Free Download Manager is a powerful open-source downloading application that has
millions of loyal users all over the world. It lets you download files or whole
web sites from any remote server via HTTP, HTTPS, FTP and BitTorrent up to 6
times faster, even when downloading from slow sites. FDM accelerates downloads
by splitting files into sections and then downloading them simultaneously. As a
result download speed increases up to 600%, or even more!
Its new
features include setting priorities within a single BitTorrent download with the
possibility of removing separate files from a torrent download queue, support
for avast! Antivirus, multifile metalinks, FDM plugins, megashares.com and
megaupload.com file repositories. The new structure of FDM settings places all
its newest benefits at one's fingertips, making them easily
accessible.
The list of FDM features includes integration with the most
popular browsers (Internet Explorer, Opera, Mozilla, FireFox, Google Chrome and
Apple Safari), resuming broken downloads, simultaneous downloading from several
mirrors, adjusting traffic usage, enhanced audio/video files support, ZIP files
preview, browsing web and FTP folders, and more.
FDM offers more
flexibility with the option of remote control (it lets users control FDM
remotely, via the Internet). FDM also allows creating a portable version which
makes it possible to enjoy the software on every computer without another
installation; and its newest version 3.0 now claims ultimate portability, being
able to work under Windows Vista and non-admin accounts.
Free Download
Manager is the first social download manager inspired by Web 2.0 technologies.
It protects you from malicious or useless downloads as it lets you read other
users opinions about a downloaded file right from the download window. If the
file contains spyware or adware, FDM will alert you before the download is
started. You can also review any of your downloaded files and inform other
users.