- Quick specs
- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows 95, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows 98
- Date added: September 13, 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 :With this free download manager and accelerator, you can download files and complete web sites up to 6 times faster than before. It will protect you from malicious downloads - you can read other user reviews right from the download window. Features include integration with Internet Explorer, Opera, FireFox, support of downloads from rapidshare.de, powerful scheduler, adjusting traffic usage, mirrors, ZIP file and audio/video preview.
Version 2.1 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.
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User reviews of Free Download Manager 2.1
- Average user rating: 4.1 stars out of 759 votes
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2 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Version: Free Download Manager 2.1
Pros: the program tells it all, if you download, download this : )
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16 out of 17 people found this review helpful
Version: Free Download Manager 2.1
Pros: Excellent download manager. Really speeds up downloads and stabilises the download at an optimum rate. I use Firefox browser and the download installer is it's only hiccup. The options and settings are not difficult to use. Despite what some others have said this does not install any noticeable spyware - both Spyware doctor and Spysweeper failed to notice anything. Don't waste your money on other managers, just install this.
Cons: Settings take a little time to get used to - also integrates into Bitcomet and a few other p2p programmes but it's not difficult to configure.
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22 out of 29 people found this review helpful
Version: Free Download Manager 2.1
Pros: I've tried most download managers on the market. Compared to GetRight, FlashGet and other commercial products this one is better (in my opinion) ... and it's free !
Maybe only IDM beat this product at speed but not on features.
Here there is a short list with what I like more about :
- Can preview unfinished movies and audio files !
- Clean and simple interface, light on resources.
- Well organized system tray menu for quick access.
- Allows easily adjusting traffic usage with just a click.
- Users can request the opinion of other community members on the file they are going to download right from the download window, and also leave their own opinion about the downloaded file.
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5 out of 5 people found this review helpful
Version: Free Download Manager 2.1
Pros: OK, I have tried alot of different Download Managers (Including Internet Download Manager, Download Accelerator Plus Premium, FlashGet). And This one beats them all! FlashGet and DAP Kept going down to 300kb/sec then up to 500 again, then down and up down and up, Really annoying and interfering.
However, This one is alot faster at downloads, Staying at 732kb/sec! (With Firefox and IE I was downloading at 150-200kb/sec, Now 700kb+/sec is a HUGE improvement. It also has ALOT of very nice features and is VERY light. I can't reccomend this highly enough. DialUp Users- THIS IS DEFINITELY FOR YOU
Cons: NO!
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Version: Free Download Manager 2.1
"Excellent Product. No failure in downloads such as data > 1GB."
Pros: Easy to use. Easy to set up speed for downloads.
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