Orbit Downloader V2.8.1 ( Dec 19,2008)

  • * Add: Grab Pro feature: grab and download RTMP video
  • * Improve: make Grab++ grab streaming media more efficient
  • * Add: Integrate Orbit Search (powered by Google) to Internet Explorer
  • * Fix: some bugs

Orbit Downloader V2.7.9 ( Nov 25,2008)

  • * Improve: Make Grab Pro more efficient
  • * Fix: a bug may cause Grab++ can not grab streaming media URL
  • * Fix: a bug may cause Grab Pro can not display file name suffix

Orbit Downloader V2.7.8 ( Oct 31,2008)

  • * Add: Orbit Downloader 2 Years commemorative edition toolbar icon
  • * Improve: detect file format more correctly in Grab++ and Grab Pro

Orbit Downloader V2.7.7 ( Oct 15,2008)

  • * Add: let Grab Pro suggestions on browser navigation 404 error

Orbit Downloader V2.7.6 ( Sep 19,2008)

  • * Improve: connection management algorithm

Orbit Downloader V2.7.5 ( Sep 4,2008)

  • * Fix: a bug may cause 'retry limit' error
  • * Fix: a bug may cause wvx file download crash

Orbit Downloader V2.7.4 ( Aug 22,2008)

  • * Improve: HTTP streaming download from Windows Medai Server
  • * Improve: forum and email attachment download (in IE)

Orbit Downloader V2.7.3 ( Aug 1,2008)

  • * Add: Softonic.com search option in Orbit Downloader
  • * Improve: MMS protocol download
  • * Fix: a bug when fetch YouTube URL using GetIt button

Orbit Downloader V2.7.2 ( Jul 22, 2008)

  • * Improve: can use Orbit Downloader Grab++ and Grab Pro at the same time
  • * Improve: Firefox addon to support Firefox 3.0.1
  • * Fix: a bug when fetch YouTube URL using GetIt button.

Orbit Downloader V2.7.1 ( Jun 10, 2008)

  • * Add: Grab Pro in IE to support media download from sites which use anti-leeching technology like YouTube, imeem, etc
  • * Add: Search bar in main window to search web, video, images, blog directly
  • * Improve: run Orbit Downloader in Vista more smoothly
  • * Fix: a bug in Grab++ which may cause Grab++ crash
  • * Fix: a bug in Grab++ which may cause Grab++ can not grab URL
  • * Fix: a bug in Grab++ which may cause file extension missing

Orbit Downloader V2.6.5 ( Apr 2, 2008)

  • * Fix: a bug may cause buffer overflow
  • * Fix: a Firefox add-on bug when integrates Firefox Beta 5

Orbit Downloader V2.6.4 ( Mar 21, 2008)

  • * Improve: addon for Firefox 3 Beta 4 - Thanks Nelson
  • * Fix: a bug may cause Orbit Downloader can not remember maximization of the main window
  • * Fix: a bug may cause download failure via Grab++
  • * Fix: a bug may cause download failure via RTSP protocol

Orbit Downloader V2.6.3 ( Feb 25, 2008)

  • * Add: a menu item linked to 'Essential freeware' in 'Help' menu
  • * Fix: a bug may cause 'Target category does not exist' error

Orbit Downloader V2.6.2 ( Feb 21, 2008)

  • * Improve: create 'Save to' directory on 'Restart download' if it does not exist
  • * Fix: some bugs

Orbit Downloader V2.6.1 ( Jan 29, 2008)

  • * Improvement: add index information to WMV file which is downloaded via MMS protocol
  • * Improvement: increase connection limit for Windows xp sp3
  • * Fix: a bug may cause Orbit Downloader crash when download via RTSP protocol
  • * Fix: a bug may cause Orbit Downloader download failed via RTSP protocol
  • * Fix: some interface bugs

Orbit Downloader V2.5.2 ( Jan 7,2008)

