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- Price: Free to try (30-day trial); $24.95 to buy (Buy it now)
- Operating system: Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP/2003/Vista/Server 2008/7/NT
- Date added: January 25, 2010
- Total Downloads: 10,788,883
- Downloads last week: 94,032
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 1359 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff on November 08, 2008
Don't let the dull name fool you: Internet Download Manager is a full-featured package that handles downloading tasks with aplomb. It conveniently integrates into your browser, even if you use Mozilla or Opera.
It automatically sorts incoming files by file type and puts them in the appropriate folder. Most importantly, it supercharges download speeds (it doubled ours). Its windowed interface is clean and easy to understand. Power users can take advantage of the command line interface to resume file transfers, schedule downloads, connect through dial-up, or log on to password-protected sites. Experienced users also can limit the number of connections, the download speeds for specific sites, and even create an exception list to block specific, user-defined sites.
Other features include automatic virus checking and the ability to download all files linked to a page. The new version has a Web spider that can analyze a site and retrieve, for example, all the images on it.
Internet Download Manager strikes us as a natural choice for users in need of a trusty transfer tool. Version 5.11 build 5 added FLV grabber that can be used to download videos from YouTube, Google Video, MySpaceTV, and other popular sites.
Publisher's description
From Tonec :Internet Download Manager is a tool for increasing download speeds by up to 5 times, and for resuming, scheduling, and organizing downloads. The program will resume unfinished downloads due to network problems, or unexpected power outages. The program features a full-fledged site grabber that downloads files that are specified with filters, for example, all pictures from a Web site, different parts of Web sites, or complete Web sites for offline browsing. The program supports HTTP, HTTPS, FTP and MMS protocols, and has an adaptive download accelerator for MP3 audio, FLV and MPEG video files. The program also features Download Panel for IE, Firefox and other Mozilla based browsers that appears on top of a web-player and can be used to download flash videos from sites like YouTube, MySpaceTV, Google Videos, and others. It integrates into Opera, Mozilla, Internet Explorer, Firefox, MSN, AOL, Google Chrome, and into any application that uses FTP, or HTTP protocols. Internet Download Manager fully supports Windows Vista and Internet Explorer 7.
What's new in this version:
Version 5.18 build 8 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.
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Version: Internet Download Manager 5.18 build 8
"Makes any downloading very, very quick"
Pros: Saves time waiting for the normally slow downloads to complete, and installs your download very quickly
Cons: Nothing to dislike
Summary: As previously stated, it works very well with no downside.
I would be happy to recommend this program to anyone.
A must have!! -
Version: Internet Download Manager 5.18 build 8
Pros: Great way to keep track visually of how the download is progressing, customizable.
Cons: Downloads stay in the bar unless cleared manually; although there is a setting to have them clear automatically, it took me a while to find it.
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