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Internet Download Manager
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OVERVIEW:
 
Do you remember after you purchased your new computer or even formatted the old one, what was the first program you installed? Of course it is Internet Download Manager. This is the most popular program that all users need. But what makes this program the first choice and the best among all other applications? First being an internet user, you must remember that download is an essential part of your daily activities. Second the program is small in size and needs minimum requirements. Third it increases download speed more than 5 folds and easy to use. Fourth Affordable price and good customer support.
The program offers you a lot of interesting features that you will not find in any other program. It supports resume of download, scheduled tasks, support all browsers, support use of proxy, support download from host files and many more.
 
 Homepage:
 
 http://www.internetdownloadmanager.com/
 
Current version:     6.25 build 23. It was released on July 12, 2016
 
Download and Installation:
 
System RequirementsThe program can be installed on all windows versions from Windows XP- Windows 10. It supports both 32 and 64 bit systems. No special requirements are needed for installation. Only 12 MB of free disk space and 512 Mb RAM will be required.
The program is available as a free trial version that can be downloaded from the official website and is 5 Mb in size. There is a retail version that will be sent to you immediately after purchase via email.
 
The free trial is downloaded here:  http://www.internetdownloadmanager.com/download.html
After complete download, save the installer on your computer and double click to install. Installation is very simple, you will accept the agreement and choose installation directory or leave the default one. Then simple on screen instructions and the program will be installed on your computer. After successful installation it will be integrated with all of your browsers and will be the default download manger.
The free trial is the similar to the full version but working only for 30 days. There will be a reminder of the remaining time for you to use the program as a trial. This reminder will appear each time you launch the program and encourage you to do purchase. This will give you enough time to use the program and test all its features. After the trial period is over, the program will stop working and you have to purchase a license to continue using the program and enjoy its full features. This license key is available at a reasonable price of $24.95 here:
 
https://secure.shareit.com/shareit/check...=200255685
 
Immediately after purchase you will receive an email with your license key and retail download link.
Purchase is advised for all users because of many reasons. First you will enjoy lifetime use of the program with three years of all updates and major upgrades. Second, you will enjoy better utilization of bandwidth and built-in download logic optimizer.  Third you will have good technical support at any time. Lastly you will support the continuous development of this important program.
 
Registration and Activation:
 
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Registration of the program is very easy. Simply open IDM, click on registration button in the upper toolbar. Now you can fill in your details including name, email address and license code. You must use the email address used during purchase. Finally click activate while being connected online. That’s all!
 
User Interface:
 
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The main program window is very friendly, easy to use and well arranged. You don’t need any special skills to use the program.
It shows upper menu toolbar, main functions (download) toolbar, download files list and categories tree on the left side. The upper menu includes 6 buttons (Tasks, File, Downloads, View, Help and Registration). Each of these menu buttons show many underlying options. For example, task menu includes download, batch download, site grabber, import, export and exit. File menu shows options to start, resume, stop or remove download. Downloads show scheduler, find, options, speed limiter, pause all or delete completed downloads. View include options to hide categories, arrange files, customize toolbars, tray icon and language.  
 
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Main functions (download) toolbar is present below the menu toolbar and shows all the buttons that help to manage your downloads. These include Add URL, Resume, Stop, Stop All, Delete, Delete All Completed files from the list, Options, Scheduler, Start Queue, Stop Queue, site grabber and Tell a Friend. They can be in active or disabled state depending on what actions are possible for the current selection of downloads.
The download list includes additional information about any file you have downloaded.  You can check file name, size, download status, estimated time to complete, current download speed, date and download description. You can rearrange or sort the list using any of these headings according to your wish. Simple click on the on the column header will sort the files in the way you want.
 
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On the left side of the main window, there is a tree of download categories. This feature will help to organize and manage your files. It includes All your downloads divided into categories (compressed, documents, music, programs, video). The categories tree will also show all unfinished and finished tasks, Grabber Projects and Queues. If you don't need it, you can simply hide it using close button above the categories area or hide option under view menu.  Also don't select any categories when downloading your files.
 
