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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: November 11, 2009
- Total Downloads: 10,242,881
- Downloads last week: 76,765
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 1347 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 5 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.
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- Average user rating: 3.8 stars out of 1347 votes
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Version: Internet Download Manager 5.18 build 5
Pros: Easy to use, very fast and customizable. most useful when you have a good broadband connection.
Cons: None, and it is more than 10 characters now!!!
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Version: Internet Download Manager 5.18 build 5
"Extraodinary Download Manger"
Pros: It extremely increases downloading speed and manages your downloads very well
Just set the the tool options and it'll work great based on your settingsCons: I haven't seen any IDM cons at all, nor do I think I'll see any, Build 5 fixed several critical bugs so it works even better now than before
Summary: Best Download Manager I've used so far
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Version: Internet Download Manager 5.18 build 5
Pros: good download manager
Cons: Even if you use their uninstaller and wipe it from the registry and from your browser, traces remain. It will suddenly pop up a nonfunctional screen when you're trying to download.
Summary: It would be great if it wasn't impossible to get off of your browser if you want.
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Version: Internet Download Manager 5.18 build 5
"IDM five Stars because ease of use is Evidence"
Pros: This Progam is lightning fast it used all of my avilaible bandwith, and my downloads speed up 600%.
Cons: I didn't have a chance to tinker with site grabber function. The site grabber offers advanced downloading and customization.
Summary: I got started in less than 5 minutes. I downloaded from youtube onto my flash drive. Simply click then save as IDM does the rest really fast. My incomming connections now number 15 and show in a seperate window. I feel safer. Downloads are res... read more >>
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