Internet Download Manager News

What's new in version 6.38 Build 2

(Released: Aug 01, 2020)

Resolved download problems for several types of video streams

Improved the interception of downloads from browsers

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.38

(Released: Jun 28, 2020)

Improved download engine

Added support for new types of video streams

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.37 Build 16

(Released: Jun 25, 2020)

Fixed problems with downloading for several types of video streams

Fixed a bug with command line downloads

What's new in version 6.37 Build 15

(Released: Jun 24, 2020)

Fixed a problem with erroneous interceptions of BIN files from gmail and other Google services

Added support for new types of video streams, fixed problems when assembling some types of videos

Fixed a problem with stealing focus when IDM processed download queue

What's new in version 6.37 Build 14

(Released: May 01, 2020)

Updated SSL libraries

What's new in version 6.37 Build 12

(Released: Apr 29, 2020)

Fixed "endless reboot" problem when changing IDM Network integration on Windows 7

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.37 Build 11

(Released: Apr 26, 2020)

Resolved browser integration compatibility problems with some configurations of Windows 7 computers, e.g. the disappearance of video download panel, or "0x80004002" error when taking over a download

What's new in version 6.37 Build 10

(Released: Apr 17, 2020)

Fixed a bug with displaying vertical grid lines in IDM main window in Dark Mode when swapping columns

Added a feature to turn off Dark Mode support ("View -> Dark Mode support" menu item)

What's new in version 6.37 Build 9 Final Release

(Released: Apr 15, 2020)

Added new "Neon" toolbar that was design for IDM Dark Mode, but it looks great in Light Mode as well

Improved video recognition in web players

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.37 Build 8 beta

(Released: Apr 03, 2020)

Added support for Dark Mode of Windows 10 to IDM main window and most frequently used IDM dialogs

Fixed problems with downloading for several types of TS video

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.37 Build 7 beta

(Released: Mar 03, 2020)

Improved download engine

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.37 Build 5 beta

(Released: Feb 17, 2020)

Fixed bugs with https downloads

Resolved download problems for several types of video streams

What's new in version 6.37 beta

(Released: Feb 10, 2020)

Added full TLS 1.3 support

Improved program stability

What's new in version 6.36 Build 7

(Released: Feb 08, 2020)

Added support for new types of video streams

Fixed problems with missing audio for some TS files

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.36 Build 5

(Released: Feb 02, 2020)

Improved download engine

Fixed problems in message boxes with some Unicode languages

Improved the appearance of "Download panel" on Windows 8 and above

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.36 Build 3

(Released: Jan 21, 2020)

Added support for new types of videos for several web streaming services

Fixed problems with video recognition for several types of web sites in IE

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.36 Build 2

(Released: Jan 11, 2020)

Fixed problems with downloading for several types of video streams

Improved download engine (fixed problems with downloading from several sites such as github and others)

Added Unicode support for command line parameters

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.36

(Released: Dec 25, 2019)

Improved download engine

Improved the interception of downloads from browsers

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.35 Build 18

(Released: Dec 18, 2019)

Improved https downloading

Fixed compatibility problems with Tor browser

Fixed problems with downloading for several types of TS video

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.35 Build 17

(Released: Dec 07, 2019)

Improved download engine

Fixed problems with downloading for several types of video streams

Improved downloading from sharing and other web sites that generate temporary links that can be requested one time only

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.35 Build 12

(Released: Nov 20, 2019)

Improved video recognition in web players

Fixed problems with downloading for several types of video streams

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.35 Build 11

(Released: Nov 15, 2019)

Fixed a critical bug

What's new in version 6.35 Build 9

(Released: Nov 10, 2019)

Improved download engine

Fixed problems with browsers integration

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.35 Build 8

(Released: Oct 24, 2019)

Improved download engine

Added a feature to download and mix/assemble TS videos where audio and video go in different streams

Added the possibility to change action on double click to open files in IDM main list

Fixed "403 Forbidden" downloading problem for some web sites

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.35 Build 5

(Released: Sep 20, 2019)

Improved download engine

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.35 Build 3

(Released: Aug 27, 2019)

Fixed video quality recognition on several web sites

What's new in version 6.35 Build 2

(Released: Aug 26, 2019)

Fixed the recognition of video file names on some web sites

Resolved compatibility problems with older versions of Firefox browsers

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.35

(Released: Aug 16, 2019)

Added the recognition of proxies in browsers and its automatic usage in IDM when IDM cannot download directly. The recognition works for all VPN extensions in Firefox, and for some VPN extensions in Google Chrome.

Added a feature to set "User-Agent" header for manually added downloads. You can do it in IDM Options -> "Downloads" Tab. The settings of antiviral software were moved to a separate dialog to simplify "Downloads" tab.

Improved video recognition in web players

Found the cause of "403 Forbidden" error when downloading some videos and made a workaround.

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.33 Build 3

(Released: Jul 01, 2019)

Added support for Pale Moon 28

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.33 Build 2

(Released: May 11, 2019)

Updated the new feature to download from file sharing web sites

Fixed problems of IDM 33 with Windows XP

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.33 Build 1

(Released: May 05, 2019)

Added a new feature to improve downloading from sharing and other websites that generate temporary links that can be requested one time only. If IDM discovers such web site, it offers to send a report, and requests updated download rules for this web site from IDM servers. Because IDM has a large number of users, we plan to receive many reports and update this database quickly.

Added "Del" key to special keys to prevent downloading with IDM because previous keys ("Ctrl", "Alt", "Shift") that we offered were reserved by browsers for other purposes

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.32 Build 11

(Released: Apr 20, 2019)

Improved browser integration modules

Added support of new AV1 video type

Improved video recognition in web players

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.32 Build 9

(Released: Apr 05, 2019)

Fixed a problem with an incorrect display of some custom toolbars

Fixed an old critical bug that might damage process memory

What's new in version 6.32 Build 8

(Released: Mar 21, 2019)

Fixed problems with automatic installation of extension in Google Chrome 73

What's new in version 6.32 Build 7

(Released: Mar 19, 2019)

Fixed problems with video recognition for several types of web sites

Fixed bugs

The change of trading company name

(Date: Feb 27, 2019)

Tonec Inc. will start the process of changing trading company name from Tonec Inc. to Tonec FZE for different IDM payment options and resellers from March 1st, 2019. All corresponding Tonec Inc. rights, duties, liabilities and obligations shall be transferred to Tonec FZE and accepted by Tonec FZE. All new licensing and other types of agreements will become legally binding to Tonec FZE from March 1st, 2019 unless specified otherwise.

