RSS| BANDIT- | Sep 10, 2012 | 4.1.1.2 |  5 out of 5 |
-Make the App portable -Create a new folder (anyname) in the "{app} folder" -Move these 3 into the new folder #1 Language (Folder) #2 Open Candy (folder) #3 SoftUpdater.dll -Allow (In Firewall Exceptions) #1 Grab++ (May just show as GRAB) #2 Orbitdm #3 P2P Service of Orbit Downloader WINK.!! 27 Sep [EDIT] You can remove the annoying AD in the left pane. Launch Orbit - View>>Category View,... & uncheck it. Otherwise.......... You will need to edit the .XML files in a hidden folder "AdConfig" @C:\Documents and Settings\USER\Application Data\Orbit\[AdConfig} Open the XML files in notepad and remove relevant data from between the tags and then (File>Save). Do ALL xml files you find in AdConfig & Subfolders. You will need to make the files "read only", BUT, not by the Rclick option. You will have to Use CMD:cacls. And deny "everyone:w" (write). If you don't use cacls, the files will be Re-generated. [#EDIT] |
| gatorfan95 | Sep 7, 2012 | 4.1.1.2 |  1 out of 5 |
I used this for awhile, until it became adware infested. User beware. |
| boaz | Jun 6, 2012 | 4.1.0.9 | 1 out of 5 |
Orbit still doesn't integrate, nor work properly, in Firefox v12. Firefox disables the add-on, stating that it is not compatible. Also the software updater is a pain in the @ss! Even though you tell Orbit to never remind you about software updates for your PC, it still annoys you about updates for your software programs. |
| Music4Ever | Apr 17, 2012 | 4.1.0.6 | 1 out of 5 |
This type of program MAY have been desirable 12 years ago but now you don't need it in your life ~ A simple & effective way to infest your PC with ad-ware & associated garbage. Contains 'Open Candy' Ad-Ware & will attempt to hijack your homepage, why 'BetaNews' even offers this junk eludes me. ~ All user recommendations on the home page are from 2007 ~ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orbit_Downloader http://www.orbitdownload...m/what-is-opencandy.htm |
| sampahmasya | Nov 21, 2011 | 4.1.0.2 | 1 out of 5 |
I have been a fan of orbit but suddenly they put many uselesss add-ons orbit has became so stupid,it even chose to download .htm file of the .zip i wanted to download,hell,can't it read that the address bar itself states "http://blahblahblah/ZIP"??? and the uninstallation process is also a retarded. you have to go to a app data folder then delete than fcking folder even you have ran the uninstallation through the "unins000.exe" you know? I EVEN WENT TO THE FKING ORBIT WEBPAGE JUST TO KNOW HOW TO STOP ORBIT FROM BUGGING ME(later is that app data folder which is bugging) i read the uninstallation guide and YOU KNOW WHAT??? THE GUIDE ONLY SEEMS APPLIES TO WINDOWS XP AND IT DOESN'T EVEN STATE THAT IT'S FOR XP,THE GUIDE CALLS ITSELF A "GUIDE".NOTHING ELSE.IM USING 7 AND I CAN'T GET RID OF ORBIT UNTIL I FOUND THE ****ING FOLDER BY CHECKING EACH OF EVERY FOLDER. ORBIT IS TOO PRIMITIVE,ORBIT HAS TO KNOW THAT 7 AND VISTA HAS BEEN RELEASED...YEARS AGO(everyone knows it,damn orbit)AND FILE DIRECTORIES FOR XP,VISTA,7 ARE ALL DIFFERENT I WAS GONNA CHOOSE -1000 RATING BUT TOO BAD I COULD'NT |
| boaz | Apr 1, 2011 | 4.0.0.10 | 1 out of 5 |
After version 3.0.0.5, this program is terrible. It crashes constantly in Windows 7, during downloading files. I walk away from the PC, and come back to find out the files never downloaded because the program had crashed! I have tried this an a few Win 7 & Vista machines, and the problem happens on each one. Every time they come out with a new version, I get excited that they finally fixed the crashing, but it's the same. This used to be one of the best, but I'm still using v3.0.0.5 for now. You can still get the older v3.0.0.5, at: http://www.oldapps.com/o...old_orbit_downloader=41 |
| CyberDoc999 | Mar 30, 2011 | 4.0.0.10 | 1 out of 5 |
who is using Internet Explorer???? no one |
| PaulWilliams | Feb 26, 2011 | 4.0.0.7 | 1 out of 5 |
Orbit Downloader died after version 3.0.0.5 and has become complete Ad-ware. Use Free Download Manager instead. This used to be one of the best download managers there was, until version 4 when they secretly started adding unrelated annoying ad-ware programs and the author totally lost his soul. GrabIt, GetIt Recorder, Bing Toolbar and the Webpage Redirector I can deal with, but the "Software Updater" is ad-ware of the worst kind. It pops up messages up to every hour on the hour telling you that "Updates for software you have installed are available" even when it's Turned Off. The worst part is that the updates they're referring to are for "Paid Versions" and "Beta Versions" of Free Products. The author probably made a lot of money adding that crap, but he destroyed the program in the process. Complete Sell Out. |
| ghammer | Jan 13, 2011 | 4.0.0.6 | 1 out of 5 |
Oh boy! An update for the software updater! WTF! Utter crap as it stands with the addition of all these extra "tools". |
| spiked | Dec 9, 2010 | 4.0.0.5 | 1 out of 5 |
A long time ago, I was a big fan of Orbit, but over time, Orbit kept adding horrible features and refusing to fix long-standing bugs. The "Software Updates" feature was the last straw. It CANNOT be disabled but it consumes huge amounts of CPU on a computer with many applications installed. Don't inventory my entire computer and search the Internet for updates every time I just want to download a single little file!! Stay away from this bloated pile of junk! |
| rallen52 | Dec 9, 2010 | 4.0.0.5 | 1 out of 5 |
forget orbit,use light downloader,free,will download anything,almost as good as idm,great software |
| grufzilla | Nov 24, 2010 | 4.0.0.4 |  2 out of 5 |
Happy with the software until the recent inclusion of software updaters (social network??), homepage changers and other 'addons' as part of the installer. Going over to FDM |
| ghammer | Oct 18, 2010 | 4.0.0.4 | 1 out of 5 |
As long as I can not install without installing junk like the software updater, I will not install this again. |
| some guy | Aug 30, 2010 | 4.0.0.3 | 1 out of 5 |
