Internet download Manager is the
download manager choosen by the majority of users. This is mainly due to the fact that it is the
download manager with most
features and that it's
download accelerator that can
really increase download speed by up to 5 times the normal
download speed.
It is compatible with HTTP, FTP, HTTPS and MMS protocols, as well as proxy and ftp servers, and it
works with all the popular Internet browsers, be it Internet Explorer or Opera, and including Firefox, Safari and Google Chrome.
Internet
download Manager's (IDM)
managing capacity is
increadible. Besides obviously allowing to resume downloads we have had to stop, it allows a whole array of special orders that are absolutely amazing, you can for example tell it to dial a modem number, then
download the indicated file, hang up and even turn the computer off.
It also lets us
download FLV videos embedded in websites like YouTube, avoiding having to install a specific application for that task.
Internet
download Manager's acceleration technology has still to be copied successfuly by any of it's competitors, it uses dynamic file segmentation to increase the
download speed, and then reuses available connections to accelerate the download.
The main
download manager is still the
king of the castle. The only snag is that all good things cost money, and the
trial period only last 25 days.
New features:- Added automatic interception of downloads for various file hosting websites.
- Fixed minor compatibility problems with Windows 98.