Yazsoft has released a new version of its powerful download manager for Mac OS X, Speed Download 5. Updating key Speed Download components and adding “tons of Snow Leopard specific tweaks,” Speed Download 5.2.6 is available as a free download for all existing users and can be acquired immediately via Softpedia.

“Faster and more secure, more features, easier to use and sporting a new look, this latest Speed Download release sets a new standard for download manager innovation, and is designed to be your central, unified hub for almost all the downloading and file transfer activities you do online,” Yazsoft says.

Speed Download 5 can collect and organize all your downloads and is optimized for any Internet connection (dial-up or broadband). Some of the noteworthy features in Speed Download 5 include a clean interface with various view modes, a re-engineered, “universal” download engine optimized for a maximum performance, a powerful database to manage all downloads, uploads, and file transfers, Mac iDisk integration and auto-resuming file transfers. A new, fully featured, built-in FTP client has been added in the first stable release of Speed Download 5. It uses encrypted file sharing between SD5 users.

Using the links below, both the full and the trial versions of Speed Download 5.2.6 and Speed Download Lite 1.1.7 are available. Trial-mode restrictions include a shareware reminder screen and limited, simultaneous downloads. Speed Download requires any Internet connection and a Mac OS X-compatible Internet browser. The Universal Binary program is compatible with Intel and PowerPC processors. Mac OS X 10.4.11 (the latest available version of Tiger) is still supported.

Download Speed Download (Update / Trial / Buy)

Download Speed Download Lite (Update / Trial / Buy)