Free Download Manager changelog

6.23.0 build 5754 (Jun 11, 2024) STABLE

• [-] libcurl backend added (more download protocols are supported now).
• [-] Minor stability improvements.
• [-] Fixed: Windows: running FDM was preventing idle computer from going to sleep by timeout.

6.22.0 build 5714 (Apr 27, 2024) STABLE

• [-] Torrents: Details tab added.
• [-] Improved command line support.
• [-] Minor interface improvements.
• [-] Fixed: a file downloaded via HTTP could have a wrong name in some cases.
• [-] Fixed: various bugs downloading live streams.
• [-] Fixed: don't automatically generate HTTP referer header for downloads from web browser.
• [-] Fixed: bugs in downloads auto start mechanism.
• [-] Fixed: random app crashes while downloading torrents.
• [-] Fixed: various minor bugs.
• [-] Fixed: Android: files created by another apps were not visible in the open file dialog.

6.21.0 build 5639 (Mar 18, 2024) STABLE

• [-] Fixed: Windows: installer bugs.

6.21.0 build 5634 (Mar 16, 2024) STABLE

• [-] "Play file while it's still downloading" option.
• [-] "Enable additional downloads to optimize speed" option.
• [-] "Click on the Close button to hide FDM and keep it running in the background" option.
• [-] Ability to remove items from recent folders list.
• [-] Improved restart downloads logic.
• [-] Improved downloads ETA calculation algorithm.
• [-] Latvian and Burmese translations added.
• [-] Standalone downloads windows: open in minimized state.
• [-] Minor interface improvements.
• [-] Windows: "Do not catch browser downloads if INSERT key is pressed" option.
• [-] Windows: improved installer.
• [-] Android: Qt updated to 6.6.2, OpenSSL updated to 3.2.0.
• [-] Fixed: crash when checking for app updates in remote control client mode.
• [-] Fixed: remote control: "file exists already" dialog was not closed on remote side.
• [-] Fixed: torrents: bugs downloading torrents in sequential mode.
• [-] Fixed: torrents: predefined trackers list was not used for magnet downloads.
• [-] Fixed: FDM could not start downloads due to bad battery state in some cases.
• [-] Fixed: various minor bugs.

6.20.0 build 5524 (Jan 1, 2024) STABLE

• [-] Fixed: Android: crash when using built-in web browser's context menu in case the main app is not launched.

6.20.0 build 5514 (Dec 21, 2023) STABLE

• [-] Fixed: Android: bug detecting network state under Android 8.x and older.

6.20.0 build 5510 (Dec 18, 2023) STABLE

• [-] "Submit a bug report" menu.
• [-] Standalone window: Remember to always close by default / Remember to never close by default.
• [-] Desktop version: battery settings added.
• [-] Sort by name mode: letter case is ignored now.
• [-] "Maximum number of additional querying info downloads" setting added.
• [-] Download from web sites is slightly improved in some cases.
• [-] FDM now uses web browser user agent by default.
• [-] Qt is updated to 6.4.3.
• [-] Libtorrent is updated to 1.2.19.
• [-] Improved downloading of live streams.
• [-] Improved download reliability under Linux OSes (including Android).
• [-] Android 13 support.
• [-] "Finish downloading" context menu for stream downloads.
• [-] "Avoid sleep mode if there is a scheduled download" setting.
• [-] Finnish localization is added.
• [-] Minor interface improvements.
• [-] Fixed: issues when downloading to disks with file systems with no sparse files support (e.g. exFAT).
• [-] Fixed: add-ons: a few issues.
• [-] Fixed: FDM could never ask for a new password in case there is a saved and wrong old one.
• [-] Fixed: troubles downloading from some web sites.
• [-] Fixed: bugs in downloads auto start/retry mechanism.
• [-] Fixed: FDM could crash after updating an add-on.
• [-] Fixed: Auto shutdown menu was greyed out in some cases.
• [-] Fixed: torrents: unrecoverable "End of file" error.
• [-] Fixed: torrents module could stop working after stopping all torrent downloads.
• [-] Fixed: various UI bugs.
• [-] Fixed: bug detecting online state under Windows 11.
• [-] Fixed: macOS: bug detecting installed Python.
• [-] Fixed: Android: bugs detecting online state.
• [-] Fixed: Android: "Use server time for file creation" was not working in some cases.
• [-] Fixed: Android: take into account Android system's UI zoom settings.

