Free Download Manager: Download from YouTube and Facebook for Free
Easily manage and schedule all your downloads with this fully-featured and efficient program.
What's New in Free Download Manager:
Fixed: FDM wasn't checking the last modified date on the server to see if the resource had changed.
Fixed: Minor interface bugs.
Fixed: macOS: Issue with removing the fdm5 auto-start entry.
Fixed: macOS: Disabled web extension support.
Download managers are no longer a novelty for professional PC users, as they can make the difference between waiting minutes or hours for a download to complete, and allow for resuming if the connection drops. Among these tools, Free Download Manager stands out for its cost-effectiveness and efficiency.
Schedule Your Downloads
Download managers have evolved significantly, with most now relying on the same set of features. The main differences between these programs are in their interfaces and how they interact with browsers.
Its interface is well-organized, making it easy for less experienced users to navigate without hassle, while experts can customize it to their liking.
Competing with the best, Free Download Manager supports torrents, download scheduling, detailed file information, and the ability to download Flash videos. It also includes an advanced organizer for storing downloaded files in designated folders.
Easily Convert Media Files
One standout feature of Free Download Manager is its media converter. Although it only supports common formats (AVI, FLV, WMV, MPEG, MP4, MP3), it's handy to encode a video within the same app used for downloading.
Customize Connection and Post-Process Settings
Additionally, users can extract contents from downloaded archives within the app or even run a virus scan using their installed antivirus solution. Those on dial-up connections can choose to "disconnect" automatically after a download completes, keeping costs low.
Optimization Master is perfect for those who prefer the app to select the best settings for their connection speed. Export and import functions are useful for saving settings and download lists for future use.
In Conclusion
Free Download Manager is a keeper because it has all the features one might need from such a program. Moreover, it doesn't overburden your CPU every time you start a new download. The user-friendly interface makes it easy to access all the features, proving it to be a practical application overall.
Features of Free Download Manager Final
Download Flash Video. Download videos from sites like YouTube and Google Video. Save videos in the original .flv format or convert them to more common video formats.
Bittorrent Support. Download files using the Bittorrent protocol.
Upload Manager. An easy way to share your files. Upload your files or folders for easy sharing with others.
Remote Control. Create new downloads or view active and completed downloads remotely online.
Portable Mode. If you want to use FDM on different computers, you can easily create a portable version to avoid installing and configuring the program on each one.
Enhanced Audio/Video File Support. Preview audio/video files before the download completes and convert file formats after downloading.
Download Acceleration. Free Download Manager splits files into several sections and downloads them simultaneously. This allows you to use any type of connection at maximum speed.
Resume Broken Downloads. If a download is interrupted, you don't need to start from the beginning again.
Other Features:
Adjust Traffic Usage. There are several traffic usage modes. You can adjust traffic usage to browse the internet and download files simultaneously.
Site Explorer. Allows you to view the folder structure of a website and easily download necessary files or folders.
HTML Spider. Download entire web pages or even whole websites using HTML Spider. You can set this tool to download only files with specific extensions.
Simultaneous Downloads from Multiple Mirrors. FDM can download files from several mirrors at once.
Partial ZIP Downloads. Free Download Manager lets you download only the necessary part of a compressed file.
Completely free and 100% safe. Free Download Manager is open-source software distributed under the GPL license.
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