Free Download Manager 2.5 build 758

Publisher's description of Free Download Manager

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Download files and convert videos (including flash) faster with open-source Free Download Manager. Its features include integration with all browsers, support of downloads from RapidShare, BitTorrent support, adjusting traffic usage, resuming broken downloads. Free Download Manager is released under GPL license and adds BitTorent support, flash video download, upload manager, portable mode and remote control.

Version 2.5 build 758 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.

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Editor's review of Free Download Manager

This download utility is surprisingly attractive and full-featured for a freeware product, and its operation couldn't be more straightforward. To download a file, just click a link in your browser or drag it onto the program's tiny, semitransparent window.

In our comparison tests, Free Download Manager beat out Opera's download manager 85Kbps to 53Kbps. Its automation features also are very good. Like other managers, it can automatically dial a modem, start a download, or shut down the PC. Unlike many of them, it also can change the number of connections depending on download speed, or disconnect and shut down the computer if a file is unavailable.

If you want to boost your download speed for free, this utility is certainly worth a try.

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  Free Download Manager

  Fast and Good

  by: SENSUAL24 on 12-Jun-2008 02:13:49 PM

  Pros: Faster downloads than the one used within a browser. I like that you can pause and resume later and that interupted downloads can be resumed.

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  Free Download Manager

  Very good manager/accelerator.

  by: mcdaddydouble_d on 08-Jun-2008 08:08:30 PM

  Pros: Works excellent XP OS's.

  Cons: Have some difficulty using it with a Vista OS.

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  Free Download Manager

  The Open-Source Download Manager (HTTP-FTP-Bittorrent)

  by: etenim on 03-Jun-2008 09:42:24 AM

  Pros: It downloads EVERYTHING from the Web: it supports "http, ftp and bittorrent" downloads. It is open-source. It requires a small amount of ram memory to work. It is like to have "OrbitDownloader + uTorrent" in a single application!

  Cons: There is a small "bug". When a Bittorrent download ends, FDM starts automatically the seeding task: it is impossible to stop the seeding task via the standard STOP button, when the seeding goal is achieved. The only way to stop the seeding task is deleting it.

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  Free Download Manager

  It's very quick !

  by: jean.pierre.lason on 15-Jun-2008 05:58:00 AM

  Pros: Run smoothly without interruption.

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  Free Download Manager

  Works well & efficient

  by: pdawes on 28-Jun-2008 04:55:17 PM

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