  • * Fix: a bug may cause Orbit Downloader can not run in Windows 2000
  • * Fix: Orbit Downloader can not remember maximization

Orbit Downloader V2.5.1 ( Jan 3,2008)

  • * Improvement: make Youtube video download more smoothly
  • * Change: retry times to 99 by default per download
  • * Fix: files can not be created when file names contain special characters
  • * Fix: a bug may cause downloaded file name error
  • * Fix: connections stalled in rare cases
  • * Fix: a bug may clear downloading and completed list in rare cases

Orbit Downloader V2.4.3 ( Nov 29,2007)

  • * Improve uninstall process
  • * Fix: the bug which may cause Grab++ can not grab video with IE
  • * Fix: the bug caused download failure when URL contains space

Orbit Downloader V2.4.2 ( Nov 6, 2007 )

  • * Improve: install interface
  • * Fix: the bug which may cause orbitnet can not be exit

Orbit Downloader V2.4.1 ( Oct 31, 2007 )

  • * Greatly improved download speed by optimizing chunk-downloading algorithm
  • * Optimized mirror and peer selection algorithm, improved download efficiency
  • * Fix: downloads stalled in rare cases
  • * Fix: rare crash bug when downloading
  • * Fix: Grab++ failure with IE
  • * Change: make update process more smoothly

Orbit Downloader V2.3.1 ( Sep 20, 2007 )

  • * Fix the bug may cause Orbit Downloader crash

Orbit Downloader V2.2.1 ( Sep 7, 2007 )

  • * Support 4 GB+ file download
  • * Add 'Make a donation' item to 'Help' menu
  • * Add 'Move up' and 'Move down' item to Downloading context menu
  • * Remember window properties of Grab++
  • * Fix some bugs

Orbit Downloader V2.1.7 ( Aug 24, 2007 )

  • * Improve download logic to promote download speed
  • * Fix a bug may cause Orbit Downloader crash

Orbit Downloader V2.1.6 ( Aug 9, 2007 )

  • * Improve Grab++
  • * Fix the encoding error in some Eastern Language OS
  • * Improve the Opera addon
  • * Fix the bug: DropZone may cause some games minimized
  • * Fix some bugs

Orbit Downloader V2.1.5 ( July 26, 2007 )

  • * Improve Firefox addon ( Thanks Nelson)
  • * Fix DropZone bug: DropZone may cause the full-screen mode exit
  • * Improve Tray Icon feature: Show mail window by one click
  • * Add 'Clean list of completed downloads' feature to 'Edit' menu
  • * Add TrayIcon for Grab++
  • * Fix some bugs

Orbit Downloader V2.1.1 ( July 13, 2007 )

  • * Support Netscape browser--
  • * Support Download Youtube, Google, Dailymotion and Myspace video directly via borwser's context menu item 'Grab video by Orbit'--
  • * Add an option in Grab++'s preferences to delete the grabbed item after download it--
  • * Add an option in Grab++'s preferences to rename file by page title--
  • * Grab++ support multi-language--
  • * Add an option to set grid and colorful grid in Orbit Downloader's list view--
  • * Remember the Orbit Downloader's list view header when exit--
  • * The FireFox add-on support Arabic--
  • * Fix some bugs

Orbit Downloader V2.0.5 ( July 4, 2007 )

  • * Fix the bug: In some occasion Grab++ might cause the browser crash

Orbit Downloader V2.0.1 ( June 20, 2007 )

  • Update 'Grab video' to 'Grab ++', support social music and video download, include Pandora, Yahoo, IMEEM...
  • Add an option to amend file extension when completed
  • Fix some bugs

Orbit Downloader V1.5.7 ( June 12 , 2007)

  • Prompt user exit IE and Firefox when installing Orbit Downloader
  • Fix the bug: the username and password is swapped in batch download
  • Fix some bugs

Orbit Downloader V1.5.6 ( May 30, 2007 )

