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iGetter Changelog

What's new in iGetter 3.1.0

Nov 1, 2023
  • Faster application startup, due to a new icon cache for downloads and folders.
  • Added new feature called Instant File Initialization, that allows new downloads (especially large ones) to be created instantaneously. This feature is disabled by default, because Microsoft require a special privilege. Read more.
  • Added new option to set file types that iGetter will post process (open with default program). By default, iGetter will post process pdf and zip files.
  • Added .nupkg as zip preview extension.
  • Updated OpenSSL library, that improves TLS support.
  • Improved default search that will look in the history list by default, instead of the downloads queue.
  • Improved installation of iGetter add-on for Firefox.
  • Fixed Time columns (Finished At, Added On, etc.) in history list that was incorrectly with added time zone
  • Fixed Purchase dialog, that was on top of the opened browser, after clicking on the "Purchase" button. Dialog still stay open, but behind the browser.
  • For new users Target Icon will start turned off, Toolbar will use small icons with text labels.
  • Removed alert to add URL as Mirror for index.html files.

New in iGetter 3.0.0 (Dec 23, 2021)

  • Added new WebExtension for Microsoft Edge, listed on the Edge Add-ons store.
  • "Integrate with Internet browsers" Tools menu command, as of now opens iGetter
  • Options, Integration panel. The new buttons "Microsoft Edge", "Chrome", "Firefox" and
  • "Other" on the Integration panel, open corresponding Add-ons store, where users can
  • Install iGetter browser extension. The "Other" button is for SeaMonkey as well as
  • Opera, Vivaldi and other Chromium based browsers.
  • Added support for Microsoft Edge, Firefox v67+, SeaMonkey, Chrome v80+, Opera and
  • Vivaldi cookies.
  • Added support for default browser cookie option (in Item Settings dialog),
  • Different than the default browser.
  • Added SHA256 checksum for completed downloads, which replaces SHA1.
  • Added possibility to search for MD5/SHA1/SHA256 checksums in History list.
  • Added user's Downloads folder (among the existing Desktop and Documents folders) in
  • The Item Settings dialog.
  • Updated OpenSSL library.
  • Updated User-Agent browser options at iGetter Options, Advanced panel.
  • IGetter app and updated installer, work only with standard user (non-admin)
  • Privileges and no longer require elevated permissions and UAC prompts.
  • More under the hood improvements.
  • System requirements for version 3 are Windows 7 and up (including Windows 11).

New in iGetter 2.7.5 (Dec 23, 2021)

  • New WebExtension add-on for Firefox 57 or later.
  • "Add Contextual menu support for Internet browsers" is merged into "Integrate with Internet browsers" option at iGetter Options, Integration panel. When used, iGetter integration option installs add-ons to all supported browsers: Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Internet Explorer, SeaMonkey. All add-ons may be controlled in browsers. For example, to disable automatic download interception, and use only CM commands, select iGetter -> "Disable Integration" command in Chrome and Firefox.
  • Added a link to SHA1 Info panel field, that opens VirusTotal recent report for selected file's SHA1 checksum.
  • New Document icon for iGetter uncompleted downloads.
  • Improved Info panel's Copy command. If a single row is selected, only its contents will be copied without description.
  • Updated Chinese (Simplified) localization.
  • Added %xx%xx file name decoding for some non-standard "Content-Disposition" responses.
  • Fixed a crash caused by third-party EST Password Manager on Windows 10.

New in iGetter 2.7.4 (Nov 8, 2016)

  • Updated iGetter add-on for compatibility with Firefox 50 or later.
  • Updated connection types list in iGetter Acceleration preferences. A new "2Gbps Fiber Optic" option is added.
  • Added Vietnamese localization.
  • Updated Polish localization.
  • Fixed font issue of iGetter About box for some localizations.
  • Fixed Taskbar Jump Lists icons on Windows 10.

New in iGetter 2.7.3 (Nov 5, 2015)

  • Rewritten iGetter extension for the Chrome browser.
  • Updated and signed iGetter add-on for Firefox.
  • Improved speed when adding batch downloads.
  • Improved Site Explorer > "Add to queue" command, that allows downloading FTP folder (or web page) contents.
  • New command line switch "-t " that may suggest specific local path and file name.
  • Fixed network error on some HTTPS servers that use newer versions of OpenSSL.
  • Fixed decoding of escaped %xx%xx chars in file names.
  • Fixed Site Explorer > "Add to queue" command, that should copy Site Explorer's FTP type, username and password to the newly added download.
  • Fixed Site Explorer FTP listing, that truncated file names on semicolon ";".
  • Fixed "Restart download" in History list, that restarted only the first of selected items.
  • "Apply download rules" option at Process Web Page > Options panel is on by default.

