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JDownloader2 asking for donations to keep it "free of advertising" while showing an ad on the same screen
(feddit.org)
It also says "free of installer bundles" while (at least in past, don't know about now) their default windows installer was including ads (source)
P.S.: If you want to disable the in-app ads, here's how to: https://gist.github.com/yunooooo/87564a0293a1c7a53fb3e233a604c638
Well, they are still the most versatile download tool in existence... And not like you guys are downloading legal stuff with that
Yup.
The annoyance from dealing with those crappy file hosters alone is enough to send them a couple bucks.
JDownloader is a tool whose continued development is well worth supporting.