Don t let the dull name fool you: Internet Download Manager is a full-featured package that handles
downloading tasks with aplomb. It conveniently integrates into your browser, even if you use
Mozilla
or Opera. 
It automatically sorts incoming files by file type and puts them in the appropriate folder. Most
importantly, it supercharges download speeds  it doubled ours . Its windowed interface is clean and
easy to understand. Power users can take advantage of the command line interface to resume file
transfers, schedule downloads, connect through dial-up, or log on to password-protected sites.
Experienced users also can limit the number of connections, the download speeds for specific sites,
and even create an exception list to block specific, user-defined sites.
Other features include automatic virus checking and the ability to download all files linked to a
page. The new version has a Web spider that can analyze a site and retrieve, for example, all the
images on it. 
Internet Download Manager strikes us as a natural choice for users in need of a trusty transfer
tool. Version 5.11 build 5 added FLV grabber that can be used to download videos fromGoogle Video,
MySpaceTV, and other popular sites.