What's new in version 6.32 Build 6

(Released: Feb 10, 2019)

Fixed compatibility problems with Google Chrome 72

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.32 Build 5

(Released: Dec 27, 2018)

Improved download engine

Found the cause of "403 Forbidden" error when downloading some videos and made a workaround

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.32 Build 3

(Released: Dec 20, 2018)

Improved browser integration modules

Fixed a problem with the interception of several types of downloads from browsers and from some file sharing web sites

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.32 Build 2

(Released: Dec 10, 2018)

Added support of UTF-8 (for non-latin characters) in authorization for web and proxy servers

Fixed critical bugs in IDM scheduler

Fixed other bugs

What's new in version 6.32 Build 1

(Released: Nov 16, 2018)

Adapted the user interface for Unicode characters for all versions of Windows

Added the possibility to translate IDM into all languages not previously supported

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.31 Build 9

(Released: Oct 18, 2018)

Fixed problems with downloading for several types of video streams

Fixed the problems with Firefox and Google Chrome integration caused by some security applications

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.31 Build 8

(Released: Sep 28, 2018)

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.31 Build 5

(Released: Sep 15, 2018)

Improved download engine

Fixed problems with video recognition for several types of web sites

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.31 Build 3

(Released: Jul 09, 2018)

Improved video recognition in web players

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.31 Build 2

(Released: Jun 25, 2018)

Fixed a critical bug

What's new in version 6.31 Build 1

(Released: Jun 23, 2018)

Added support of Unicode only languages to latest Windows 10

Fixed compatibility problems with foreign language translations when using "Use Unicode UTF-8 for worldwide language support" feature of Windows 10

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.30 Build 10

(Released: May 16, 2018)

Fixed a critical bug

What's new in version 6.30 Build 9

(Released: May 11, 2018)

Improved audio/video recognition in web players

Added support for Firefox 61, 62

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.30 Build 8

(Released: Mar 30, 2018)

Fixed a critical security bug

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.30 Build 7

(Released: Mar 01, 2018)

Improved video downloading for several types of video streams

Added support for Firefox 60

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.30 Build 6

(Released: Jan 12, 2018)

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.30 Build 3

(Released: Dec 27, 2017)

Improved download engine

Improved video recognition in web players

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.30 Build 2

(Released: Dec 15, 2017)

Improved proxy/socks settings

Added support for Firefox 59

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.30 Build 1

(Released: Dec 07, 2017)

Added a new extension for a full-fledged integration with Microsoft Edge browser

Improved proxy server settings, added a possibility to use system proxy settings

Improved download engine

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.29 Build 2

(Released: Oct 06, 2017)

Improved Firefox integration

What's new in version 6.29 Build 1

(Released: Oct 03, 2017)

Added support of https proxy servers. It's possible to make VPN connections via https proxy servers by using proxy.pac files

Fixed problems with https downloading via proxy servers with Digest authentication

Added support for Firefox 57, 58

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.28 Build 17

(Released: Aug 05, 2017)

Added compatibility with Windows 10 Preview build 16257

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.28 Build 16

(Released: Jul 14, 2017)

Improved IDM download engine

Fixed problems with video recognition for several types of web sites

Fixed critical bugs

What's new in version 6.28 Build 15

(Released: Jun 28, 2017)

Fixed critical bugs

What's new in version 6.28 Build 14

(Released: Jun 23, 2017)

Fixed bugs in downloading several types of video streams

Fixed problems with video recognition for several types of web sites

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.28 Build 12

(Released: Jun 08, 2017)

Fixed critical bugs in IDM executable file and in browser integration modules

What's new in version 6.28 Build 11

(Released: May 25, 2017)

Resolved problems with downloading videos embedded on 3d party websites

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.28 Build 10

(Released: May 17, 2017)

Fixed critical bugs in browser integration modules

What's new in version 6.28 Build 9

(Released: May 02, 2017)

Fixed problem with erroneous interceptions of files in Firefox

What's new in version 6.28 Build 8

(Released: Apr 27, 2017)

Improved IDM download engine

Added a feature to the settings of schedulers to go into sleep mode or hibernate when downloading is done

Improved "download panel" view on high DPI displays

Fixed problems with Chinese captions on the "Download panel"

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.28 Build 6

(Released: Apr 07, 2017)

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.28 Build 5

(Released: Mar 29, 2017)

Fixed problems with video recognition for several types of web sites

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.28 Build 1

(Released: Mar 22, 2017)

Improved IDM download engine

A new type of extension for Firefox (webextension) has been created that supports multiprosess Firefox feature (e10s)

Added support for Firefox 53, 54, 55

Improved video recognition in web players

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.27 Build 5

(Released: Feb 14, 2017)

Fixed bugs in downloading several types of video streams

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.27 Build 3

(Released: Jan 26, 2017)

Added support for Firefox 52

Added support for SeaMonkey up to 2.49

What's new in version 6.27 Build 2

(Released: Dec 15, 2016)

Fixed a critical bug in the integration with Firefox 45.6 ESR

Fixed bugs in downloading several types of video streams

Fixed other small bugs

What's new in version 6.27 Build 1

(Released: Dec 10, 2016)

Added a feature to set minimum file size for showing "Download this video" button

Fixed download progress dialog on Windows 10, removed a wide border around it

Improved video recognition in web player

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.26 Build 14

(Released: Nov 30, 2016)

Fixed problems with video recognition for several types of web sites

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.26 Build 12

(Released: Nov 25, 2016)

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.26 Build 11

(Released: Nov 21, 2016)

Improved video recognition in web players

What's new in version 6.26 Build 10

(Released: Nov 16, 2016)

Added support for Firefox 51

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.26 Build 9

(Released: Nov 11, 2016)

Improved video recognition in web players

Fixed the problem with erroneous video interceptions from web players

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.26 Build 8

(Released: Oct 22, 2016)

Fixed several critical bugs when using proxy servers

Fixed problems with video recognition for several types of web sites

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.26 Build 7

(Released: Oct 01, 2016)

Fixed a problem with disabling of the Google Chrome extension

Fixed problems with video recognition for several types of web sites

Fixed a problem with disk space occupation

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.26 Build 3

(Released: Sep 21, 2016)

Added support for Firefox 50

Improved IPV6 support

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.26 Build 2

(Released: Sep 09, 2016)

Fixed problem with video recognition for several video types

What's new in version 6.26 Build 1

(Released: Sep 07, 2016)

Added support for IPV6 Internet addresses

Improved "Start Download Info" dialog

Fixed a freezing problem when "save to" path is on a network drive

Fixed bugs with IE and Firefox integration

What's new in version 6.25 Build 25

(Released: Aug 05, 2016)

Added support for Firefox 49

Fixed compatibility problems with the latest build of Windows 10

Fixed problems with video recognition for several types of web sites

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.25 Build 24

(Released: Jul 28, 2016)

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.25 Build 23

(Released: Jul 12, 2016)

Fixed problem with video recognition for several video types

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.25 Build 22

(Released: Jul 05, 2016)

