Softpedia >Windows >Internet >Download Managers >Internet Download Accelerator >  Changelog

Internet Download Accelerator Changelog

What's new in Internet Download Accelerator 7.1.1.1729

Feb 2, 2024
  • BitTorrent support added (using third-party plug-in);
  • .torrent files and magnet links association added;
  • Improved video, music, and podcasts downloading;
  • Improved work with MD5 checksums;
  • Bugs fixed.

New in Internet Download Accelerator 7.0.1.1711 (Sep 16, 2023)

  • Added new versions of plugins;
  • Improved video, music, and podcasts downloading;
  • Improved interaction with the chatbot;
  • A large number of interface languages have been updated;
  • Bugs fixed.

New in Internet Download Accelerator 6.27.1.1699 (Mar 8, 2023)

  • Firefox, Chrome, Opera and Edge extension integration has been redesigned;
  • ListAdded integration with Brave;
  • ListImproved video, music, and podcasts downloading;
  • ListImproved program stability;
  • ListBugs fixed.

New in Internet Download Accelerator 6.26.1.1697 (Sep 30, 2022)

  • Added .m3u and .m3u8 playlists for download;
  • Added DASH download;
  • Improved video, music, and podcasts downloading;
  • Increased number of sites for downloading videos;
  • Bugs fixed.

New in Internet Download Accelerator 6.25.1.1693 (Aug 16, 2022)

  • Improved video download from video services.
  • Improved speed and stability of downloading from video services.
  • Improved HTTPS download.
  • Improved MyTopFiles.com integration.
  • Fixed bug with the first download from video services.
  • Bugs fixed

New in Internet Download Accelerator 6.24.1.1687 (May 18, 2022)

  • Added option to set default video codec.
  • Improved video download from video services.
  • Improved downloading of panoramic videos (180° and 360°).
  • Improved automatic selection of video in the absence of the specified format.
  • Fixed bug when changing video quality. Bugs fixed.

New in Internet Download Accelerator 6.22.1.1679 (Nov 22, 2021)

  • Increased download speed from video-services;
  • ListImproved video and music download from video-services;
  • ListImproved playlists download;
  • ListBugs fixed.

New in Internet Download Accelerator 6.21.1.1675 (Aug 13, 2021)

  • ListAdded possibility to try downloading a Video from any page;
  • ListAdded integration with Microsoft Edge;
  • ListIncreased the number of sites from which videos are automatically downloaded;
  • ListImproved downloading of video and music from video services;
  • ListImproved speed and stability of downloading from video services;
  • ListImproved playlist and video processing;
  • ListImproved handling of User-Agent;
  • ListImproved saving of the date when the file was edited (last-modified);
  • ListImproved storing of the date of file editing (last-modified);
  • ListModified integration settings;
  • ListFixed an error of combining video and sound;
  • ListFixed an error with downloading of auto-translated subtitles;
  • ListFixed an issue with file names when importing .txts download lists;
  • ListBugs fixed.

New in Internet Download Accelerator 6.19.5.1651 (Apr 21, 2020)

  • Improved playlists download;
  • Reduced disk space requirements for download list reservation;
  • Minor bugs fixed.

New in Internet Download Accelerator 6.19.4.1649 (Sep 30, 2019)

  • ListImproved downloading video and music from video-services;
  • ListImproved file name generation;
  • ListImproved search in the downloads list;
  • ListAdded advanced selection of frame rates for video from video services (50/60 and 25/30 fps);
  • ListAuto high priority for playlists;
  • ListFixed bug with not simultaneously downloading video and audio;
  • ListFixed error detecting deleted downloads;
  • ListMinor bugs fixed.

New in Internet Download Accelerator 6.19.1.1640 (Jul 24, 2019)

  • If the video is not downloaded (blocked, deleted), then the error type is correctly reported.
  • Fixed portable version update.
  • Minor bugs fixed.

New in Internet Download Accelerator 6.17.4.1625 (Jun 5, 2019)

  • Improved download video from video-services;
  • ListImproved playlists download;
  • ListFixed bug with downloading files with special characters in the description;
  • ListImproved work in Windows XP;
  • ListMinor bugs fixed.

