Heir of the successful TechTracker CNET service, Download App is the newest version of this updating service designed to keep your programs up to date and your computer free from unrequested junk files. Download App scans your system looking for programs that require updating and will download all selected updates from a safe and virus-free environment – the Download.com site.
The program’s interface is simple enough to be of use for all types of users, regardless of their computer skills. The program performs an initial scan of your system looking for updates for all those applications installed on your PC that are also part of the Download.com library. This is certainly a limitation of the program’s functionality, though you will find it difficult to spot an app that is not a part of their collection. Sometimes you will be forced to visit the out-of-date program’s website in order to download the corresponding update or patch, but in most cases, you will be given the opportunity of updating your software programs directly from Download App. I must say that this operation is not always carried out successfully. In some cases, the program seems to freeze trying to download and update the selected program(s), though that’s only the exception, not the rule.
Download App comes with some interesting tools and options. You can use this program to get rid of unwanted programs that are sometimes reluctant to be removed, and you can also clean up your system from unnecessary (and mostly unrequested) junk files that accumulate on your hard drives for no reason. This operation is performed by PC Cleaner, which combines a Privacy Cleaner with a Junk File Cleaner and a Windows and System Cleaner.
Download App is a free tool that keeps your system updated and clean with very little effort on your side. It allows you to set up the program to scan and update your software tools automatically, taking up very few of your system’s resources. All in all, a highly recommended tool.
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