Fixed problem with erroneous interceptions of video data

Improved video recognition in web players

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.25 Build 21

(Released: Jun 09, 2016)

Added support for Firefox 48

Fixed problems with video recognition for several types of web sites

Fixed problems with taking over some types of downloads in Firefox

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.25 Build 20

(Released: May 25, 2016)

Fixed critical bugs

What's new in version 6.25 Build 18

(Released: May 20, 2016)

Improved Google Chrome integration module

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.25 Build 17

(Released: May 10, 2016)

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.25 Build 16

(Released: Apr 27, 2016)

Added support for Firefox 47

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.25 Build 15

(Released: Apr 15, 2016)

Improved Google Chrome integration module

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.25 Build 14

(Released: Mar 11, 2016)

Added support for Firefox 46

What's new in version 6.25 Build 12

(Released: Feb 11, 2016)

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.25 Build 11

(Released: Jan 28, 2016)

Added support for Firefox 45

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.25 Build 10

(Released: Dec 28, 2015)

Fixed problems with video recognition for several types of web sites

What's new in version 6.25 Build 9

(Released: Dec 18, 2015)

Added support for Firefox 44

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.25 Build 8

(Released: Dec 11, 2015)

Added support for new types of videos for several web streaming services

What's new in version 6.25 Build 7

(Released: Dec 10, 2015)

Made a workaround and fixed compatibility problems of previous IDM version (6.25.5) with Kaspersky Internet security on Windows 10

Improved video recognition in Google Chrome on Windows XP

What's new in version 6.25 Build 5

(Released: Dec 09, 2015)

Added support for new types of videos for several web streaming services

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.25 Build 3

(Released: Nov 09, 2015)

Added support for Firefox 43 and SeaMonkey 2.39, 2.40, 2.41

Lowered CPU consumption

Added support for new types of video streaming sites

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.25 Build 2

(Released: Oct 16, 2015)

Fixed problems with video downloading for several types of web sites

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.25

(Released: Oct 08, 2015)

Improved IDM download engine

Added support for SeaMonkey 2.38

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.23 Build 23

(Released: Sep 30, 2015)

Fixed the problem with repeating quality lines in video download panel

Fixed the problem with erroneous video interceptions from web players

Fixed the problem with keyboard focus in Google Chrome

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.23 Build 22

(Released: Sep 23, 2015)

Added support for Firefox 42 and SeaMonkey 2.35

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.23 Build 21

(Released: Aug 28, 2015)

Fixed problems with downloading from several file sharing sites

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.23 Build 20

(Released: Aug 20, 2015)

Fixed problems with video recognition for several types of web sites

What's new in version 6.23 Build 19

(Released: Aug 14, 2015)

Added support for Firefox 41

Resolved the problem with erroneous download interceptions of videos in Firefox

Resolved the problem when "download this video" button was not displayed in Firefox

Improved integration into Google Chrome

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.23 Build 18

(Released: Aug 03, 2015)

Fixed problems with detection of some types of downloads in Firefox

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.23 Build 17

(Released: Jul 24, 2015)

Added support for Microsoft Edge browser

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.23 Build 16

(Released: Jul 15, 2015)

Fixed a bug in Firefox extension with multiple download dialogs

What's new in version 6.23 Build 15

(Released: Jul 10, 2015)

Fixed the bug with text selection in Firefox extension

Improved video recognition in Google Chrome

What's new in version 6.23 Build 14

(Released: Jul 07, 2015)

Added support for Firefox 40

Improved Google Chrome integration

Fixed problems with video recognition for several types of web sites

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.23 Build 12

(Released: May 20, 2015)

Added support for Firefox 39

Improved video downloading for several types of web sites

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.23 Build 11

(Released: Apr 20, 2015)

Fixed problems with erroneous interceptions of Firefox internal downloads

Improved Google Chrome integration

What's new in version 6.23 Build 10

(Released: Apr 02, 2015)

Added support for Firefox 38

What's new in version 6.23 Build 9

(Released: Mar 26, 2015)

Fixed compatibility problems of Google Chrome extension with Kaspersky Internet Security

What's new in version 6.23 Build 8

(Released: Mar 19, 2015)

Fixed a critical bug in IDM network driver

What's new in version 6.23 Build 7

(Released: Mar 17, 2015)

Fixed compatibility problems with antiviral and internet security software

Improved taking over downloads of videos from web players in Google Chrome

Added a feature to change video resolution for rtmp protocol

Added support for SeaMonkey 2.33

What's new in version 6.23 Build 6

(Released: Mar 12, 2015)

Fixed problems with video/audio recognition for several types of web sites

Fixed compatibility problems of Google Chrome extension with several applications

What's new in version 6.23 Build 5

(Released: Mar 10, 2015)

Fixed bugs in Chrome integration module

What's new in version 6.23 Build 2

(Released: Feb 24, 2015)

Added support for Firefox 37

What's new in version 6.23

(Released: Feb 22, 2015)

Added support for Google Chrome 42

Added support for new types of video streaming sites

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.22

(Released: Feb 05, 2015)

Added support for Windows 10

Fixed problems with corrupted video files from several types of video services

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.21 Build 19

(Released: Jan 26, 2015)

Resolved compatibility issues with some applications

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.21 Build 18

(Released: Jan 13, 2015)

Added support for Firefox 36 and SeaMonkey 2.32

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.21 Build 17

(Released: Dec 16, 2014)

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.21 Build 16

(Released: Dec 07, 2014)

Added support for SeaMonkey 2.31 and for Pale Moon 25

Improved the recognition of new types of videos

Added a feature to wake up from sleep to download scheduled files in queue

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.21 Build 15

(Released: Nov 07, 2014)

Added the recognition of new types of videos

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.21 Build 14

(Released: Oct 15, 2014)

Added support for Firefox 35

Improved Google Chrome integration module

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.21 Build 11

(Released: Oct 03, 2014)

Improved IDM download engine

Improved video recognition in Google Chrome

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.21 Build 10

(Released: Sep 12, 2014)

Improved "IDM Integration module" Chrome extension

What's new in version 6.21 Build 9

(Released: Sep 05, 2014)

Added support for Firefox 34 and SeaMonkey 2.30

Fixed problems with Google Chrome extension for non-default zoom

What's new in version 6.21 Build 8

(Released: Sep 03, 2014)

Fixed a freezing problem when assembling downloaded videos

Fixed an integration bug into Google Chrome browser

What's new in version 6.21 Build 7

(Released: Aug 28, 2014)

Added 64-bit support to "IDM Integration module" Chrome extension

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.21 Build 5

(Released: Aug 20, 2014)

Added a feature to select a group of files in main IDM list and change their storage folder

Fixed several problems with erroneous interceptions of videos

Improved the logic of "Download this video" panel

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.21 Build 3

(Released: Aug 11, 2014)

