Free Download Manager (FDM, formerly 3wGetcitation needed) is a free open source graphical download manager for the Microsoft Windows operating system with support for Windows Vista.
Although the FDM website claims it only runs on 32-bit releases of Windows, testing has proved that it also runs on 64-bit releases of Windows (although in 32-bit mode).
FDM was previously proprietary software, but with the release of version 2.5 it is now free software.
First released in 2004,Free Download Manager received a 2007 Webuser Gold Award.[2]
Features
- Translations into several languages.
- The GUI presents several tabs that organise types of downloads and allow access to different features in the program.
- HTTP & FTP download support.
- BitTorrent support (based on libtorrent).
- Metalink support, for easy downloading from mirrors.
- Flash video download from sites like Youtube and Google Video
- Resuming broken downloads.
- Download throttling
Tabs
Downloads - This is the focal point of the program, which is simply a download manager. Users can also create groups with folders to which files with specific extensions will be downloaded to.
Scheduler - Users can create and manage lists of tasks to be executed at a preset time. Tasks include launching external programs, starting and stopping downloads, and shutting down the computer in all possible ways.
Site Explorer - This feature is an FTP client.
Site Manager - This feature allows users to tell FDM how to act with specific sites, such as websites that require authentication, or how many download connections a website can accept simultaneously from the user.
HTML Spider - This feature can download a website by following and downloading links recursively.
Upload Manager - Allows users to upload and share files with other users.
Integration
FDM interfaces with the following web browsers:
Issues
FDM had been reported on the Mozilla Bugzilla as crashing Mozilla Gran Paradiso, but this has been resolved.[3]
FDM has a few non-critical issues when running under Windows Vista.citation needed
Previous distributions of the software contained a file called FUMOEI.EXE which was sometimes flagged as malware[4] because its filename was identical to a known spyware program. The filename was an unfortunate choice by the developers and has been changed in the latest releases. FUMOEI was related to integration with Microsoft Outlook Express. [5]
As of version 2.5, FDM cannot download files larger than 2 gigabytes while using a secure HTTPS connection. [6]
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