Internet Download Manager is a powerful file transfer manager that
promises to accelerate downloads by up to 5 times. In addition, the application
can also restart interrupted downloads and integrate into a large number of
browsers, including Internet Explorer, Firefox, Google Chrome and Opera.
Internet Download Manager's interface is clean and well-organized,
with large, stylish buttons that facilitate the management of the files in
process. It is a great organizer too, as every single download can be moved
into a different folder, depending on its type. Plus, it has a rich settings
menu where you can change the way the program handles certain file formats or
the default download locations.
We tried the quick update function too, which worked like a breeze
and basically updated the application with just a single click. It all came
down to choosing whether to update or not, and the whole job was done by the
integrated updater that automatically downloaded the new files and installed them on
the computer.
The application encases all the features specific to a decent download manager, including
drag and drop support, a task scheduler, virus prot
ection, queue processor, HTTPS support, progressive downloading with quotas, command line parameters,
sounds, ZIP preview and proxy servers.
The tests revealed that the CPU and memory footprint is minimal,
but this also depends on the download speed and the overall size of the
file.
Internet Download Manager is a must have application for many users
out there. It will prove itself essential for users who download large files on
a regular basis.
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.
During the download process Internet Download Manager segments downloaded files dynamically, unlike other download accelerators and managers that segment
files before the download starts 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
Explorer, Opera, Mozilla Firefox,Mozilla Firebird, Avant Browser, MyIE, Google
Chrome, 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 (useful for connections that use some kind of fair
access policy or FAP like Direcway, Direct PC, Hughes, etc.), command line
parameters, and many others.