free download manager blow this out of the water |
| yetisouth | Aug 18, 2010 | 4.0.0.2 |  3 out of 5 |
This is the best Downloader I have used, but that new 'Software Updater' is a load of rubbish. Runs when it wants to, uses 100% of CPU, and when you want to update something - it dumps you on somebody's home page. Fortunately you can turn it off!. |
| Jul 15, 2010 | 4.0.0.1 | 3 out of 5 |
I was a fan of Orbit Downloader prior to version 3, but ever since then they have been aggressively advertising products that have nothing to do with their own (Bing Tool-bar, Grab Pro, Software Updater), not to mention (Offering to Change your Home Page to Orbit and Orbit Suggestions on Browser Navigation Error) . Their new Software Updater is Worthless, it detects beta versions of products that are still been tested and Pro versions of functioning Freeware. Their extremely aggressive marketing is starting to kill their product. Maybe if Free Download Manager wasn't so ugly I would switch. | |
| nugro | Jun 14, 2010 | 4.0 Beta | 1 out of 5 |
Yes, now it has officially an adware. Stick with the old (2.x) version since it does the job hassle and ad free, otherwise try fdm. |
| rotjong | Jun 14, 2010 | 4.0 Beta | 3 out of 5 |
Refer here: http://progsense.recipester.org . Here's a more descriptive changelog: Add Soft Updater called ProgSense. It can I'm not a fan of this changelog and it appears the product is just headed downhill. There are some sites that Orbit handles better than GetRight but I still stick with GetRight the majority of the time. |
| SexyCow | Jun 13, 2010 | 4.0 Beta | 1 out of 5 |
WTF is Social software updater ???????? |
| ag2ieric | Apr 19, 2010 | 3.0.0.4 |  4 out of 5 |
it's a good downloader but still missing some functionality for advanced users. Even if it's updated frequently, it's only for minor enhancements. I switched to FDM that have the whole things i need. Sorry but i user Orbit for a long time but it's not enough competitive ATM |
| KayNine | Feb 11, 2010 | 3.0.0.2 | 3 out of 5 |
Pre-v3 versions were great, but every new one (3.0.0 to 3.0.2) still have LOTS of bugs! * The queue is completely messed up, files are downloaded in random order (at least I don't see any logic behind it). * The progress display mostly lags (does the whole download?). * When deleting entries from the list the "delete file as well" checkbox ist ALWAYS checked (at least it doesn't do anything to the files, no matter what state the checkbox is) * The scheduler is still awful (why set the date in the general preferences, not for each file? why does it remain in the past after downloading?) * Changing order in the queue (if it would work) is a pain, I second the "add buttons"-wish! * ...and many more... To bad a once absolutely great downloader got so badly messed up, seems like completely rewritten from scratch :-( EDIT: just checked out FDM mentioned below, works great, but I REALLY miss Orbit's feature to enter a custom local filename (i.e. how many downloads still are called "setup.exe"??). So for the momemt: back to Orbit 2.8.20 (still available via http://www.filehippo.com/download_orbit_downloader/) |
| nugro | Jan 8, 2010 | 3.0.0.0 | 3 out of 5 |
Tags! I love tag! But this release is still buggy. :( crash if I download file without tagging it while downloading a tagged file and seems like the download speed doesn't change on realtime now Some things I'd like to be added: - "Up" and "Down" button for queue - Automatic pre-specified directory for specific tag - More advanced scheduler 3 stars until they fixed the bug, back to older version for now... |
| GadgetPig | Jan 7, 2010 | 3.0.0.0 | 4 out of 5 |
Good program for downloading (with pause/resume capabilities). You can specify bandwidth allocation to alleviate slowness (during browsing while downloading). There is a feature in this program that redirects dns IF the option is enabled (on by default), easy to turn off. NOTES: - During "custom" install, uncheck "run at startup", "grabber for IE" and uncheck "xobni". - Open program, preferences>general tab, verify "start on startup" is disabled - Go to preferences>accelerate, uncheck "obrbitnet" - Go to preferences>monitoring>"let orbit suggestions on browser navigation options" and uncheck - For some sites that disallow multiple connections for free downloads (rapidshare/megaupload.etc), under preferences>"connections", set connections to original url/max connections per job to "1". optional: you can also remove the "one click" youtube downloader add-on for firefox: firefox>addons>uninstall oneclick youtube downloader Needs a little manual tweaking after install but otherwise works well. You will only get the "downland with orbitdownload" context menu if orbitnet is running. other alternative is Free Download Manager: http://www.freedownloadmanager.org |
| radiomaffia | Dec 19, 2009 | 3.0 Alpha | 4 out of 5 |
Orbit Downloader is the only software with the use of Grab++ to save protected .asf streams where other software apps like WMRecorder fail to connect. Period. Allthough I do not trust this software fully I cannot complain how it works so far.. Where the complains come from has to do with : Grab Pro GlobalNet Limited. Disable this in Internet Explorer and everything works fine again. So go to Extra / Insert applications manager...and disable Grab Pro GlobalNet Limited |
| XiroMisho | Dec 7, 2009 | 2.8.19 | 1 out of 5 |
Tried the software, downloaded youtube video as an FLV - no way to change it to an actual usable format through this program - not a big deal. Big deal however... This thing threw in it's own DNS server - which is terrible btw - I don't care if there is a fix, it didn't alert me at all, didn't ask, didn't notify - before I know it I go to my bank with one page, fine, I try to go to my credit card company - www.creditone.com and I get "404" error - check on another PC - no 404 - remove obrit completely, go to the same site, redirects me to the PROPER WEBSITE. I do not care if there is a fix. I had to change my banking password because I do not want them accessing the information DO NOT DOWNLOAD THIS SOFTWARE IT CHANGES YOUR DNS |
