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Features
- Editor's Rating:
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Downloads:
61,695,230
- Requirements:
Windows 98/Me/NT/2000/XP/Vista
- Limitations:
No limitations
- Date Added:
March 27, 2007
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Publisher's description of Download Accelerator Plus 8.5
From SpeedBit:Download Accelerator Plus (DAP)--the popular download manager with over 136 million users. DAP leverages patented technology, easy management of downloads and rich features including: multi connections, download security feature by ZoneAlarm, auto-recovery, privacy tools, faster downloads from fastest sources, preview of files as you download; broadband optimization; tabbed downloading. Availabe in 10 languages.
Version 8.5 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.
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Editor's review of Download Accelerator Plus 8.5
4.0 stars
- "Living up to its name"
This download manager brings much more to the table than fast file transfers, but it definitely delivers those, too. Upon installation, Download Accelerator Plus asks for your e-mail address in hopes of sending you special offers, but you don't actually need to submit any information. Although the program is free, the trade-off is the "information panel" that displays software advertisements. Luckily, it's easy to get used to. Nevertheless, the tabbed main window is straightforward. DAP also installs a handy toolbar in Internet Explorer and integrates with Firefox and other alternate browsers. Increased download speeds are the program's bread and butter, speeding up downloads by almost 200 percent in most cases. Besides splitting files into smaller pieces, it automatically seeks faster mirrors. It also can get a file simultaneously from several sites, which is useful if a particular site limits the download speed.
Other useful tools include the ability to resume interrupted downloads, log on to protected sites, and schedule downloads at low traffic times for faster downloading. We appreciate the extra tools for organizing media and finding games, as well as the basic FTP client. We also found an interesting feature in the pay version that allows you to resume all downloads, whether a server supports it or not. All things considered, this feature-rich program will prove valuable for most avid downloaders.
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User reviews of Download Accelerator Plus 8.5
- Average user rating: 3.7 stars out of 1356 votes
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5 out of 6 people found this review helpful
Version: Download Accelerator Plus 8.5
"The best download manager in the universe!"
Pros: This program is absolutly awesome!!
Grabs video files from metacafe and *****tube as well and alot more!
simply add the .flv extention in DAP options and this jewel will actually download it from their website.
what more can you ask for? And downloads everything at rocket speed. A must download!
Cons: This program simply never crashes its perfectly writen software! Displays adds but its NO problems.
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0 out of 6 people found this review helpful
Version: Download Accelerator Plus 8.5
Cons: I didn't install because (1) it doesn't download from some Web sites and (2) it got such bad user reviews for Vista computers. I still prefer FlashGet, which (1) is also free, yet (2) it has no adds or spyware and also because (3) it has continued to work on ALL sites so far.
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Download Accelerator Plus 8.5
"Excellent Download Accelerator"
Pros: Good with zonealarm, does increase download connection, for some downloads can show alternate locations, and can search for things to download like games and software.
Cons: For some titles it may not be able to speed up the download, on a download i was doing even after it reached 100% and all the mb was there it continued to go on either because i was downloading something else or it stalled.
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14 out of 16 people found this review helpful
Version: Download Accelerator Plus 8.5
"An Excellent software, highly recommended"
Pros: Friendly, Safe and fast downloading
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24 out of 31 people found this review helpful
Version: Download Accelerator Plus 8.5
Pros: None
Cons: I've used this before and cannot believe CNET still makes this type of software available for download. That is almost an endorsement. A real problem un-installing and does not noticably speed up system. Then there's the spyware. A real piece of ...
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