6.19.1 build 5263 (May 19, 2023) STABLE

• [-] Option: show/hide built-in tags.
• [-] OpenSSL updated to 1.1.1t.
• [-] Libtorrent updated to 1.2.18.
• [-] Improved log system.
• [-] Large batch downloads: performance optimization.
• [-] Downloaded files are removed in a slightly different way now.
• [-] Remote control: network proxy support.
• [-] Windows: multilanguage installer.
• [-] Android: Android 12 support.
• [-] Minor UI improvements.
• [-] Fixed: it was impossible to resume torrent download from existing partially downloaded files.
• [-] Fixed: more than 3 additional query info downloads could be started.
• [-] Fixed: HTTP downloads did not obey 1 maximum connection limit.
• [-] Fixed: minor UI bugs.
• [-] Fixed: Windows: file open error when creating a download with a too long file name.
• [-] Fixed: Linux: Wayland support.

6.19.0 build 5156 (Mar 13, 2023) STABLE

• [-] "Launch external application on download completion" setting.
• [-] Remember last used scheduler's settings as default ones.
• [-] BitTorrent: a few options added.
• [-] BitTorrent: "Force reannounce" context menu added.
• [-] Revamped mechanism of managing downloads traffic limits.
• [-] Revamped sort-by-status algorithm.
• [-] Drag&Drop downloads outside of the app.
• [-] "Automatically remove finished downloads in N days" option.
• [-] Detect unwanted behavior errors.
• [-] Improved support of RTL languages.
• [-] Windows: performance improvements.
• [-] Fixed: torrent download could not resume downloading after a write error.
• [-] Fixed: various UI and core bugs.

6.18.1 build 4920 (Nov 11, 2022) STABLE

• [-] "Uncompleted" downloads filter.
• [-] "Enable list of predefined trackers" setting.
• [-] Fixed: completed downloads could end up in the wrong state if auto-shutdown option was used.
• [-] Fixed: bug adding trackers to torrent downloads.
• [-] Fixed: finished torrent download could not resume seeding after an error occurred.
• [-] Fixed: various UI bugs.
• [-] Fixed: Windows: workaround: bug launching Python.

6.18.0 build 4888 (Oct 28, 2022) STABLE

• [-] UI zoom settings.
• [-] Remote access: improved stability.
• [-] HTTP downloads: improved speed and stability.
• [-] Improved HLS downloads support.
• [-] "Enable standalone create new downloads windows" option.
• [-] Minor improvements.
• [-] Fixed: downloads priorities mechanism was broken.
• [-] Fixed: bug working in a multi-monitor configuration.
• [-] Fixed: FDM was resetting downloads sort mode at startup in case user-sort mode was enabled.
• [-] Fixed: minor bugs.
• [-] Fixed: Windows: "Failed to create OpenGL context" error message at startup on some configurations.
• [-] Fixed: Windows: bug working with UNC paths.
• [-] Fixed: Linux: clicking on the other apps' notifications could bring FDM to foreground.
• [-] For developers: add-ons: console.log output goes to the log file now.

6.17.0 build 4792 (Aug 18, 2022) STABLE

• [-] Remote access (beta version). For example, access FDM running on your desktop PC from FDM running on your Android phone.
• [-] BitTorrent: setting for changing port for incoming connections.
• [-] File integrity check: SHA-512 support added.
• [-] Improved startup time in some cases.
• [-] Possibility to rename already downloaded files.
• [-] Possibility to sort downloads using Status column.
• [-] Show/hide some columns in the downloads list.
• [-] Minor interface improvements.
• [-] Fixed: bug in the shutting down process, which probably could lead to damage of service data.
• [-] Fixed: FDM was not able to move files on some drives.
• [-] Fixed: minor bugs.
• [-] Fixed: Windows: [experimental] Software mode is enabled by default instead of OpenGL to hopefully avoid various issues.
• [-] Fixed: macOS: bug detecting system theme.

6.16.2 build 4586 (May 18, 2022) STABLE

• [-] Fixed: FDM could ignore maximum download count setting in some cases.
• [-] Fixed: it was not possible to choose a file with add-on in some cases.
• [-] Fixed: bug of automatic detection of the current language.
• [-] Fixed: minor bugs.
• [-] Fixed: Android: cross-app scripting vulnerability.
• [-] Fixed: Linux: FDM could not start under Ubuntu 22.04.

