It can utilize the full bandwidth available to the device, and contains recovery and resume capabilities to continue downloading files that were interrupted due to a loss of network connection or other unexpected failures.

[3] IDM supports a wide range of proxy servers such as firewalls, FTP, HTTP protocols, cookies, MP3 audio and MPEG video processing.

[4] Softpedia gave IDM a rating of 5/5 stars, praising its convenience, effectiveness and diversity of options.

[7] An extended review has been done by Softpedia in March 2014; giving the software 4/5 stars, but criticized IDM for not having released a major version since 2010.

[8] A third Softpedia review in 2022 returned IDM's original rating of 5/5 stars again.