Internet Download Accelerator

Spec sheet

What it does

Internet Download Accelerator is a Windows download manager that accelerates, organizes and resumes internet downloads.Read 15 Oct 2026 · westbyte.com

Purpose

Internet Download Accelerator is a Windows download manager that accelerates downloads by splitting files into parts and downloading them simultaneously.Read 4 Oct 2026 · westbyte.com

Privacy

WestByte says it does not ask for personal information or share it, and its extension privacy statement says the extension does not collect, store, or share personal information.Read 4 Oct 2026 · westbyte.com

Support

PRO buyers receive extended technical support, and the maker lists [email protected] for registration problems.Read 4 Oct 2026 · westbyte.com

Archive handling

The feature list covers ZIP preview and selective extraction plus ZIP checking, repair and unpacking, and RAR checking and unpacking.Read 15 Oct 2026 · westbyte.com

Bandwidth controls

Users can set automatic or manual download speed limits to leave bandwidth for browsing.Read 15 Oct 2026 · westbyte.com

Browser extension

The Chrome, Edge, and Opera extension can intercept browser downloads and send individual links, all links on a page, or supported videos to IDA.Read 4 Oct 2026 · westbyte.com

Browser integrations

Official documentation lists integrations for Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, Edge, Safari, Vivaldi, Opera, Yandex.Browser, Mozilla and Netscape.Read 15 Oct 2026 · westbyte.com

Checksums

The maker announced SHA256 checksum verification and the feature list also includes MD5 checking.Read 15 Oct 2026 · westbyte.com

Clipboard monitoring

IDA watches the system clipboard and detects copied download URLs.Read 15 Oct 2026 · westbyte.com

Command line

The official version comparison and online help document command-line options and parameters.Read 15 Oct 2026 · westbyte.com

Company facts

LinkedIn identifies the maker as WestByte Software, a privately held software-development company founded in 1998 with headquarters in Kyiv City and 2–10 employees.Read 15 Oct 2026 · linkedin.com

Documentation scope

The online help includes setup, browser integration, categories, scheduler, FTP Explorer, command line, options, plugins, FAQ and error references.Read 15 Oct 2026 · westbyte.com

Download management

Features include scheduling, download categories, priorities, speed control, and automatic file synchronization.Read 4 Oct 2026 · westbyte.com

Download organization

IDA supports categories with automatic file placement, priorities, search and unlimited category hierarchy levels.Read 15 Oct 2026 · westbyte.com

Free edition limits

The maker says the free version may be used for non-commercial purposes; commercial use requires a PRO license.Read 4 Oct 2026 · westbyte.com

FTP tools

An FTP Explorer, mirror support and folder downloads through FTP are included.Read 15 Oct 2026 · westbyte.com

Integrity checks

The feature list includes MD5 checks, and the version history says SHA256 checksum verification was added in version 7.1.3.Read 4 Oct 2026 · westbyte.com

Latest dated release

WestByte's home page reports Internet Download Accelerator 7.1.3 with video improvements, SHA256 checking, Windows 7 video restoration and bug fixes.Read 15 Oct 2026 · westbyte.com

Licence type

Uptodown classifies the software as proprietary rather than open source.Read 15 Oct 2026 · internet-download-acelerator.en.uptodown.com

Limit: advertising and upsells

Clubic reports advertising or upgrade prompts in the product and says advanced functions require payment.Read 15 Oct 2026 · clubic.com

Limit: dated interface

Clubic says the interface can look dated.Read 15 Oct 2026 · clubic.com

Limit: sound and portal quality

Computer Bild found the program's sounds excessive and said its linked download portal lacked current presentation and freshness.Read 15 Oct 2026 · computerbild.de

Limit: value criticism

Softpedia criticized the commercial price and judged the product weaker than FlashGet in features, ease of use and browser integration at the time reviewed.Read 15 Oct 2026 · softpedia.com

Multi-thread acceleration

IDA splits downloads into multiple sections and retrieves those sections concurrently.Read 15 Oct 2026 · westbyte.com

Notable news

The maker announced torrent-file and magnet-link support in version 7.1 on February 2, 2024.Read 15 Oct 2026 · westbyte.com

Other integrations

IDA integrates with antivirus programs and can send download links from Telegram.Read 4 Oct 2026 · westbyte.com

Plugin extensibility

WestByte provides a plugin sample and invites developers to email for assistance; plugins are installed in the IDA Plugins folder.Read 15 Oct 2026 · westbyte.com

Portable edition limits

The portable build disables browser integration and settings export/import.Read 15 Oct 2026 · westbyte.com

Portable version limits

The free portable version has no browser integration and has settings export and import disabled.Read 4 Oct 2026 · westbyte.com

Praise: browser integration

Independent reviews highlight broad browser handoff and add-ons as useful for starting downloads directly from browser links.Read 15 Oct 2026 · computerbild.de

Praise: speed and recovery

Clubic, Computer Bild and Uptodown each describe faster transfers and automatic recovery of interrupted downloads as strengths.Read 15 Oct 2026 · clubic.com

Privacy statement

The maker says it does not collect personal information or identify who downloads what, regardless of registration.Read 15 Oct 2026 · westbyte.com

Protocols

The help documentation lists HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, FTPS and BitTorrent downloading.Read 15 Oct 2026 · westbyte.com

Rating on Chrome Web Store

3.4 out of 5 from 336 ratingsRead 15 Oct 2026 · chromewebstore.google.com

Rating on Clubic

8.1 out of 10 from 102 ratingsRead 15 Oct 2026 · clubic.com

Rating on SourceForge

1.0 out of 5 from 1 reviewRead 15 Oct 2026 · sourceforge.net

Rating on Uptodown

4.2 out of 5 from 33 reviewsRead 15 Oct 2026 · internet-download-acelerator.en.uptodown.com

Resume downloads

It can resume interrupted downloads from HTTP, HTTPS, FTP servers, and BitTorrent.Read 4 Oct 2026 · westbyte.com

Resume support

Interrupted downloads can be resumed for HTTP, HTTPS, FTP and BitTorrent transfers.Read 15 Oct 2026 · westbyte.com

Scheduling and power actions

Downloads can be scheduled and the computer can shut down, sleep or stand by after completion.Read 15 Oct 2026 · westbyte.com

System requirements

The download page lists Windows 11, 10, 8, 7, Vista, XP and Windows Server 2012, 2008, 2003, 2000 and NT.Read 15 Oct 2026 · westbyte.com

Video

It can download video from popular video services, including 8K, 4K, FullHD, and spherical video, and supports subtitles.Read 4 Oct 2026 · westbyte.com

Video and audio

The product downloads video, music and podcasts from supported services and can play media while downloading.Read 15 Oct 2026 · westbyte.com

Plans and prices

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Where Specifiction places it

• Download Manager Software#5 of 588.7