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- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, Windows XP, Windows 2000
- Date added: July 08, 2009
- Total Downloads: 20,602,052
- Downloads last week: 262,699
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 1152 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET staff on November 06, 2008
Downloading videos, Flash games, and large batches of files is greatly simplified with this freeware download manager, but Firefox users may have difficulty with integration.
Orbit's primary interface is bland, but the basic toolbar and info boxes guarantee everything is easy to find. Orbit shines with Internet Explorer integration. To get a media file, simply right-click a video or photo and choose Download from your context menu. Grabbing a Flash game is even easier. Hover over a Flash file, and Orbit displays a button for a fast download.
Fast and small are key traits of this application. It uses a bare minimum of memory, and downloads are much faster than with a browser alone. Where Orbit shines is its one-button simplicity for downloading multiple files on a site. From there, you can easily filter for file type. Orbit's numerous configuration options make it one of the more flexible download managers available.
Although designed to integrate with the IE, Firefox, Opera and Maxthon, we had great difficulty getting Orbit to work seamlessly with Firefox. We finally gave up trying to get the Flash download feature to work. Nevertheless, anyone downloading large numbers of files will find this freeware indispensable.
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Publisher's description
From Orbitdownloader :Orbit Downloader, leader of download manager revolution, is devoted to new generation Web application downloading to make downloads more easier and faster. It is a free all-in-one downloader which can download any social media.
Version 2.8.14 is a bug fixing release.
What's new in this version:
Version 2.8.15 fixes some bugs may cause Orbit crash by Grabpro
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User reviews of Orbit Downloader 2.8.14
- Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 1152 votes
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Version: Orbit Downloader 2.8.14
"Can't figure out how to use it"
Pros: None. I didn't get a single satisfactory download.
Cons: Too many off field instructions. You need a B.S. in B.S. just to understand the book length instructions. Not worth my time.
Summary: Don't bother with this download. Just get Mozilla to upgrade Firefox to accept RealPlayer integration again and we'll all be fine.
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Version: Orbit Downloader 2.8.14
"Best all around download mgr. I have used."
Pros: Orbit does what it is supposed to do and does it very well. Thanks to Orbit, AVG, SpyBot and many other good freeware programs we can operate our PC's without breaking the bank.
Cons: None that I have found.
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Version: Orbit Downloader 2.8.14
"Best download manager I've tried"
Pros: Easy, intuitive interface. It's very user friendly: uncluttered, uncomplicated, and dependable. Orbit integrates beautifully with Firefox. Updated frequently.
Cons: No Mac version. I would love to have Orbit for my Mac as well as my Windows PC.
Summary: I've tried a lot of download manager, both for PC and for Mac. This is by far the easiest to use, with the most intuitive interface. I've been using it for at least 2 years now and it is the download manager I put on all the PCs that I use. I only w... read more >>
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Version: Orbit Downloader 2.8.14
Pros: Speedy and quick without any extra non needed stuff running in the background.
Cons: cant or wont download torrents
Summary: Worth downloading and taking a look at.
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Version: Orbit Downloader 2.8.14
Pros: Ability to add different download mirrors to boost speeds more.
Cons: I have yet to encounter any
Summary: Does exactly what i need it to do and have yet to have any problems with it
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