- Quick specs
- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows 95, Windows Me, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows 98
- Date added: August 18, 2005
- Total Downloads: 62,625,466
- Downloads last week: 189,241
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 1653 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
This download manager brings much more to the table than fast file transfers, but it definitely delivers those, too. Upon installation, Download Accelerator Plus asks for your e-mail address in hopes of sending you special offers, but you don't actually need to submit any information. Although the program is free, the trade-off is the "information panel" that displays software advertisements in the right portion of the interface. Luckily, it's easy to get used to. In most other respects, the tabbed main window is straightforward to use and navigate. Download Accelerator Plus also installs a handy toolbar in Internet Explorer and integrates with alternate browsers such as Firefox.
Increased download speeds are the program's bread and butter, and it doesn't disappoint, speeding up downloads by almost 200 percent in most cases. Besides using the common tactic of splitting files into smaller pieces, it automatically seeks faster mirrors. It also can get a file simultaneously from several sites, which is useful if a particular site limits the download speed. Other useful tools include the ability to resume interrupted downloads, log on to protected sites, and schedule downloads at low traffic times for faster downloading. We appreciate the extra tools for organizing media and finding games, as well as the basic yet functional FTP client. We also found a very interesting feature (only in the pay version, however) that allows you to resume all downloads, whether a server supports it or not. All things considered, this feature-rich program will prove valuable for most avid downloaders.
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Publisher's description
From SpeedBit :Download Accelerator Plus (DAP) is the leading download manager with over 100 million registered users worldwide, on broadband and dialup connections.
DAP leverages patented technology, focus on user needs and ease of use with rich features including: multi connections for optimal download from most responsive servers, higher download reliability, auto recovery from shutdowns, lost connections and errors, a unique AlwaysResume service, scheduling, auto hang up and more. A complete solution to users' downloading needs. DAP integrates with a variety of browsers--IE, Firefox, Netscape; and comes in 10 different languages.
New on DAP 7.4: a files filter and a history manager.
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