Reviews of Free Download Manager official extension
List of user reviews and ratings for Free Download Manager official extension
Total ratings
4.13
(Rating count:
734)Review summary
Users report that the Free Download Manager extension frequently fails to capture downloads automatically, working inconsistently across different OS environments (e.g., Windows 11, Flatpak, macOS). Many experience the add-on not integrating properly with Firefox or requiring manual link input. A major criticism is the forced acceptance of anonymous data collection for usage, causing privacy concerns. While the extension works well in typical installations, multiple reviews highlight operational issues and dissatisfaction with data collection policies.
Pros
- The add-on supports downloads in conventional installation environments.
- Provides integration with Free Download Manager for enhanced downloading capabilities.
Cons
- The add-on often fails to capture downloads, working only about 50% of the time or less.
- It stops integrating or functioning properly in some Firefox environments such as Flatpak, macOS, or newer Windows versions.
- Users are forced to allow anonymous data collection to use the add-on, raising privacy concerns.
- The add-on may fail to detect certain downloads automatically, requiring manual input or copy-pasting links.
- In some cases, the add-on shows 'loading...' indefinitely and does not function as expected.
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User reviews
Recent rating average:
3.70
All time rating average:
4.13
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| Date | Author | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-24 | saving_heaume | | Cannot capture downloads of files smaller than 1MB, even if I haven't turned on the option 'Don't catch downloads smaller than Mbytes' |
| 2025-04-20 | bmh | | |
| 2025-04-17 | Firefox user 18733789 | | |
| 2025-04-07 | Firefox user 18575876 | | |
| 2025-04-06 | Firefox user 17928068 | | |
| 2025-03-29 | aobychkov | | some sites need proxy to download files. It will be cool, if addon can choose filetype, which not neccacary download with FDM |
| 2025-03-29 | FTABoy | | this addon is not working in my firefox on windows 11. it was working on win 10 before. |
| 2025-03-25 | joe92cz | | not working on mozilla as extension half good half missed downloads its messed up |
| 2025-03-22 | annielycius | | |
| 2025-03-20 | Eduardo Celino | | The extension doesn't capture all files, it works probably only 50% of the time. I've tried changing all the options I found to no avail. |
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