- Quick specs
- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows 95, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows 98
- Date added: April 23, 2006
- Total Downloads: 1,697,384
- Downloads last week: 8,591
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A newer version of Free Download Manager is available.
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 759 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 the power of this free download manager and accelerator you can retrieve files and complete Web sites 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: easy integration with Internet Explorer, Opera, Mozilla, Netscape and FireFox, simultaneous downloading from several mirrors, adjusting traffic usage, ZIP file and audio/video preview, and powerful scheduler.
The new version supports files over 2GB and archive extraction. Version 2 build 422 archive extraction support, active downloads info window shows speed of downloading, support for files over 2 GB, status bar shows the total traffic usage and the total speed of downloading, and some other interface improvements.
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User reviews of Free Download Manager 2 build 422
- Average user rating: 4.1 stars out of 759 votes
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27 out of 42 people found this review helpful
Version: Free Download Manager 2 build 422
"The best free download manager"
Pros: Despite a long review I can't really scratch the suface of all the stuff in this app so here go's nothing.
This is the best free download manager and is equal to the try and buy one's.Speed increase varies depending on the site or server your downloading from ,but Ive seen anywhere from 2x to 10x faster download speeds.
Also when I say free I mean no spyware,adware,or malware.Plus it has many customizable option's,great english help file that's down to earth,and of coarse your basic features like scheduling,pause,resume,download manager,site manager,integrated site explorer...on and on trust me.
Also of note is the optimization wizard for your specific connection speed(for newbies) .Compatibility is not a problem and if your having trouble with firefox download the free flashgot plugin.Trust me.
Cons: I gave the 1.8 version a bad review before by accident and later appologized on the reply.It may take some getting used to but give it a try.
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Version: Free Download Manager 2 build 422
Pros: The popular Download Accelerator has a rival here. This prog has no spyware or advertisements. The log files and simple but powerful interface are unique to this program. Further, it runs seamlessly with IE 7.
Cons: Interface is more technical and "Windows 98" looking than DAP.
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5 out of 5 people found this review helpful
Version: Free Download Manager 2 build 422
"Great freeware! Better than some paid software!"
Pros: Great, simple and easy to use interface, and there actually IS a noticible difference in download speeds. Setting to auto-start downloads actually works on almost every broswser! (Ones I have tested on: America Online 9.0, AOL Explorer, Firefox, Internet Explorer, Opera) It's the best download manager out there! Spyware/Adware/Malware free and never will cost you a cent! It doesn't get much better than this!
Cons: ABSOLUTLY NOTHING! Except that I didn't come across this sooner!!
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3 out of 6 people found this review helpful
Version: Free Download Manager 2 build 422
"It may be good and free but....."
Pros: Free.Does quite a good job.
Cons: A report by mcafee says this is a bad one, Downloads within all its programs....139 red downloads which include,Spyware-PCAcme, Generic Downloader.bl trojan, Adware-RBlast.dldr, Generic Downloader.q trojan, Spyware-WebHancer.dr,Spyware-WebHancer,Active Key Logger 3.1 (akl.exe) ,Advanced Invisible Keylogger 1.2 (aik_trial.exe),Comscore/Marketscore, WhenU, Adware-Url.gen,Adware-IEToolBar.dll, amongst others.I fell for it too, and instantly uninstalled.Take a look at Mcafee site advisor yourselves if you dont believe me.I think I would rather trust Mcafee than "Freedownloadmanager!
You have been warned.
Keep away from this ****ware.....
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5 out of 6 people found this review helpful
Version: Free Download Manager 2 build 422
Pros: * faster than most download manager i've tried eg: DAP, gigaget
*Options are endless
*integrates well with firefox and ie
*customizable traffic mode(so, if it's an important download, u can slow browser speed to up the download speed)
*very useful for dial-up users, it has a dial-up option to hang up and stuff
*low system resources
Cons: *none so far (been using this for 1 yr +)
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