Filehippo.com - Download Free Software

Looking for a new version of AVG Free Edition, or for Adobe Reader 8.1? Filehippo offers a simple method of downloading the newest versions of the best software. As they focus on quality and not quantity, you’ll find only the best software. Anyway, they keep the old versions of programs, so if you update and don't like the new version, you can always return to the old one. All software is 100% spyware and virus free. Software is grouped by categories like, browsers and plugins, anti-spyware, audio and video, file sharing, firewalls and security, messaging and chat and anti-virus, among others. Other features include a filtering feature to allow you to only show freeware and/or non-beta software, full support for resuming downloads and download managers, change log and technical details for downloads, RSS feeds for all updates, categories and for individual programs, and an update checker to scan your machine for old software. They do not take software submissions from publishers. As the site is user focused, they analyze the software market daily for popular software to add.

“With filehippo.com our aim is to provide you with the simplest method of downloading the newest versions of the best software - without the usual excessive popups or spyware and without the low quality software.”

Filehippo seems a simple and good idea. People willing to update different programs will find all the newest versions in one site. With very fast servers, it makes downloading faster and easier.

This site is supported partly through user donations. But, how many people are wiling to make donations to Filehippo? Will Filehippo attract the masses? Will people prefer to download programs from this site or will the just stick to downloading from the software companies’ sites?