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Version history for Internet Download Manager
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Changes for v6.11 Beta 4 - v6.11 build 5
- Fixed false interception of web ads
- Added Socks traffic monitoring for Google Chrome & Opera
- Added compatibility with address hiding programs
Changes for v6.11 Beta 3 - v6.11 Beta 4
- Improved IDM categories. Added a feature to create categories for specific sites
- Fixed bugs
Changes for v6.11 Beta Build 2 - v6.11 Beta 3
- Improved Advanced browser integration
- Improved HTML5 video detection in IE 9 & 10 on youtube
Changes for v6.11 Beta - v6.11 Beta Build 2
- Improved Advanced browser integration
- Improved Youtube video downloading from Google Chrome
- Improved Site Grabber
Changes for v6.10 build 2 - v6.11 Beta
- Added support for Firefox 13
- Added support for SeaMonkey 2.8
- Improved Advanced browser integration
- Fixed bugs
Changes for v6.10 Beta - v6.10 build 2
- Fixed a bug in IE integration module because of which "Tracking Protection Lists" feature of Internet Explorer did not work properly
Changes for v6.09 build 3 - v6.10 Beta
- Fixed compatibility problems with Internet Explorer 10 beta
Changes for v6.09 Build 2 - v6.09 build 3
- - Improved downloading from file sharing sites
- - Fixed bugs
Changes for v6.09 Beta - v6.09 Build 2
- Added support for Firefox 11 and Firefox 12
- Fixed a number of serious problems when downloading from youtube and other video streaming sites
- Improved Advanced Browser Integration
Changes for v6.08 build 9 - v6.09 Beta
- Added support for Firefox 11 and Firefox 12
- Improved Advanced Browser Integration
Changes for v6.08 Build 8 - v6.08 build 9
- Added support for new types of video streaming sites
Changes for v6.08 Beta Build 3 - v6.08 Build 8
- Redesigned video stream recognition for web players. Added support for new types of video streaming sites
- Added support for Filesonic changes
- Fixed bugs
Changes for v6.07 Build 15 - v6.08 Beta
- Redesigned video stream recognition for web players. Added support for new types video sites
- Fixed bugs
Changes for v6.07 Build 14 - v6.07 Build 15
- Added support for Firefox 9
- Fixed bugs
Changes for v6.07 Build 12 - v6.07 Build 14
- Added support for new domain names of filesonic site
- Added digest authorization for web sites
- Fixed bugs
Changes for v6.07 Build 10 - v6.07 Build 12
- Added support for Firefox 8
- Improved video discovery on youtube
- Fixed bugs
Changes for v6.06 - v6.07
- Added additional options on "Download progress" dialog
- Made a workaround for odd characters in file names when downloading from youtube
- Fixed bugs
Changes for v6.06 Beta 7 - v6.06
- Internet Download Manager v6.06. Fixed compatibility problems with different browsers including Internet Explorer 9 Final, Mozilla Firefox 4 and Mozilla Firefox 5, Google Chrome. Improved FLV grabber to save videos from web players on YouTube, Google Video, MySpace TV, and other popular sites
Changes for v6.05 Build 12 - v6.06 Beta
- Advanced browser integration has been significantly amended
- Improved automatic interception of downloads
- Enhanced video stream detection in Chrome
- Opera and in other browsers which are integrated with network driver
Changes for v6.05 Build 3 - v6.05 build 8
- Fixed compatibility problems with different browsers including Internet Explorer 9 Final, Mozilla Firefox 4, Google Chrome. Improved FLV grabber to save videos from web players on YouTube, Google Video, MySpace TV, and other popular sites
Changes for v6.05 Build 2 - v6.05 Build 3
- Fixed a bug with incorrect replacement of file extensions
- Added support for new download interface on Filesonic sites
- Improved video recognition in IE9
Changes for v6.05 - v6.05 Build 2
- Improved recognition of audio and video streams in web players
- Improved download resuming when a download link has expired
- Improved processing of https protocol
- Fixed bugs
Changes for v6.04 Build 2 - v6.04 Build 3
- Resolved several problems when advanced browser integration was unable to turn on
- Fixed downloading with several web sites
- Added a display of download progress on IDM icon on the taskbar of Windows 7
Changes for v6.04 - v6.04 Build 2
- Added support for several browsers
- Improved compatibility with Proxomitron web filter
Changes for v6.03 Beta 12 - v6.04
- Added full support for 64-bit browsers
- Improved web players detection for some sites
- Fixed bugs
Changes for v6.03 Beta 8 - v6.03 Beta 12
- Improved advanced integration compatibility with LavaSoft Firewall and Kaspersky antivirus products
Changes for v6.03 Beta 2 - v6.03 Beta Build 5
- Added a workaround for rapidshare.com site changes
- Fixed youtube downloading problems
Changes for v6.01 Beta 5 - v6.01 Beta 6
- Fixed advanced browser integration compatibility issue with Kaspersky antivirus (Windows 7)
- Fixed compatibility problems with Avira Security Suite and Avast Internet Security
