Free Download Manager 3.9.1.1252 Beta Fileforum Pick

4.7 out of 5 stars 4.7 (1108 votes)

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Windows (All) / Open Source / 309,625 downloads

Free Download Manager (FDM) is a full-featured freeware downloading program. It allows you to download files and whole web sites from any remote server via HTTP, HTTPS and FTP.

  • Homepage

    Free Download Manager

  • Uninstaller

    Yes

  • Latest Changes

    - FDM saves list of downloads and other service data only when it's required

    - List of downloads could not be saved in some cases (bug of 1250th build)

Reviews of Free Download Manager

  1. 1 out of 5 stars
    KuHGl

    Reviewing 3.9 RC1 Build 1194 (May 5, 2012)

    Sorry for this review, but it doesn't seem to be avoidable. As long as I work with Win 7 64 FDM (3.8.x as well as 3.9.x) is not capable of calculating a correct bandwidth (at least it looks like). Fact: Most files are downloaded either with 2 chunks and a download speed, which is 20% (sometimes less than 10%) of - for example - DownThemAll. No way to change this behavior and also (that's the major reason why you can read this review) no chance to tell the developers on their forum this fact. Always I get the reply 'can not be reproduced', what I - sorry for this - can not ant therefore will not believe.
    It seems that FDM works for the majority of users - and that's enough.
    As a conclusion: If it works for you - be happy and use it (since it has very interesting features. If it doesn't work don't wait for the developer team to fix any bug - it's very unlikely that your message is processed (exception: Many other users tell the same).
    Poor working program, poor forum (at least for me, sorry) - poor rating: 1 - PERIOD.

  2. 5 out of 5 stars
    CregLion

    Reviewing 3.9 Build 1194 RC1 (Mar 16, 2012)

    long path tool is appropriate for ending problem in managing, unlocking, renaming files. http://longpathtool.com/

  3. 5 out of 5 stars
    Joseph A

    Reviewing 3.8 Build 1173 (Dec 29, 2011)

    An excellent download manager.

    There is also a "lite" version available at http://files.freedownloa...g/lite/fdminst-lite.exe which does not have the Video Conversion and the BitTorrent plugins, and the Language Pack. These can added later, if desired. See http://www.freedownloadmanager.org/download.htm.

  4. 5 out of 5 stars
    rip_pit

    Reviewing 3.8.1090 Beta 4 (Aug 18, 2011)

    changelog : http://freedownloadmanag...pic.php?f=1&t=15602

  5. 4 out of 5 stars
    Karol Mily

    Reviewing 3.7 RC1 Build 956 (Jun 13, 2011)

    Have you tried - http://www.httrack.com/ or http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/wget.htm. Wget for Windows is my selection, run very fast. It is comsole app, there are GUI fot it.

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