Free Download Manager features
Remote Control
Create new downloads on a remote PC/Mac using your Android device. Both need FDM installed.
Add-on support
You can get add-ons that download files/video from arbitrary websites.
BitTorrent support
Download files using BitTorrent protocol.
Enhanced audio/video files support
Preview audio/video files before download is completed and convert file format after download.
Download acceleration
FDM splits files into several sections and downloads them simultaneously, allowing you to use any type of connection at the maximum available speed.
Resuming broken downloads
In case the downloading is interrupted, you can resume any broken download from the point where it stopped, with no need to start over.
Smart file management and powerful scheduler
Easily organize downloaded files by their type, placing them in predefined folders. A smart scheduler allows you to set the time to start and pause downloads, launch applications, establish or hang up a connection, etc.
Adjusting traffic usage
There are several traffic usage modes. You can adjust traffic usage for browsing the Internet and downloading files at the same time.
Multilanguage support
Free Download Manager is translated into 24 languages. Supported languages are: Arabic, Bulgarian, Danish, German, Greek, Spanish, Persian, French, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Slovenian, Swedish, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese, Traditional and Simplified Chinese.
Absolutely free and 100% safe
Free Download Manager is absolutely free and has no ads.
Special for version 6.x
Cross-platform support
For Windows, macOS, Android, and Linux.
Modern interface
A more streamlined UI with a friendlier approach to configuration.
Special for version 3.9
GNU General Public License
Free Download Manager is released under GNU Public License.
Remote Control
Create new downloads or view the list of active and completed downloads remotely, via the internet.
Portable mode
You can get the portable version of FDM to use it on different computers and avoid the installation and configuration process.
Site Explorer
Site Explorer lets you view the folders structure of a web site and easily download necessary files or folders.
HTML Spider
You can download whole web pages or even whole web sites with HTML Spider. The tool can be adjusted to download files with specified extensions only.
Using Multiple Mirrors
Free Download Manager is able to download files from several mirrors simultaneously without the need to switch between them.
Zip files partial download
Free Download Manager lets you download only the necessary part of a zip file.
Active community support
Read the user opinions about the files you download and leave your own right in the FDM window. In this way FDM users are always warned against useless or malicious files.
Supported OS
Recommended for Windows XP/Vista.
What’s new in FDM 6.29:
- Improved new desktop UI style for a more modern and intuitive experience.
- Enhanced add-ons support for greater flexibility. - Libtorrent updated to version 2.0.11 for better torrent performance.
- Various bugs fixed, including those affecting the classic UI style.