- Fixed problem with browser not loading individual pages on some web sites served by MS IIS
Changes for v6.0 Beta - v6.01 Beta 3
- Improved Windows 7 compatibility
- Fixed bugs
Changes for v5.19 Build 3 - v6.0 Beta
- Fixed compatibility problems with different browsers including Google Chrome. Improved FLV grabber to save videos from web players on YouTube, Google Video, MySpace TV, and other popular sites
Changes for v5.18 Build 8 - v5.19 Build 3
- Improved Windows 7 compatibility
- Fixed bugs
Changes for v5.18 Build 8 - v5.19
- Fixed a security vulnerability
- Added "Download panel" for selected links on a web-page
Changes for v5.18 - v5.18 Build 2
- Fixed bugs
Changes for v5.15 - v5.16
- Version 5.16 adds IDM download panel for web-players that can be used to download flash videos from sites like YouTube, MySpaceTV, and Google Videos. It also features complete Vista support, YouTube grabber, redeveloped scheduler, and MMS protocol support. The new version also adds improved integration for IE and IE based browsers, redesigned and enhanced download engine, the unique advanced integration into all latest browsers, improved toolbar, and a wealth of other improvements and new features.
Changes for v5.15 - v5.15 Build 2
- Added IDM Download Panel for Firefox and other Mozilla based browsers that appears on top of a web-player when IDM detects a multimedia request from the web-player. IDM download panel is used to download and save audio and video files that are played by
- Made a workaround for a problem with downloading attachments from different yahoo servers
- Added workarounds for the sites where IDM had download problems
- Resolved several issues related to taking over downloads on Windows Vista
- Fixed bugs with "Download with IDM" menu on Firefox 3.x
- Also this version includes all latest bug fixes
Changes for v5.14 Build 5 - v5.15
- Version 5.15 adds IDM download panel for web-players that can be used to download flash videos from sites like YouTube, MySpaceTV, and Google Videos. It also features complete Vista support, YouTube grabber, redeveloped scheduler, and MMS protocol support. The new version also adds improved integration for IE and IE based browsers, redesigned and enhanced download engine, the unique advanced integration into all latest browsers, improved toolbar, and a wealth of other improvements and new features.
Changes for v5.14 Build 4 - v5.14 Build 5
- Version 5.14 build 5 adds IDM download panel for web-players that can be used to download flash videos from sites like YouTube, MySpaceTV, and Google Videos. It also features complete Vista support, YouTube grabber, redeveloped scheduler, and MMS protocol support. The new version also adds improved integration for IE and IE based browsers, redesigned and enhanced download engine, the unique advanced integration into all latest browsers, improved toolbar, and a wealth of other improvements and new features.
Changes for v5.14 - v5.14 Build 4
- Version 5.14 build 4 adds IDM download panel for web-players that can be used to download flash videos from sites like YouTube, MySpaceTV, and Google Videos. It also features complete Vista support, YouTube grabber, redeveloped scheduler, and MMS protocol support. The new version also adds improved integration for IE and IE based browsers, redesigned and enhanced download engine, the unique advanced integration into all latest browsers, improved toolbar, and a wealth of other improvements and new features.
Changes for v5.12 Build 11 - v5.14
- Version 5.14 adds IDM download panel for web-players that can be used to download flash videos from sites like YouTube, MySpaceTV, and Google Videos. It also features complete Vista support, YouTube grabber, redeveloped scheduler, and MMS protocol support. The new version also adds improved integration for IE and IE based browsers, redesigned and enhanced download engine, the unique advanced integration into all latest browsers, improved toolbar, and a wealth of other improvements and new features.
Changes for v5.12 Build 10 - v5.12 Build 11
- Version 5.12 build 11 adds complete Vista support, YouTube grabber that can be used to download FLV videos from YouTube, Google Video, and MySpaceTV, redeveloped scheduler, MMS protocol support and the site grabber feature. This feature not only lets you download required files that are specified with filters, for example all pictures from a web site, or all audio files from a web site, but it also lets you download subsets of web sites, or complete web sites for mirroring or offline browsing. It's possible to schedule multiple grabber projects to run them once at a specified time, stop them at a specified time, or run periodically to synchronize changes. The new version also adds improved browser integration, redesigned and enhanced download engine, the unique integration into all latest browsers, improved toolbar, and a wealth of other improvements and new features.