6.16.1 build 4558 (Apr 5, 2022) STABLE

• [-] "Notify me of new downloads via Notification Center" setting.
• [-] "Ignore upload ratio limit" downloads context menu checkbox.
• [-] Browser extension: Http Live Stream (HLS) downloads support added.
• [-] ICY stream downloads support added.
• [-] Minor interface improvements.
• [-] Android: "Share link with FDM Browser" menu added.
• [-] Android: Built-in web browser: a simple media grabber added.
• [-] Fixed: too high memory usage due to downloads' previews images.
• [-] Fixed: in some cases FDM could stop HTTP download with no resume support on its own.
• [-] Fixed: various Http Live Stream (HLS) downloads bugs.
• [-] Fixed: bug processing HTTP ETag.
• [-] Fixed: various bugs converting media files to MP4/MP3.
• [-] Fixed: browser extension could damage FDM settings (for runtime only).
• [-] Fixed: various interface bugs.
• [-] Fixed: macOS: random crashes when downloading/seeding.
• [-] Fixed: Android: in some cases, FDM was not letting the user to download to the directories outside of its private folder.
• [-] Fixed: Linux: bug moving files to trash.

6.16.0 build 4468 (Feb 18, 2022) STABLE

• [-] Add-ons.
• [-] HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) support added.
• [-] Libtorrent updated to 1.2.15.
• [-] Added support for some antiviruses.
• [-] Ability to enable auto retry for a download in specific error state.
• [-] Option to indicate active download and upload using the tray icon.
• [-] Report about file convert failures.
• [-] HTTP ETag support.
• [-] Media files converter: ask about existing files.
• [-] Minor interface improvements.
• [-] Notifications about downloads: treat parent and its child downloads as a single one. And thus generate one notification for all of them.
• [-] Android: "Allow data roaming" option.
• [-] Android: improved system notification about downloads in progress.
• [-] Fixed: minor interface bugs.
• [-] Fixed: bug importing HTTP downloads from FDM5.
• [-] Fixed: Windows: incompatibility with Opus.
• [-] Fixed: Windows: bugs working with the long files paths.
• [-] Fixed: Windows: show native files paths to the user.
• [-] Fixed: Linux: Brave browser support.
• [-] Fixed: Linux: FDM could not detect files removal in some cases.

6.15.3 build 4236 (Oct 16, 2021) STABLE

• [-] Fixed: FDM was generating false download failed notifications if the silent monitoring was turned on.

6.15.3 build 4234 (Oct 15, 2021) STABLE

• [-] Fixed: FDM could hang in some cases.
• [-] Fixed: minor bugs.
• [-] Fixed: Windows: FDM was preventing storage from safe removal.
• [-] Fixed: Linux: bug moving files to trash.

6.15.2 build 4167 (Sep 3, 2021) STABLE

• [-] Improved database backup mechanism.
• [-] Save converted files directly to the specified directory, if converting not a whole download.
• [-] Force show foreground the main window in case FDM must ask the user about what to do with an existing file.
• [-] Fixed: FDM database was never compacted so it continue to always grow up in size.
• [-] Fixed: work around the case that OS can mislead FDM about the current Internet connection state.
• [-] Fixed: HTTP -> torrent was processed incorrectly, which could lead to serious troubles in export/import mechanism.
• [-] Fixed: minor interface bugs.
• [-] Fixed: Windows: main window's title bar was not following chosen theme in some cases.

6.15.1 build 4143 (Aug 30, 2021) STABLE

• [-] Windows: improved support of the dark theme.
• [-] Fixed: FDM was crashing trying to start downloads created in previous versions.

6.15.0 build 4140 (Aug 27, 2021) STABLE

• [-] Move downloads up and down in the list.
• [-] "Save as..." button in Create Download dialog.
• [-] BitTorrent settings tab added.
• [-] Reset settings to defaults button added.
• [-] Remember chosen quality, file type, etc. when creating a new download.
• [-] Check for a new version of FDM: show changelog.
• [-] "Restore hidden state when finished adding new downloads" option.
• [-] "Download link likely expired" dialog.
• [-] "Missing Files" filter.
• [-] Minor interface improvements.
• [-] macOS: full screen mode support.
• [-] Android: open download links in the built-in web browser.
• [-] Fixed: FDM could not notice file removal in some cases.
• [-] Fixed: several days were missing in scheduler's interface.
• [-] Fixed: various bugs and problems of exporting/importing downloads.
• [-] Fixed: minor interface bugs.
• [-] Fixed: Windows: FDM was conflicting with itself when running under different accounts simulteneously.
• [-] Fixed: macOS: import data from FDM5 was completely broken.
• [-] Fixed: macOS: FDM was using discrete graphics only on macOS supporting switchable devices.
• [-] Fixed: Android: magnet links were not intercepted in the built-in browser.
• [-] Fixed: Android: in some cases interface was ignoring option to automatically remove downloads with deleted files.
• [-] Fixed: Android: built-in web browser was not sending HTTP referrer header in some cases.