New in Internet Download Accelerator 6.17.2.1613 (Jan 22, 2019)

  • Improved download 4K and 8K video, as well as video in low resolution.
  • Improved subtitle download.
  • Improved downloading files with non-standard characters in the URL.
  • Improved download video from Facebook.
  • Fixed bug with renaming text file with description. Minor bugs fixed.

New in Internet Download Accelerator 6.17.1.1607 (Oct 15, 2018)

  • Added subtitle download from video-services;
  • Added support for Google Backup and Sync;
  • Added user-agent option for command line parameters;
  • Added the ability to manually enter the User-Agent in the settings;
  • Improved handling of the VideoFreq parameter in a portable version;
  • Improved downloads of playlists containing videos with the same names;
  • Minor bugs fixed.

New in Internet Download Accelerator 6.16.1.1597 (Apr 11, 2018)

  • Improved integration into browsers
  • Improved download from video-services
  • Added interception of links from videoservices in the clipboard
  • Added SOCKS-proxy support for HTTPS
  • Added option for a playlist and channels monitoring (autoupdate) and automatic downloading new video
  • Added ability to choose available format for video and audio when downloading from video services
  • Improved playlists download
  • Fixed form duplicate bug while simultaneously adding a large number of downloads (FileInfoForm_1)
  • Minor bugs fixed

New in Internet Download Accelerator 6.14.1.1579 (Oct 27, 2017)

  • Added option to highlighting of the moved/deleted files in the download list (View - File availability);
  • New Opera, Chrome and Firefox extensions;
  • Improved download from video-services;
  • Added ability to choose available format for video and audio when downloading from video services;
  • Added fast params update for correct download from video services;
  • Fixed a bug with video playback in the built-in browser;
  • Fixed bug with updating the Deleted folder; Minor bugs fixed.

New in Internet Download Accelerator 6.13.1.1557 (May 15, 2017)

  • New Opera, Chrome and Firefox extensions with on-page button for video download
  • ListImproved downloading FullHD-video from video services
  • ListImproved download from video-services
  • ListImproved playlists download
  • ListImproved dynamic archives download
  • ListAdded support for new versions of archives
  • ListAdded ability to select playlist or current video download
  • ListImproved algorithm to determine correct file names for video
  • ListImproved folder transfer for Chrome downloads
  • ListMinor bugs fixed

New in Internet Download Accelerator 6.12.1.1545 (May 15, 2017)

  • ListImproved Google Chrome, Opera, Vivaldi and Chromium browsers integration
  • ListImproved Opera, Chrome and Firefox extensions for easy video and music download from any sites
  • ListAdded new Firefox extension
  • ListImproved adding Group of Downloads
  • ListImproved importing files with downloads lists
  • ListImproved export/import of program settings
  • ListImproved handling of links containing characters in various encodings
  • ListAdded option to manually clear Search history and form data
  • ListAdded Highlight result option for search in the download list
  • ListFixed bugs

New in Internet Download Accelerator 6.10.1.1527 (Oct 20, 2016)

  • Added Bot Master plug-in allowing to receive links to download from messengers (Telegram).
  • Added integration into Vivaldi browser.
  • Increased download speed from video sharing services.
  • Improved display of messages in the Windows 10 Anniversary Update.
  • Added ability to check SHA1 sum of downloaded files (Ctrl+1).
  • Increased probability of successful download from improperly configured servers.
  • Improved saving of movies from video sharing services in .mp3 format.
  • Fixed bugs.

New in Internet Download Accelerator 6.8.1.1511 (Apr 1, 2016)

  • Program optimized for work with huge download lists;
  • Increased processing speed for groups of downloads;
  • Increased download speed while simultaneously downloading a large number of small files;
  • Increased program speed and stability;
  • Improved download using HTTPS;
  • Improved dragging links onto the floating window to support the latest Firefox versions;
  • Improved download using non-standard HTTP ports;
  • Improved live preview in VLC;
  • Improved merging video and audio in large files if the PC turned off automatically, or when you close the program;
  • Improved processing of FTP-links containing password;
  • Fixed bug with incorrect Advanced Scheduler integration in Portable version;
  • Bugs fixed.

