DownloadStudio 5.1.3

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• Price: Free to try (15-day trial); $20.00 to buy (Buy it now)
• Operating system: Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows XP, Windows 2000
• Date added: April 30, 2009
• Total Downloads: 775,851
• Downloads last week: 1,691
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CNET editors' review

Reviewed by: CNET staff on May 13, 2009

DownloadStudio is an attractively designed application with a number of thoughtful touches that both intermediate and advanced users will appreciate. Unfortunately, when it came to actually downloading files, we ran into some problems.

DownloadStudio impressed us most with its plentiful tips, Help information, and its plethora of customization options. Novices may still have trouble navigating all the terminology and options, but this isn't really a program designed for the new user.

The program opens by default to a Quick Start view that provides links to frequently used download actions and tools. In this view, actions such as Download File will start a simple wizard interface with plenty of descriptive information. An Expert mode provides additional fields and, like the wizard, offers a Help button that takes you to the relevant Topic. Browser integration allows you to grab files while surfing, and an optional "drop target" lets you drag files from the Web.

In addition to downloading files, you can explore sites directly to find downloads and subscribe to RSS feeds. For each feature, DownloadStudio offers many options. One great thing is the capability to specify settings, such as bandwidth limit, for each download, rather than for only all downloads as a whole. You can save a group of settings as a Download Template.

We were able to download individual files, including a 140MB .mov file and several smaller files, successfully. But when we tried to download two large (greater than 300MB) files simultaneously, we received the dreaded Not Responding parenthetical. In further trials, the application slowed or hung on multiple occasions, including during multiple-file downloads.

DownloadStudio looks and feels like a top-notch application, but, sadly, it didn't live up to our expectations. There's a short 15-day trial, though, for users to take this downloader for a test drive on their own to see if their results are better. As it is, we suggest power downloaders wait for the issues to be resolved before investing in DownloadStudio.

Publisher's description

DownloadStudio is an ultra-fast download manager and download accelerator that gets everything on the web. It contains over 12 specialized downloading tools including: file downloader; flash video downloader; file range downloader; web site downloader; streaming media downloader; RSS feed, blog and podcast downloader; audio and video recorder; URL sniffer; site explorer; RSS feed reader; file browser and organizer; and easy-to-use Quick Start. DownloadStudio's easy-to-use tools let you download any type of content from the web - programs, games, flash video, photos, music, movies, flash, podcasts, RSS feeds, blogs, documents, complete Web sites. Features include accelerated downloading, resume broken downloads, schedule downloads for later or at regular intervals, download flash video from all popular sites, download podcasts and RSS feeds, download music and movies, record streaming audio and video, find hard-to-get URLs by sniffing your internet connection, browse links on web sites, view and organize downloaded files.

DownloadStudio can download flash video from all popular video sites such as YouTube, Google Video, MySpace, Dailymotion, Megavideo and Metacafe. DownloadStudio can download files from all popular file hosting sites such as RapidShare, Megaupload, YouSendIt and FileFront. Both free and premium accounts supported. DownloadStudio works with the latest versions of all popular Web browsers-- Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera, Flock, Google Chrome, Mozilla and Netscape. DownloadStudio supports all popular internet protocols--HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, MMS, RTSP, RSS, RDF and ATOM. DownloadStudio contains extensive help and tutorials.

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