6.14.2 build 3973 (May 21, 2021) STABLE

• [-] UI: show the reason of disabled automatic downloads (e.g. due to low battery)
• [-] "Automatically remove deleted files from download list" option redesign. Service .freedownloadmanager folders are not created anymore and can be safely deleted.
• [-] Fixed: bug shutting down FDM (some downloads states could not be saved in some cases)
• [-] Fixed: various interface bugs.
• [-] Fixed: disable "Move Files" menu for downloads merging files.
• [-] Fixed: Windows: bug detecting online state.

6.14.1 build 3935 (Apr 16, 2021) STABLE

• [-] Various interface improvements.
• [-] Fixed: various interface bugs.
• [-] Fixed: HTTP/HTTPS downloads could not be stopped in some cases.
• [-] Fixed: bug converting from MKV to MP3.
• [-] Fixed: macOS: blurred images on Retina displays.

6.14.0 build 3798 (Mar 19, 2021) STABLE

• [-] Ask for confirmation on quit in case there are operations with no resume support in progress.
• [-] Show convert to mp3/mp4 operations progress and abort button.
• [-] Torrents: start/stop all seeding downloads menu.
• [-] Torrents: show green folder buttons for finished torrents.
• [-] Minor interface improvements and fixes.
• [-] macOS: Dock icon progress UI redesign.
• [-] Fixed: app was restarted automatically after installation of updates even if it should not to.
• [-] Fixed: download playlist/video menus in the web browser extension did not work properly if silent mode is enabled.
• [-] Fixed: bug sorting downloads by size

6.13.4 build 3616 (Feb 9, 2021) STABLE

• [-] Toolbar's "Pause"/"Start" buttons now works for the seeding torrents also.
• [-] Show merge operations progress.
• [-] macOS: "Show total upload speed in the Dock icon" option.
• [-] Fixed: Google Drive downloads issues.
• [-] Fixed: Update total speed indicators without significant lag.
• [-] Fixed: Incorrect source page URL was shown if a download was added via Google Chrome browser (requires at least 3.0.55 version of extension).
• [-] Fixed: Windows: bugs updating FDM5 to FDM6.

6.13.3 build 3555 (Jan 22, 2021) STABLE

• [-] Option to report download errors.
• [-] 720p for playlist and channels.
• [-] Fixed: Windows: it was impossible to launch FDM on PCs with some third party software interfering with FDM.
• [-] Fixed: Windows: FDM was crashing in some cases due to the buggy OpenGL user-mode drivers (experimental fix).

6.13.2 build 3510 (Jan 18, 2021) STABLE

• [-] Convert downloaded video files to mp4.
• [-] "Open download page" menu.
• [-] Fixed: "Perform virus check" menu did not work with custom antivirus.
• [-] Fixed: Windows: it was impossible to launch FDM on PCs with some third party software interfering with FDM.
• [-] Fixed: Windows: FDM was crashing in some cases due to the buggy OpenGL user-mode drivers (experimental fix).

6.13.1 build 3480 (Jan 5, 2021) STABLE

• [-] Fixed: FDM could not detect and use Wi-Fi network in some cases.
• [-] Fixed: Windows: it was impossible to launch FDM on PCs with some third party software interfering with FDM.
• [-] Fixed: Windows: FDM was crashing in some cases due to the buggy OpenGL user-mode drivers (experimental fix).
• [-] Fixed: FFmpeg support was broken under macOS and Linux.

6.13.0 build 3463 (Dec 25, 2020) STABLE

• [-] Standalone downloads windows (includes option to automatically launch download on completion).
• [-] Possibility to re-download already downloaded file ("Check for update" menu).
• [-] Rename/overwrite/ask what to do if a file with the same name exists already (desktop versions only for now).
• [-] macOS: Always show total download/upload speed in the Dock icon.
• [-] macOS: A better looking progress bar in the Dock icon.
• [-] Android: Quit app menu.
• [-] Android: Generic bugs fixes.