New in Internet Download Accelerator 6.7.1.1499 (Feb 5, 2016)

  • Added support for downloading 8K videos from video-services;
  • Added support for downloading videos from video-services with 60 FPS frame rate;
  • Downloading more than 50 videos from playlists is now possible;
  • Updated Firefox extensions;
  • Added possibility to export/import Referer URLs to/from .txtr files;
  • Improved look with modified display scaling in Windows;
  • Optimized display for monitors with the resolution higher than 4K;
  • Improved integration with Chrome and Chrome-based browsers;
  • Improved integration with Firefox;
  • Improved tray notifications on Windows 10;
  • Improved mirror search and integration with IDATop.com;
  • Improved download over HTTPS;
  • Improved search form on the toolbar;
  • Improved special characters handling during playlist download;
  • Improved playlist download when using proxy;
  • Improved automatic video-services settings update;
  • Improved the Clouds category;
  • Improved video quality selection if re-downloading video from video-service;
  • Improved integration with the free Convertilla video converter;
  • Add download window is now resizable;
  • Added check for updates from Settings window;
  • Improved moving video file to another drive during download;
  • Fixed bug with ZIP-archives file selection window;
  • Fixed bug with inaccessible Comment field in Add download window if font size has been increased;
  • Increased number of mirrors to download ffmpeg;
  • Fixed minor bugs.

New in Internet Download Accelerator 6.5.1.1471 (Jun 27, 2015)

  • Added size, name and filetype detection before download start. Improved automatic category detection;
  • Added "Do not save erroneous dowloads" option to the add download group dialog;
  • Improved download sectioning when downloading at high speed. Increased download speed from some sites;
  • Increased download speed when downloading selected files from ZIP-archive;
  • Now several selected video files can be played with one click;
  • Program optimized for work with huge download lists;
  • Fixed bug when archiving downloaded files from ZIP-archives bigger than 1 GB;
  • Restored ability to download all videos from users, channels and play-lists from videoservices;
  • Improved download using HTTPS;
  • Improved download from video-services;
  • Improved search for files and videos;
  • Improved video interception in Firefox;
  • Improved new download folders creating;
  • Improved Re-Download option in the History;
  • Improved option "Minimal size to create a new download section";
  • Fixed bug with possible freezing when moving or copying several downloaded files at once;
  • Minor bugs fixed.

New in Internet Download Accelerator 6.2.1.1449 (Mar 12, 2015)

  • Improved download from HTTPS servers.
  • Improved video download from video-services.
  • Added new connection types 100Mb/s+ and 1Gb/s+.
  • Download speed indicator improved.
  • Improved history to prevent data loss if the PC reboots unexpectedly.
  • Minor bugs fixed.

New in Internet Download Accelerator 6.1.1.1443 (Feb 19, 2015)

  • Added digest HTTP authentication & improved basic HTTP authentication.
  • Added support for secure HTTPS proxy servers.
  • Program optimized for work on tablets and on multi-display configurations.
  • Improved downloading from HTTPS servers.
  • Fixed bug with unexpected appear of 4GB files on disk.
  • Fixed bug with importing 4GB+ files.
  • Minor bugs fixed.

New in Internet Download Accelerator 6.0.1.1427 (Nov 25, 2014)

  • Added Clouds category (active if the computer is connected to the cloud services);
  • Fixed bug with blocking disk access if download speed is higher than file saving speed;
  • Improved efficiency when downloading at the speed 1 GB/s and higher;
  • By default reserving space on disk before downloading is disabled;
  • Improved interception of links in the clipboard;
  • Fixed bug with incorrect handling of gzip compression parameters by some servers;
  • Fixed a bug when you get broken avi, mpg & mp3 files when downloading over HTTPS;
  • Improved HTTPS download;
  • Added possibility to extract gzip files contents;
  • Improved disk free space calculation;
  • Improved download from video-services;
  • Automatic deletion of extra characters in a manually specified save path;
  • Fixed bug with User-Agent header;
  • Improved algorithm to determine correct file names;
  • Minor bugs fixed.

