- Quick specs
- Price: Free; Paid upgrade available
- Operating system: Windows 98/Me/2000/XP/Vista/NT
- Date added: August 26, 2008
- Total Downloads: 65,851,584
- Downloads last week: 215,773
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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 1670 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.
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, it can resume downloads, and it can preview some media files while downloading. There's a blacklist for sites that you never want to accept downloads from, too, and categorized folders and filters to keep your downloads organized.
The nag panels have been woven into this freeware fairly innocuously, and they don't clutter the tabbed main window or the download windows as much as they could. They also make the UI feel similar to LimeWire and other file-sharing clients. DAP installs a toolbar in Internet Explorer and integrates with Firefox and other browsers, which can be both useful and annoying depending on your preferences. All things considered, this feature-rich program will prove valuable for those with massive downloading habits.
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Publisher's description
From SpeedBit :Download Accelerator Plus (DAP) 8.7 leverages patented technology, easy management of downloads and rich features and includes an upgraded download window for faster downloads with ease and simplicity, improved management window, ability to upload and send large files, the SpeedBit Video Accelerator expansions and more. Available in 10 languages.
Version 8.7 includes an updated download window, an improved management window, and SpeedBit Video Accelerator expansion. Version 8.7.0.3 makes slight changes to the purchase process.
What's new in this version:
Version 8.7 includes an updated download window, an improved management window, and SpeedBit Video Accelerator expansion. Version 8.7.0.3 makes slight changes to the purchase process.
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User reviews of Download Accelerator Plus 8.7.0.3
- Average user rating: 3.7 stars out of 1670 votes
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Version: Download Accelerator Plus 8.7.0.3
"I love my download accelerator plus:)"
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Version: Download Accelerator Plus 8.7.0.3
Pros: The best downloader
Cons: nothing at all
Summary: My friend told me about It first time. So I decieded to download. He told me It's the best.
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Version: Download Accelerator Plus 8.7.0.3
"WOW!!! YOU WONT BELIVE YOUR EYE!"
Pros: USUALY TAKES ANY WHERE FROM 2 HOURS TO 6 HOURS WITHOUT THIS PROGRAM. IT NOW ONLY TAKES 15 TO 45 MINUTES! IF THE FREE VERSON IS THIS GOOD I WILL MOST CERTENLY UPGRADE. YOU MUST TRY THIS IF YOU LIKE TO COLLECT MOVIES.
Cons: NONE THIS IS THE BEST PROGRAM I EVER DOWNLOADED FORM DOWNLOAD.COM
Summary: WHATS NOT TO LIKE?
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Version: Download Accelerator Plus 8.7.0.3
"DAP is good... but there is a CATCH!!!!!!!"
Pros: It uses multiple connections to increase the speed of your download... very good for the browser download!
Cons: IT DECREASES YOUR UPLOAD SPEED!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I went from 1024Kbps to 400Kbps... NOT GOOD!!!!!!!
Summary: It decreases your upload speed by 66% slowing it down
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Version: Download Accelerator Plus 8.7.0.3
Pros: Fast, easy to use, many features, nice GUI, good tech support
Cons: Ads in the free version... but then again, it's free
Summary: Best Download Accelerator I have ever used.
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