Free Download Manager
What is Free Download Manager?
Extension stats
- cookies
- webRequest
- declarativeNetRequest
- downloads
- nativeMessaging
- contextMenus
- activeTab
- storage
- history
- tabs See more
- <all_urls>
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Extension summary
It's an official Google Chrome extension by Free Download Manager developers. The sole purpose of this extension is integration with Free Download Manager. FDM is a fast and reliable download manager and accelerator that improves your experience with downloads and helps you organize them in an easy manner.
If you want to help us make Free Download Manager (or this Chrome extension) better - you are always welcome on our forum where you can post bug reports, feature suggestions, and ideas, as well as get support for any issues you stumbled upon with FDM: https://www.freedownloadmanager.org/board/
Note: Windows, Mac and Linux! Requires FDM to be installed to work properly.
User reviews
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spammy, or outdated.- Works as intended
- Fast download speeds
- Easy to use if the app and extension are installed correctly
- Free to use
- Has been reliable for many users for over 7 years
- Frequent issues with resuming downloads, especially large files
- Extension often doesn't work or gets stuck on loading
- Conflicts with other extensions affecting functionality
- Recent updates have caused significant problems with catching downloads
- Not functioning properly on certain platforms like Arch Linux
- Download issues after pauses or interruptions
- Problems with the extension loading or not working
- Reliability has declined since the last update
Recent reviews
Gloomy, 2024-11-21 
Tradeniti, 2024-11-20 
Cid Natsuki, 2024-11-20Extension safety
Risk impact
Free Download Manager requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.
Risk likelihood
Free Download Manager has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
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