- Quick specs
- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP/NT
- Date added: April 27, 2005
- Total Downloads: 1,697,384
- Downloads last week: 8,591
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 769 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
This download utility is surprisingly attractive and full-featured for a freeware product, and its operation couldn't be more straightforward. To download a file, just click a link in your browser or drag it onto the program's tiny, semitransparent window.
In our comparison tests, Free Download Manager beat out Opera's download manager 85Kbps to 53Kbps. Its automation features also are very good. Like other managers, it can automatically dial a modem, start a download, or shut down the PC. Unlike many of them, it also can change the number of connections depending on download speed, or disconnect and shut down the computer if a file is unavailable.
If you want to boost your download speed for free, this utility is certainly worth a try.
Publisher's description
From FreeDownloadManager :Using power of this free download manager and accelerator you can retrieve files and complete websites up to 600% faster than before. It utilizes the entire bandwidth of your internet connection even if you download from slow web sites. Features of the download manager include: integration with Internet Explorer, Opera, Mozilla and FireFox, powerful scheduler, downloading from mirrors, adjusting traffic usage, ZIP file and audio/video preview. Version 1.7 improved Interface Ability to create custom branded versions.
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User reviews of Free Download Manager 1.7
- Average user rating: 4.1 stars out of 769 votes
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5 out of 5 people found this review helpful
Version: Free Download Manager 1.7
Pros: For once i have found a free download manager which works well and has NO spyware! A pretty interface and easy of use makes this a winner. It also takes little resources and my download speeds are increased sometimes.
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1 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Version: Free Download Manager 1.7
Pros: super fast and the best! i used to use star downloader, but dumped it,this one is the best!
Cons: none
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0 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Free Download Manager 1.7
Pros: easy to use!
speed
Cons: But it don't auto with Opera 8
If you are using Opera 8, you will download by Opera 8, then go to Transfer, copy From link, and paste it in Free Download Manager
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Version: Free Download Manager 1.7
"Clean Interface, Easy Customization, No Spyware"
Pros: Clean Interface: Compared to Download Accelerator PLus, the Free Download Manager (FDM) has a clean interface with only two default windows and a few buttons. It only take a few seconds to know the function of each of them.
Easy Customization: FDM allows you to customize the options easily. For novice users, it has a Wizard that adjust the settings according to connection. For computer saavy people, it allows to set up many aspects of file downloading, including extension naming and mirroring. It also respects all your settings (by not adding itself to the Startup registry and such).
No Spyware: I had run "Avast Antivirus", "Microsoft AntiSpyware Beta", and "Spybot Search and Destroy" and did not found a single entry from the FDM installation.
Cons: The only con I have found so far is that for dial-up modems, the acceleration (if any) is almost unnoticeable. However, this was MY case and that does NOT mean it will not work for you.
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Version: Free Download Manager 1.7
"very good product to download behind ISA server"
Pros: User friendly, Easy to use, Nice look
I've installed it and it works. No extra configuration needed!!
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