Download with Free Download Manager (FDM)

Download with Free Download Manager (FDM)

Sends your downloading jobs to the Free Download Manager by pausing the built-in download manager

What is Download with Free Download Manager (FDM)?
Download with Free Download Manager (FDM) is a Chrome extension that integrates well with the Free Download Manager. It allows you to leverage FDM's BitTorrent support, audio/video file enhancement, download acceleration, resumable downloads, smart file management, remote control, HTML Spider, and traffic adjustments. It provides two options for integration - through context menu items and an observer for downloading requests. Important: it requires FDM and a native client installation.
Merlin
Stats
By: InBasic
Users: 60,000+
Rating: 4.37 (139)
Version: 0.3.2 (Last updated: 2023-05-09)
Creation date: 2020-06-28
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • storage
  • nativeMessaging
  • notifications
  • downloads
  • contextMenus
  • activeTab
  • scripting
Size: 183.30K
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Download with Free Download Manager (FDM)
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Merlin
Summary

Send your downloading job requests to the well-known Free Download Manager (FDM) to take advantage of the following features:

  1. BitTorrent support
  2. Enhanced audio/video files support
  3. Download acceleration
  4. Resuming broken downloads
  5. Smart file management and powerful scheduler
  6. Adjusting traffic usage
  7. Remote Control
  8. HTML Spider

This extension offers two levels of integration. The simple one is the right-click context menu items for video, audio, and image file types. The second level is an observer for downloading requests that are sent to the built-in download manager. The extension pauses each download when a new request is submitted. Then sends the actual downloadable URL to your Free Download Manager. This mode is more aggressive and can simply toggle on and off from the browser action.

Notes:

  1. For the extension to work you need to have Free Download Manager (FDM) installed; http://www.freedownloadmanager.org/
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User reviews
User reviews summary
These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Fast downloading speed
  • Functionality of the 'download all links' feature
  • Better than the original extension
  • User-friendly
Cons
  • Some users experience malfunction issues
  • Does not support customized installation path for FDM
  • Occasional opening of unnecessary windows
  • Some found it confusing to use
Most mentioned
  • Fast speed
  • Better than the original extension
  • Issues with the extension malfunctioning
Recent reviews
not working. when I going to download something FDM is not starting but in build browser downloader
by Phoenix Gaming Phoenix Gaming, 2023-03-10

its surprisingly good even though it looks like a complete scam. after it sent me to a sketchy link i was going to delete it but then when i clicked the three dots to delete it i saw the other actions i could do. One of them was "download all links" which basically searches for all links on the current tab ur on. select the download link and BOOM! it transfers to free download manager! Also all of you writing reviews are total bots, I mean how am I gonna believe youre a real person when you say "best" like c'mon man. Anyway instal free download manager, from 288 KB/s to a WHOPPING 4.1 MB/s holy!
by Pagoeja Pagoeja, 2023-02-12

Está funcionando tranquilamente até agora.
by Rodrigues Rodrigues, 2022-02-02
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Safety
Risk impact

Download with Free Download Manager (FDM) is relatively safe to use as it requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Download with Free Download Manager (FDM) has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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