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Orbit Downloader
Windows (All) / Freeware / 380,169 downloads
Orbit Downloader is a full-featured download accelerator and manager. It is based on P2P technology. It has advanced robust multithread download algorithm implemented with high quality. It integrates seamlessly into Microsoft Internet Explorer to automatically handle your downloads. You can easily download files from any remote server via HTTP, FTP, RTSP or MMS. It has a smart download logic accelerator that features intelligent dynamic file segmentation and safe P2P downloading technology to accelerate your downloads. It supports proxy servers, download categories, queue processor, enhanced virus protection on download completion and many other features.
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Latest Changes
- Add: Grab Pro feature: grab and download RTMP video
- Improve: make Grab++ grab streaming media more efficient
- Add: Integrate Orbit Search (powered by Google) to Internet Explorer
- Fix: some bugs
Latest Reviews
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spiked2.8.1 (Dec 19, 2008)
Orbit is a better-than-average download manager, but the installer has become increasingly more annoying. Every time you update Orbit, it will set itself to autostart with Windows. Sure, it only takes 2 clicks to turn it off, but it will turn itself back on (without asking) on the next update. With this version, it gets worse for IE7 users: Orbit's web search (powered by Google) is automatically added to your list of search providers, which is fine except that it is also set as your default (again, without asking).
I can understand that Orbit's developers need the Google revenue to support this free program, but they should ask during Setup. I don't even mind if the default answer is Yes; I just want the courtesy of being asked.
I'm also still waiting patiently for the ridiculous bug to be fixed with UNC (network) paths. You can browse to them, but it won't let you add a download with a UNC path, regardless of whether you browse to it or type it in. You can even move a completed download to a UNC path just fine. The validation logic on the Create New Download dialog is simply sloppy programming and could be fixed very quickly and easily, but the developer continues to ignore all the complaints on his forum. -
horsecharles2.7.9 (Nov 26, 2008)
BTW another change: improved ability to defeat anti-leeching procedures.
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To the two posters 'underneath me':
I blame the newer IE 7 & 8...tons of incompatibilities with many sites & apps.
My older OSes & IE6 have ZERO problems at Zero web sites with Zero third party apps.
Now, whether that is the fault of IE and/or Vista... or others who haven't caught up yet to the new intricacies...is another debate. -
Virtual_ManPL
2.7.8 (Nov 1, 2008)
@ Zee333 - change browser from buggy like hell IE...
to Firefox or Opera... -
Zee3332.7.8 (Oct 31, 2008)
@ the above poster: it isn't anything to do with IE, its the toolbar that Orbit intergrates into IE causing the problem.
2.7.8 is a bad version, all previous versions i liked, a lot.
You cant uninstall the Toolbar it installs with 2.7.8, and it causes Internet Explorer to crash which basicly means you either uninstall Orbit or don't use Internet Explorer, i decided to uninstall this version as it is useless until these major bugs are fixed. God knows how it managed to get released with this major bugs. -
Virtual_ManPL
2.7.6 (Oct 25, 2008)
Awesome... !!!
And Grab is very helpfull to donwloading files from streaming sites...
@ Bad Prit - if you dont want to use this than STFU...
@ tatool - for me works even with Fx3.1a1pre...