| anomoly | Dec 5, 2009 | 2.8.19 | 3 out of 5 |
I've gone through every manager you can name and to be honest, MiniDM from IEPro (IE addon) works better than opera's built-in one. Orbit is great but I should not have to delete anything after I 'install' it. |
| Virtual_ManPL | Dec 4, 2009 | 2.8.19 | 5 out of 5 |
@ dmk_ffe - simply disable OrbitNET acceleration ;) |
| dmk_ffe | Jun 26, 2009 | 2.8.13 | 3 out of 5 |
orbit is great so far, but i dont know why it uses so much bandwidth. For example, if i download a 100MB file, it uses 300MB. I'm new to this stuff, but whats going on. Are there trojans, or spyware on it? |
| anomoly | Jun 9, 2009 | 2.8.12 | 5 out of 5 |
I delete the orbit.net file every time. I copy the pertinents as it is a solid portable ap & the main exe is compressable. Update the opensll dll's to 098k and you're good to go. Only little girls are afraid of some trivial bs like orbit.net. grow up |
| dejavu | May 5, 2009 | 2.8.10 | 4 out of 5 |
Please show what DLL is "maleware"! I use orbit, NOD32, malwarebyte's, outpost firewall, avira boot CD and never had a warning of "suspicious program"! This program works fine with me! |
| plasticpig72 | Apr 26, 2009 | 2.8.9 | 1 out of 5 |
This is truly awful - had no end of problems after installing it. Never again. |
| some guy | Apr 21, 2009 | 2.8.9 | 1 out of 5 |
to much of a hijack, will install the orb****.dll maleware |
| anomoly | Apr 7, 2009 | 2.8.8 | 5 out of 5 |
This is the first time I have updated & it didn't change windows startup. Tried wget and leechget and both suck, one of which has a pro version-gimme a break. |
| ghammer | Feb 27, 2009 | 2.8.6 | 3 out of 5 |
Still not a fan of the search engine change or the toolbar it wants to install. Stick with 2.8.1 and you'll be happy. |
| ghammer | Feb 4, 2009 | 2.8.4 | 3 out of 5 |
Not a fan of the search engine change or the toolbar it wants to install. Stick with 2.8.1 and you'll be happy. |
| superman2k6 | Feb 4, 2009 | 2.8.4 | 1 out of 5 |
It installs search into IE without asking, and installs the Orbit toolbar without being abe to uninstall or without asking, before you used to be able to uninstall that crap. Once they remove that crap or make you be able to uninstall that crap without an issue, then i will use this program again. |
| amnisia | Jan 31, 2009 | 2.8.3 | 1 out of 5 |
It was my default download manager, until recently. But after the trick with orbit search engine silent installation, i'm in search of a new program. Good luck to yoy guys. |
| gehtnix | Jan 21, 2009 | 2.8.3 | 3 out of 5 |
i installed 4 or 5 different freeware dl-managers. orbit was not the worst thing of them all but i can only rate 3. i did not like how the feature of accelerated downlod works and it has many things that getright does much better (which i actually should not compare with, as getright is not freeware.) |
| bmf666 | Jan 21, 2009 | 2.8.3 | 1 out of 5 |
4 stars for the program. Does what it needs to do. Wish there was a way to clear all the history at once or disable it entirely. Minus 3 star for installing the Orbit search engine into Firefox & IE7 without asking or informing and setting it as the default engine. Don't other apps get labeled as spyware for such behavior? |
| DJHasis | Jan 16, 2009 | 2.8.2 | 4 out of 5 |
Good software, haven't got any major problems ever. Does what it should and keeps still improving. Only small problems have occured. http://www.orbitdownloader.com/changelog.htm * * Add: Integrate Orbit Downloader support Google Chrome * * Improve: make Grab Pro download RTMP video more efficiently * * Fix: some bugs |
| spiked | Dec 19, 2008 | 2.8.1 | 4 out of 5 |
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. |
| horsecharles | Nov 26, 2008 | 2.7.9 | 5 out of 5 |
BTW another change: improved ability to defeat anti-leeching procedures. _______________________________________________ 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 | Nov 1, 2008 | 2.7.8 | 5 out of 5 |
@ Zee333 - change browser from buggy like hell IE... to Firefox or Opera... |
| Zee333 | Oct 31, 2008 | 2.7.8 | 2 out of 5 |
@ 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 | Oct 25, 2008 | 2.7.6 | 5 out of 5 |
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... |
| Bad Prit | Sep 21, 2008 | 2.7.6 | 1 out of 5 |
FDM beats the sh1t out of this crap. |
| tatool | Sep 20, 2008 | 2.7.6 | 3 out of 5 |
damn, latest version crashed my browser (ff3 + many plugins) at least five times :/ please fix that! still *** anyway :) |
| oayz | Sep 19, 2008 | 2.7.6 | 5 out of 5 |
Really, so many paranoids bashing good program. Using it for 2 years - this is best D/L (tried almost every similar program). No issues with security (I do know who to use port monitor etc.) To say truth D/L programs are 1000 and 1 and you may like this or that but to low the rating just because you see some unfamiliar to network access is not fair. First proof you data than leave nagative comment. |
| some guy | Sep 19, 2008 | 2.7.6 | 1 out of 5 |
this will leave the orb****.dll that was marked as spyware |
| guti | Aug 26, 2008 | 2.7.4 | 5 out of 5 |
Yes, they can be disabled with no problems. |
| KayNine | Aug 25, 2008 | 2.7.4 | 5 out of 5 |
Use it, love it, works like a charm. @ €: Maybe it's ODM's P2P OrbitNet feature? Or it's autoupdate feature? Both can be disabled, so what's the point? |
| Aug 2, 2008 | 2.7.3 | 5 out of 5 |
excellent, love the firefox integration! | |
| anomoly | Aug 2, 2008 | 2.7.3 | 5 out of 5 |
To €: Not allowing prog to call home simply means it can never update-not a good thing. And as for (64.71.134.242), this is Liricsday, a lyric search site that has absolutely nothing to do with orbit. As well, wikipedia does not list a security concern on their orbit page. Please keep your delusional paranoia to thyself. |
| acervatim | Jun 30, 2008 | 2.7.1 | 4 out of 5 |