New in iGetter 2.7.2 (Dec 19, 2014)

  • Added contextual menu support for Chrome 28 and later. Reworked iGetter Extension for Chrome/Chromium using Native Messaging Host for communication with iGetter.
  • Added support for UTF-8 encoded Content-Disposition HTTP header fields, as proposed by RFC 5987.
  • Added Hindi localization.
  • Improved Site Explorer. When adding new files for download, Site Explorer will stay at the site's view.
  • Added new "Refresh" command to Site Explorer.
  • Fixed an issue in Site Explorer Preview that was unable to show some sites properly.
  • Fixed column sorting of Site Explorer and History group.
  • Fixed a bug that caused improper downloading when file name includes colon.
  • Fixed an issue with the Download Rules which results in broken download at first connection attempt.

New in iGetter 2.7.0 (Oct 25, 2013)

  • Added support for both 32 and 64 bit versions of Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 8.1.
  • Added support for Opera 14 and later.
  • iGetter window minimizes to Tray if Taskbar icon is unpinned on Windows 7 and 8.
  • Fixed a bug that caused un-maximized restore of iGetter window after minimize.

New in iGetter 2.6.7 (Aug 22, 2012)

  • Added contextual menu integration with Opera 10 and later.
  • Added new functionality in the iGetter Extension for Firefox, which allows transfer of download URLs through a new option named "iGetter" available on the Firefox Save Download dialog.
  • Added new option in "Item Settings" and "Advanced Preferences" for preserving original file dates from the download servers.
  • Added new option in the "Item Settings" dialog for saving the redirected URL, which overrides the global setting for the selected download.
  • Added SHA1 checksum calculation in History Info panel.
  • Added a new command switch to iGetter.exe "-e ".
  • Added support for cookies in secondary download segments. Reworked download engine to resolve cookies per individual URL on download segment.
  • Added dynamic cookie cache per active download.
  • Added suport for Safari 5.1 cookies file.
  • Improved iGetter Browser Plug-In used to intercept downloads automatically in Safari, SeaMonkey, Chrome/Chromium and Opera.
  • Improved file name extraction. iGetter now allows the following characters in file names when protocol is FTP: "#?&" (without quotes).
  • Updated SQLite to improve compatibility with cookies file of the latest Firefox versions.
  • Updated logic for Opera cookies.
  • Added Thai and Ukrainian localizations.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented iGetter to load cookie information for the redirected URLs when "Save redirected URLs" is turned off.
  • Fixed file size download rule option in "Item Settings".
  • Fixed Site Explorer which cleared apostrophes and quotes in file names.
  • Fixed "Add as a mirror" alert to appear on top of all opened "New URL" dialogs.

New in iGetter 2.6.5 (Sep 3, 2011)

  • Optimized for Firefox 5/6, Google Chrome and Chromium browsers
  • Added contextual menu integration with Google Chrome and Chromium browsers
  • Added support in iGetter Browser Plug-In for Safari 5.1 browser
  • Added new option "Save redirected URLs" in Advanced Preferences, which could help in case of redirection to temporary URLs
  • Added new options in the "Item Settings" window for "Referrer", "User Agent", "Send Referrer" and "Rename upon redirection". The ability to set these options individually for any download could help with some servers, that require exact User Agent or Referrer, etc
  • Added new option in Advanced Preferences "Waiting items take download slots", which improves processing of the iGetter download queue, when downloading from slow or restrictive servers. Try this option if the default algorithm is ineffective and results in many waiting downloads
  • Added new option in Advanced Preferences "Override the individual download settings", which causes downloads to use the default User Agent, Referrer, etc., instead of the individual options set through the Item Settings dialog
  • Added a new option in Advanced Preferences, to exit iGetter instead of shutting down the computer, etc., when a scheduled event occurs
  • Fixed a bug with the process web page function, that caused improper file naming of downloads with same names in the URLs
  • Fixed a bug that prevented a minimized or maximized iGetter window to be restored

New in iGetter 2.6.1 (Sep 3, 2011)

  • Added German localization

New in iGetter 2.6 (Sep 3, 2011)

  • Added Windows 7 support. It includes the new Windows 7 controls look as well as support for Taskbar Jump List Tasks commands
  • Added support for Firefox 3, Safari 4 and Chrome cookies
  • Added integration support for Safari 4 through a browser plug-in
  • Added the following new options: Turn off Target Icon transparency, Minimize iGetter window on close, Select History group after completion. Options could be set through the iGetter preferences file. For more information visit iGetter FAQ page
  • Added support for Windows default browser option. It is used to set the browser cookie setting when a new URL is added manually
  • Added Italian, Polish and Arabic localizations
  • Fixed file size download rules functionality
  • Fixed a problem with Socks host setting at iGetter Options, Proxy panel
  • Fixed a problem with the Target Icon repositioning upon waking from sleep
  • Fixed Hang-up function to show a warning if no dial-up connection has been set
  • Some other fixes and improvements

New in iGetter 2.5.1 (Jun 19, 2008)

  • Added contextual menu support for Firefox 3.
  • Added Indonesian localization.