New in Internet Download Accelerator 5.21.1.1405 (Aug 14, 2014)

  • Added integration with Google Chrome new versions;
  • Improved Integration with Chromium engine based browsers;
  • Improved video download from video-services;
  • Improved HD video resuming;
  • Added new module for downloading from videoservices;
  • Improved complex links handling for downloads from videoservices;
  • User-Agent parameters has been updated;
  • Improved downloading using HTTPS;
  • Improved downloads using HTTP 1.1;
  • Improved downloads from sites configured with errors;
  • Improved processing Shift+Del hotkey on secondary windows of the program;
  • Added new plugins settings;
  • Fixed bug with saving parameters in portable version;
  • Added new command line options;
  • Added saving the columns order in the of downloads and history;
  • Improved software installation and removal procedure;
  • Fixed other bugs.

New in Internet Download Accelerator 5.19.1.1387 (Mar 15, 2014)

  • Restored ability to download FullHD (1080p) and giant video (4K) from video services;
  • Optimized download of mp3-files from video services and improved quality;
  • Redesigned HTTPS implementation. Improved downloading from gmail, github, dropbox, bitbucket and many more;
  • Improved downloading videos requiring authorization;
  • Improved user interface;
  • Added new possibilities to comment on downloads and the program;
  • Fixed bug with trying to copy/move non-existent files;
  • Fixed bug with choosing video quality if the download link changes;
  • Fixed other minor bugs.

New in Internet Download Accelerator 5.17.1.1377 (Dec 27, 2013)

  • Added support for 180p size when downloading from video hosting services;
  • Improved downloading HD-video from video hosting services;
  • Added new connection type for high-speed links;
  • Reworked algorithms for generating extensions;
  • Improved link copy behavior in the download list and in the download history;
  • Improved handling of files which have very long file names (including the path) exceeding 260 characters;
  • Improved automatic mp3-file renaming using tags;
  • Added ability to rename files with the same size automatically for the current site;
  • Released new IDA plug-in for Firefox allowing to download video and music from any site;
  • Improved integration into Opera 16 and above;
  • Updated extension for Google Chrome;
  • Restored integration into the Internet Explorer 11 context menu;
  • Improved integration into Yandex.Browser;
  • Fixed bug with adding a group of UTF8-encoded links;
  • Fixed bug with not deleting the download when using Shift + Del and if there is no file on the disk;
  • Fixed bug with deleting two files when using Shift + Del with disabled deletion confirmation dialog;
  • Fixed other minor bugs.

New in Internet Download Accelerator 5.16.3.1359 (Sep 20, 2013)

  • Improved playing video during download. Click Play button in the Download window (or in the context menu) and the video will be played during download;
  • Improved video download from video-services;
  • Integrated plug-in update and management system;
  • Improved MP3 quality;
  • Improved integration into Google Chrome, Opera and Yandex.Browser;
  • Added video download with 144p resolution (3gp);
  • Added detection of the running browsers while uninstalling the program;
  • Improved download handling if the file cannot be saved to the specified folder;
  • Increased (up to 5000) the maximum number of history records (the setting can be changed);
  • Improved FTP download;
  • Fixed bugs in FTP Explorer with UTF-8 encoded file names during folder download;
  • Modified MP3-file renaming algorithm during download of link lists;
  • Improved clipboard link interception;
  • Improved usability;
  • Add registry key to enable/disable auto-renaming MP3-file if there is no normal file name (HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\2VG\Download Master\UseMP3AutoRename);
  • Minor bugs fixed.

New in Internet Download Accelerator 5.15.2.1341 (Apr 26, 2013)

  • Added Firefox plug-in for easy video and music download from any sites;
  • Ability to download all videos from users, channels and play-lists on YouTube;
  • Ability to automatically download new videos from the selected channels and play-lists (by adding a channel/play-list to Autoupdate category);
  • File names of .mp3 files can be automatically created using the contained tags;
  • Fixed IDA hanging up when starting big downloads saved to NTFS drives (when the 'Reserve space on disk for the whole file' option is disabled);
  • In addition to shortcuts added a menu item "Force start [Shift+Ctrl+S]" to start a queued download immediately.
  • Improved switching to Sleep and Hibernate modes on Windows 7 and Windows 8;
  • Restored the ability to download from YouTube;
  • Updated plug-in and IDABar for Firefox;
  • Improved Google Chrome integration;
  • Minor bugs fixed.