It can not download videos from the Web. It is very useful only to accelerate downloads. I use Firefox and to download video I have installed "Video DownloadHelper" extension. |
| anomoly | Jun 10, 2008 | 2.7.1 | 3 out of 5 |
There is a simple way to integrate Orbit with Portable Firefox. yeah it's called flashgot options Currently I am using MiniDM.exe (IE7Pro2.3) with ff portable 3 RC.... Orbit had a bad habit of simply faltering on too many downs. I use it only for the grab++ (unless there is an improvement here) we'll see. Good for a minute then back to the same ol s*** of faltering. At least grab+ works |
| newuser2 | May 8, 2008 | 2.6.5 | 5 out of 5 |
@cartmanxxl: There is a simple way to integrate Orbit with Portable Firefox. See: http://portableapps.com/node/13122 |
| some guy | Apr 3, 2008 | 2.6.5 | 4 out of 5 |
are you sure you don't have automatic update on ? |
| € | Apr 3, 2008 | 2.6.5 | 1 out of 5 |
this is advertised as adware and spyware-free but calls home at every startup: oblogin.rep.orbitdownloader.com (64.71.134.242) Privacy concerns http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orbit_downloader this behaviour didn't change since several versions and likely won't change in the future. and this has nothing to do with automatic update. unusable crap - low rating! |
| Psychocrusha | Mar 25, 2008 | 2.6.4 | 5 out of 5 |
This may not be the fastest download manager, but it is my favorite. I've used lots of them, but this one seems to work exactly the way I would want my manager to work on the pickiest detail. |
| prabinpebam | Mar 25, 2008 | 2.6.4 | 5 out of 5 |
After trying out quite a few other downloaders, I've finally settled with orbit. It's the best I've come across till now. I'm just looking forward to the developers making few minor modifications to the software like putting a multiple selection option in the Grab++ window just like the one you have in the "Choose the URL you want to download" window. I'm talking about the "switch choosing state" check box u see when u r importing a list of download. I can't help wishing this software had a webcrawler also. Please look into that also. All the best!! |
| trynow | Mar 24, 2008 | 2.6.4 | 5 out of 5 |
I love this software.Very nice downloader. |
| rotjong | Mar 22, 2008 | 2.6.4 | 5 out of 5 |
For a freeware product this is great. I used GetRight for many many years due to not finding another program that I liked. I stumbled across Orbit and it's wonderful. Of course it has its issues here and there but that doesn't detract from how great it is. |
| spiked | Mar 21, 2008 | 2.6.4 | 4 out of 5 |
Overall, my favorite downloader but many little annoying bugs are long ignored by the developer. For example, you cannot specify a UNC path to save a file, despite being able to browse to it. You can use a mapped drive, and you can move the file to a UNC path from within Orbit after downloading, but the stupid Add dialog just won't accept a UNC path. Reported and confirmed multiple times in the forums but never fixed, just one of many UI limitations like the missing up/down toolbar buttons which wouldn't be so bad if you could use the up/down options on the right-click context menu when selecting multiple files. Alas, those options are only available when 1 file is selected. Supports grouping download history by category but forget about specifying the category when you add the download (the ideal time); you have to wait until the download finishes (which might be hours or days later; after all, that's why you're using a download manager to begin with) so I hope you remembered to enter a comment to remind yourself what category "setup.exe" belongs in! Of course, you'd override a filename like setup.exe, right? Better do it before you add it to the queue because you can't change it while queued (even if paused); again, gotta wait until after download. Orbit supports a pipe-delimited text file import format which optionally allows specifying the http referer, cookies, and comment. Unfortunately, the corresponding export only gives you the URL. |
| DJHasis | Feb 26, 2008 | 2.6.3 | 4 out of 5 |
Works for me thought the GUI is rather ugly but even the grab++ finds things from a webpage if I reload the page after grab++ has been started. |
| Ian C. | Feb 22, 2008 | 2.6.2 | 3 out of 5 |
Data layout is still very poor, hard to tell anything useful about your download other than the amount completed and current speed. And recently the Grab++ has gotten buggy, it won't sniff anything unless I start it before I start my browser. Both very annoying issues, but good aside from that. If VisualWget gets a sniffer, I may stop using this all together. |
| tatool | Feb 21, 2008 | 2.6.2 | 4 out of 5 |
still no move up/down buttons on toolbar... so "only" **** for now ;-) |
| aruprc | Feb 21, 2008 | 2.6.2 | 5 out of 5 |
Excellent, gets better with every build. Love its Youtube video grabber. |
| ljepava | Jan 29, 2008 | 2.6.1 | 5 out of 5 |
use oget to integrate download manager with opera. http://lexi.ucoz.ru/ |
| Betachecker | Jan 29, 2008 | 2.6.1 | 4 out of 5 |
Very nice program but I would love a better integration with Opera |
| elopez17 | Jan 29, 2008 | 2.6.1 | 5 out of 5 |
You could be right fuhayer, but there is a tiny little point you forgot, FREE or $26.95 |
| fuhayer | Jan 8, 2008 | 2.5.2 | 3 out of 5 |
i have downloaded and tested the same link with the same condition with orbit and IDM and found: IDM is faster with better integration on browsers! just 3 starts are enough. |
| why hello there | Jan 8, 2008 | 2.5.2 | 5 out of 5 |
This is been my favorite downloader manager since trying it. Its simply fast. |
| anomoly | Jan 5, 2008 | 2.5.1 | 5 out of 5 |
The best! Way better than FDM. I use FF portable exclusively, with Orbit every day. Orbit is portable if you simply copy the folder. Copy ff portable & orbit folder to flash, uninstall orbit, put orbit in root of ff folder. Run ff, open flashgot options, point it to orbit. Done |
| cartmanxxl | Jan 4, 2008 | 2.5.1 | 5 out of 5 |
