Product Review
In a package as prosaic as its name, Internet Download Manager proves itself a solid performer, handling with aplomb most of the tasks you expect. First and foremost, it doubled download speeds in our tests. You can use the command-line interface to execute standard features, such as resuming a file transfer, scheduling downloads, connecting through dial-up, and logging on to password-protected sites. Experienced downloaders will appreciate being able to limit the number of connections and the download speeds for specific sites. Conveniently, the program integrates into your browser, even if you use Mozilla or Opera. Notable additional functionality includes automatic virus-checking and the ability to download all files linked to a page. However, the program isn't quite a full-fledged grabber that analyzes a site and retrieves, for example, all images. Easy to use and modest, Internet Download Manager can satisfy most users in need of a trusty transfer tool.

Publishers Description
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. Unlike other download accelerators and managers that segment files before downloading starts, Internet Download Manager segments downloaded files dynamically during download process. 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, Opera, Mozilla, Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Firebird, Avant Browser, MyIE2, 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.

Version 4.06 adds improved browser integration, security fixes, XP visual styles, downloadable skins, enhanced download engine, the unique integration into all latest browsers, and a wealth of other improvements and new features. Take a look at the news page if you want more information.