- Quick specs
- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows 98
- Date added: October 18, 2006
- Total Downloads: 62,625,466
- Downloads last week: 189,241
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A newer version of Download Accelerator Plus is available.
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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 most popular download manager with over 126 million users. DAP leverages patented technology, easy management of downloads, and rich features including: multi connections, auto-recovery from lost connections and errors, privacy tools, faster downloads from fastest sources, preview of files as you download; broadband optimization; top downloads; new design. DAP is available in 10 languages. Version 8.1 has privacy features and management features.
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User reviews of Download Accelerator Plus 8.1
- Average user rating: 3.7 stars out of 1653 votes
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143 out of 150 people found this review helpful
Version: Download Accelerator Plus 8.1
Pros: It works
Cons: License is free, for 14 days.
Don't tell me lies to entice me to try your product.
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97 out of 101 people found this review helpful
Version: Download Accelerator Plus 8.1
Pros: I liked what it said it would do.
Cons: SPYWARE ALERT!!!
AOL Spyware caught the most malicious kind of spyware from this software. It tried to get personal private info off my computer.
Also, when I tried to uninstall it wanted to leave some of its files on my computer and made it difficult to uninstall by trying to override my firewall.
It also did not speed up my download time at all.
I highly recommend that you do not download this software!!!
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57 out of 63 people found this review helpful
Version: Download Accelerator Plus 8.1
"DAP is fast, but it is error prone"
Pros: This may be one of the fastest downloaders avaiable. If you pay for the software, you get a wide range of control and preferences. Its easy to use.
Cons: I have been a DAP Premium customer forever, Other versions of DAP were more reliable. It seems that the interface has more thought into it then the downloading technology. DAP often downloads incompletely which never used to happen. I use Flashget, IDA and DAP. Though DAP ios my default Downloader, IDA is more consistent and Flashget is more reliable.
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10 out of 13 people found this review helpful
Version: Download Accelerator Plus 8.1
Pros: Did improve my downloading speed but the software emphasises too much by saying it improves your downloading speed by 20x
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1 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Version: Download Accelerator Plus 8.1
Pros: DOES WHAT IT SAYS & MORE!!!
Cons: NONE WHATSOEVER!!!
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