iGetter for Mac

User Reviews

• Mediocre product, horrible uninstallation process

  C_ScottDecember 5, 2015

  Pros

  No pros to this software

  Cons

  Adds complexity to the download process. When you go to Uninstall, there is no included Uninstaller. The Uninstallation steps provided by the company direct you to use the Uninstaller in the iGetter folder. There is no folder in Applications, it's just the app. The directions then instruct you to remove a variety of files and directories, finishing with deleting the igetter app itself.

  Summary

  Applications that add no value and include no automatic uninstaller are not worth anyone's time.

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• Counter-intuitive, buggy, crashed on first use

  FesteAinoribaJune 1, 2012

  Pros

  Comes with an uninstall application

  Cons

  Crashed when first tried to use it Won't allow me to change my default download folder (each URL entered links to /user/~name/downloads and has to be changed for each file) Premium account login feature doesn't work properly Turned on the feature to automatically pick URLs from clipboard, but application refused to do so.

  Summary

  And they actually try to charge for this malfunctioning, user-unfriendly, buggy program!?!? I've used jdownloader for years, thought I would drive iGetter around the block. Nothing in iGetter works like it should. i'mgettin' and i'mstickin' with jdownloader (which works reliably, has an extremely intuitive interface whose features actually work and it is free) .

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• does not work

  seth4003November 26, 2010

  Pros

  none does not work

  Cons

  does not work

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• No good for software updates

  geckobeatApril 15, 2010

  Pros

  Can't say - Haven't tried all the features yet

  Cons

  It doesn't help with Apple's very large updates. I have a slow connection that keeps breaking involved much manual reconnecting, but it seems iGetter doesn't deal with that ...Pity... am I possibly missing some or other setting?

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• Fantastic! Made wifi downloading much easier!

  XttinaGarnetDecember 26, 2009

  Pros

  -Restarts dropped downloads automatically - Faster downloading time -Schedule downloads -Can optimize download que. -Free (can register, would if I had $, I wish there was a donation option though, because I would like to do something)

  Cons

  -A bit hard to integrate with safari, but once you find directions in igetter help, works great! Just click on any download link and it will download in igetter. Directions to do this should be more prominent though. -Interface design not attractive.

  Summary

  Great way to speed up downloading time, particularly if you have an unreliable internet connection. Never start and stop dropped links again! Load downloads into igetter, set to start automatically or start a que and forget about it, until your downloads are ready to install!

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• Could be better

  klor5December 17, 2009

  Pros

  FAST downloads

  Cons

  Poor integration with 64 bit Safari.

  Summary

  Doesn't catch many downloads with 64 bit Safari but does OK with FFox.Also seems to have no problems with downloaded files.Same can't be said for other DL Accelerators.

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• FAST downloads

  MunchiniwaJune 16, 2009

  Pros

  I usually download at 235-300kb from my browser. I reached speeds up to 1,400kb with iGetter. What a difference! It ties in with Safari and Firefox and automatically downloads files you click on from the browser.

  Cons

  Using the program without the browser is a bit confusing. Its obviously designed to be a batch processor like Compressor and is just about as confusing. I'm sure, once I get past the learning curve, it will be much easier.

  Summary

  You don't realize how much you NEED faster downloads until you have iGetter. Its kind of like going from floppies to a hard drive. You were always happy with those floppies until that first time you used a hard drive.

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• where is the binary version?

  frodo5641April 13, 2006

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  Summary

  This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />It's about time for a binary version and a general clean up of the application better scheduled downloading etc.

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• Not Worth the Trouble

  tainscoughFebruary 11, 2006

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  Summary

  This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />I do a lot of downloading, and I see no benefit in this application. Like every other download manager/accelerator I have tried, I see no difference in the speed of my downloads using a 3.0 MBPS DSL connection. It DOES, however add a pain-in-the-ass factor. I end up with multiple copies of downloads, or downloads that never started, etc. Restarting a stuck download from a download service is cumbersome at best--if it works at all. Stick with the built in downloader in your browser unless you are having trouble. Save these things for use as a last resort.

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• Very Good!

  ylonAugust 18, 2005

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  Summary

  This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />I am very happy with this software and look forward to more improvements, streamlining and optimization (including a smaller memory footprint and such). Keep up the good work! Best downloader for Mac OS X that I've used aside from wget from the shell which I use perhaps a little more often than this.

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