Added a feature to search downloads in IDM list

Added high DPI support for Google chrome extension

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.21 Build 2

(Released: Jul 23, 2014)

Added support for Firefox 33 and SeaMonkey 2.29

What's new in version 6.21

(Released: Jul 11, 2014)

Fixed detections of two separate video and audio streams in Chrome browser

Improved IDM download engine

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.20 Build 5

(Released: Jun 18, 2014)

Fixed an erroneous interception of attendant content in Google Docs

Fixed a critical bug when saving and resuming several types of videos

Fixed a bug in the recognition of several types of videos in Google Chrome

What's new in version 6.20 Build 2

(Released: Jun 09, 2014)

Added support for Firefox 32 and SeaMonkey 2.28

Fixed video recognition problems in Google Chrome

What's new in version 6.20

(Released: Jun 05, 2014)

Improved video recognition in web players

Added the recognition and downloading of TS videos

Resolved "403 Forbidden" problems while downloading some videos

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.19 Build 9

(Released: May 15, 2014)

Improved downloading from file sharing sites

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.19 Build 8

(Released: Apr 29, 2014)

Added support for Firefox 31 and SeaMonkey 2.26

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.19 Build 7

(Released: Apr 21, 2014)

Fixed a problem with not clickable download panel in Google Chrome version 34 and above

What's new in version 6.19 Build 6

(Released: Apr 03, 2014)

Improved video recognition in web players

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.19 Build 3

(Released: Mar 20, 2014)

Added support for Firefox 30 and SeaMonkey 2.25

Improved video recognition in Google Chrome

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.19 Build 2

(Released: Feb 21, 2014)

Added support for Google Chrome 33

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.19

(Released: Feb 05, 2014)

Improved IDM download engine

Added support for Firefox 29 and SeaMonkey 2.24

Fixed video recognition problems in Google Chrome

Fixed problems when taking over https downloads in Google Chrome

What's new in version 6.18 Build 12

(Released: Jan 16, 2014)

Resolved compatibility issues with Google Chrome 32

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.18 Build 11

(Released: Dec 15, 2013)

Resolved problems with 1080p HD video recognition in Google Chrome

What's new in version 6.18 Build 10

(Released: Dec 11, 2013)

Added support for Firefox 28 and SeaMonkey 2.23

What's new in version 6.18 Build 9

(Released: Nov 29, 2013)

Fixed a bug with erroneous dialup dialog

Added a workaround for Trusteer bug when it crashes IE

What's new in version 6.18 Build 8

(Released: Nov 28, 2013)

Increased the maximum number of connections to support up to 32 simultaneous connections per download

Improved video recognition in web players

Improved IDM download engine

What's new in version 6.18 Build 7

(Released: Nov 08, 2013)

Fixed a critical bug in IE integration module

Improved Windows 8.1 and IE 11 integration

Resolved compatibility issues with Google Chrome 31

Improved video recognition in web players

What's new in version 6.18 Build 5

(Released: Oct 29, 2013)

Added support for Firefox 26 and SeaMonkey 2.21

Fixed a bug when assembling video files with high bitrate

Improved video recognition in Google Chrome

What's new in version 6.18 Build 4

(Released: Oct 27, 2013)

Redeveloped assembling of video files to improve compatibility with Windows Media player

What's new in version 6.18 Build 3

(Released: Oct 25, 2013)

Improved video recognition in web players

Redeveloped assembling of video files to improve compatibility with some video players

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.18 Build 2

(Released: Oct 09, 2013)

Resolved compatibility issues with Google Chrome 30

Fixed downloading of groups of links for several file sharing sites

What's new in version 6.18

(Released: Oct 03, 2013)

Added support for High DPI settings

Added a feature to take over https downloads in Google Chrome

Added a feature to show download this video/audio panel for https videos in Google Chrome

Resolved problems with downloading videos from several sites

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.17 Build 11

(Released: Sep 18, 2013)

Added support for Firefox 26 and SeaMonkey 2.21

Resolved problems with downloading videos from several sites

Fixed errors during file assembling, missing file errors, problems with non-playing videos, or videos without a sound when taking over downloading of videos in Google Chrome

Fixed other bugs

What's new in version 6.17 Build 7

(Released: Aug 06, 2013)

Resolved problems with Google Chrome extension

Added support for Firefox 25 and SeaMonkey 2.20

Resolved problems with downloading videos from several sites

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.17 Build 6

(Released: Jul 26, 2013)

Changed Google Chrome extension because of false identification from Google

Resolved problems with downloading videos from several sites

Fixed a bug with high CPU loading

What's new in version 6.17 Build 5

(Released: Jul 19, 2013)

Added support for new video sites changes

Added support for Google Chrome 30

What's new in version 6.17 Build 2

(Released: Jul 12, 2013)

Improved IE 11 integration (Windows 8.1)

Added support for new video sites' changes

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.17?

(Released: Jun 27, 2013)

Added support for new types of video streaming sites

Added support for Firefox 24 and SeaMonkey 2.19

Added a workaround for video sites' changes

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.16 Build 3?

(Released: Jun 20, 2013)

Added a workaround for video sites' changes

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.16?

(Released: Jun 10, 2013)

Improved IDM download engine

Fixed problems when downloading from dailymotion sites

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.15 Build 15?

(Released: May 31, 2013)

Resolved problems with downloading videos from the sites that play videos hosted on video sites

Resolved problems with downloading of videos from video sites

Fixed a critical security bug

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.15 Build 12?

(Released: May 15, 2013)

Added support for Firefox 23 and SeaMonkey 2.18

What's new in version 6.15 Build 11?

(Released: May 07, 2013)

Fixed crash in 64-bit Mozilla Firefox integration module

What's new in version 6.15 Build 10?

(Released: Apr 30, 2013)

Added a workaround for video sites' problems with separate audio and video streams

What's new in version 6.15 Build 9?

(Released: Apr 25, 2013)

Updated extension for Google Chrome

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.15 Build 8?

(Released: Apr 05, 2013)

Added support for Firefox 22 and SeaMonkey 2.17

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.15 Build 7?

(Released: Mar 22, 2013)

Added a workaround for changes on video sites

Added the feature to stop and save live stream broadcasts

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.15 Build 3?

(Released: Feb 21, 2013)

Added support for Firefox 21

Fixed a critical bug with processing some types of redirects

Resolved problems when displaying "Download progress" dialog tabs with large windows fonts

Fixed a bug with the download progress bar showing download threads when resuming zip files

What's new in version 6.15 Build 2?

(Released: Feb 15, 2013)

Fixed a critical bug in download engine

Added download panel for selected links in Chrome browser

Added support for SeaMonkey 2.15 and 2.16

What's new in version 6.15?

