Top 5 Download Managers / Accelerators for Windows

About:

An Internet Download Manager / Accelerator is  a computer program used to manage your downloads easily.It includes comprehensive error recovery and resume capability which helps in restarting broken downloads due to connection failures.It can also increase download speeds by splitting a file into many segments which are then moved in parallel.

Features:

Common features of Download managers should include,

• Pause and resume downloads
• Schedule download
• Search for mirror sites
• Limit bandwidth
• Batch file download
• Browser Integration
• Anti virus scanning
• Multi-section download
• Check sums

Review of top download managers:

In this post I’ll review some of the famous download managers and accelerators.

1. Internet Download Manager – Website
2. Orbit Downloader – Website
3. Download Studio – Website
4. Flash Get  – Website
5. Free Download Manager – Website

Internet Download Manager : (Recommended)

Fastest of all download managers, has simple interface and very few social media downloading features.

Pros : Fastest Download Manager, Site Grabber, Dynamic Segmentation

Cons : Missing features such as mirror support, check sum verification,

License : Shareware ($29.95 as on 07/02/2010)

Try: http://www.internetdownloadmanager.com/download.html

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Orbit Downloader:

Orbit Downloader is more than just a download manager. It includes web 2.0 downloading, such as video/music/streaming media from Myspace, YouTube, Imeem, Pandora, Rapidshare, support RTMP.

Pros : Peer networking, Good download speed, Media downloading, Grab pro

Cons : Hijacks 404 error pages (setting can be disabled)

License : Freeware

Download : http://www.orbitdownloader.com/download.htm

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Download Studio:

Download Studio has the best user interface.It helps to take the pain and confusion out of downloading files with a step-by-step Download Wizard.

Pros : User interface, Download Wizard, Customize browser intergration

Cons : Corrupts downloads at rare occasions, No mirror downloading,

License : Shareware ($24.95 as on 07/02/2010)

Try : http://www.conceiva.com/downloads/default.asp

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Flash Get:

FlashGet supports HTTP,FTP,BT and eMule protocols.

Pros : Protocol support, Hyper-thread technology,Addons

Cons : Privacy concerns

License : Freeware

Download : http://www.flashget.com/en/download.htm

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Free Download Manager:

Free Download Manager (FDM) is a full-featured freeware downloading program. It allows you to download files and whole web sites from any remote server via HTTP, HTTPS and FTP

Pros : Upload manager, Community reviews on downloads

Cons : Poor support for latest browsers

License : Freeware

Download : http://www.freedownloadmanager.org/download.htm

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Conclusion :

We recommend Internet Download Manager if you are ready to spend few bucks.Orbit Downloader is the best when you consider freeware download managers.We also recommend you to try DownThemAll addon for firefox if you are a hardcore firefox fan.

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