Speed Download
Current Version: 5.2.18 (June 18, 2010) / "Lite" version 1.1.18 (June 18, 2010)
From the Speed Download home page: "Often your download speeds are far from your theoretical maximums. Sometimes this is because the Internet is generally clogged up, or because your ISP is overloaded. But sometimes it's because the server you are connecting to is only giving a certain amount of bandwidth to each client. Speed Download tries to get round this by using up to 32 simultaneous connections." Speed Download requires any Mac with Mac OS 10.4.11 or higher.
Version 5 added significant new features and speed increases; here are some highlights:
- New: Completely redesigned and fully customizable interface
- New: optimized Speed Download engine and components for faster performance and wider compatibility
- New: introducing Simple and Advanced usage modes
- New: iTunes-like Minimized mode with user controlled color picker
- New: Overhauled built-in FTP Client support for more connections dual pane view introduced
- New: Filters bar
- New: 'Live' bandwidth throttle
- New: individual file scheduling
- New: queue downloading scheduling
- New: Speed Download dock menu notifications
- Enhanced: Auto-resuming of downloads, uploads, and file transfers at all times
- Enhanced: built-in Smart Folder technology
- Enhanced: Secure (encrypted) turbo-charged file-sharing between Speed Download users
- Enhanced: My Server section
- Enhanced: Download website content for offline viewing
- Tons of tweaks and performance oriented changes
- Much more.
Version 5.2.18 makes the following additional changes:
- New: Optimized for Mac OS X 10.6.4.
- New: Enahnced compatibility with Safari 5.
- Updated: Under the hood performance tweaks.
Speed Download Lite is a stripped down version of the Speed Download 5 download manager, for $5 less. Features include:
- New: Completely redesigned and fully customizable interface
- New: turbo-charged downloads and auto-resuming at all times
- New: iTunes-like Minimized mode with user controlled color picker
- New: Filters bar
- New: 'Live' bandwidth throttle
- New: individual file scheduling
- New: queue downloading scheduling
- New: Speed Download dock menu notifications
- Enhanced: Built-in Smart Folder technology
- Enhanced: Download website content for offline viewing
- Tons of tweaks and performance oriented changes
User Reviews
"Speed Download 1.9.9, the Mac OS 9 version: If you have a modem, nothing will get you past the 56k limitation of a phone line. The line itself limits flow to 56k, so even if you pull over, the line will make up the difference and go under 56k to even the difference. EXCELLENT for cable modems. DOES EXACTLY what it says. Anywhere from 256kbs to 1000kbs download depending on server. I regularly download 3 MB in 4 or 5 seconds."
—Ted Rolinsky
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