(Released: Jan 29, 2013)

Added support for automatic proxy configuration scripts (used in services like premiumize.me and others)

Fixed a critical bug in IE integration module

Resolved downloading problems with several file sharing sites

Changed "Minimize to tray" button style for Windows 8

What's new in version 6.14 Final Build 5?

(Released: Jan 09, 2013)

Added support for Firefox 20

Improved downloading from some types of video servers

What's new in version 6.14 Final Build 3?

(Released: Dec 24, 2012)

Added support for latest changes of web sites

What's new in version 6.14 Final Build 2?

(Released: Dec 19, 2012)

Fixed a compatiblity problem with Waterfox browser on Windows 8

Added support for SeaMonkey 2.14

What's new in version 6.14 Final?

(Released: Dec 14, 2012)

Improved Windows 8 integration

Improved integration for Enhanced Protected Mode of IE 10

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.12 Final Build 26?

(Released: Nov 21, 2012)

Added support for Firefox 19

Improved IE 10 integration

Improved Google Chrome integration

What's new in version 6.12 Final Build 24?

(Released: Nov 12, 2012)

Now IDM download panel allows the choice of video resolutions

What's new in version 6.12 Final Build 23?

(Released: Oct 26, 2012)

Fixed a critical bug in IE integration module

Improved Chrome and Opera integration

Fixed crashing in Chrome IDM integration module

What's new in version 6.12 Final Build 22?

(Released: Oct 10, 2012)

Added support for Firefox 18

What's new in version 6.12 Final Build 21?

(Released: Sep 27, 2012)

Fixed a bug when taking over downloads from Google Chrome

Fixed compatibility issue with Sling Media Player

What's new in version 6.12 Final Build 20?

(Released: Sep 26, 2012)

Fixed a bug in Chrome integration module. After IDM update, you will need to restart Google Chrome.

What's new in version 6.12 Final Build 19?

(Released: Sep 25, 2012)

Fixed a critical bug

What's new in version 6.12 Final Build 18?

(Released: Sep 20, 2012)

Fixed bugs when downloading videos in Chrome browser

Fixed an erroneous interception of video from web-players in Google Chrome browser. After IDM update you will need to restart Google Chrome and agree with the installation of "IDM Integration" extension.

What's new in version 6.12 Final build 15?

(Released: Sep 05, 2012)

Added support for Firefox 17

Added support for Seamonkey 2.12 and 2.13

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.12 Final build 11?

(Released: Aug 28, 2012)

Improved video downloading

What's new in version 6.12 Final build 10?

(Released: Aug 23, 2012)

Added support for Firefox 16

Added a feature to set file creation date as provided by the server (IDM Options->Save To)

Fixed an erroneous interception of attendant content of web pages in Chrome

Added the possibility to translate text for IDM installer and IDM uninstaller

Redeveloped file integrity verification during resume.

Improved resume capability after power outages.

Redeveloped IDM integration into IE.

Optimized IE integration module and improved its speed performance.

Added support of IDM download panel to Google Frame installed into IE.

Improved integration into IE based browsers like AOL, MSN, etc..

Added support for SeaMonkey 2.10.

Added support for new version of Adobe Flash Player

Improved support of several web players.

Made a workaround for bugs in a new Outpost firewall.

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.11 build 8?

(Released: Jun 07, 2012)

Added support for Firefox 15

What's new in version 6.11 build 7?

(Released: May 02, 2012)

Fixed a bug in integration module for IE

Added support for Firefox 14

Added support for SeaMonkey 2.9

What's new in version 6.11 build 5?

(Released: Apr 23, 2012)

Fixed false interception of web ads

Added Socks traffic monitoring for Google Chrome & Opera

Added compatibility with address hiding programs

What's new in version 6.11 beta build 4?

(Released: Apr 19, 2012)

Improved IDM categories. Added a feature to create categories for specific sites

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.11 beta build 3?

(Released: Apr 12, 2012)

Improved Advanced browser integration

Improved HTML5 video detection in IE 9 & 10

What's new in version 6.11 beta build 2?

(Released: Apr 03, 2012)

Improved Advanced browser integration

Improved video downloading from Google Chrome

Improved Site Grabber

What's new in version 6.11 beta?

(Released: Mar 23, 2012)

Added support for Firefox 13

Added support for SeaMonkey 2.8

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.10 Final build 2?

(Released: Mar 16, 2012)

Fixed a bug in IE integration module because of which "Tracking Protection Lists" feature of Internet Explorer did not work properly

What's new in version 6.10 beta?

(Released: Mar 12, 2012)

Fixed compatibility problems with Internet Explorer 10 beta

What's new in version 6.09 build 3?

(Released: Feb 23, 2012)

Improved downloading from file sharing sites

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.09 build 2?

(Released: Feb 16, 2012)

Added support for Firefox 11 and Firefox 12

Fixed a number of serious problems when downloading from video streaming sites

Improved Advanced Browser Integration

What's new in version 6.08 build 9?

(Released: Jan 26, 2012)

Added support for new types of video streaming sites

What's new in version 6.08 build 8?

(Released: Jan 17, 2012)

Redesigned video stream recognition for web players. Added support for new types of video streaming sites

Added support for Filesonic changes

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.08 beta build 7?

(Released: Dec 29, 2011)

Added support for Filesonic changes

What's new in version 6.07 build 16?

(Released: Dec 29, 2011)

Added support for Filesonic changes

Added Firefox 10 support

Added socks support

What's new in version 6.08 beta build 5?

(Released: Dec 27, 2011)

Added Firefox 10 support

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.08 beta build 3?

(Released: Dec 20, 2011)

Added socks support

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.08 beta?

(Released: Nov 25, 2011)

Redesigned video stream recognition for web players. Added support for new types video sites

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.07 build 15?

(Released: Nov 14, 2011)

Added support for Firefox 9

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.07 build 14?

(Released: Oct 25, 2011)

Added support for new domain names of filesonic site

Added digest authorization for web sites

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.07 build 12?

(Released: Oct 01, 2011)

Added support for Firefox 8

Improved video discovery

What's new in version 6.07 build 11?

(Released: Sep 15, 2011)

Added video stream recognition for several new web players

Fxied a critical bug in 64bit versions of Windows

What's new in version 6.07 build 10?

(Released: Sep 08, 2011)

Resolved the problem with expiration of some download links. Fixed automatic updating of download addresses

Added digest authentication for proxy authorization

Added rtmp resume for many sites where IDM could not resume in the past

Improved downloading for the sites which generate temporary download links

What's new in version 6.07 build 9?

(Released: Aug 29, 2011)

Added support for Firefox 7

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.07 build 7?

(Released: Aug 01, 2011)

Enhanced "Speed Limiter". Added the feature to set an individual limit for every download

Redesigned "Download progress" dialog, added new tabs and the possibility to disable tabs that are not necessary for you

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.07 build 5?