  • Add "Silent Mode" feature --
  • Fix some bugs

Orbit Downloader V1.5.5 ( May 11, 2007 )

  • Add an option to "Exit Orbit" or "Close Main Window" when click the close button on Main Window --
  • Add an option in the batch download filter dialog to mark all items --
  • Improve the DropZone Open/Close feature --
  • Improve the batch download feature --
  • The FireFox Add-on support Ukrainian (by gm) --
  • Fix some bugs --

Orbit Downloader V1.5.4 ( Apr 23 , 2007 )

  • Add an option to overwrite or rename the file if exists --
  • Add a timeout setting for the tray balloon --
  • Fix some bugs

Orbit Downloader V1.5.3 ( Apr 5 , 2007 )

  • Add "IE Context" tab in the "Create New Download" dialog
  • Add "Add to Site Manager" option in the "General" tab of the "Create New Download" dialog
  • Improve the "Create batch download" feature--
  • Fix some bugs running in Windows Vista
  • Fix some bugs

Orbit Downloader V1.5.2 ( Mar 22 , 2007 )

  • Improve the default download-path setting.
  • Improve the FireFox add-on.
  • Improve the embedded YouTube video downloaded
  • Fix some bugs

Orbit Downloader V1.5.1 ( Mar 13 , 2007 )

  • Improve "Grab Video" feature to support most of video sharing websites' video download.
  • Add a block list in browser monitoring feature.
  • Improve "Anti-Virus" feature
  • Fix some bugs

Orbit Downloader V1.4.6 ( Mar 1 , 2007 )

  • Improve FireFox integration, support FireFox3(Gran Paradiso)
  • Fix the Albanian, Vietnamese and Brazil language files format error.

Orbit Downloader V1.4.5 ( Feb 12 , 2007 )

  • Fix a bug in FireFox add-on when download from SourceForge
  • Support download from Uploaded.to
  • Improve pre-download feature
  • Fix some bugs

Orbit Downloader V1.4.2 ( Feb 6 , 2007 )

  • Fix a bug in English language file
  • Improve the integration with IE7 in Vista

Orbit Downloader V1.4.1 ( Feb 5 , 2007 )

  • Add scheduler feature to schedule downloads
  • Add ZIP preview to view the contents of a zip file before downloading it
  • Add tray icon ballon to check your download progress quickly
  • Add Unresume Hint
  • Add "Disk Cache Size" setting
  • Add "Automatically Exit when Done" setting
  • Add Bug Report to report bug or feature suggestion to us
  • Add hotkeys: Ctrl + Alt + Click: Download with Orbit Downloader and Alt + Click: Download NOT with Orbit Downloader

Orbit Downloader V1.3.2 ( Jan 1 , 2007 )

  • Improve FireFox integration
  • Fix a bug: press [Esc] than close Orbit downloader's windows
  • Fix a bug in language file.

Orbit Downloader V1.3.1 ( Dec 30 , 2006 )

  • Add an add-on for FireFox, support download Youtube video and flash in FireFox
  • Support Metalink download
  • Support Magnet download
  • Support pre-download
  • Support download all images from webpage
  • Compatible with all Windows Vista x32 and Windows Vista x64
  • improve drag&drop function in Windows Vista
  • Add an opinion to change "Use sever date/time for the downloaded file" setting
  • Add an opinion to add sound event when download finished or failed

Orbit downloader V1.2.1 ( Dec 15 , 2006 )

Orbit downloader V1.1.1 ( Dec 5 , 2006 )

Orbit downloader V1.0.3 ( Nov 20 , 2006 )

  • Add a manual setting to enable/disable p2p connection.
  • Fix a bug in Drop Zone.
  • Fix a bug in Orbit update.

Orbit downloader V1.0.0.2 ( Nov 8 , 2006 )

  • Fix a bug of wrong warning of anti-virus program.
  • Fix a bug in multilingual interface support.
  • Display Drop Zone by default.

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