- Quick specs
- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows Vista, Windows 95, Windows Me, Windows 3.x, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows 98
- Date added: December 20, 2006
- Total Downloads: 6,291,807
- Downloads last week: 13,115
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 327 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
FlashGet looks and feels like a download accelerator worth paying for, which makes it all the more appealing since it's free.
After installation, a small dark icon with three lightly-colored triangles will appear in the upper right corner of your monitor. Until you place it elsewhere, the FlashGet icon will live there permanently, and is always "on top" of whatever program you're using at the time. Simply drag the link you want to download onto the FlashGet icon, drop it and hit the Okay button; the file will start downloading automatically. We were able to download a 215MB file in less than 90 seconds with FlashGet, shaving more than a minute off the regular download time.
FlashGet supports more than bit torrent files, segmented downloading, and FTP recognition. It also has a Site Explorer feature that allows you to download multiple files from the same site in a Windows Explorer-style interface. Utilizing the instantly recognizable table, the Site Explorer cuts a lot of time out of navigating graphics-heavy sites, and it recognizes most file types.
Be warned, though: some malware detection programs might identify the Internet Explorer plug-in as spyware, although we didn't encounter any problems with it. Other than this hitch, FlashGet is good to be got.
Publisher's description
From Trend Media :FlashGet is specifically designed to address two of the biggest problems when downloading files: Speed and management of downloaded files. If you've ever waited forever for your files to download from a slow connection, or been cut off mid-way through a download--or just can't keep track of your ever-growing downloads--FlashGet is for you. FlashGet support HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, MMS, MMST, RTSP protocol.
Version 1.8.0.1 adds BitTorrent files download support; is compatible with Vista; optimizes the module of Multi-server & Hyper-thread Transportation (MHT).
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User reviews of FlashGet 1.8.0.1
- Average user rating: 3.6 stars out of 327 votes
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5 out of 9 people found this review helpful
Version: FlashGet 1.8.0.1
Pros: Has all the necessary features and now it also in-corporates Bit-torrent technology which is quite efficient and easy to use.
No bugs,no fuss!
Cons: This version virtually erases any competition..
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Version: FlashGet 1.8.0.1
Pros: Suports multiple servers, excellent at: trawling through webpages and downloading certain file types, has an excellent facility for exploring websites in a 'windows explorer' interface.
Generally an excellent program, the best of it's kind which I have come across.
Cons: it installs an Internet Explorer BHO which some people may object to. Other than that it's excellent
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7 out of 7 people found this review helpful
Version: FlashGet 1.8.0.1
"WARNING - Infected with adware"
Pros: Very stable and works with Internet Explorer 7.
Cons: This product will install Adware.Cydoor to your Windows system folder which causes an alert in common anti-virus software applications.
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Version: FlashGet 1.8.0.1
Pros: I updated to easily download links and multiple pics in any site, but i like to download torrents,without notice this took my torrent and i got even 100kb/s..the thing is i got a lot of problems with emule and azureus, because of ports,NAt and things i never understood how to set it fine. Well, i wait 2 hours instead of 2 days in torrents and i didn`t get it for that!!,seems this give no problems with ports, the usual use is fine too.
Cons: Well, i was afraid when i saw it in the toolbar, i don`t like anything there, i don`t chose that i guess when installation dialog appeared
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0 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: FlashGet 1.8.0.1
Pros: Not bad.. it's easy to use and friendly using for users..
Cons: Not much problem yet..
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