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Easy-to-use and very fast download manager software that turbo charges downloading files.

Fresh Download is an easy-to-use and very fast download manager software that turbo charges downloading files from the Internet, such as your favorite mp3 files, software, picture collections, video, etc. Unlike any other similar utilities, this software is 100% free, no charges, no banners, no spyware.

Features:

- Turbo charges downloading files in both FTP and HTTP protocols using your current internet connection (dial-up, cable, DSL / ADSL, satellite, T1, etc.)
- Pause and resume broken downloads, recovers from a dropped Internet connection.
- Multiple connections download manager. To get the highest possible speed, this powerful tool uses 4 simultaneous connections (up to 8 connections) for the same file, while many other similar software only support single connection download. Based on user reports, this method may speed up your downloads by up to 400%.
- Easy integration into Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Netscape Communicator, and Opera in any Windows operating system (95, 98, Me, NT, 2000, and XP). Simply grabs any URL from these popular browsers and Fresh Download will take over.
- Schedule your downloads for low traffic periods.
- Clipboard monitoring and drag & drop features. Easily grabs any URL from any applications.
- Antivirus support. Scan downloaded files from any viruses using your current antivirus software.
- Ability to download from password protected sites, in both HTTP and FTP protocols.
- Proxy Server support in both HTTP and FTP protocols.
- Plus now it has a built-in Zip file extractor.

What's New:
* Feature to move failed download job to the bottom of the list
* Tested on Vista operating system
* Some bugs fixed