HiDownload 7.55

2.7 out of 5 stars 2.7 (102 votes)

(November 10, 2009)

Windows 2000/2003/9x/XP / Shareware; $39.95 / 16,411 downloads

HiDownload is a multi-threaded download manager that allows you to download individual files (or lists of files) from web and FTP sites while maximizing the potential of your internet connection. It also supports multimedia streaming and and RTSP (Real Time Streaming Protocol) with optional resume, enabling you to download movies, music and capture streaming video and audio,record radio from Internet. It also offers a tool to analyze MMS/RTSP URLs, as well as a built-in Broadcast Manager. In addition, it provides all the standard features of a download manager, including scheduling, drop basket, download history, clipboard monitoring, download categories as well as zip preview and more.

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  1. 3 out of 5 stars
    MMPD

    Reviewing 7.2 (Aug 15, 2008)

    I have been using this program for two years now for recording on a schedual an audio stream. All in all the program is stable, so I give it 2 stars for that, and 1 extra star for recording the stream.

    However, the interface needs work, and the stream recording repeat settings need a ton of work. I have been having issues with getting it to record when I have set it to specifically record at a repeated time each week. The only way I can get it to record is to stop the cycle and start it over again for before the program is going to record again.

    I have reported this bug to their support desk many times as a bug, but it has never been able to be fixed. I really would rather give this program at least a 4, but because of what I outlined above I cannot.

  2. 4 out of 5 stars
    AlphaBetaGamma

    Reviewing 7.19 (Jul 8, 2008)

    At least one reviewer apparently hasn't the foggiest idea of what HiDownload is all about. It is mainly for recording streaming audio and video (e.g., MP3s and WMAs, etc.), which has very little to do with the average "download accelerator". If you don't know that you need it for this purpose, then you probably don't. It works well for me, though some of the buttons and operation are not as intuitive as they should be. They need to work on the interface more.

  3. 2 out of 5 stars
    Matenka

    Reviewing 7.19 (Jul 8, 2008)

    There are plenty of other FREE Download(accelerators) out there. Why waste $40 for something like this? It just isn't worth it. I don't want to give it a 1 just because it's Shareware, developers put time and effort into it, but there are WAY better programs than this.

  4. 5 out of 5 stars
    barcrest

    Reviewing 6.9 Beta 4 (Jun 9, 2006)

    For downloading music videos this is great, with the URL Helper i have yet to find a better method.

  5. 3 out of 5 stars
    keir

    Reviewing 6.9 Beta 2 (Dec 10, 2005)

    3 is being generous, as it works judging by what people say. I gave up after it became apparent that I couldn't use it at all without registering, not even for a trial. Also URL Helper is not a feature but something extra you have to pay for, plus it didn't seem much use to me as 'select adapter' didn't offer me anything which appeared to be my internet connection. It gets 3 though as I don't know any other simple way to get rtsp etc - the excellent freedownloadmanager certainly doesn't do it.

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