Orbit Downloader 2.8.1

• License:

  Free

• Editor's Rating:

  4.0 stars

• Average User Rating:

  4.0 stars (out of 715 votes) Rate it!

• Downloads:

  8,442,717

• Requirements:

  Windows 2000/XP/2003 Server/Vista/2008 Server

• Limitations:

  No limitations

• Date Added:

  December 18, 2008

• Previous Versions:

  Select a version Orbit Downloader 2.7.9 Orbit Downloader 2.7.8 Orbit Downloader 2.7.6 Orbit Downloader 2.7.7 Orbit Downloader 2.7.5 Orbit Downloader 2.7.6 Orbit Downloader 2.7.3 Orbit Downloader 2.7.5 Orbit Downloader 2.7.3 Orbit Downloader 2.7.1 Orbit Downloader 2.6.5 Orbit 2.6.3 Orbit Downloader 2.6.4 Orbit 2.6.3 Orbit 2.6.1 Orbit Downloader 2.5.2 Orbit 2.5.1 Orbit 2.4.3 Orbit 2.4.2 Orbit 2.3.1 Orbit 2.2.1 Orbit 2.1.7 Orbit Downloader 2.1.6 Orbit Downloader 2.0.1 Orbit Downloader 2.1.1 Orbit Downloader 2.0.1 Orbit Downloader 1.5.6 Orbit Downloader 1.5.5 Orbit Downloader 1.5.4 Orbit 1.5.2 Orbit 1.5.1 Orbit 1.4.6 Orbit 1.4.5 Orbit Downloader 1.4.1 Orbit Downloader 1.3.2 Orbit 1.2.1 Orbit 1.0.3 Orbit 1.1.1 Orbit 1.0.0.2 Orbit 1.0.3 Orbit 1.0.0.2 Orbit Downloader v1.0.0.2 Orbit 1.0.0.2 Orbit 1.0.0.1 Orbit-free download manager v1.0.0.1 Orbit 1.0.0.2 Orbit 1.0.0.1

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Publisher's description of Orbit Downloader

Orbit Downloader, leader of download manager revolution, is devoted to new generation Web application downloading to make downloads more easier and faster. It is a free all-in-one downloader which can download any social media. Orbit Downloader 2.8.1 release Grab Pro to support RTMP protocol video download from sites like Yahoo and BBC. It is also famous for super light, great speed, and rapidshare supported.

Version 2.8.1 adds integrated Orbit Search (powered by Google) to Internet Explorer.

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Editor's review of Orbit Downloader

• 4.0 stars

• "Download en masse"

Downloading videos, Flash games, and large batches of files is greatly simplified with this freeware download manager, but Firefox 2 users may have difficulty with integration.

Orbit's primary interface is bland, but the basic toolbar and info boxes guarantee everything is easy to find. Orbit shines with Internet Explorer integration. To get a media file, simply right-click a video or photo and choose Download from your context menu. Grabbing a Flash game is even easier. Hover over a Flash file, and Orbit displays a button for a fast download.

Fast and small are key traits of this application. It uses a bare minimum of memory, and downloads are much faster than with a browser alone. Where Orbit shines is its one-button simplicity for downloading multiple files on a site. From there, you can easily filter for file type. Orbit's numerous configuration options make it one of the more flexible download managers available.

Although designed to integrate with the IE, Firefox, Opera and Maxthon, we had great difficulty getting Orbit to work seamlessly with Firefox. We finally gave up trying to get the Flash download feature to work. Nevertheless, anyone downloading large numbers of files will find this freeware indispensable.

User reviews

• Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 715 votes
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• 1 stars

  Version: Orbit Downloader 2.8.1

  "Buggy... IE hang on close"

  by cdebel2005 on January 6, 2009

  Pros: At first, it seems to be good. It downloaded the stuff from the web page.

  Cons: But just like hit_and_run mentionned, my IE started to **** me off. I thought about reinstalling IE completely, but then i remembered that Orbit was messing a bit with IE so i tried to uninstall Orbit first. Then my problem were solved...

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• 4 stars

  Version: Orbit Downloader 2.8.1

  "What about Firefox ??"

  by neoyoda77 on January 5, 2009

  Pros: Very confortable prog with IE easy to use

  Cons: As I don't like IE I am used to navigate with Mozilla Firefox, but I still do not know whether Orbit can work with this navigator and if yes really not easy to find out how

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• 3 stars

  Version: Orbit Downloader 2.8.1

  "Excellent program if worked correctly!"

  by markrice1967 on January 2, 2009

  Pros: Haven't found an adult website yet where it hasn't worked. downloads videos better than real player. downloaded all videos no problem.

  Cons: installed/uninstalled 2x because when you visit regular everyday websites they freeze up. it won't let you close the websites you have open, you actually have to use task manager to close the websites.

  Summary: fairly easy to use, does the job. Probably would work good for windows xp but doesn't work well with vista.

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• 4 stars

  Version: Orbit Downloader 2.8.1

  "guud
  Good but very slow"

  by drsjalals on January 1, 2009

  Pros: The clarity

  Cons: Slowness of the video

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• 4 stars

  Version: Orbit Downloader 2.8.1

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  by ken198x on December 31, 2008

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