Started in 1998. Still here.

We began with games, moved to internet software, and stayed independent. Millions of people have used what we built.

How it went

1998

Founded

The company starts out developing games.
2001

Internet Download Accelerator

The first release of the download manager that became our best-known product.
2006

Beyond the browser

Easy Phonebook and Link Manager broaden the catalogue into home and office software.
2022

A new engine

IDA 7.0 rebuilds the download core and moves BitTorrent out of a plug-in.
2026

Twenty-eight years

Still independent, still shipping, still answering support email ourselves.

Vjacheslav Viter

Co-founder, lead developer

C++, Delphi, Perl, CGI, SQL, PHP.

Ruslan Voloshyn

Co-founder

Project management, sales, graphic design.

Eugene Glushko

Developer

C++, Delphi, Java, XML, translation.

Eugene Chaban

Developer

Delphi, SQL, Oracle.

Nikolay Kozlov

Developer

Delphi, C++, SQL, Oracle.

Nikolay Zorin

Developer

Delphi, Python, C#, C++, SQL, JavaScript.

Denis Zabiyako

Content and support

Content management, user support.

Contact

General questions: info@westbyte.com

Sales and licences: sales@westbyte.com

Press: see the press kit.