CNET Editors' review
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:
This download manager can increase download speeds by up to 500 percent. It uses intellectual, multi-section download technology to provide performance for all connection types, resumes broken downloads, and supports FTP, HTTP, and SHTTP protocols, firewalls, proxy servers, cookies, redirects, authorizations, and many platforms and servers. IDA lets you conveniently manage downloads by organizing them in categories with an automatic-category-detection option. The category list has drag-and-drop possibilities for download management. Another feature is the original active visual cart technology, which significantly improves your download experience by giving you quick access to the most useful program features. IDA integrates into IE, Firefox, Mozilla, and Opera.
Version 4.4.1.935 adds export/import of program settings, categories, history, and download list.
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"Great!"
Version: Internet Download Accelerator 4.4.1.935
Pros
It really does increase download speed dramatically. (As much as 50% for me).
Very easy to pause and resume downloads, you don't have to type URLs to start downloading something, it is automatic when you click a download.
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"Really simple, practical, great UI, a lot of option..."
Version: Internet Download Accelerator 4.4.1.935
Pros
I highly recomend this program to everyone! This is my second program I had buy (first is Panda) and I don`t regret at all. I look forward to IDA 5 wich is expected in mart (2006).Extraordinary is that when you buy it it`s yors all future version! Yes I mean upgrades too (not only updates).Great job westbyte!
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"Amazing. Unparalleled. Fast. Need I say more?"
Version: Internet Download Accelerator 4.4.1.935
Pros
Up to 10 simultaneous downloads (usually with little-to-no noticeable speed drop), download categorization and storage based on file extensions, and practically-seamless integration to your favorite browser. On top of all that, you can grab multiple DL links from any webpage at once (helpful for pages with many image links), or if you know the file(s)'s URL(s) then you can bypass the webpage altogether and insert the URL directly into your DL list. Also has a site manager for storing multiple username/password accounts for protected servers, and a helpful DL scheduler. No spyware! :D
Cons
Certain kinds of redirection techniques to point browsers to the file's correct URL will leave you trying to inadvertantly download an html page, though this is rare, and I believe the developers are working to implement these techniques into IDA. (to temporarily disable IDA you can go into the integration options and check "open canceled URLs in browser". And remember to uncheck all integration options before you uninstall IDA. These really are minor things (only two!), I just tend to be descriptive. :)
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"Good idea"
Version: Internet Download Accelerator 4.4.1.935
Pros
Professional work, good idea. Useful product.
Dima_R which gives all download managers 1 is absolutelly uncompetent and seems never tries them at all
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"Great program!"
Version: Internet Download Accelerator 4.4.1.935
Pros
Good UI, accelerates downloads well. Does not force you to reboot your computer when you install it. Everything is pretty intuitive to good English speakers.
Cons
None.
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"Not professional work, but an idea is good."
Version: Internet Download Accelerator 4.4.1.935
Pros
Not professional work, but an idea is good.
Cons
This product not is comfortable in the use.
Interface not clear and from the help it is impossible to obtain additional information.
The buttons and menus are not comfortably located.
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"excelent"
Version: Internet Download Accelerator 4.4.1.935
Pros
i have cable and with this i never download under 500mb/s
Cons
none really
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"i cud even kiss its creators"
Version: Internet Download Accelerator 4.4.1.935
Pros
i think its a winner hands down...cant praise it any further.....only flaw is that its not free...best download so far
Cons
its not free
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"It's one of the powerful download manager if not the most"
Version: Internet Download Accelerator 4.4.1.935
Pros
sounds of program,organization of items in program,user friendly.
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"AWESOME! DOES WHAT IT CLAIMS TO DO!"
Version: Internet Download Accelerator 4.4.1.935
Pros
This little gem sped up my downloads by over 300% It really works!
Cons
Clunky interface.
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