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- Price: Free to try (30-day trial); $24.95 to buy (Buy it now)
- Operating system: Windows 2003, Windows Vista, Windows 95, Windows Me, Windows Server 2008, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows NT, Windows 98
- Date added: October 15, 2009
- Total Downloads: 9,739,078
- Downloads last week: 73,944
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 1331 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 4 adds automatic interception of downloads for various file hosting web sites; and fixes Windows 98 compatibility problems started from 5.18 build 1, introduced by processing of site names in foreign languages
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User reviews
- Average user rating: 3.8 stars out of 1331 votes
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Version: Internet Download Manager 5.18 build 4
Pros: It works very fast, simple to use and you can limit the download or upload speed.
Cons: The only thing I faced is, you can not download a file as a temporary file i.e. the product could delete the downloaded file after usage.
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Version: Internet Download Manager 5.18 build 4
Pros: Integrates with all programs downloading from the web
Low space requirement.Cons: Integrates best with IE and firefox.
Opera is unresponsive for about 20 seconds as soon as IDM captures download.
Not successful with download requiring new code every time.
Can make auto update difficult for new programs.Summary: can resume download anytime anywhere.
can resume download on another platform by migrating folders.
full utilisation of bandwidth, can be controlled.
Queue and scheduler are great features. -
Version: Internet Download Manager 5.18 build 4
Pros: Have had times when I clicked to d/l and couldn't becausepage would not display...D/L Manager picked it up and I had it.
Cons: Don't dislike a thing about it.
Summary: Love the features, all of them.
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Version: Internet Download Manager 5.18 build 4
"This is now one maintenance program I won't do without."
Pros: Early, quick and accurate warnings (except it keeps telling me my WinXP SP3 isn't up to date and it is).
Cons: The one false warning mentioned above.
Summary: Unobtrusive and easy to use.
I thought I was writing the revue for CTracker. Of course the next mistake I make will be the first mistake I've ever made.
Updated on Oct 30, 2009 -
Version: Internet Download Manager 5.18 build 4
"It is great & getting better."
Pros: I like the speed & power of it.
Cons: It doesn't download everything & sends it to files I can't find or open.
Summary: Still has some bugs but getting better.
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