(Released: Jul 18, 2011)

Added support for Firefox 6

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.07 build 3?

(Released: Jul 14, 2011)

Enhanced "start download" dialog

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.07 ?

(Released: Jul 07, 2011)

Added additional options on "Download progress" dialog

Made a workaround for odd characters in file names when downloading

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.06 build 8?

(Released: Jun 23, 2011)

Added support for Firefox 5

Resolved problems with foreign versions of Windows when a username contains hieroglyphs or other Unicode characters

Advanced browser integration has been significantly amended. Improved automatic interception of downloads, enhanced video stream detection in Chrome, Opera and in other browsers which are integrated with network driver

Fixed bugs

What's new in versions 6.05 build 14?

(Released: Apr 25, 2011)

Enhanced new download progress bar

Fixed several bugs

What's new in version 6.05 build 12?

(Released: Apr 21, 2011)

Enhanced Download progress dialog. The download progress bar was redesigned in 3d style. Added support for Windows Aero theme for Windows 7 and Windows Vista

Fixed several bugs

What's new in version 6.05 build 11?

(Released: Apr 05, 2011)

Improved IE integration

Fixed a critical bug in IE integration module

What's new in version 6.05 build 10?

(Released: Mar 28, 2011)

Made a workaround to resolve compatibility problems of IDM network drivers with antiviral software drivers which caused some sites to load slowly in browsers

What's new in version 6.05 build 8?

(Released: Mar 17, 2011)

Fixed "Download all links with IDM" menu crashing IE 9

Fixed critical bug in IE integration module

Improved audio and video recognition for several sites

What's new in version 6.05 build 7?

(Released: Mar 15, 2011)

Fixed compatibility problems with Internet Explorer 9 Final

What's new in version 6.05 build 5?

(Released: Mar 10, 2011)

Resolved IE integration problems

Fixed bugs with file name renaming

What's new in version 6.05 build 3?

(Released: Mar 03, 2011)

Fixed a bug with incorrect replacement of file extensions

Added support for new download interface on Filesonic sites

Improved video recognition in IE9

What's new in version 6.05 build 2?

(Released: Feb 11, 2011)

Improved recognition of audio and video streams in web players

Improved download resuming when a download link has expired

Improved processing of https protocol

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.05

(Released: Feb 01, 2011)

Fixed a critical bug that may crash Windows Explorer or a browser when a user moves the slider on the timeline in a web player

Improved IDM download engine

What's new in version 6.04 build 3?

(Released: Jan 25, 2011)

Resolved several problems when advanced browser integration was unable to turn on

Fixed downloading with several web sites

Added a display of download progress on IDM icon on the taskbar of Windows 7

What's new in version 6.04 build 2?

(Released: Dec 23, 2010)

Added support for several browsers

Improved compatibility with Proxomitron web filter

What's new in version 6.04?

(Released: Dec 21, 2010)

Added full support for 64-bit browsers

Improved web players detection for some sites

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 6.03 beta build 14?

(Released: Dec 09, 2010)

Added RapidShare support in Advanced Integration driver

Improved Panda antivirus and AOL Desktop compatibility

Improved automatic renewal of stale download links

Fixed several bugs

What's new in version 6.03 beta build 10?

(Released: Nov 17, 2010)

Improved advanced integration compatibility with LavaSoft Firewall and Kaspersky antivirus products

What's new in version 6.03 beta build 9?

(Released: Nov 16, 2010)

Fixed several bugs

What's new in version 6.03 beta build 6?

(Released: Nov 09, 2010)

Improved advanced integration compatibility with ZoneAlarm and several other security applications

What's new in versions 5.19 build 5 and 6.03 beta build 5?

(Released: Nov 05, 2010)

Fixed video downloading problems

What's new in version 6.03 beta build 4?

(Released: Nov 03, 2010)

Fixed BSOD related bugs

Improved advanced integration compatibility with AVG and Avast Internet Security

What's new in version 6.03 beta?

(Released: Sep 29, 2010)

Added a workaround for rapidshare.com site changes

Improved processing of downloads from several file sharing sites

Fixed Firefox 4 compatibility problems

What's new in version 5.19 build 4?

(Released: Sep 29, 2010)

Added a workaround for rapidshare.com site changes

Improved processing of downloads from several file sharing sites

Fixed Firefox 4 compatibility problems

Included all latest bug fixes since May 2010

What's new in version 6.02 beta?

(Released: Sep 02, 2010)

Added capture of new video formats in online media players

Fixed system crashes caused by advanced integration driver

What's new in version 6.01 beta build 6?

(Released: Aug 25, 2010)

Fixed advanced browser integration compatibility issue with Kaspersky antivirus (Windows 7)

Fixed compatibility problems with Avira Security Suite and Avast Internet Security

Fixed problem with browser not loading individual pages on some web sites served by MS IIS

What's new in version 6.01 beta build 5?

(Released: Aug 10, 2010)

Fixed advanced browser integration compatibility issue with NOD32 Antivirus

Fixed problem with browsers not opening hotmail.com and other pages (Windows XP)

Fixed problem downloading from download.com and other sites

Better detection of media players embedded into web pages

Fixed minor bugs

What's new in version 6.01 beta build 4?

(Released: Aug 3, 2010)

Fixed random system crashes (Windows XP)

Fixed minor bugs

What's new in version 6.01 beta build 3?

(Released: Aug 1, 2010)

Fixed system freeze after installing third-party TDI drivers (Windows XP)

Fixed IE8 stalls on certain web sites

What's new in version 6.01 beta build 2?

(Released: July 29, 2010)

Fixed system freeze with Ad Muncher installed (Windows 7)

Fixed minor bugs

What's new in version 6.01 beta?

(Released: July 27, 2010)

Fixed compatibility problems with all major browsers including Google Chrome.

Added IDM video download panel for all major browsers

What's new in version 5.19 build 3?

(Released: May 26, 2010)

Improved Windows 7 compatibility

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 5.19 build 2?

(Released: Apr 29, 2010)

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 5.19?

(Released: Apr 27, 2010)

Fixed a security vulnerability

Added "Download panel" for selected links on a web-page

What's new in version 5.18 build 8?

(Released: Jan 25, 2010)

Fixed several bugs

What's new in version 5.18 build 5?

(Released: Nov 11, 2009)

Added Windows 7 support

Fixed critical bugs

What's new in version 5.18 build 4?

(Released: Oct 15, 2009)

We have added these features in response to IDM user requests.

Added automatic interception of downloads for various file hosting web sites

Fixed Windows 98 compatibility problems started from 5.18 build 1, introduced by processing of site names in foreign languages

What's new in version 5.18 build 3?

