Internet Download Manager (IDM) is a commercial download manager software application for the Microsoft Windows operating system owned by American company Tonec, Inc.
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| Developer(s) | Tonec Inc. |
|---|---|
| Initial release | 2.8 / 2 June 2001 |
| Stable release | 6.42 Build 25
/ 17 November 2024[1] |
| Written in | C, C++ |
| Operating system | Windows 7 and later |
| Platform | IA-32, x64 |
| Size | About 11 MB |
| Available in | 50+[2] languages |
| Type | Download manager |
| License | Proprietary |
| Website | internetdownloadmanager |
IDM is a tool that assists with the management and scheduling of downloads. It can utilize the full bandwidth available to the device, and contains recovery and resume capabilities to continue downloading files that were interrupted due to a loss of network connection or other unexpected failures. IDM speeds up downloads by splitting the target file into several parts, depending on the file size, then downloading the split files simultaneously. IDM then combines the downloaded split files into a full file.[3]
IDM supports a wide range of proxy servers such as firewalls, FTP, HTTP protocols, cookies, MP3 audio and MPEG video processing. It is compatible with most popular web browsers.[4]
Features
edit- Divides downloads into multiple streams for faster downloading.
- Batch downloads.
- Import/Export download jobs.
- Auto/manual updating of download address.
- Multiple queues.
- Video downloading from streaming video sites.[5]
- Authentication protocols: Basic, NTLM, and Kerberos allowing for storage and auto-authentication of user names and passwords.[6]
Reception
editSoftpedia gave IDM a rating of 5/5 stars, praising its convenience, effectiveness and diversity of options.[7] An extended review has been done by Softpedia in March 2014; giving the software 4/5 stars, but criticized IDM for not having released a major version since 2010.[8] A third Softpedia review in 2022 returned IDM's original rating of 5/5 stars again.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Internet Download Manager News".
- ^ "Internet Download Manager Translations".
- ^ "How Internet Download Manager(IDM) works? Interesting facts you may not know about best download manager - Cyber Programmers - Learn Programming". www.cyberprogrammers.net. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ "Download Free Software & Apps – Full Version & Reviews". Downloadwab. Archived from the original on 4 August 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
- ^ "Download FLV Videos from Video Sites with IDM plugin". Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ "Internet Download Manager Features". Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ^ "Accelerate Your Downloads – Softpedia". 8 October 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
- ^ "Internet Download Manager 6.19 Extended Review – Softpedia". 4 March 2014. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
- ^ "Download Internet Download Manager (IDM) 6.41 Build 3". Softpedia. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
