SlimDrivers
SlimDrivers automatically updates PC drivers with real-time scanning and cloud technology. The first cloud-based utility for updating and maintaining drivers, SlimDrivers provides instant optimization of the interaction between a computer and its system components and...
Cost / License
- Freemium (Subscription)
- Proprietary
Application type
Alerts
- Discontinued
- Bundleware
- Warning
Platforms
- Windows
The product has been discontinued, and the website is unavailable.
The installer contains adware and possibly other malware as well. Be careful during the installation:
Multiple concerns reported through VirusTotal. See https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/642823849d792a762d5b283a990b7a34d6bce857f4e22a3799b223fdaabb5cfe/detection
Features
Tags
- install-driver
- driver-download
SlimDrivers News & Activities
Recent activities
What is SlimDrivers?
SlimDrivers automatically updates PC drivers with real-time scanning and cloud technology. The first cloud-based utility for updating and maintaining drivers, SlimDrivers provides instant optimization of the interaction between a computer and its system components and periperhals, such as printers, graphic and sound cards, motherboards, USB ports, game controllers and other devices and hardware. SlimDrivers scans a PC, identifies the correct drivers needed, and retrieves them from the cloud, automatically installing the most current, precise drivers for each individual PC.
Note: with SlimDrivers individual Driver updates are free. The Plus version called DriverUpdate allows for "Download All" and advanced automation functionality.
Official Links
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SlimDrivers information
Developed by
SlimWare Utilities Licensing
Proprietary and Freemium product.Pricing
Subscription that costs $3 per month + free version with limited functionality.Rating
Average rating of 2Alternatives
46 alternatives listedSupported Languages
- English
Comments and Reviews
This tool tried to install an older version of a driver. Didn't find a download limitation, like my previous favourite Drivermax. Hope they keep up this good work. For automatic driver updates (all at once), you can upgrade to premium, but it isn't necessary.
DriverEasy detected more drivers than SlimDrivers. So I prefer DriverEasy about SlimDrivers. After Slimdrivers had updated all drivers on Vista Business 64bit und reported all drivers to be actual and OK, there remained an "Other USB-device" not working and yellow-marked:
After "optimizing" all drivers with SlimDrivers DriverEasy reported 2 missing and 23 outdated drivers.
My Hauppauge WinTV USB Card "Hauppauge WinTV HVR-900H 64bit (66xxx)" did not work with the drivers from SlimDrivers, because the drivers for this USB 3.0-Card could not be installed:
Only with the DriverEasy-Updates I could use the "Hauppauge WinTV HVR-900H 64bit (66xxx)" which has the drivers Renesas Electronics USB 3.0 Card as a precondition.
Otherwise DriverEasy wanted to install the V7-drivers for "Hauppauge WinTV HVR-900H 64bit (66xxx)"-USB-device, without asking. I wanted to keep the V6-version, because VTPlus does not work with WinTV V7. In this point SlimDrivers had the better behaviour.
Used to be good, but I found some of the downloaded drivers to contain trojan viruses. Not worth the risk.
It used to work reasonably well. About 50% of the drivers it found were either older than the currently installed ones or for different hardware entirely. However.... They have now changed the format/layout of the app and it is extremely difficult to get hold of the download links for free. As about half of the downloads are wrong/not needed/outdated this makes the process extremely time consuming and infuriating. I used to advise everyone to use this program as it was the only free one that worked (half the time). Now I'd advise everyone to avoid like the plague. Very disappointed in the company.
I have tried a ton of programs for opdating drivers, and this one is fine, but not great. I prefer using IObit Driver Booster, it is much better at detecting drivers in need of an update.
With IOBit Driver Booster I have much more frequently updated drivers in comparison with this one. Negative opinion.
I think that this program's crowdsourced data should mean that it will eventually outperform all other options. However, at the moment, the program often recommends wrong drivers when I use it.
Not only wrong drivers. Sometimes driver titles are okay, but when you decide to install, it installs completely different driver!