Orbit Downloader 4.0.0.11

Rated 10/50 by OpenEyedNetizen at Jan 26, 2010

Dunno, because it did not work after I installed it. One friend of mine told me he was using Orbit Downloader with Firefox and had no problems. It does not work, at least for me. I installed it and restarted my Firefox browser. But then I could not use my browser- I simply failed to open anything using it. I uninstalled the Orbit Downloader and everything was back to normal. Dont know why it did not work with my Firefox3.5.7 browser. I have to admit it was a very bad experience for me trying to install and use it. But then again, many people are using it and its one of the most popular downloads here on cnet.com. Yet it acted like poison for my firefox browser. Instantly sent it to a state of coma.

Rated 10/50 by drboone13 at Jan 26, 2010

"It doesn't work - at all & freezes IE." Absolutely nothing. Tried using it on Vista & XP from different sources. It took a long time to even get it to find the file, then it never started the download. It just sat a 0% indefinitely. On XP, it made IE unbearably slow. IE freezes completely on Vista. Since it is completely nonfunctional and actually detrimental to the normal functions of IE, I uninstalled it and will never try it again.

Rated 40/50 by cazza567 at Jan 26, 2010

"yeah it's good" i can stop download, reboot and resume ,it is handy,also good being able to go back and relaunch file and reinstall,without having to download again haven't had any probs

Rated 40/50 by downeast at Jan 26, 2010

"simple to download easy to use." Works great. none found so far

Rated 40/50 by roopeshpatel279 at Jan 28, 2010

"good but not the best" it is good but it provides slow download then my computers defualt downloader when i download any file using orbit downloader it gives average of 40 kbps download speed but when i download the same file by using my computer default downloader it gives average speed of 58 kbps. it is not looking best but good

Rated 40/50 by khpdave at Jan 31, 2010

It does a fine job of managing multiple downloads. If it could be easier to use, I don't know how. The look of the program is soooo 2004. The Orbit downloader (and the includable Grab Pro are easy to use - very intuitive. I've not noticed that my download times are any faster or slower than any other free or included program I've used. Orbit works in the background nicely which is especially handy for mutiple downloading. It doesn't conflict with or unreasonably slow down other applications running in the "foreground".

Rated 30/50 by matt2h at Feb 1, 2010

"Good functionality; persistent & annoying program" Good functionality. Grab++ plugin usually pretty effective in identifying the source of streaming content. It's a useful tool. I find the program invasive and annoying. It tries to become the default download manager for everything you download in any browser. I'm not a novice, but I don't quite know how to get the program to monitor browsers for flv swf but not bcome dl mgr

Rated 40/50 by jitkaau at Feb 2, 2010

"Has always worked ok" The fact that you can see the progress and if the download is too big for chrome, it is transferred immediately over to orbit to continue, and I can keep browsing. Sometimes I can't open the pdf downloads - but I don't know that that is a problem with the orbit program. I can download most stuff that I want without jumping through hoops to do it.

Rated 50/50 by mhinejosh09 at Feb 3, 2010

"it's awesome" it has very accessible and dependable in way of downloading. it's so great there is nothing i wouldn't like with this product.

Rated 30/50 by pdun459 at Feb 9, 2010

"Good for some things" Fast, fairly easy to use, progress meter is easy to see. New interface looks a little cheesy, creates shortcuts on the desktop and start menu even if you choose not to, tries to install additional software, tries to reset Orbit as home page. I like Orbit for some things but it's not the only one I use. It's Grab++ works very well. Hate the new interface, went back to an earlier version because of it.

Rated 20/50 by vipul0092 at Feb 10, 2010

"Not Good, Stopped Usin' It." Nothing Actually, Just that it can download and resume quite easily. Many..... doesn't support RS , MU, HF etc. fully. I changed to IDM. it is paid but definitely better. IDM is the best. Orbit is now losing its previous position......

Rated 10/50 by neo688 at Feb 10, 2010

"this software really Is quite deceptive." DefinItelY no PrO'S!!! It Sucks... It WOnt download files.. It will only link you to the site where you will download the file. Crap.

Rated 50/50 by noctiangel at Feb 11, 2010

"always the best download manager" easy,fast,superlight footprint,download utube video none ,none none

Rated 10/50 by streamripper7 at Feb 11, 2010

"Nasty adware" Just a download manager Replaces 404 page showing ads. I can open some web-pages in browsers like Opera, but can't open in Internet Explorer with this crap installed Terrible adware. Was much better before

Rated 30/50 by KayNine at Feb 11, 2010

Pre-v3 versions were great, but every new one (3.0.0 to 3.0.2) still have LOTS of bugs! * The queue is completely messed up, files are downloaded in random order (at least I don't see any logic behind it). * The progress display mostly lags (does the whole download?). * When deleting entries from the list the "delete file as well" checkbox ist ALWAYS checked (at least it doesn't do anything to the files, no matter what state the checkbox is) * The scheduler is still awful (why set the date in the general preferences, not for each file? why does it remain in the past after downloading?) * Changing order in the queue (if it would work) is a pain, I second the "add buttons"-wish! * ...and many more... To bad a once absolutely great downloader got so badly messed up, seems like completely rewritten from scratch :-( EDIT: just checked out FDM mentioned below, works great, but I REALLY miss Orbit's feature to enter a custom local filename (i.e. how many downloads still are called "setup.exe"??). So for the momemt: back to Orbit 2.8.20 (still available via http://www.filehippo.com/download_orbit_downloader/)

Rated 40/50 by Opa-Loka at Feb 15, 2010

"Good, if you own Firefox or IE" nice operation tends to vanish when applied

Rated 40/50 by darkcyder at Feb 16, 2010

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Rated 40/50 by LESG1436 at Feb 16, 2010

"Non intrusive. Does exactly what it says on the tin" I like its simplicity and the non intrusive behaviour while it is downloading. Informing you when the download is complete is also low key. Nice laid out list of previous downloads. It is also as good as I state and FREE. Appears to be a little on the slow side but this could be because my are only gives me a one meg max download speed, one of the downsides to rural living but I will take the slower boadband.

Rated 40/50 by MISKA54 at Feb 16, 2010

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Rated 50/50 by haramiat at Feb 18, 2010

"easy to use, fast in downloading" easy to use, fast in downloading, mostrly like the button that occurs when I watch a video, a pictyre or a favorite show nothing in particular