New in Internet Download Accelerator 5.14.2.1329 (Dec 27, 2012)

  • Added integration with Yandex.Browser;
  • Improved download using the secured protocols HTTPS and FTPS;
  • Added ability to choose video format (MP4, FLV or WEBM) when downloading from video services;
  • Improved handling of links containing characters in various encodings;
  • Improved IP-address management in Site Manager;
  • Improved archive management;
  • In the Add downlad window changed the behavior of "Set default folder" button;
  • Restored the ability to download from YouTube;
  • Improved Google Chrome integration (for users with Administrator priviledges);
  • Fixed bug with the speed controller in the manual mode;
  • Other minor bugs fixed.

New in Internet Download Accelerator 5.13.1.1315 (Jul 3, 2012)

  • Possibility to save clips downloaded from YouTube as mp3 (in the Add download window choose "mp3" in the Desired quality menu);
  • Smart Pause mode offers new ways to start downloads automatically;
  • Improved integration with free video-converter Convertilla;
  • Added ability to stop all downloads except those which do not support resume;
  • Added ability to download clips from YouTube with minimal resolution 240p;
  • YouTube downloads can be resumed for an unlimited time after start;
  • Search for new downloads added to the toolbar;
  • Improved plug-in management;
  • Added support for the 4th and 5th mouse buttons in the embedded browser;
  • Improved integration/disintegration into Internet Explorer, Opera, Chrome, Firefox, Safari;
  • Improved download over HTTPS;
  • Improved automatic detection of new file versions availability, Autoupdate folder;
  • The descript.ion is updated when the download file name changes;
  • Improved automatic IDA update;
  • Fixed bugs in IDA Portable;
  • Fixed bug with incorrect selection handling while changing categories;
  • Fixed bug with renaming YouTube downloads;
  • Other minor bugs fixed.

New in Internet Download Accelerator 5.12.2.1297 (Jan 24, 2012)

  • Improved Google Chrome integration
  • Improved Opera, Chrome

New in Internet Download Accelerator 5.12.1.1291 (Dec 14, 2011)

  • In the Downloads Top added the new Video section with the most popular videos downloaded from Youtube;
  • Added ability to download video from Youtube in .WEBM format (you can enable it in the program settings);
  • Added ability to drag downloads from IDA to Windows Explorer and other programs (while holding Ctrl);
  • Added ability to copy the link from the status bar by clicking with the rigth mouse button;
  • Updated IDA Plugin for Firefox and IDA Bar for Firefox;
  • The progress is displayed while copying or moving downloads;
  • Improved program responsiveness when starting large downloads;
  • Improved update system;
  • Fixed the problem with settings reset experienced by some users on 64-bit Windows 7;
  • Bugs fixed.

New in Internet Download Accelerator 5.10.1.1269 (May 23, 2011)

  • Added support for domain names with non-Latin characters
  • Improved Firefox integration
  • Improved integration with Opera to support the latest release of this browser
  • Restored ability to download from 5 popular video services
  • Improved Rapidshare download
  • Improved Scheduler options
  • Improved installer
  • Improved the "Open folder" option
  • Improved the "Delete with file" option when working with multiple select
  • Bugs fixed

New in Internet Download Accelerator 5.9.4.1259 (Apr 1, 2011)

  • Restored ability to download video from YouTube and other video services;
  • ListUpdated IDABar, IDA Plugin and Remote Download for Firefox to support the final Firefox 4;
  • ListMinor bugs fixed.

New in Internet Download Accelerator 5.9.3.1255 (Mar 11, 2011)

  • Added integration with Convertilla free video converter, the "Convert video" option added to the downloaded file context menu;
  • Ability to add links from m3u and urls files;
  • Improved cookies transfer algorithm when selecting Download All with IDA item in Internet Explorer;
  • Improved file name generation for files downloaded from YouTube;
  • Updated IDABar and IDA Plugin Plugin for Firefox to support the latest Firefox versions;
  • Minor bugs fixed.

