Internet Download Manager

Internet Download Manager (IDM) is a commercial download manager software application owned by American company Tonec, Inc. It is only available for the Microsoft Windows operating system.

IDM is a tool that manages and schedules downloads. It can utilize full bandwidth 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.

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.

Features

 * 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.
 * Authentication protocols: Basic, NTLM, and Kerberos allowing for storage and auto-authentication of user names and passwords.

Reception
Softpedia gave IDM a rating of 5/5 stars, complementing on its convenience, effectiveness and diversity of options. 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. An updated review gave IDM a rating of 5/5 stars again.