- Quick specs
- Price: Free; Paid upgrade available
- Operating system: Windows Vista, Windows Me, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows 98
- Date added: March 12, 2008
- Total Downloads: 66,529,608
- Downloads last week: 216,411
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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. Luckily, it's easy to get used to. Nevertheless, the tabbed main window is straightforward. DAP also installs a handy toolbar in Internet Explorer and integrates with Firefox and other alternate browsers. Increased download speeds are the program's bread and butter, speeding up downloads by almost 200 percent in most cases. Besides 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 FTP client. We also found an interesting feature in the pay version 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) leverages patented technology, easy management of downloads and rich features and includes an enhanced Search Tab, improved download mechanism for faster downloads, ZoneAlarm Download Security; Alert Messages and Private Download for Premium users. Available in 10 languages.
Version 8.6.4.8 beta may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.
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Version 8.6.4.8 beta may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.
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User reviews of Download Accelerator Plus 8.6.4.8 beta
- Average user rating: 3.7 stars out of 1653 votes
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0 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Version: Download Accelerator Plus 8.6.4.8 beta
"GREAT but donot open for downloads"
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Version: Download Accelerator Plus 8.6.4.8 beta
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Version: Download Accelerator Plus 8.6.4.8 beta
Pros: I have used this product for more years than I can remember and yes all on the Freeware version. This latest beta/version is absolutley bug free. Excellent Work DAP!
Cons: Advertisements, but you don't get them all the time. Hardly a nuisance.
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Version: Download Accelerator Plus 8.6.4.8 beta
"An all around superfluous technology"
Pros: Being a DAP Premium user for quite a few years gives a broad perspective on the pros and cons of the DAP range of services. The best part of DAP is the fast response and friendly consideration of the service support team. Perhaps it comes with being a paying customer, but having used the free downloader I can say I believe the free services are well supported for common issues. For my use DAP downlaod acceleration is likely the best available. I have bought registration for most of the major downloading software applications but DAP is most consistent with all the various formats which I am involved with
.In the past have run into issues several times with dropped downloads and files which become corrupt however the newer releases have taken care of most of the problems. There are faster and lighter applications available but not as complete.
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Version: Download Accelerator Plus 8.6.4.8 beta
"Very quick, totally reliable, unobtrusive and thorough."
Pros: It goes about its business of getting your files quickly for you, remembers ones you didn't finish, and cleans up after itself. And it's free! what more could I want?
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