- Quick specs
- Price: Free to try (Some features disabled); $29.95 to buy (Buy it now)
- Operating system: Windows Vista, Windows 95, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows 98
- Date added: February 12, 2007
- Total Downloads: 13,002,523
- Downloads last week: 1,671
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 134 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
Broken connections, unwieldy file sizes, and computer crashes--oh, my! The pitfalls facing downloaders are many and varied, so we welcome a program that solves these problems. GetRight extends the ability of your browser's built-in downloading options, and provides useful features such as download scheduling, file segmenting, and error recovery from broken connections.
Once the easy-to-use application is installed, it springs into action when it detects a download from your browser. Because it minimizes to an icon in your system tray, make sure it's actually running when you begin a download. Resuming an interrupted download is as simple as double-clicking the file from the download history. We noticed no appreciable speed gain with segmented downloading over a broadband connection, but dial-up connections should see an increase.
The latest version offers an integrated BitTorrent client that allows file downloads using both BitTorrent and standard Web-based downloading. There's also a games application built in to the app, an unexpected but not unappreciated add-on. At the time of writing, though, the gaming site could only be accessed from the GetRight home page, and not the built-in link.
There are other download managing apps that have encroached on GetRight's turf, and some of them are free. Still, GetRight gets the green light for all users who regularly download files from the Internet.
Publisher's description
From Headlight Software :GetRight extends your file-downloading power by resuming broken downloads and accelerating them to make them faster and more flexible. GetRight easily manages all your downloads, making it easy to find what you have in progress, and track files you've finished so they don't get lost. A convenient popup message lets you open files when they finish with just a click. GetRight now even supports BitTorrent downloads too. You can use GetRight to schedule your downloads for later; it can dial your modem (if needed), download the files you want, then hang up or even shut down your computer when it is done. It can easily recover from problems such as lost connections and Windows crashing. GetRight can use searching to find other places a file may be downloaded and then use the best site. It also can accelerate a file and download different pieces at the same time to speed up your downloads.
Version 6.2 adds the ability to play a game in the window as your file downloads.
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User reviews of GetRight 6.2
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3 out of 5 people found this review helpful
Version: GetRight 6.2
Pros: Have used it for years. Still among the best with great features. I especially like the filemirros.com service.
Cons: All good things come to an end and if today a download manager is that important as it was several years ago? Nowadays with stable broadband connections everywhere... Decide for yourself.
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: GetRight 6.2
Pros: Nothing, worked slower (if at all) than downloading reguarly.
Cons: This whole program is a flop. This was like the 6th DL accelerater i downloaded while trying to find a truly effective one. After days of running it, it's only donwloaded 10% of 2 100 mb files, and crashed my system numberous times. It's beyond me how this was even released! HORRIBLE!!
Giving this program a one means that it had "some useful ********". In reality this prgram was not usable at all and really deserves a zero. Oh well....
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0 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: GetRight 6.2
"Excellent program ,Tons of features, Easy to use!"
Pros: I have been using this program for years. It tells you when your download is starting and when it's finished.I mean it literaly talks to you.Very quick segmented downloads.Keeps a log of everything you've ever downloaded.I realy like this program!!
Cons: Sometimes I have a problem opening the program to install downloads from it.
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