definitely the best download manager!!! there is just one thing to make it perfect (at least for me) - it's the integration with portable Firefox but I think it the question of time (maybe next release) |
| johnsahakian | Dec 20, 2007 | 2.4.3 | 5 out of 5 |
10 out of 10...... the best there is..no question.. |
| some guy | Dec 3, 2007 | 2.4.3 | 5 out of 5 |
great program |
| jolesole | Dec 3, 2007 | 2.4.3 | 4 out of 5 |
Orbit is a good free program,but it is bad he has not a faster download as GetRight |
| Qlib | Nov 29, 2007 | 2.4.3 | 3 out of 5 |
im still really annoyed that you cant paste multiple urls to it.. but.. ah well.. between this and flashget and the non-free net transport.. net transport is an absolute crystal clear winner!!.. ... but between flashget and orbit as the FREE ones.. hard choice.. they both have some great features.. |
| poisonu | Nov 17, 2007 | 2.4.2 | 4 out of 5 |
Very Good.... ..But it does Not work on Rapidshare (Free)... Whereas Free Download Manager works for Rapidhare (Free).... But Orbit gives far more useful info for completed downloads.... So have to use both.... |
| Neoprimal | Nov 15, 2007 | 2.4.2 | 5 out of 5 |
Excellent program. I replace Free Download Manager with this and continue to be impressed. Don't get me wrong, FDM is pretty kickbutt as well but it can't beat grabbing flash, etc. files. Getright is repugnant at this point. How dare you charge for a girl saying "File's done!"?...because that's about the only thing that piece of software has over FDM and Orbit....and I use the word 'over' very cautiously. |
| xanderzone365 | Nov 14, 2007 | 2.4.2 | 3 out of 5 |
It's all right. Although the speed is faster than Opera's manager, It's not as fast as Free Download Manager's speed. I only downloaded this for testing purposes. Features are fine. |
| Khabir | Nov 10, 2007 | 2.4.2 | 5 out of 5 |
This is the best downloader I've have used. Even though I have highspeed DSL, Orbit still comes in handy quite often. Excellent product, excellent support, and great price. |
| Joseph A | Nov 6, 2007 | 2.4.2 | 5 out of 5 |
I disagree with adrian_stoermer below. Even if one has broadband, there is the fact that some sites limit download speed and that's when a download manager is very handy. In such cases, download speed can be greatly increased. |
| Ian C. | Nov 6, 2007 | 2.4.2 | 4 out of 5 |
As mentioned by someone below, most of the time there's no need for a download manager, but in the rare cases when I do need one, this has everything I need, and the price is right. GetRight? Cause it's $20 a year cheaper than GetRight, and provides 99% of the features, and that extra 1% are useless to 99.9% of people. |
| robmanic44 | Nov 6, 2007 | 2.4.2 | 2 out of 5 |
Why would anyone rate this higher than GetRight? Let's show a little bit of sense. |
| mikeyx11 | Nov 1, 2007 | 2.4.1 | 5 out of 5 |
GREAT program. To adrian_stoermer: Not everyone has broadband, and here (Australia) even the ones that do, usually get "shaped" to 64k when they reach their broadband download quota, and sometimes (especially with our largest ISP, Telstra) that 64k makes it almost IMPOSSIBLE to download any file over a MB or so, because of constant timeouts. I don't find use for it myself, but I have used it before when I used to get shaped, and it worked excellent. I also provide it to clients on dial-up. |
| xanthene | Oct 17, 2007 | 2.3.1 | 4 out of 5 |
In these modern times of broadband, there really is relatively little use for download managers any more. We don't need to schedule downloads for the night anymore, so that they will be cheaper, because we're always on. I've gone thru a number of download managers in my internet years, starting with such garbage as Go!Zilla and DAP and working my way up to a bunch more until I settled for FlashGet. When broadband came around (I wasn't exactly an early adopter), I quit using download managers, or only occasionally went for the DownThemAll extension for Firefox. I think the people behind Orbit realized this change and came up with a bunch of truely unique features that makes this download manager one of the best ones out there. One of these features is the ability to download from a number of One-Click-Hosts such as Rapidshare (works for me). Another great feature is the ability to download content from tons of community-driven sites, such as MySpace or YouTube. Yes, there are programs that can already do it, and yes, there are countless extensions for Firefox which do the same. But as far as I know, none of these features were ever unified in a download manager before. What really makes Orbit stand out from the crowd is its 'Grab++' component. It's a little program you can launch separately that monitors all traffic and allows you to download content from yet unsupported websites. Ever encountered the annoying Anti-Leech plugin? Well, with Orbit's Grab++ the URL becomes visible and you can download the files much faster. In terms of the interface, Orbit really offers nothing new. It looks the same as NetAnts and FlashGet and uses a Win98-esque defrag window to show the progress of individual parts. What this download manager is missing is a good web-based tool for finding alternative download sources (a la GetRight's findfiles.com) and what I would really wish for is an option to retreive files via CoralCDN or CoBlitz automatically. What I'm sceptic of is Orbit's 'OrbitNet' P2P download service. Aparently it increases your download speed by anonymously downloading from other sources. Orbitnet.exe opens countless UDP connections and even with OrbitNet disabled, a few strange UDP connections show up in my cFosSpeed. This software, like FlashGet, is Made in China. Therefore, I can't rule out that this software monitors and reports your internet activity. If it wasn't for that - 5/5 |
| Point Zero | Oct 12, 2007 | 2.3.1 | 1 out of 5 |
Just the very first test, download from rapidshare.com.... It didn't use the username & password, and wasn't able to download jack s***. Completely worthless pile of buggy 0 & 1's. |
