Internet Download Manager

Internet Download Manager
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Elena Santos

“A fast download manager that supports lots of browsers”

by Elena Santos about Internet Download Manager

Internet Download Manager is an excellent internet download accelerator that will care of all your downloads from the moment you install it on your PC.

High speed internet connections are common these days, but that doesn’t mean we don’t sometimes need help when it comes to downloading from the net. Even if you have the fastest router in the neighborhood, take a look at Internet Download Manager (also known as Idman), because it really has a lot to offer.

You can add new downloads from the Internet Download Manager interface, but it's more usual to let it capture links. This means that every time you click on a certain file type (which can be specified through configuration options), Internet Download Manager will handle the download itself rather than letting the browser do the job. Everything is automatic: no changing from one app to another, no copying and pasting, no hassle at all.

Once Internet Download Manager captures the link, you can either download the file right away or save it for later, which can be a good alternative if you need all of your bandwidth for the moment and plan to leave the computer on during the night. Downloads can be classified into custom categories before starting them and can also be resumed if the connection is lost or broken.

Speedy downloads

Internet Download Manager does accelerate downloads, although it all depends on your internet connection. That is, don’t expect to download at the speed of light if you’re still using one of those old-fashioned 56K modems. Internet Download Manager achieves quite satisfying download rates by using multiple thread connections with servers.

Internet Download Manager's configuration menu displays a wide range of functions and tools devoted to handling your downloads, such as checking files for viruses with your own antivirus or limiting the amount of bandwidth used by the program. There’s also support for server authentication and proxy, FTP and HTTPS servers.

Internet Download Manager does its job and does it well, so even if your internet connection speed is faster than usual, you should still give it a try.

Pros
  • High-speed transfer rates
  • Integration with all major browsers
  • Lots of options and tools to handle downloads
Cons
  • Maybe not as useful as before due to broadband connections
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Developer's description

Internet Download Manager (IDM) is a tool to increase download speeds by up to 500 percent, resume and schedule downloads. Comprehensive error recovery and resume capability will restart broken or interrupted downloads due to lost connections, network problems, computer shutdowns, or unexpected power outages. Simple graphic user interface makes IDM user friendly and easy to use.

Internet Download Manager has a smart download logic accelerator that features intelligent dynamic file segmentation and safe multipart downloading technology to accelerate your downloads. Unlike other download accelerators and managers that segment files before downloading starts, Internet Download Manager segments downloaded files dynamically during download process. Internet Download Manager reuses available connections without additional connect and login stages to achieve better acceleration performance.

Internet Download Manager supports proxy servers, ftp and http protocols, firewalls, redirects, cookies, directories with authorization, MP3 audio and MPEG video content processing, and a large number of directory listing formats. IDM integrates seamlessly into Microsoft Internet Explorer, Netscape, MSN Explorer, AOL, Opera, Mozilla, Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Firebird, Avant Browser, MyIE2, and all other popular browsers to automatically handle your downloads. You can also drag and drop files, or use Internet Download Manager from command line. Internet Download Manager can dial your modem at the set time, download the files you want, then hang up or even shut down your computer when it's done.

Other features include:

  • Multilingual support
  • Zip preview
  • Download categories
  • Built-in download accelerator
  • Scheduler pro
  • Sounds on events
  • HTTPS support
  • Queue processor
  • Pipelining of ftp commands
  • Html help and tutorial
  • Enhanced virus protection on download completion
  • Progressive downloading with quotas
  • Command line parameters

Internet Download Manager (15) User reviews

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  • 6/10
  • huanyingpq huanyingpq
    User reviews
    1

    A fast and smart software ,i like it .
    he could find every thing you need which can be downloaded,and the download speed is about 200kbps/s, if i don't use it ,it is only 70~80kbps/s,that so great... More

  • David Macdonald David Macdona
    ld
    User reviews
    4

    My previous download managers never achieved more than 65Kb/s per download but IDM reported download speeds up to 80Kb/s. However I'm not sure if IDM is accurate, but this seems to indicate IDM has... More

  • eamlyfacova eamlyfacova
    User reviews
    3
    • Not bad
    • 1/10
    Lost my money

    I purchased internet download manager before 1 month but now I feel I wasted my money because it can't convert videos like other software done.
    I can download videos by fire fox addon.... More

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