New in Internet Download Accelerator 5.9.2.1249 (Dec 17, 2010)

  • Restored ability to download video from YouTube;
  • Added support for new taskbar features available in Windows 7: progress indication on top of the program icon, links to useful IDA actions and places added to the Jump List (appears after right-clicking the IDA icon in the taskbar); added control buttons to the main window live preview.
  • Improved FTP Explorer, implemented file list parsing;
  • Updated IDABar and IDA Plugin to support newest Firefox versions;
  • Improved the Add Download window, now it always appears on top and gets focus automatically;
  • Minor bugs fixed.

New in Internet Download Accelerator 5.9.1.1239 (Nov 12, 2010)

  • Improved Google Chrome integration, two menu items added to the browser's context menu (Download with IDA and Download All with IDA);
  • Recovered ability to download from Rapidshare;
  • Now you can choose desired video quality in the Add download window when downloading video from YouTube and Vkontakte;
  • Download list context menu features two new items: Windows Menu... and Delete with file;
  • Link to the source page (Referer) added to the status panel (the link will open in the browser);
  • Improved detection and selection of links in Download All action;
  • Improved Opera integration;
  • Improved hotkeys for working with History;
  • Added interception of links to .mkv files in browsers other than IE;
  • Now it is possible to edit description.ion file even after download has been finished;
  • Improved stability when downloading large files;
  • Improved memory utilization;
  • Improved program responsiveness when starting large downloads;
  • Fixed download from the servers that limit the number of connections (the so-called "99% problem");
  • Bugs fixed.

New in Internet Download Accelerator 5.8.3.1221 (Jul 29, 2010)

  • Restored ability to download video from YouTube;
  • Improved space allocation for big files to speed up download start on Windows 7;
  • Fixed bug with sorting History by size;
  • Minor bugs fixed.

New in Internet Download Accelerator 5.8.2.1217 (Jul 2, 2010)

  • Now IDA can download HD1080 video from Youtube;
  • Improved integration into Internet Explorer to allow to download e-mail attachments and other files which require authorization;
  • Improved integration into browsers for users without administrator privileges;
  • Added ability to download video from Vkontakte;
  • Improved automatic download category detection;
  • New versions of IDABar and IDA Plugin for Firefox with improved download from Youtube;
  • Improved integration/disintegration option in the Opera context menu;
  • Added .mp4 format recognition for links received from IDABar;
  • Improved the Add download window;
  • Improved browser integration detection;
  • Improved disintegration IDA from browsers during uninstall;
  • Bugs fixed;
  • IDA and libraries are signed with digital signature;

New in Internet Download Accelerator 5.8.1.1197 (Apr 16, 2010)

  • Restored ability to download from YouTube;
  • Added new option to choose video quality for download from YouTube;
  • The Add download and Add downloads group windows improved;
  • Minor bugs fixed.

New in Internet Download Accelerator 5.8.1.1195 (Apr 10, 2010)

  • ListImproved Windows 7 compatibility;
  • ListAdded support for metalink format;
  • ListImproved download interception from Firefox, Opera and Chrome;
  • ListAdded Remote Download plug-in;
  • ListImproved download from video services;
  • ListIDABar for Mozilla Firefox now supports download of any stream video;
  • ListImproved Firefox plug-in;
  • ListImproved needed disk space detection algorithm if there is a lack of free space;
  • ListAdded warning message if external drive used for saving a file is disconnected while download is in progress;
  • ListImproved FTP download with mirrors;
  • ListImproved display of UTF-encoded links and Unicode detection when extracting file name from URL;
  • ListImproved download from SourceForge;
  • ListAdded new options to plug-in interface;
  • ListFixed bug with FLV-player in Firefox;
  • ListAdded detection of various types of FLV content and forming correct file extension;
  • ListOn Windows Vista and above the system Downloads folder is chosen as default;
  • ListImproved archive download;
  • ListAdded option Open Folder... from the tray pop-up menu after download completion;
  • ListAdded plug-ins for Internet Explorer and Firefox allowing to add files for remote download with one click;
  • ListImproved interface for adding multiple downloads, when readding a number of downloads they are treated as a group;
  • ListSimplified getting new download link in case the site returned an html page. Automatic link replacement if the link is dragged onto the floating window or copied to the clipboard;
  • ListAdded convenient link, path and search queries navigation with Ctrl + -> and Ctrl +

