Internet Download Manager (IDM) is a well-known robust and feature-rich tool designed to supercharge your downloading capabilities. From accelerating download speeds to seamlessly resuming interrupted transfers, IDM has won a great deal of acclaim.
Even though IDM already claims up to five times faster downloads, there’s always room to groom. Let’s explore four practical tweaks that still make a real difference.
Use an IDM Optimizer Tool
There are a bunch of small utilities available out there to automate behind-the-scenes tweaks—adjusting thread counts and settings that you’d otherwise do manually. It’s handy if you’re short on time and don’t want to “take a detour” through IDM’s menus.
You can find one of such utilities here
Increase IDM’s Connection Count
Under Options -> Connection, increase the Max. number of connections from 8 up to 16 or even 32. A Reddit user confirms
this lifted their speed significantly:
This change amplifies how IDM splits downloads into parallel streams—something that truly underscores the importance of maximizing your pipeline.
Turn Off the Speed Limiter
IDM includes a speed cap for managing simultaneous downloads. Go to Downloads -> Speed Limiter -> Turn Off, and free IDM to use the full bandwidth. It’s akin to removing a speed governor—the download engine roars once it’s gone.
Close Other Bandwidth-Sucking Apps
Think Chrome tabs streaming, Dropbox syncing, Netflix playing—these all steal precious bandwidth. Closing them frees up resources, letting IDM hit top speed. This tip has stood the test of time.
These four IDM tweaks have an enormous impact on download speed. What you need to do is, just approach the optimizer tool carefully, and always test your connection after making changes.
Happy downloading, cheers!
