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Softonic Rating:
Not bad610
License:
Free
Added:
April 3, 2007
Updated:
April 16, 2008
Publisher:
Website
File size:
8.1 MB
Downloads:
15,800
James Thornton

“The leading download manager for broadband and dial-up”

by James Thornton

Boasting the ability to improve the speed of your downloads by an incredible 300 percent, Download Accelerator Plus features multi-server connections to let you squeeze the best possible performance from your Net connection.

The beauty of the software lies in its simplicity, you just choose the file you want to download, tell the program where you want it to be filed away then forget about as DAP does all the donkey work for you. What’s more, if you get booted offline for any reason the software will automatically resume the download from the place it had already reached.

DAP even searches for “mirror sites” for you and this serves to make downloading a pretty painless process, with the app sucking up files fairly quickly. DAP is a veritable feature-fest making the whole process much easier by including functions like automatic hang-up on completion of a download, download scheduling, and dial-up configuration – a handy tool for anyone not yet blessed with broadband.

The only slight niggle for some people may be the fact that it is nigh-on impossible to turn the thing off, unlike most of its peers, where you can choose to manually download something fairly easily. Having said this, because the program is so easy to use and integrates beautifully with Internet Explorer, Firefox and Opera browsers, there really is little reason why you wouldn’t want this great utility keeping watch of your downloads all the time.

Languages:

English

Recent changes in Download Accelerator Plus:

  • Various including:
  • New security updates
  • Interface imrpovements

OS requirements for Download Accelerator Plus:

  • OS: Win95/98/Me/NT
Pros
  • Simple to use
  • Lots of options for speeding up downloads
Cons
  • Has a tendency to take over your browser
  • Invasive and irritating uninstall procedure
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From the publisher of Download Accelerator Plus

DAP offers patented technology of multi-server connections, ensures your downloads will be served from the most responsive source, and offers a rich feature set which includes automatic recovery from shutdowns, lost connections, and errors, tools for management of downloaded files and more. DAP is available in 10 languages.

Here are a few features:

Preview pane

Preview downloads of Music and Video files

Download list

Advanced management of downloads queues, priorities and statuses

File Information pane

Advanced information of downloaded files and sources

Completed downloads list

Separate list of completed downloads

DAP Drive integration

Save downloads and upload files to DAP Drive web storage

Media Center Tab

Conveniently manage your media files

Superior Usability

New interface with flexible design options

Download Accelerator Plus options

Download Accelerator Plus Options

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Download Accelerator Plus in other platforms

Softonic Rating:Not bad
9/10

User Rating

70 ratings
Usability
  • Currently 8/10.
Stability
  • Currently 8/10.
Installation
  • Currently 8/10.
Functionality
  • Currently 8/10.
Appearance
  • Currently 8/10.

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