6.12.1 build 2274 (Nov 18, 2020) STABLE

• [-] Fixed: FDM was not checking last modified date on server to detect if resource was changed.
• [-] Fixed: Minor interface bugs.
• [-] Fixed: macOS: bug removing fdm5 auto startup entry.
• [-] Fixed: macOS: web extension support was broken.
• [-] Fixed: Android: "fixed download folder" setting text was invisible in the dark theme.

6.12.0 build 3350 (Nov 11, 2020) STABLE

• [-] Improved tags support: assign tags for new downloads automatically according to files extensions; assign default download folders to tags.
• [-] Sound notifications.
• [-] Option to enable/disable automatic retry of failed downloads.
• [-] Option to enable/disable notification about failed downloads.
• [-] Show file remove errors.
• [-] Brave browser support.
• [-] Setting to adjust the default limit of 100 videos.
• [-] Support of downloading 5K and 8K videos.
• [-] Torrents: no seeding in Snail mode.
• [-] Android: improved support of Android 11.
• [-] Android: "Share link" browsers menu support.
• [-] Android: battery usage settings.
• [-] Fixed: some traffic limits settings changes were not applied until app restart.
• [-] Fixed: Windows and Linux: unwanted text blurring.
• [-] Fixed: Windows: total downloading progress was not shown immediately when opening main window from tray.
• [-] Fixed: macOS: app was not hidden when launched automatically at startup.

6.11.0 build 3218 (Sep 4, 2020) STABLE

• [-] Option to set a fixed default download folder for all new downloads (supports macros).
• [-] Export/import settings and downloads.
• [-] Minor improvements.
• [-] General bug fixes.

6.10.2 build 3107 (Jul 24, 2020) STABLE

• [-] The minimum possible size of the main window is decreased.
• [-] General bug fixes.

6.10.1 build 3069 (Jul 3, 2020) STABLE

• [-] General bug fixes.

6.10.1 build 3051 (Jun 25, 2020) STABLE

• [-] Automatic retry of failed downloads.
• [-] General bug fixes.

6.10.0 build 3016 (Jun 5, 2020) STABLE

• [-] Portable version support (Windows only).
• [-] More browsers supported: Edge (Chromium based version only), Vivaldi, Opera.
• [-] General bug fixes.

6.9.1 build 2947 (May 18, 2020) STABLE

• [-] General bug fixes.

6.9.0 build 2927 (May 15, 2020) STABLE

• [-] Android: built-in web browser.
• [-] Improved support of Google Drive.
• [-] Download videos from Facebook.
• [-] Add mirror links.
• [-] Minor improvements.
• [-] General bug fixes.

6.8.2 build 2818 (Apr 2, 2020) Release Candidate

• [-] General bug fixes.

6.8.2 build 2816 (Apr 1, 2020) Release Candidate

• [-] Add trackers feature.
• [-] Minor improvements.
• [-] General bug fixes.

6.8.1 build 2780 ([Mar 26, 2020) Release Candidate

• [-] General bug fixes.

6.8.1 build 2772 (Mar 25, 2020) Release Candidate

• [-] General bug fixes.

6.8.0 build 2748 (Mar 19, 2020) Release Candidate

• [-] Connections tab.
• [-] Option to assign a virus scanner to scan each downloaded file.
• [-] Convert media files to mp3.
• [-] Option to automatically remove finished downloads.
• [-] Android: scheduler.
• [-] Minor improvements.
• [-] General bug fixes.

6.7.0 build 2533 (Jan 24, 2020) Release Candidate

• [-] Fully automatic database backup system.
• [-] Minor improvements.
• [-] General bug fixes.

6.7.0 build 2439 (Dec 30, 2019) Release Candidate

• [-] Automatic import from FDM5.
• [-] Minor improvements.
• [-] General bug fixes.

6.6.0 build 2261 (Nov 29, 2019) BETA

• [-] Various features.
• [-] Minor improvements.
• [-] General bug fixes.

6.5.1 build 2124 (Nov 3, 2019) ALPHA

• [-] General bug fixes and improvements.

6.5.0 build 2062 (Oct 22, 2019) ALPHA

• [-] General bug fixes and improvements.

6.5.0 build 2035 (Oct 17, 2019) ALPHA

• [-] General bug fixes.

6.5.0 build 2021 (Oct 15, 2019) ALPHA

• [-] Major improvements and updates.
• [-] Lot of bug fixes.