| bobad | Sep 21, 2007 | 2.3.1 | 4 out of 5 |
Just a crash fix. No other changes. My 2.2.1 install also did not find the 2.3.1 update. |
| anomoly | Sep 20, 2007 | 2.3.1 | 4 out of 5 |
v221 does not see v231? I hope this is fixed already |
| jazagod | Sep 11, 2007 | 2.2.1 | 5 out of 5 |
It actually works, at least try it! |
| animaleecher | Sep 8, 2007 | 2.2.1 | 5 out of 5 |
nice, although still needs features and functionality |
| Ian C. | Sep 7, 2007 | 2.2.1 | 4 out of 5 |
Best download manager I've ever used, and continues to get better. Unfortunately they haven't changed the two things I dislike most. 1. The progress view with the thousands, or even millions of little boxes, needs to be replaced with something thats actually viewable. It's kind of like the defrag utility display in 98, they should make it like the defrag display in XP. 2. Adding mirrors could be easier. |
| anomoly | Aug 29, 2007 | 2.1.7 | 5 out of 5 |
Was using open source wxDownloadfast but it simply wasn't. AVG free (8/28/07) healed a threat from this and it still gives me 1.2 mb/s. |
| some guy | Aug 24, 2007 | 2.1.7 | 5 out of 5 |
my favorite downloader |
| RADicalSatDude | Aug 3, 2007 | 2.1.5 | 3 out of 5 |
Summary Fast, Grabs Flash Videos, but no RSS Podcatching feature. Pros 1. Can grab flash vidoes from any site whatsoever. 2. Fast Transfer speeds. 3. Metalinks and anon p2p speeds transfers even more at times. 4. Mouse over icon in system tray shows transfers names and speeds in baloon tips. Cons 1. No Podcatching RSS feature like GetRight to download audio and video podcasts. 2. Transfers can't be dragged up or down to change priority, have to right click etc. 3. No quick speed toggle button on main window like Free Download Manager. 4. 'Grab Flash' button, hidden in drop down menu and not on main window for quick access. |
| amnisia | Aug 2, 2007 | 2.1.5 | 5 out of 5 |
I've just repcaled fdm with orbit. Great app :) |
| Polychronopolis | Jul 26, 2007 | 2.1.5 | 5 out of 5 |
I only just isolated the full screen exit problems I was having to OrbitDownloader and they've fixed it!! Yay, I can keep using it!!! Awesome app! |
| twanj | Jul 26, 2007 | 2.1.5 | 5 out of 5 |
a very slick metalink ( http://www.metalinker.org/ ) downloader. works well with Firefox. the video grabbing features are nice too. |
| the artist | Jul 13, 2007 | 2.1.1 | 5 out of 5 |
So it can NOW be called 2.0.0. Now there's support for those hot embedded video formats, so it's not just a "typos corrected" version advancement. |
| wognum | Jul 13, 2007 | 2.1.1 | 5 out of 5 |
Getting better and better! |
| Nikkie | Jul 13, 2007 | 2.1.1 | 4 out of 5 |
This is the fastest i've seen.It needs some work but i'm a fan now.Great program.. |
| mmatheny | Jul 9, 2007 | 2.0.5 | 3 out of 5 |
Before I will use it over GetRight, there needs to be another check box in the Download config screen - Remember last download location. I have said this before and will say it again (same goes for FDM!) - I WANT TO PLACE MY DOWNLOADED FILES WHERE I WANT THEM!!! Not some artifical intellegence putting them where it thinks I want them. The Remember last download location is for when downloading many files to the same location. |
| m4design | Jul 4, 2007 | 2.0.5 | 5 out of 5 |
It's a really really good download manager. Good downloading speed, very low PC resources usage, very simple and easy to use, all that and more. I love it and I'm gonna use it after trying a lot of apps I'll stick with it. It may lacks some minor features but beside that I give it 5. |
| darkripper | Jul 4, 2007 | 2.0.5 | 5 out of 5 |
i want full opera integration plz |
| Point Zero | Jul 4, 2007 | 2.0.5 | 1 out of 5 |
Still extremely buggy & doesn't get any better with new versions. |
| lordnaastik | Jun 21, 2007 | 2.0.1 | 5 out of 5 |
Very good downloader indeed. fast, free and no nags. I switched from flashget to orbit and i dont miss my old favourite. ya the p2p component can be done away with. |
| twanj | Jun 21, 2007 | 2.0.1 | 5 out of 5 |
Great metalink ( http://www.metalinker.org/ ) downloader. More polished than wxDownload Fast, but not open source. All the video grabbing features are handy. |
| tsimpoukis | Jun 13, 2007 | 1.5.7 | 5 out of 5 |
good |
| bobad | May 31, 2007 | 1.5.6 | 4 out of 5 |
This is a very good release. Orbit is on the cusp of becoming as good or better than FDM. I think Orbit is 1 or 2 releases away from being "the best"! The silent mode was a great addition, but is too silent. It badly needs an optional sound to tell you the D/L started successfully. Otherwise, you have no confidence that the D/L started unless you locate the icon in the tray, and hover the mouse cursor over it. Orbit could also use an optional, small popup graph that shows D/L speed and progress. 4.4/5! |
| anomoly | May 30, 2007 | 1.5.6 | 3 out of 5 |
OK, but the p2p nonsense is not for me. wxDownload Fast is open source and portable and works perfect with firefox portable as well. |
| bigmama | May 30, 2007 | 1.5.6 | 4 out of 5 |
good but i think that FDM is better |
| ghammer | May 14, 2007 | 1.5.5 | 5 out of 5 |
Replaced ReGet Deluxe for me. Excellent downloader! Has one feature many others do not, it keeps the date of the file from the server. I know, one of those anal things. But I want a downloader to have the option. |
| bigmama | May 12, 2007 | 1.5.5 | 4 out of 5 |
good but IMHO free download manager is better |
| aruprc | May 1, 2007 | 1.5.4 | 5 out of 5 |
This one has permanently replaced FDM as my only downloader, does its job without any issues and the downloads are fast. Have done 500mb downloads without any qualms. |
| twanj | Apr 23, 2007 | 1.5.4 | 5 out of 5 |
Orbit is new but it has most of the features of other DMs that have been around for years, and responds fast to suggestions. One of the nicer metalink ( http://www.metalinker.org/ ) clients for ultra-speedy downloads. |
| bobad | Apr 8, 2007 | 1.5.3 | 4 out of 5 |
