GetGo Download Manager

CNET Editors' review

by: CNET staff on June 01, 2009

For users who download a great deal of content, there are always headaches in the process. No matter how fast your computer runs, downloading seems to slow down and complicate matters. GetGo Download Manager proved to be worthy of the task of taming the download process.

This freeware program will not be immediately noticed, as it comes as a command button on your Internet browser. But even then, this program doesn't come alive until users attempt to download music, movies, pictures, or other forms of media. A box will open asking if the user wants to use GetGo to download. From there, they are sent to a screen that shows what you are downloading, how large it is, where it comes from and how long it will take. At the bottom of the screen is a monitor of how much bandwidth this is taking. To the left is a navigation screen to look at all downloads past, present, and on hold. We appreciated the range of options for managing downloads, including picking the download folder, sorting videos into categories, and renaming files.

We were very impressed with the performance GetGo provided, as it lived up to its billing and downloaded media at a much quicker rate than expected. The program is organized in a very intuitive way and does a nice job of sorting out jobs. We highly recommend this program for any user who frequently downloads flash video files.

Publisher's Description

From GetGo Software:

Free Complete Online Video, Music and File Download Manager with YouTube Download Support. This Free Downloader is an Essential Internet Tool for Increasing Download Speed, Resuming, Scheduling, and Organizing Downloads. Easy to use, customizable modern interface allows you to download all of your favorite videos, program, games, and music with extreme acceleration. With auto-resuming feature, you never have to waste your frustrations on unfinished downloads due to network problems, or unexpected power outages. Seamless integration with Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Mozilla web browsers allows Easy "1-Click" downloading of YouTube, Facebook, Google, Metacafe, DailyMotion, iFilm/Spike, Vimeo, MegaVideo, Break.com and sites with FLV video as well as other file types according to the extension. Powerful batch and leech download features give you ability to download large amount of pictures, videos or other files from web sites fast and easy. GetGo Download Manager fully supports Windows Vista User Access Control (UAC) and Internet Explorer Protected Mode.

GetGo Download Manager 4.8.5.1687 is released with updated YouTube support as well as Firefox 19 and IE10 compatibility.

What's new in this version: Version 4.8.5.1687 is released with updated YouTube support as well as Firefox 19 and IE10 compatibility.