Changes for v5.12 - v5.12 Build 2
- Added full support for Windows Vista, YouTube, Google Video, MySpaceTV, IE7 and Firefox 2
Changes for v5.11 Build 6 - v5.11 Build 7
- Version 5.11 build 7 adds complete Vista support, YouTube grabber that can be used to download FLV videos from YouTube, Google Video, and MySpaceTV, redeveloped scheduler, MMS protocol support and the site grabber feature. This feature not only lets you download required files that are specified with filters, for example all pictures from a web site, or all audio files from a web site, but it also lets you download subsets of web sites, or complete web sites for mirroring or offline browsing. It's possible to schedule multiple grabber projects to run them once at a specified time, stop them at a specified time, or run periodically to synchronize changes. The new version also adds improved browser integration, redesigned and enhanced download engine, the unique integration into all latest browsers, improved toolbar, and a wealth of other improvements and new features.
Changes for v5.11 Build 5 - v5.11 Build 6
- Improved the interception of FLV video downloads from YouTube, MySpaceTV, Google Video, and other sites
- Fixed compatibility problems with several IE add-ons
Changes for v5.11 Build 4 - v5.11 Build 5
- IDM checks and runs the installation process if necessary to re-install "IDM CC" extension for Firefox and other Mozilla based browsers
- Fixed several bugs
Changes for v5.11 Build 3 - v5.11 Build 4
- Added context menu for downloading FLV files in Firefox and other Mozilla based browsers
- Fixed IDM compatibility problems discovered in Firefox 3.0a6 (Minefield) and newer releases
Changes for v5.11 - v5.11 Build 2
- Updated Spain, German and Japanese IDM translations to version 5.11
- Fixed several minor bugs
Changes for v5.0.9.5 - v5.11
- Completely redeveloped IDM scheduler. Added periodic synchronization of files and the possibility to create new queues for downloading or synchronization. Added new features on starting and stopping queue processing
- Improved user interface. Added processing of context menu key, fixed tabbing order on all dialogs, added mnemonic keys to the main menu and the menu of IDM Grabber
- Bug fixes
Changes for v5.0.9.4 - v5.0.9.5
- Build 5 fixes several bugs: "Pure Virtual Call" error, disappearance of the main IDM window, problems with IDM grabber on some sites with manual login and some other bugs
Changes for v5.0.8.7 - v5.0.9.1 Beta
- Completely redeveloped the logic of taking over downloads from all browsers
- Fixed erroneous interceptions of the web pages that IDM treated as downloads in the past, for example, it happened in some cases on rapidshare sites
Changes for v5.0.8.5 - v5.0.8.7
- Fixed processing special keys to prevent or force downloading with IDM from IE7 on Windows Vista
Changes for v5.0.8.4 - v5.0.8.5
- For downloads that have been cancelled twice, IDM shows a dialog where you may add the download address or the download site to IDM list of exceptions. Thus if IDM always takes over a download by mistake, it's easier for user to handle download exceptio
Changes for v5.0.8.1 - v5.0.8.4
- Fixed bugs
Changes for v5.07 - v5.0.8.1
- Improved processing of foreign language URLs in IE. IDM uses current web-page encoding to suggest correct file names when saving downloaded files
- Enhanced download engine to increase download speed
- Fixed bugs when sending queries to servers on foreign languages
- Improved download processing for premium accounts of popular rapidshare sites
- Version 5.08 includes all latest bug fixes
Changes for v5.07 Beta 6 - v5.07
- Added full compatibility with Windows Vista
- Resolved several problems with IE 7
- The logic of click monitoring for IE-based browsers (MSN Explorer, Avant, MyIE, some versions of AOL etc.) was moved from idman process to a separate exe module. This module can be turned on/off in "Options->General"
- Version 5.07 includes all latest bug fixes
Changes for v5.07 Beta Build 5 - v5.07 Beta 6
- Resolved several problems with IE7
- The logic of click monitoring for IE-based browsers (MSN Explorer, Avant, MyIE, some versions of AOL etc.) was moved from idman process to a separate exe module. This module can be turned on/off in "Options->General"
- Build 6 includes all latest bug fixes
Changes for v5.07 Beta build 4 - v5.07 Beta Build 5
Changes for v5.07 Beta Build 3 - v5.07 Beta build 4
Changes for v5.07 Beta Build 2 - v5.07 Beta Build 3
- Fixed bugs
Changes for v5.0.7 Beta - v5.07 Beta Build 2
- buf fixes
Changes for v5.06 Beta - v5.0.7 Beta
- Added full compatibility with Windows Vista
- Fixed several important bugs
