Free Download Manager versions

Increases download speed and organizes downloaded files
Apr 5, 2024
Aug 28, 2021
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6.1
Sep 11, 2020
Review
Mar 29, 2019
Review
5.1
Jun 27, 2012
Editorial review
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Jan 19, 2016
Editorial review
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5.0
Jul 7, 2012
3.9
Feb 9, 2012
Editorial review
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Feb 1, 2012
3.8
Jul 13, 2011
Review
3.5
Oct 13, 2010
Aug 28, 2010
3.0
Dec 24, 2008
Editorial review
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2.5
Feb 14, 2008
Editorial review
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What's new

v6.1 [Mar 29, 2019]
- Linux version.
- Torrents.
- Various features.
- General bug fixes.

v5.1 [Jun 27, 2012]
- Updated Scheduler
- Updated localizations sketch (Danish, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Chinese)
- UI improvements (Settings, "Completed" tab, messages)
- Improved interaction with antiviruses (Windows)
- Bugfixes and stability improvements
- Added two options for downloading with/without FDM using Alt
- Schedule downloads to be run on certain days of the week in a specified time frame
- Localization sketch (Danish, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Chinese)
- Various bugfixes (related to update, thumbnails, torrents, native Mac menu etc.)

v3.9 [Feb 9, 2012]
Updated torrents core library;
Firefox 10-14 support added;
A pack of general bug fixes;
Help-file updated.

v3.8 [Jul 13, 2011]
- Firefox 5 support.
- Import uTorrent and Orbit Downloader downloads.
- "%userprofile%" macros.
- Minor interface changes.
- Updated Bittorrent downloader module.
- "Shutdown computer when done" did not work if computer locked.
- General bug fixes.
- Per tracker logging.
- Bug when running (downloading or seeding) many torrents at the same time.
- Bittorrent | General tab could show invalid information about a tracker.
- FileSonic support (for Internet Explorer and Firefox browsers).
- Crash when creating a new torrent.
- A few bugs when creating a new torrent.
- Possible crash when adding a new download.
- UI bug in download's details window.
- Windows 2000 support.
- FDM did not send login information to FileSonic servers sometimes.
- Firefox 6, Firefox 7, Firefox 8 support.
- Bug in positioning Download with FDM button in some cases in IE8 and IE9 browsers.
- FDM could crashed sometimes when using Site Explorer.
- Flash video monitoring for Google Chrome.
- Improved behavior of FDM's passwords manager.
- Crash when deleting flash video download.
- Decreased memory usage by FLV monitoring module.
- Mirror URLs search fixed.
- Several bugs when using Bittorrent downloads.
- Behavior of "Not completed Recent" downloads filter was corrected.
- In some cases files could be damaged while downloading.
- Downloads could remain in the list after deletion.

v2.5 [Feb 14, 2008]
- GPL license.
- Bittorent support.
- Flash video download.
- Upload manager.
- Portable mode.
- Remote control.

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