

Published the ItSucks website.

Version 0.2.0-pre6 is released

2007-03-11

This new test version includes two new features. Resuming of partially downloaded files and load/save of download configurations.

Version 0.2.0-pre5 is released

2007-02-18

Released a new test version of itsucks.
The most important change is the displaying of the progress of every download.
Some bugfixes are included as well.

Version 0.2.0-pre4 is released

2007-02-01

Released a new test version of itsucks.
It contains bugfixes for the usage under windows and a large performance improvment in the core library.