Internet Download Accelerator 1.3

CNET editors' review

Reviewed by: CNET Staff

This straightforward and feature-rich download manager is a good choice for active surfers and those on dial-up connections. In our tests, Internet Download Accelerator raised the download speed by up to three times. The neat interface offers several ways to start retrieving a file: clicking a link in your browser, copying the URL to the Clipboard, or dragging the download to a semitransparent floating window. The interface also displays the download speed and lets you control downloads. You can arrange retrieved files into folders depending on their extensions and sources, grab HTML pages, and peek at the contents of ZIP archives to see whether you want to download the files. The program is accessible via a system-tray icon or a browser toolbar. When running in the background, the utility doesn't take much memory. The program supports Internet Explorer, Mozilla, and Opera browsers. Dial-up users should appreciate Internet Download Accelerator's ability to automatically establish and maintain connections or to schedule downloads overnight.

Publisher's description

From WestByte Software :

Internet Download Accelerator is an easy-to-use and effective download manager that can increase download speeds by up to 500 percent. It uses intellectual multi-section download to provide the best possible performance for all connection types. Internet Download Accelerator uses the original Active Visual Cart technology which lets you to work with the program without opening the main window with download list. The acceleration is achieved by splitting a file being downloaded into several parts and downloading these parts at the same time. IDA resumes downloads, broken due to lost connections, network problems, and computer shutdowns, from where they left off. IDA supports download from HTTP and FTP servers, and can work through proxy-servers. To increase usability it integrates into Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator, Mozilla and Opera to automatically take over your downloads. Also IDA adds a toolbar to Internet Explorer to improve your download experience. The program monitors the system clipboard and detects copied URLs. IDA cooperates with your antivirus program to automatically scan files after completing download. The scheduler lets you control the operation of Internet Download Accelerator in automatic mode. You can download files at the specified time, connect to your ISP automatically, and disconnect upon completion of all scheduled downloads. With the site manager, you can automatically pass a user name and password to a server and specify a folder for saving files downloaded from a certain site. IDA also features import and export of the download list. International users are provided with multi-language interface option.

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