Free Download Manager

Infobox Software
name = Free Download Manager



caption = Official screenshot
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author =
developer = Free Download Manager.ORG
released =
latest release version = 2.5 build 758
latest release date = June 10, 2008
latest preview version = 2.6 build 800 beta
latest preview date = August 24, 2008
frequently updated =
programming language = C++
operating system = Windows
platform =
language = Multilingual
status =
genre = Download manager, BitTorrent client
license = GPL version 3 [ [http://www.freedownloadmanager.org/blog/2007/08/15/fdm-25-is-released/ Free Download Manager » Blog Archive » FDM 2.5 is released! ] ]
website = [http://www.freedownloadmanager.org www.freedownloadmanager.org]

Free Download Manager (FDM, formerly 3wGetFact|date=February 2008) is a free open source graphical download manager for the Microsoft Windows operating system with support for Windows Vista.

Although the [http://www.freedownloadmanager.org 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.cite web |url=http://www.webuser.co.uk/products/Free_Download_Manager_review_4184.html |title=Free Download Manager Review - Web-User |accessdate=2008-09-11 |Author=Andy Shaw |work=Webuser |publisher=IPC Media ]

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:
* Mozilla Firefox
* Internet Explorer
* Opera
* Netscape

Issues

FDM had been reported on the Mozilla Bugzilla as crashing Mozilla Gran Paradiso, but this has been resolved. [ cite web|url=https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=354624 |title=right click on any page will crash firefox with free download manager extension |accessdate=2008-01-23 ]

FDM has a few non-critical issues when running under Windows Vista.Fact|article|date=November 2007

Previous distributions of the software contained a file called FUMOEI.EXE which was sometimes flagged as malware [ cite web|url=http://www.freedownloadmanager.org/fdmpolicy.htm |title=Free Download Manager Policy |accessdate=2008-01-23 ] 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. [ cite web|url=http://www.freedownloadmanager.org/board/viewtopic.php?t=9182 |title=FUMOEI in FDM |accessdate=2008-01-23 ]

As of version 2.5, FDM cannot download files larger than 2 gigabytes while using a secure HTTPS connection. [ cite web|url=http://www.freedownloadmanager.org/board/viewtopic.php?t=10188 |title=Cannot Download Large Files via HTTP (with authentication)! |accessdate=2008-08-02 ]

References

ee also

* List of download managers
* Comparison of download managers
* Comparison of file sharing applications
* BitTorrent (protocol)
* BitTorrent client

External links

* [http://www.freedownloadmanager.org/index.htm Free Download Manager]
* [http://www.freedownloadmanager.org/download.htm Free Download Manager - Software Download Site]
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