New in Internet Download Accelerator 5.7.1.1159 (Feb 14, 2009)

  • Added new automatic mode: Reduce download speed if the user's activity detected;
  • Added integration with Google Chrome (download interception) and Apple Safari (download interception);
  • Improved integration with Mozilla Firefox: Download with IDA and Download All with IDA items will be added to Firefox context menu after enabling integration with Firefox;
  • Added IDABar for Mozilla Firefox;
  • Added automatic integration with Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Apple Safari and Opera during IDA installation;
  • Improved integration with the last Opera versions;
  • Improved integration with supported video services and added support for some new ones;
  • Improved SSL(HTTPS) support, added support for new certificate types;
  • Templates for automatic Referer substitution now are stored in a text file. Now you can add new templates to that file by yourself;
  • ZIP and RAR libraries updated;
  • Updated User-Agent list in IDA options;
  • Now you can specify "*" wildcard at the beginning of the site name, for example *.site.name;
  • Added option to choose the number of download sections in the Add download window with one click;
  • Well-formed XML is used for storing download list;
  • Modified the way IDA query OS for special OS folders location;
  • Bugs fixed.

New in Internet Download Accelerator 5.6.1.1133 (Feb 5, 2008)

  • Added ability to download video from popular video sharing services. To download a video simply add a link to a page that contains it;
  • Added player for playing and preview of video downloaded from video sharing services and playing .flv files. If there is no flash-video (.flv) player installed on your system then IDA will set itself as the default player for .flv files;
  • Improved the tray pop-ups to display messages on download errors, download completion and news. Now in case of errors you can easily see the detailed information about errors, ways to correct them and also search for other places where you can download the file;
  • Improved integration into Opera browser, some bugs fixed;
  • Improved integration into Mozilla Firefox, some bugs fixed;
  • When you add a category the corresponding download folder is created automatically;
  • Fixed saving a file with valid name if the link to file is in UTF-8 encoding;
  • Fixed bug that resulted in Access Violation when working with download list;
  • Fixed bug with removing selection from News category after it has been read;
  • Some bugs fixed

New in Internet Download Accelerator 5.5.1.1109 (Oct 25, 2007)

  • IDA interface redesigned, new logo introduced; Significantly improved operation on Windows Vista; Improved support for download from Rapidshare; Improved IDABar for Internet Explorer. Interface updated and a number of new features added.

New in Internet Download Accelerator 5.5.1.1109 (Oct 25, 2007)

  • IDA interface redesigned, new logo introduced
  • Added the News subcategory to the IDATop category with ability to get latest news headlines automatically. New settings for this option added
  • Significantly improved operation on Windows Vista
  • Added ability to show text labels to buttons on the toolbar
  • By clicking on the baloon tip (near the system clock) telling about finishing download, you�ll get the download list with the last download highlighted
  • Added support for alpha-channel (semi-transparency) for the toolbar buttons and other graphical elements of the program
  • The interface of the Add download, Download Info and Download Completed windows improved
  • Improved the interface of Advanced Scheduler
  • Program settings optimized
  • Improved support for download from Rapidshare
  • Improved download of empty folders in FTP Explorer
  • Improved download from FTP servers which return the list of all files in response to the list �la command
  • Improved HTTP support for redirect from http to https
  • Improved connection types support
  • Improved download interception from idatop.com

New in Internet Download Accelerator 5.2.1.1057 (Mar 13, 2007)

  • Program main menu redesigned
  • Improved user interface
  • Added button for closing download history
  • Added the Play/Preview button to the Download window
  • The Top Downloads item added to the File menu
  • Minor bugs fixed.

New in Internet Download Accelerator 5.1.1.1045 (Nov 1, 2006)

  • Started a new file catalog IDATop.com
  • Added "Find mirrors" option
  • Added ability to add and view comments for a particular file
  • Search for files, programs, archives and documents completely reworked
  • Added new category section "Most popular" (Software, Archives, Documents, Search)
  • Added new menu item �Extract to � and open� to the �File - ZIP/RAR� context menu
  • Floating window improved
  • Reduced processor load
  • Bugs fixed