Menus:
 
Task:  
 
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File: 
 
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Download: 
 
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View:  
 
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Help: 
 
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Languages:
 
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You can use the program in your own language. The program is available in more than fifty languages till now. More language translations are being added and approved by IDM company. You can easily download translation files for your native language here: http://www.internetdownloadmanager.com/language.html
Simply browse to IDM root Folder in “C:/Program files”, you will find a folder named “Languages". Extract the contents of the Zip file you have downloaded in this folder. Finally restart the program and change the language from the view menu, language
 
Features: IDM has a lot of features that will help you a lot and make it the best choice:
 
Automatic start of download from internet
Increase download speed more than 5 folds through dynamic segmentation throughout the downloading process
Support all browsers
Support all file types
Site grabber
Download queues (Schedular)
File search: You can use search function to find any downloaded file
Support download from file host sites
Easy to use with friendly user interface
Batch downloads
You can update the download address automatic or manual
Support video downloading from streaming video sites
Import and export
Speed limiter
Multilingual support
Automatic Antivirus checking of the downloaded files to keep you safe
Many protocols are supported by the program. For example;  HTTP, FTP, HTTPS, MMS
The program has an advanced browser integration feature
Show download progress and download complete dialogue with “Open with option”
Option to shut down computer after complete download
Support drag and drop feature in order to start download
Shows properties of downloaded file in details
Windows 10 Compatibility
 
IDM Development and New Features:
 
The program is in continuous development since its first release on 2005. There are many added features, fixed bugs and new tools added. If you want to see and revise the new features in details, please visit this page:
 
http://www.internetdownloadmanager.com/news.html
 
Download Function:
 
Of course the main function of the program is file download. IDM has multiple download modes which makes the download of any file an easy job.
There are the manual and automatic download modes, download from web page, drag and drop download, import download, clipboard download, command line download.
The program has a built in feature that helps to automatically detect file type and save it to the default place accordingly. IDM, by default, offers five locations to automatically save your files; compressed, documents, music, programs and video. The program also lets you manually select where to save the downloaded files [for example if you want to save files on your desktop]. You can easily do this using the browse button when starting to download any file or even from the program options. Additionally, you will be able to create new categories and specify file types to be downloaded in each category. Simply right click on all downloads in the category tree of the main window and select add new or open options, save to and select
 
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Automatic download Mode:  This method is the easiest one. IDM is fully integrated into all browsers and can automatically start any file download if you click on the download links. This process will make your file download very easy job
 
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Web Player (Video Grabber):
 
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The program can also start download automatically from any web player. This will help you to easily download any online multimedia (Videos) (for example YouTube). Simply on start of the video play, a small IDM window will appear offering you the ability to easily download the video using single click. That’s all! Sometimes the video has multiple forms (for example MP4, WMP, and so on), in this case multiple requests will be sent to the program so that when you click on the IDM window, a list of all the available downloads will be present and you can easily select the one you want, again download will automatically start. This property is called video grabber.
 
Manual Download:
 
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Using the program, you can manually start any file download you want. The process is very easy. All you have to do is to click: “Add URL Button” from the download toolbar then copy the download URL in the text box or select URL from existing ones.  Sometimes, the server needs your login information (username and password), in this case the program allows you to easily input your credentials to start the download.
 
Download files from a Web Page:
 
If your download link is embedded in the selected text (for example in html pages), you can easily download your file by right click on the link and select "Download with IDM" or simply click the link and download will start automatically. That’s all!
 
Download from a Host File:
 
Of course many of your important files are uploaded to some file hosting sites (such as rapidshare, mediafire, and so on). This way become very common these days. The download from these file host sites is different as you need to have a username and password to enjoy the full download speed. IDM lets you easily add your host site login details so that when you start any file download from that host site, download process will start automatically and at the full speed. To do this, simply launch the program and select options (under download menu), then select sites login. You can add any number of host sites you want by click new button. The pop up window let you add the host site URL, Username and Password.
Remember that most of these host sites offer subscription plans to enjoy paid membership benefits.

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 Drag and Drop:
 
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IDM offers an interesting tool called download basket which enables you to drag and drop links for download. All you have to do is to drag the link from your browser and drop it to this basket.  Download will start automatically.
This tool is hidden by default, if you want to use it, simply launch the program and select “show drop target” from task menu.
 
Clipboard links:
 
When a URL is copied to the clipboard, IDM will automatically check the URL and shows you its dialog to start download. This will make your download job more and more simple.
 
Importing Downloads:
 
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You can import a list of downloads to IDM using import option listed under task menu. The program supports imported downloads from either a text file or IDM exported file. This will make it easy for you to download and redownload your files even on another computer.
 
