FlashGet 1.9.6

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Popularity:
#5 in Download Managers (out of 265 products)
License:
Free
Editor's Rating:
5.0 stars
Average User Rating:
3.5 stars (out of 279 votes) Rate it!
Downloads:
6,008,805
Requirements:
Windows 3.x/95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP/Vista
Limitations:
No limitations
Date Added:
September 26, 2007
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Publisher's description of FlashGet

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FlashGet is specifically designed to address two of the biggest problems when downloading files: Speed and management of downloaded files. If you've ever waited forever for your files to download from a slow connection, or been cut off mid-way through a download - or just can't keep track of your ever-growing downloads - FlashGet is for you.

FlashGet supports HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, BT, MMS, MMST, RTSP, ed2k protocol. Optimized the multi-thread dispatching, capability of disc read/ write when downloading; fixed the bug in certain situation that it has no traffic in Drop Zone. Version 1.9.6 added FlashGet Recommendation Page.

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Editor's review of FlashGet

5.0 stars
"Get more out of your downloads"

FlashGet looks and feels like a download accelerator worth paying for, which makes it all the more appealing since it's free.

After installation, a small dark icon with three lightly-colored triangles will appear in the upper right corner of your monitor. Until you place it elsewhere, the FlashGet icon will live there permanently, and is always "on top" of whatever program you're using at the time. Simply drag the link you want to download onto the FlashGet icon, drop it and hit the Okay button; the file will start downloading automatically. We were able to download a 215MB file in less than 90 seconds with FlashGet, shaving more than a minute off the regular download time.

FlashGet supports more than bit torrent files, segmented downloading, and FTP recognition. It also has a Site Explorer feature that allows you to download multiple files from the same site in a Windows Explorer-style interface. Utilizing the instantly recognizable table, the Site Explorer cuts a lot of time out of navigating graphics-heavy sites, and it recognizes most file types.

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5 stars

7 out of 8 people found this review helpful

Version: FlashGet 1.9.6

"Still Great"

by 1consultant1 on September 30, 2007

Pros: Downloads so fast that I can't verify its claim to handle multiple downloads at once.

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3 stars

3 out of 6 people found this review helpful

Version: FlashGet 1.9.6

"Nice program, but buggy"

by JamesWatson on May 30, 2008

Pros: Manages downloads, just like it claims.

Cons: Doesn't automatically start downloading when reboot like it's supposed to. Won't remember the download location. Crashes constantly.

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3 stars

5 out of 7 people found this review helpful

Version: FlashGet 1.9.6

"Fast, but"

by emperordarius on June 23, 2008

Pros: Faster than normal downloads

Cons: Can handle a very limited amount of downloads at the same time.
Internet Download Manager is seriously a lot faster.

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5 stars

Version: FlashGet 1.9.6

"Great download utility,"

by americanflyer1 on August 10, 2008

Pros: Allows redownloads unlike some other download utilities I have tried, also is consistantly fast download utility.

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4 stars

4 out of 5 people found this review helpful

Version: FlashGet 1.9.6

"Indeed it downloads faster!"

by cptrob on June 14, 2008

Pros: Tried to download a large game from Cnet several times, it never went faster then 15 KB/s while my internetspeed is 1.6MB/s or 12.5Mb/s.
Flashget brought it in with speeds between 70KB/s and 200KB/s! Amazing!

Cons: stability problems, but after reinstalling on D drive (recommended) it is okay.

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