(Released: Sep 16, 2009)

Fixed a critical security vulnerability

Added the ability to get back using old IDM triangle icon in system tray. The icon can be returned by using "View->IDM tray icon->Classic style" menu item

What's new in version 5.18 build 2?

(Released: Sep 09, 2009)

Fixed bugs

What's new in version 5.18 beta?

(Released: Aug 10, 2009)

Added processing of site names in foreign languages

Added support of Unicode characters for download descriptions and file names

Updated IDM icon

Improved recognition of server bugs. For example when dailymotion.com proxy servers send incorrect data under certain conditions

What's new in version 5.17 build 5?

(Released: May 27, 2009)

Fixed a bug with NTLM authorization and several others

What's new in version 5.17 build 4?

(Released: May 19, 2009)

Added "Add batch download from clipboard" menu item to "Tasks" menu

Significantly revised parsing of http protocol headers. Besides increasing download speed, it also solved problems with flaw programmed firewalls and antiviral software. In particular "CA Internet Security Suite" has a serious bug in its network filters, because of which IDM versions from 5.16 till 5.17.3 could not parse headers and download some files correctly.

What's new in version 5.17 build 3?

(Released: May 07, 2009)

Improved media file recognition in web players in Firefox and other Mozilla based browsers

Fixed several bugs

What's new in version 5.17 build 2?

(Released: Apr 29, 2009)

Fixed incorrect lookup of file names on several sites (including rapidshare.com) for "Download with IDM" feature

What's new in version 5.17?

(Released: Apr 28, 2009)

Fixed a critical bug with downloading files over 4GB

Improved media file recognition in web players in IE

What's new in version 5.16 build 3?

(Released: Apr 03, 2009)

Resolved Firefox integration problems

Fixed bugs related to downloading of text files

What's new in version 5.16 build 2?

(Released: Apr 02, 2009)

Improved processing of erroneously intercepted downloads

Fixed several bugs

What's new in version 5.16?

(Released: Mar 30, 2009)

Completely remade the logic of download resume feature and added the possibility to resume downloads for sites that use temporary download addresses or when download addresses expire

Added the possibility to select a queue when you press on OK button on "Download all links with IDM" dialog and when you press on "Download Later" button on "Download file info" (start download) dialog

Added a link to the page where download was taken over from a browser to "File Properties" dialog

Made many other small improvements and fixed all known bugs

What's new in version 5.15 build 6?

(Released: Jan 22, 2009)

Added IDM download panel to IE web-players based on Microsoft Silverlight component

Fixed a bug with "Download with IDM" in IE and Firefox when selected links had spaces in Internet addresses

Improved recognition of mp3 music in Flash player

Added support for Google Chrome 2

Fixed other bugs

What's new in version 5.15 build 5?

(Released: Dec 23, 2008)

Fixed several critical bugs

What's new in version 5.15 build 4?

(Released: Dec 17, 2008)

Fixed a bug with erroneous interceptions of downloads from myspace.com

Added support for AOL Desktop 10 browser

Added play list support to IDM Download panel for Windows Media Player ActiveX

Added IDM Download panel to browsers for RealPlayer ActiveX

What's new in version 5.15 build 3?

(Released: Dec 04, 2008)

Fixed critical bugs

Resolved several compatibility issues on Windows Vista

Added full support for Firefox 3.1 and Firefox 3.2

What's new in version 5.15 build 2?

(Released: Nov 24, 2008)

Added workarounds for the sites where IDM had download problems

Resolved several issues related to taking over downloads on Windows Vista

Fixed bugs with "Download with IDM" menu on Firefox 3.x

Version 5.15 build 2 includes all latest bug fixes

What's new in version 5.15?

(Released: Oct 28, 2008)

Added IDM Download Panel for Firefox and other Mozilla based browsers that appears on top of a web-player when IDM detects a multimedia request from the web-player. IDM download panel is used to download and save audio and video files that are played by the web player.

Made a workaround for a problem with downloading attachments from different yahoo servers

Enhanced processing of downloads for different types of servers

What's new in version 5.14 build 5?

(Released: Sep 15, 2008)

Resolved Google Chrome browser integration problems in advanced browser integration

Fixed a critical bug in IE add-on

What's new in version 5.14 build 4?

(Released: Sep 1, 2008)

Improved the interception of downloads on some sites in IE

Resolved the compatibility problems between IDM Download Panel and several 3rd party IE Add-ons

What's new in version 5.14 build 3?

(Released: July 29, 2008)

Fixed critical bug

Added IDM Download panel for IE web players based on Windows Media Player. The panel works the same as for Flash based web-players.

Added the button and the dialog to add additional file types which should be taken over by IDM from web-players

What's new in version 5.14?

(Released: July 14, 2008)

Added IDM Download Panel for IE and IE based browsers that appears on top of a web-player when IDM detects a multimedia request from the web-player. IDM download panel is used to download and save audio and video files that are played by the web player.

Redeveloped from scratch and completely replaced IDM integration modules for IE and IE based browsers on more stable ones. Note that previous IDM integration modules were designed for IE 5.0 and were getting obsolete. The new modules also fix problems with "Download with IDM" feature

Added an option to start IDM download queues on IDM startup

Made workarounds to download files from several problem sites

What's new in version 5.12 build 11?

(Released: May 12, 2008)

Fixed a bug with several https servers

Improved file name creation logic to save on a disk and to display on "Download progress" dialog

What's new in version 5.12 build 10?

(Released: May 05, 2008)

Fixed bugs with downloading files from some download sites like speedyshare.com

Fixed bugs when forming file names to save on a local disk

What's new in version 5.12 build 9?

(Released: Apr 28, 2008)

Made a workaround for download problems on mediafire.com site

Fixed a bug with capturing ftp links in Firefox 3.0

Added support for Firefox 4.0a

What's new in version 5.12 build 8?

(Released: Feb 20, 2008)

Enhanced confirmation dialogs to delete downloads from IDM list of downloads. Now its possible to delete files from hard disk as well.

Improved downloading of links that have unsafe (or foreign language) characters

Improved control over taking over downloads. Fixed erroneous download interceptions.

Added automatic interception for "split" files

Fixed bugs while forming file names to save on hard disk

Improved monitoring of FLV videos in Internet Explorer

What's new in version 5.12 build 7?

(Released: Feb 06, 2008)

Fixed critical bugs

What's new in version 5.12 build 6?

(Released: Jan 23, 2008)

We have added these features in response to IDM user requests.

Fixed critical bugs

Version 5.12 build 6 includes all latest bug fixes

What's new in version 5.12 build 5?

(Released: Jan 21, 2008)

Improved FLV video grabber in Internet Explorer. Now IDM retrieves all FLV video links from IE.

Improved "Download all links with IDM" feature. Now IDM checks and determines file types with better accuracy.

Fixed a bug with site exceptions which should not be taken over by IDM in Internet Explorer.