Command line Downloads:
 
You can also start downloads with IDM from the command line using specific parameters. This option is mainly for advanced users.
 
Download Function Features:
 
IDM has important built in features for its Download function. These features let you easily manage your download
 
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Download location: You can select the location you want to save your download file or leave it in the default location specified by the program. You can add a new category to save certain files.
 
Speed Limiter:
 
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Internet Download Manager has a built-in intelligent dynamic file segmentation and multipart downloading technology which marked increase the download speed. This will cause some problems if your internet connection is shared with other persons. The internet connection will be very slow!
The developers add a very useful tool that can set a limit to the download speed. The process is very easy. Simply open the program, click on download button then speed limiter turn on/off and adjust the download speed to the figure you want. It is important to note that if you are downloading from a server that doesn’t support resume download, it is better to turn off speed limiter to avoid interrupted download.
 
Resume Download:
 
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This built in feature is especially important in many situations we have in our daily activities. For example, when you are downloading large sized files or if there is some problems in your internet connection or you are busy and so on. It allows you to resume your download at any time suitable for you. No need to work on your computer for many hours to complete your download. Simply stop download and resume later. You will not lose your downloaded part.
It is very easy for you to know if the downloaded file is resumable or not. There is a “Resume Capability” on the download window. This shows “yes” if download is resumable.
 
 
Download Complete:
 
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This windows appears after your download is completed. It gives you the location of the downloaded file and offers you one of three options to manage the downloaded file; either to open or open with or open folder (containing the file) or close. You don’t have to search for the downloaded file. IDM will make this easy and save your time.
 
How to manage your downloaded Files?
 
The program offers you many options to manage your downloaded files. First if you want to know full information about your downloaded files, simply have a look look at the main program window and you will find detailed information about each file regarding its name, size, status, transfer rate, description, date, time, and so on

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Second: After you download your files, you can either open it immediately with the default program (for example you can open a PDF file with Adobe Reader) or use the right context menu which offers more options for you such as open, open with, open file location, move, rename, redownload, resume download, add to queue, remove from the list and file properties (which will easily show you the download link you have used to download the file).
 
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Third: Your downloaded files are searchable. This new features helps you to find any downloaded file in few seconds. Simply click “Find” under download menu then write the file name in the search dialogue. Use “find next (from download menu) or click F3 to move to the next file in your search.  This will save your time and make the process of searching for a certain file easier especially when you have hundreds of downloaded files after years of program use.

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The second important function of the program is the so called “Site Grabber”. Let me discuss in details this important feature:
 
Site Grabber:

Using this feature, you can download complete websites (or only specific files such as pictures or audio files) for offline browsing. This is done through the predefined set of templates built in the program. These templates make it easy to set the Grabber for a required type of project.
The process is very easy. Simply open IDM then start Site Grabber from the download toolbar. The program will guide you through simple four step wizard that determines the website to be downloaded, the files to be downloaded, name of your new project and location to save it. After creating a project, the grabber starts to explore files and do everything for you. That’s all!

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The first step: you specify name of the new project, the website to be grabbed, project template (type of files to be downloaded), and sometimes authorization may be needed for example username and password may be needed).

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The second step; You will specify whether the project files will be automatically saved (each file to the default category according to its type) or you will specify a different location. In addition, other options are present such as; overwrite existing files, convert links in html pages to local files for easy offline browsing

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The third step let you put explorer filters such as whole website exploration or specified number of link levels only, ignore popups windows, explore all sites in the domain

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The Fourth step lets you set filters regarding the file types you want to include or exclude. Also it helps you to hide duplicates when found during download process.

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Finally, IDM will start to explore the website according to your set filters and the progress of site grabber can be easily followed using “Site Grabber Statistics”. The process can take long time according to the website and the set filters.  After the program finish explorer function, you will have a list of the files found. You can select any files you need or all files and start download. To make it easy you can sort files by type, size, name

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The third important Tool in IDM is the time-scheduled download list or the Scheduler
 
This feature is very important as it will automate all your downloads. You will not need to spend many hours for downloading all your files. Just go to your work and the scheduler will automatically do everything for you in a timely arranged way.  All you have to do is to copy download URLs in the program, location to save your files (to the default categories or any specific location you want), time to start and end of your download, download limit, general or synchronized download and number of concurrent downloads. That’s all! The program can even finish download and shut down your computer. 