Better, but BADLY NEEDS 1-Click download. This would make Orbit a better program than FDM and FlashGet! Of course 1-Click D/L would need WAV sounds to notify you when the file D/L started successfully and completed successfully. If you don't like sounds, you can turn them off in the options, just as you can now. |
| McCrap | Apr 7, 2007 | 1.5.3 | 5 out of 5 |
Ever since flashget turned into a piece of crap(last couple of versions keep crashing like no tomorrow) I've switched to orbit for good. Does exactly what i want to do & good Firefox integration. Be aware though that it has that 99% complete bug that plagues almost every other download manager, except flashget which seems to handle it the best. |
| Banquo | Apr 6, 2007 | 1.5.3 | 5 out of 5 |
This is probably the best free download manager I have tried. I have to disagree with the review below also, I don't really see start and stop sounds being that important. Personally I hate them, I don't need a program to beep at me to know it's working. Sure it would be ok as an option but I don't think that brings it's rating down. |
| viperiii | Apr 6, 2007 | 1.5.3 | 5 out of 5 |
My previous request of the function click maximizing bug has been fixed with the version 1.5.3. and you can always report the bugs/ request for a new features of orbit downloader in the orbit downloader forum website: http://forum.orbitdownloader.com/index.php |
| bobad | Mar 28, 2007 | 1.5.2 | 3 out of 5 |
Nice, but not usable in its current form. Orbit badly needs an automatic mode where it downloads with no user input. Just click on the link and walk away. If you have to verify the download, and click repeatedly, you may as well use the default Windows download. It also badly needs a sound that verifies the download has started successfully, and a sound to notify you of an error. FDM and Flashget are the premiere DL managers because they have the aforementioned features. |
| dejavu | Mar 26, 2007 | 1.5.2 | 5 out of 5 |
Stable software! Execute exactly what I Need! |
| wognum | Mar 26, 2007 | 1.5.2 | 5 out of 5 |
Really good program! maybe not the most feature rich download client, but is suits al my needs. and it uses virtually no RAM. excellent work! |
| Hellcat_M | Mar 24, 2007 | 1.5.1 | 4 out of 5 |
I like this program but I have one problem. When I play mmo's it freezes them, at first I thought it was my NVfirewall, so I disabled it but it still happened. I turned off Orbit and they work fine. I've tried it with several mmo's from RFonline to Space Cowboy and Rapples. Other than that I've tried this and FDM and they're both very good programs. This one does one thing I don't think FDM does and thats if you want to download media from a website it'll let you do it just by right clicking on one file and you can then get download all through Orbit. I love that feature. |
| viperiii | Mar 18, 2007 | 1.5.1 | 5 out of 5 |
Ultimate Flashget (flashgot) replacement. Working fine with the latest beta Mozilla 3.0a3 Build 0317!!! Cant believe it. (after my download with flashgot hang up few times, i decided to fix with the current orbit download manager. I highly recommend this software to all users! Enjoy it! |
| tarrith | Mar 16, 2007 | 1.5.1 | 1 out of 5 |
I prefer Freedownloadmanager. It has an easy to use bandwidth throttle, selectable by buttons. It also searches www.filemirror.com for alternative sources (this can be set automatically) It can also integrate with IE and Firefox to be the default DLoad manager and of course it is also free. Sorry...no cigar for you. 1 star for trying. Tarrith Oh and one last thing...it look EXACTLY like the program your making (strange indeed) |
| newzat | Mar 15, 2007 | 1.5.1 | 4 out of 5 |
Good, but not the best one; Personally I need a feature that does not exist in Orbit. I need to transfer the download list from a machine that has a slow Internet connection to another with a faster Internet connection each day. This can only be achieved by a proper Export/Import feature and Orbit lacks it (this is why I'm still using the buggy FlashGet). The problem with Orbit is; it does not let me export the download list properly, only downloaded items list can be exported, and this list does only contain the links, there are no details. It's not possible to rename a download item (incomplete) in the list. (the "Rename File" option in the Edit menu is grayed out and there is no rename option in the "Edit Property" dialog) In summary, it's a good application, but there are many miles to go... |
| Ian C. | Mar 14, 2007 | 1.5.1 | 5 out of 5 |
Best download manager ever made. In my last review I complained about how the Firefox integration extension didn't work on 3.0a builds, but they fixed that with the very next release. |
| the artist | Mar 14, 2007 | 1.5.1 | 5 out of 5 |
are you looking for the best of FREE download managers? dunno this one quite well yet but i've been using GigaGet and i hit the paradise. It's well designed, good looking, feature complete, light and very fast. In fact, VERY similar to this one but nicer and ultra sharp. My advice: Try it! |
| johnsahakian | Mar 14, 2007 | 1.5.1 | 5 out of 5 |
i have tried every download manager that exists...paid and free... resources..minimal... updated every month... when i tried this i was shocked.. i have been using it for 3mts now... this does everything and does it well... it deserves respect...i have not posted for over 1 year..this software made me start posting again.. try it on youtube its a godsend.... thanks orbit.. |
| Nikkie | Mar 6, 2007 | 1.4.6 | 4 out of 5 |
Super fast downloads.You need to work on it more.It has some download issues cause it gives error on files that download fine in even ie.. |
| anomoly | Mar 2, 2007 | 1.4.6 | 2 out of 5 |
In my opinion, Leechget is 100x better. I had probs connecting with servers and I dislike the memory usage (and the tray icon). Resume is the only reason I use a download mgr as FF does not have this capability implemented properly yet. P2P technology? (who? me and a server-we are peers-NOT) I'll be honest. Whenever I have a choice between a torrent and either ftp or http, I'll take the ftp/http every time. Much faster |
