FileHippo
{{Short description|Software downloading website}}
{{Infobox website
| name = FileHippo
| logo = FileHippo logo.png
| logo_size = 150px
| screenshot = Filehippo Homepage July 2019.png
| caption = FileHippo Homepage as of July 2019
| url = {{URL|https://filehippo.com/}}
| commercial = No
| type = Software directory
| language = English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Polish, Japanese, Chinese
| registration = None
| owner = Softonic
| author =
| launch_date = {{Start date and age|2004}}
| current_status = Online
| revenue =
}}
FileHippo is a software downloading website that offers computer software for Windows. The website has sections listing most recently updated programs and most popular downloads, organised by category, with program information and link. Registration is not required in this website, and FileHippo does not accept software submissions from publishers.{{Cite web|url=http://www.filehippo.com/info/about/|title=About|website=FileHippo.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061018183502/http://www.filehippo.com/info/about/|archive-date=18 October 2006|access-date=6 July 2022}}
History
FileHippo was established in 2004 by the technology company, Well Known Media,{{cite web |title=We are - Well Known Media |url=https://www.wkmedia.com/ |website=www.wkmedia.com |access-date=8 December 2024 |quote= © 2013-4. All rights reserved. Well Known Media Ltd 200 Aldersgate Street, London, UK, EC1A 4HD |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510090722/http://www.wkmedia.com/ |archive-date=10 May 2017}} of Ramsey, Isle of Man.{{cite web |title=WIPO Domain Name Decision: D2015-1327 |url=https://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/decisions/text/2015/d2015-1327.html |website=World Intellectual Property Organization |access-date=7 December 2024}} The site added a news section in 2014.{{Cite web|url=http://news.filehippo.com/|website=FileHippo.com|title=News Section}} FileHippo was estimated to be worth over US$13,000,000 in November 2015.{{cite web|title=FileHippo Site Stats|url=http://sixstat.com/ratings-reviews/filehippo.com|publisher=SixStat| date= 11 November 2015| accessdate= 11 November 2015}}
Before Softonic acquired the FileHippo.com website, it was funded by user donations and third-party advertising, had an Update Checker,{{cite web|last=Pash|first=Adam|title=Download of the Day: File Hippo Update Checker (Windows)|url=https://lifehacker.com/249262/download-of-the-day-file-hippo-update-checker-windows|publisher=Lifehacker| date= 4 March 2007| accessdate= 14 April 2014}}{{cite news|author=Rob Pegoraro|title=Fast Forward's Help File|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/23/AR2007062300056.html|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=June 24, 2007|quote=To remedy that problem in Windows, try the FileHippo Update Checker. This small program quickly checks your installed programs for updates, then opens your Web browser to a page on the FileHippo download site from which you can download the latest versions.}} later renamed App Manager,{{cite web |last1=Brinkmann |first1=Martin |title=FileHippo App Manager: software update checker |url=https://www.ghacks.net/2016/04/12/filehippo-app-manager/ |website=gHacks |access-date=7 December 2024 |date=12 April 2016}}{{cite web |last1=Fisher |first1=Tim |title=Review of FileHippo App Manager: A Free & Easy Software Updater |url=https://www.lifewire.com/filehippo-app-manager-review-2625192 |website=Lifewire |access-date=7 December 2024 |language=en |date=September 11, 2023}} a free program that scanned a computer for outdated software and offered links to more recent versions, later redirecting to IObit Software Updater.{{cite web |title=Software Updater |url=https://www.iobit.com/downloadcenter.php?product=software-updater |website=IObit |access-date=7 December 2024}}
- http://www.filehippo.com/updatechecker/ to https://filehippo.com/download_iobit-software-updater/
- http://filehippo.com/download_app_manager to https://filehippo.com/windows/tuning-utilities/
Softonic acquired FileHippo.{{cn|date=December 2024}} On {{date|2020-06-17 |DMY}} the FileHippo home page formerly stated "© FileHippo s.r.o."{{cite web |title=Terms and Conditions |url=https://filehippo.com/info/termsandconditions/ |website=FileHippo.com |access-date=7 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200617173147/https://filehippo.com/info/termsandconditions/ |quote=This terms of use and permissions within and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with it or its subject matter or formation shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English law and submitted to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts. |archive-date=17 June 2020}} and since {{date|2020-07-03|DMY}}, it states "Softonic International, S.A. holds the license to use the name and logo of Filehippo".{{cite web |title=Download Free Software |quote=These Terms of Use are governed by and will be construed in accordance with the laws of Spain. |url=https://filehippo.com/ |website=FileHippo.com |access-date=7 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200703185959/https://filehippo.com/ |archive-date=3 July 2020}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.filehippo.com FileHippo.com]
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