Download Accelerator Plus

Pros

• Intuitive Utility
• Automatic Mirror Search
• Direct Download Tweeting
• Multiple Speed Improvement Options
• Highly Configurable

Cons

• Annoying Add-Ons During Installation

Download Accelerator Plus is a piece of software that is meant to speed up your download rate, and it claims to be able to do so with up to 300 percent improvement. On top of that tremendous speed boost, the software offers many other useful functions as well.

The user interface for Download Accelerator Plus is both aesthetically pleasing and exceptionally intuitive. There are three main sections of the app, and those sections are FTP Browser, Internet, and Downloads. Through the Internet section, you'll be able to browse the web through a dedicated yet tiny browser. Through this browser, you can directly choose downloads so you won't have to use a separate browser app to find files.

If you are using your default browser instead of the built-in browser, you'll notice that downloads don't automatically go through the browser's download window. Instead, a Download Accelerator Plus window opens in the place of the default download window. This is due to the integrated installation process that adds the Download Accelerator Plus to your default browser. Downloads that process through the Download Accelerator Plus window will be saved in the DAP folder automatically.

In the Downloads section of the software, you can monitor all your downloads for status and remaining time. The software is so seamlessly integrated into the browser that you only have to click on a link that points to downloadable content and the software will do the rest. Download Accelerator Plus is only as popular and functional as it is because of the way it merges with browsers and the additional speed it offers the process.

If you are constantly downloading content from the web, Download Accelerator Plus can help streamline the process. Advanced users will enjoy the wide range of options that can be configured for maximum utility. You can set specifications for proxy servers, plan behavior for files after they've downloaded completely, and schedule future downloads.

The average user who only rarely downloads content from online won't be able to take full advantage of this software. That doesn't mean the software wouldn't be useful for limited occasional use, but many of the functions would go to waste. Frequent downloaders will enjoy the customizable features of Download Accelerator Plus, but most won't ever use more than a quarter of the basic controls. However, if you are an advanced downloader, the remaining three quarters are quite helpful.

This newest version of the software includes an integrated single-click download button for video found on YouTube or any other video site. The Link Checker tool has been redesigned with greater performance, and it can easily provide information about any file linked by a URL. The overall download experience has been improved for this version as well thanks to the updated Dapsters.

Pros

• Intuitive Utility
• Automatic Mirror Search
• Direct Download Tweeting
• Multiple Speed Improvement Options
• Highly Configurable

Cons

• Annoying Add-Ons During Installation