What's new in version 5.12 build 4?

(Released: Jan 10, 2008)

Fixed the problem with "Download with IDM" feature in Firefox when download link is not a text, but a picture

Fixed a bug with using special keys to prevent downloading with IDM in Internet Explorer

Fixed erroneous interception of downloads from a browser which look like suitable for downloading with IDM but in fact they are pictures for example.

What's new in version 5.12?

(Released: Dec 20, 2007)

Added "Speed Limiter" feature to limit download speed

What's new in version 5.11 build 10 ?

(Released: Dec 11, 2007)

Made a workaround to resolve conflicts between IDM IE integration and several 3rd party IE Add-ons like RealPlayer 11

What's new in version 5.11 build 9 ?

(Released: Dec 4, 2007)

Changed "Download progress" dialog appearance for Windows Vista Aero theme to show "Minimize to system tray" button correctly

Added a feature allowing to use patterns with wildcards (*) in the list of Internet addresses which IDM should not take over from browsers

What's new in version 5.11 build 8 ?

(Released: Oct 10, 2007)

Added a button on "Download file info" dialog to create a new category

What's new in version 5.11 build 7 ?

(Released: Sep 28, 2007)

Added the button and the dialog to IDM "Options/General" tab to customize browser context menu items for Firefox, Internet Explorer, and other Mozilla and IE based browsers

Added an additional menu item to the context menu of Internet Explorer to download FLV videos from 10 last requested

Added the possibility to translate IDM browser context menu items to foreign languages

What's new in version 5.11 build 6 ?

(Released: Sep 10, 2007)

Improved the interception of FLV video downloads from video sharing sites

Fixed compatibility problems with several IE add-ons

What's new in version 5.11 build 5 ?

(Released: Jul 27, 2007)

IDM checks and runs the installation process if necessary to re-install "IDM CC" extension for Firefox and other Mozilla based browsers

What's new in version 5.11 build 4 ?

(Released: Jul 23, 2007)

Added context menu for downloading FLV files in Firefox and other Mozilla based browsers

Fixed IDM compatibility problems discovered in Firefox 3.0a6 (Minefield) and newer releases

What's new in version 5.11 build 3 ?

(Released: Jul 04, 2007)

Added the feature to download and save FLV video. You may get more information on IDM video grabber page

Version 5.11 build 3 includes all latest bug fixes

What's new in version 5.11 ?

(Released: Jun 21, 2007)

Completely redeveloped IDM scheduler. Added periodic synchronization of files and the possibility to create new queues for downloading or synchronization. Added new features on starting and stopping queue processing

Improved user interface. Added processing of context menu key, fixed tabbing order on all dialogs, added mnemonic keys to the main menu and the menu of IDM Grabber

New IDM Scheduler announcement

(Report released: Jun 20, 2007)

The new version of IDM will have a completely redeveloped scheduler that can be used for downloading and file synchronization with multiple download queues. Internet Download Manager Scheduler announcement has been published on the official site.

What's new in version 5.09 ?

(Released: Feb 25, 2007)

Completely redeveloped the logic of taking over downloads from all browsers. Fixed erroneous interceptions of the web pages that IDM treated as downloads in the past, for example, it happened in some cases on rapidshare sites

Windows Vista compatibility report

(Report released: Feb 08, 2007)

Internet Download Manager (IDM) has been tested for Windows Vista compatibility. Internet Download Manager and Windows Vista compatibility report has been published on the official site.

What's new in version 5.08 ?

(Released: Jan 25, 2007)

Improved processing of foreign language URLs in IE. IDM uses current web-page encoding to suggest correct file names when saving downloaded files

Enhanced download engine to increase download speed.

Fixed bugs when sending queries to servers on foreign languages

Improved download processing for premium accounts of popular rapidshare sites

What's new in version 5.07 ?

(Released: Jan 15, 2007)

Added full compatibility with Windows Vista

Resolved several problems with IE 7

Fixed conflicts of "Advanced browser integration" with Windows Vista, Windows 2003 and with several Internet applications

The logic of click monitoring for IE-based browsers (MSN Explorer, Avant, MyIE, some versions of AOL etc.) was moved from idman process to a separate exe module. This module can be turned on/off in "Options->General"

What's new in version 5.05 ?

(Released: Sep 2, 2006)

Added support for Firefox 2.0 browser

Added a dialog to select from several actions if a duplicate download link was added

Added an icon to download complete dialog to drag and drop downloaded files

What's new in version 5.04 ?

(Released: Aug 2, 2006)

Changed basic browsers integration. Added extensions for Mozilla based browsers (Mozilla Firefox, Flock etc) to take over more downloads from these browsers in a better way than advanced browser integration. Also added "Download with IDM" and "Download All links with IDM" context menu items for these browsers.

The "General" tab in IDM options was divided into "General" and "File Types" tabs for convenience

Added "Open with..." button to "Download complete" dialog and "Open with..." menu item to the context menu of the main IDM window.

New features in Internet Download Manager 5.03

(Released: May 31, 2006)

Added MMS protocol support. MMS links can only be downloaded manually using "Add Url" button or using "Download with IDM" IE right click menu

Changed settings dialog. Split "Downloads" tab to "Downloads" and "Save to". Added the possibility to turn off downloading while showing "Download File Info" dialog

New features in Internet Download Manager 5.02

(Released: Jan 18, 2006)

IDM can fix all rebuild errors and restore a file when its rebuilding process from downloaded parts has been interrupted due to power outages or due to killing/termination of IDM process.

Improved download progress dialog. Now it can be resized and minimized to system tray.

The message box on download completion has been replaced with a download complete dialog that has several useful functions, for example opening a downloaded file folder.

Improved start download dialog. Now you can conveniently select a folder to save a file directly on this dialog.

New features in Internet Download Manager 5.01

(Released: Dec 16, 2005)

Added thumbnails view to IDM Site Grabber.

Added scheduler to IDM Site Grabber. It's possible to schedule multiple grabber projects to run them once at a specified time, stop them at a specified time, or run periodically to synchronize changes.

Added update feature to IDM Site Grabber. It's possible to start exploring a site from the start page again for a project to update the files that have been changed on the server.

New features in Internet Download Manager 5.0

(Released: Nov 25, 2005)

Added the site grabber feature. This feature not only lets you download required files that are specified with filters, for example all pictures from a web site, or all audio files from a web site, but it also lets you download subsets of web sites, or complete web sites for mirroring or offline browsing.

Improved visual appearance and user interface. The toolbar looks better for different XP Visual styles.

Redesigned and enhanced IDM download engine.

IDM has automatic update option and may check for the availability of a newer version once per week. Once a newer version has become available, IDM shows a dialog that describes all new features and suggests updating your current version. You can also download the latest version of IDM using Quick Update tool that comes along with IDM distribution.