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There are two main queues; download queue and synchronization queue. Also you can create any number of additional queues. Simply use New queue button on the lower toolbar.
 
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 After you set all previous parameters, download can be started either manually using “start now” or schedule specific time to start download. Each completely downloaded file will be removed automatically from the list till all your scheduled files are downloaded and saved.
If you doing a synchronization queue, the program will check if the files in the queue have been changed on the server in order to download the new files and replace old ones. All files will stay in the queue after synchronization. You should select "Periodic synchronization" radio button to assign a synchronization queue.
 
 Program Options:
 
As any other application, IDM has many options and settings which are adjusted to the default configuration suitable for most users. The program is unique in that the settings are highly customizable so that you can change many settings in the way suitable for you. To open the options, simply click on the download menu.
 
General options:
 
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The general options include the ability to launch IDM on startup of your computer, run a module for monitoring in IE-based browsers, download capture from clipboard URLs and advanced browser integration. IDM is compatible with most web browsers such as: Internet Explorer, Mozilla, Safari, Google Chrome and Opera. If the browser is not listed in the menu, you can simply add it using add browser button. You can customize IDM download panels and context menu items in browsers using Edit tabs. You can also customize keys to force download with IDM.
 
File Types:
 
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The program has predefined default set of file types that will be automatically downloaded with IDM. These files are of different types and include for example, 3GP 7Z AAC ACE AIF ARJ ASF AVI,RAR,ZIP and so on. If you want to add any files that are not listed, the process is very easy. Simply write it in the corresponding field. The program allows you to exclude some file types from being automatically downloaded. You can edit this list to add any files you want to the exclusion list. Also if you cancel any file download twice, the program will automatically give you the option to add it to the exclusion list.
 
Save to:
 
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This options lets you manage categories, file types and folders. By default, there are 6 categories for downloaded files; General, Compressed, Music, Video, documents, programs. For each category there are specific file types and default save location. You can add other file types or change default location easily. General category includes the file types not listed in any other category. You can also create a new category and specify file types associated with it and the default location to save files.
 
Downloads:
 
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Include settings for download dialogue (on start and complete), show queue panel on click of download later or close patch downloads and virus checking tool which allows you to scan any downloaded file. You will also find some options when duplicate download link is added.
 
Connection:
 
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This option lets you specify your connection type and speed, your maximum connection number (maximum 32). You can add exception sites for this connection number with the number set for each one (for example you can set 4 connections for a certain server). You will be able to set the download limits regarding size and time of download.
As a rule, if you have no time for these settings the program will test your internet speed by default and set these options to the best for you.
 
Proxy / Socks:
 
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If your internet connection goes through a proxy or socks that need specific configuration, then you will need this option. You can easily set your proxy, socks or FTP settings using this option
 
Site Logins:
 
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Many host files need you to login to your account to enjoy the full download speed. IDM offers you the option to add this site and the login information needed (username and password). The program will save these data for future use.  If you download any file from this site again, you will not need to enter your login again. The program will use your stored data to start download automatically and with the full speed.
 
Dial Up / VPN:
 
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Using this option, you can simply configure your dial up and VPN settings so that IDM will be working with no problems.
 
Sounds:
 
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This option allows you to add sound when the download is completed or failed, queue processing started or stopped. Music files of the “Wav” type are the only supported type to be added.
 
Pros:
 
Increase the download speed up to 5 times
Compatible with all popular browsers
Scheduled downloads
Site Grabber
Resume download
Video downloads
Support many languages
And many more
 
Cons:
 
None
 
Conclusion:
 
IDM is the best download manager that you will need on your daily activities. The program has a lot of features and tools that will make your download easy and fast. Internet download manager will do everything you need, save your time and effort, schedule your files, help you to browse your favorite sites offline. I recommend it for all users. The price is very affordable with professional customer support.
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Crystal clear perfection! Big Grin
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#3
Good review , thanks tarekma7
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#4
Your best review yet enjoyed reading.
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#5
very good review thanks
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#6
Thank you for good review.
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#7
very good review thanks...
Best ever downloading tool in the market...
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#8
Thank you for good review tarekma7
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#9
very detailed review thank you Heart
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#10
Good review. Everything explained in detail.
Thank you.
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