| lenon.c | Mar 2, 2007 | 1.4.6 | 5 out of 5 |
thanx 4 the download assistant~~~ it would be much better if the retry time gap can be set~~~ |
| bobad | Feb 13, 2007 | 1.4.5 | 4 out of 5 |
Nice download accelerator, but I've got to tell you, that popup dialog will drive you nuts. There should be a way to turn it off and always download to your default download folder. FlashGet and FDM have this feature, and they are currently the cream of the crop. |
| mmatheny | Feb 12, 2007 | 1.4.5 | 4 out of 5 |
Excellent - I can not specify where I want to download my file! One more simple request - a checkbox that says Remember last download location, so THAT location comes up as the first entry in the DL location selector! Thanx, |
| Ian C. | Feb 7, 2007 | 1.4.2 | 4 out of 5 |
Very good download program. Most other download manager's are extremely bloated, and cost money (WTF, for free I'll just stick with the browser). They're especially not worth paying for in my case, the only time I use a program like this is for downloading large files, like BSD/Linux ISO's. This one is very small, clean, and easy to use. The only gripe I have with this app is that the Firefox add-on for integration totally trashes the context menu in Minefield (Firefox 3.0a2). Although for all I know it works fine in Ff1 and 2, but I think I heard somewhere than Ff3 is coming out later this year, so hopefully they'll fix the problem really soon. However, using the DownloadWith add-on provides suitable integration for my purposes. |
| bobad | Feb 7, 2007 | 1.4.2 | 5 out of 5 |
I really like this program. I love the way it works with Maxthon. I wouldn't change anything major about it. A couple of minor changes would make it much more useful, and as good as FDM and FlashGet: *Needs an option to turn off the confirmation button to download a file. It's annoying, and unnecessary. *Need 1 more sound to go along with the "complete" and "error". That would be a sound for "Download Started". That way, you don't have to wonder if the file has started downloading in the "no confirmaiton" mode. 1 more Wish: Make it portable. It could read an INI file for the settings. It could copy itself to the HDD and register itself by clicking a "register" button. |
| horsecharles | Feb 5, 2007 | 1.4.1 | 5 out of 5 |
Very happy with this after coupla months' use... |
| mmatheny | Feb 5, 2007 | 1.4.1 | 2 out of 5 |
What is it with these DL managers that REFUSE to let me pick a download location for EVERY file I want to download? I drop files all over the place, depending on what it is. A single download location means the DL program is sent to the bitbucket! Developer, I hope you are listening - just add a feature like GetRight to let me pick the folder I want to download to at download time! |
| christoofar | Feb 5, 2007 | 1.4.1 | 4 out of 5 |
"It integrates seamlessly into Microsoft Internet Explorer " So what if you don't use Exploder? |
| twanj | Feb 5, 2007 | 1.4.1 | 5 out of 5 |
this is the best new downloader. it does all the stuff the download managers that have been out for years do, along with other stuff like rapidshare and grabbing video from youtube & other sites like that. it also supports metalink ( http://www.metalinker.org/ ) which is a big plus. |
| nms04 | Jan 8, 2007 | 1.3.2 | 5 out of 5 |
best download manager i've used until now!!!!! |
| some guy | Jan 8, 2007 | 1.3.2 | 5 out of 5 |
I did a scan found no-adware used Kaspersky spyware terminator seek-destroy Adware-SE so I dont know what the other guys saying |
| dwby | Jan 6, 2007 | 1.3.2 | 5 out of 5 |
I am loving this program a lot. I have sent a couple of requests off. Lets see if it happens. To the people saying there are spyware/adware/etc in it, don't believe them. I have checked myself, none what so ever. Just use the program and have fun! |
| Icfu | Jan 6, 2007 | 1.3.2 | 4 out of 5 |
It's a very nice alternative for FlashGet already, regarding performance and resource usage. Especially the comfortable hover icon for Youtube and its metalink integration are very attractive components. Imho it's too fresh to already rate it a 5, but it's on a very good way if development continues that strong. Softpedia has proven to be a trustworthy site for a very long time and after inspecting the archive, no evidence of whatever-ware can be found. The problem with apps like "Spy Sweeper" is that the users generally are not able to differ between real and false alarms, just like when using AV apps. It's a real mess with all those hoaxes... For more information, including clarification from the author, check this: http://www.donationcoder...bb/index.php?topic=6092 |
| ripfuel | Jan 5, 2007 | 1.3.2 | 4 out of 5 |
I discovered that it was a false +, sorry. I re-installed & love the speed of this software. Thanks for the tip! |
| yokozuna | Jan 3, 2007 | 1.3.1 | 5 out of 5 |
Orbit is a very good downloader - fast, stable and not resource hungry. I have not figured out how work p2p features called Orbitnet (Kademlia??) which one switch on or off in options but, just in case, I switched them on. |
| aruprc | Jan 3, 2007 | 1.3.1 | 5 out of 5 |
I am a long time FDM user, Orbit downloader has almost a similar interface, only thing it lacks from FDM is the video preview, apart from that Orbit managed an average of 2KB/s more than FDM in sustained download speeds which is not too shabby. |
| twanj | Jan 2, 2007 | 1.3.1 | 5 out of 5 |
If you're sick of bloated download managers, this is the one to try. Very slim and low resource usage. Works well w/ IE & Firefox (via FlashGot). The streaming media, Youtube downloads, and the ability to d/l from sites like rapidshare etc are really nice. Metalink support [ http://www.metalinker.org/ ] is also a plus. |
| dwby | Jan 2, 2007 | 1.3.1 | 5 out of 5 |
I usually chop and change between download managers but I've stayed on this one for a while. It can only mean good things! |
