Share list of Websites with direct Download links

[loin2kolpotoru]

In recent years more and more websites are disabling direct download link and adding unnecessary redirects, unnecessary pages to browse for the download link and bloatware.

For example the brothersoft and the download.com are giving unnecessary download manager which displays nags and adds. I have stopped using brothersoft totally because it has totally disabled the download without their addware download manager. And in softpedia u need to visit two unnecessary webpage before u can get the download link.

But more then a year ago i found a website which is like a breath of fresh air for downloading because it has the most clean interface and no unnecessary redirects, unnecessary extra pages to get the download link or blotware. When you open a page of any software the page displays the information about that software and screenshot of the software and below is the direct download link. So it has become my favourit website for downloading. If you are also tried or the above mentioned problems and want to try it then The Website is -

http://codecpack.co/

If you know any similar website which gives direct download links please share the website here.

[Userfriendly]

Here's a few that I have on rss. I think these are basically the most used and popular ones.
http://www.majorgeeks.com/
http://fileforum.betanews.com/
http://www.softpedia.com/
http://www.freewarefiles.com/
http://www.filehippo.com/
http://www.snapfiles.com/

I know http://codecpack.co/ is mostly just media players and codecs but the alternative would be http://www.free-codecs.com/.

http://www.station-drivers.com/ if you want updates to the bleeding edge of drivers, bios, firmwares.

I know of more but they're very shady, not completely legal and some are not in english. I'm afraid I can't drop this knowledge on you. You are not worthy

[SYSTEM]

Codecpack.co is indeed a nice website. I always download Flash Player from there, becase they have links to offline installers: http://codecpack.co/download/Adobe_Flash_Player.html

[loin2kolpotoru]

I am not asking which are the most popular sites (that i already know), i am asking which are the sites with direct download links and clean interface.

[Userfriendly]

I guess http://www.softexia.com/ has direct download links and fairly clean w/ adblock. But its not the fastest to update nor has the widest selection of software compared to softpedia and the like.

[Midas]

Much alike Softpedia, but anything against Freewarefiles.com?

I also like the Freeware-guide.com, although it's just a pointer site, not a mirror, and the interface is less than optimal (somewhat better in the x64 area)...

[I am Baas]

http://thedutchjewel.defcon5.biz/

[TenaciousD]

Nice idea, going 'off-platform' I like Androiddrawer for free android apps and games. Its not a massive collection of apps/games but it has quite a few. What I like about it is that it usually has 2 direct download options for most of the apps/games it lists. And I haven't seen any malware on it either!

However the navigation is a bit awkward so I just google the free android app or game I want and choose the androiddrawer link if there is a link for the app/game I'm looking for.

[Midas]

I always download Flash Player from there, because they have links to offline installers: http://codecpack.co/download/Adobe_Flash_Player.html

• That link is dead and on a quick search I couldn't find Flash at CodecPack.co -- OTOH, offline installers are available directly from Adobe, though:
  
  http://www.adobe.com/products/flashplay ... tion3.html

[SYSTEM]

I always download Flash Player from there, because they have links to offline installers: http://codecpack.co/download/Adobe_Flash_Player.html

• That link is dead and on a quick search I couldn't find Flash at CodecPack.co -- OTOH, offline installers are available directly from Adobe, though:
  
  http://www.adobe.com/products/flashplay ... tion3.html

I wrote "links to offline installers". They were the same links as in that page.

Adobe's page has just been hard to find: apparently robots.txt prevents search engines from indexing that page. See: https://duckduckgo.com/?q=adobe+flash+p ... stribution

[Midas]

Adobe's page has just been hard to find: apparently robots.txt prevents search engines from indexing that page.

• Don't I know that, I was never able to find it before -- that's why I posted it here...

[Ruby]

Adobe's page has just been hard to find: apparently robots.txt prevents search engines from indexing that page.

• Don't I know that, I was never able to find it before -- that's why I posted it here...

There's also the 'Archived Flash Player versions'
http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/ ... sions.html
Which can be useful to some, i.e. for Mobile Android 2.x|3.x|4.0 etc...

~Ruby