but I'm using a good cable service, not dialup.Īfter a fair amount of usage, my impression is that it is a rather capable download manager, with a full roster of User Preference settings. No indication of d/l problems like those another reviewer mentioned. Even then, some of these are often ignored by Ant DM ! Despite my checking the settings box for "Never Check for Updates" (because an update would very likely invalidate the freebie license), the program frequently checks for updates. (I've been very partial to DownThemAll, for FireFox.) In an attempt to tame this program, rendering it more "On Demand" only, I had to disable its automatic activation at Windows startup, and set up a ton of file or website *exclusions*. This is apt to *clash* with your browser downloads, and particularly if you have any of a number of various downloader extensions - some of which may be rather specialized, such as video downloaders. It has a pronounced tendency to "butt in", offering its download services constantly, whether you wanted its intercession or not. That is most likely not the case with Ant DM, but it is rather intrusive in other ways. For me, this replaced IDM, which I tossed due to some now dimly recalled security or privacy issues. I think it is useful to have a number of downloader options in your toolkit, and I would rate this program higher if / when the developer corrected certain issues. Got this as a free promo from SharewareOnSale.
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