- Quick specs
- Price: Free; Paid upgrade available
- Operating system: Windows Vista, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows 98
- Date added: July 30, 2008
- 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. 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)--the popular download manager with over 159 million users worldwide. 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 8.6.7.1 supports Internet Explorer 8 and Firefox 3.0.1.
What's new in this version:
Version 8.6.7.1 supports Internet Explorer 8 and Firefox 3.0.1.
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User reviews of Download Accelerator Plus 8.6.7.1
- Average user rating: 3.7 stars out of 1653 votes
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2 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Version: Download Accelerator Plus 8.6.7.1
Pros: Its a fast user friendly downloader. I have always used it untill now. I found Orbit Downloader faster, no ads, simple to install and did a better job. My opinion only.
Cons: A lot of ads, its limited unless you purchase the full version.
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Version: Download Accelerator Plus 8.6.7.1
Pros: This is good and in this version support downloading from rapidshare.com without resume
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Version: Download Accelerator Plus 8.6.7.1
"Still the best speed downloader out there."
Pros: Great download manager for all your needs.
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Version: Download Accelerator Plus 8.6.7.1
Pros: I like the interface, user friendly, very fast download speeds,
Cons: wish it had more themes or skins, also wished it didn't use so much ram, and that it didn't have so many adds for the free version.
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Version: Download Accelerator Plus 8.6.7.1
Pros: very fast download speeds, supports major sites likes rapidshare etc.
Cons: Although there is option to limit download speeds, it doesn't really work. Co-operative/Limited settting with specified speed e.g. 500kb/s max never work. I've set it many times, exited the program/ restarted and it still fails. This causes a problem to me as I like to multi-task online and I can't as all download speed is drawn by DAP.
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