6.4.0 build 1819 (Aug 19, 2019) ALPHA

• [-] General bug fixes.

6.4.0 build 1805 (Aug 14, 2019) ALPHA

• [+] Various features.
• [-] General bug fixes.

6.3.0 build 1696 (Jul 22, 2019) ALPHA

• [+] Various features.
• [*] Android: redesigned UI.
• [-] General bug fixes.

6.2.0 build 1533 (Jun 4, 2019) ALPHA

• [-] General bug fixes.

6.2.0 build 1526 (May 31, 2019) ALPHA

• [+] YouTube support.
• [+] Various features.
• [-] General bug fixes.

6.1.0 build 1320 (Mar 29, 2019) ALPHA

• [+] Minor interface improvements.
• [-] General bug fixes.

6.1.0 build 1291 (Mar 23, 2019) ALPHA

• [-] General bug fixes.

6.1.0 build 1284 (Mar 21, 2019) ALPHA

• [+] Linux version.
• [+] Torrents.
• [+] Various features.
• [-] General bug fixes.

6.0.0 build 840 (Oct 30, 2018) ALPHA

• [+] Windows and Mac OS X versions.
• [-] General bug fixes.

6.0.0 build 559 (Sep 7, 2018) ALPHA

• [+] Android version. First release.

• 3.9.2 build 1279 (Dec 26, 2012)

  • [+] RTSP/MMS downloads.
  • [+] FDM saves list of downloads and other service data only when it's required.
  • [+] Auto update system for Firefox extension.
  • [*] Support of "Decrease traffic usage on browser activity" option for Firefox browser.
  • [-] Compatibility issue with Internet Explorer 10.
  • [-] Bug fixes.

• 3.9 build 1249 (May 28, 2012)

  • [+] Firefox 10-14 support added.
  • [*] Updated torrents core library.
  • [*] Help-file updated.
  • [-] A pack of general bug fixes.

• 3.8 build 1173 (Dec 28, 2011)

  • [-] Minor bug fixes.

  3.8 RC4 build 1172 (Dec 16, 2011)

  • [*] Windows 2000 is not supported.
  • [-] Problem downloading videos.
  • [-] General bug fixes.

  3.8 RC3 build 1170 (Dec 6, 2011)

  • [-] General bug fixes.

  3.8 RC3 build 1165 (Nov 28, 2011)

  • [+] Ability to specify network speed in bits per second (bps).
  • [*] Corrected bandwidth allocation algorithm.
  • [-] General bug fixes.

  3.8 RC2 build 1160 (Nov 9, 2011)

  • [-] Torrents may not seed.
  • [-] FDM could crash at shutdown.
  • [-] General bug fixes.

  3.8 BETA 6 build 1151 (Nov 2, 2011)

  • [*] Corrected network speed measure algorithm.
  • [-] FDM could crash a browser with monitor for flash video option enabled
  • [-] Bugs using macros for Bittorrent downloads
  • [-] General bug fixes.

  3.8 BETA 5 build 1142 (Oct 28, 2011)

  • [*] Options | Downloads | Network settings were changed. Now traffic limits are specified in percentages of connection speed.
  • [*] Better allocation of traffic between active downloads.
  • [-] List of downloads could be lost when Windows shutting down.
  • [-] General bug fixes.

  3.8 RC1 build 1106 (Aug 24, 2011)

  • [-] Several bug fixes.

  3.8 RC1 build 1101 (Aug 21, 2011)

  • [-] Several bug fixes.

  3.8 RC1 build 1096 (Aug 20, 2011)

  • [*] 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.
  • [-] Other bug fixes.

  3.8 BETA 4 build 1090 (Aug 15, 2011)

  • [-] Bug fixes.

  3.8 BETA 4 build 1086 (Aug 05, 2011)

  • [*] Decreased memory usage by FLV monitoring module.
  • [-] Mirror URLs search fixed.
  • [-] Several bugs when using Bittorrent downloads.
  • [-] General bug fixes.

  3.8 BETA 3 build 1067 (July 22, 2011)

  • [-] Crash when deleting flash video download.
  • [-] Minor interface bug.

  3.8 BETA 3 build 1065 (July 20, 2011)

  • [+] Flash video monitoring for Google Chrome.
  • [*] Improved behavior of FDM's passwords manager.
  • [-] General bug fixes.

  3.8 BETA 3 build 1058 (July 13, 2011)

  • [+] 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.
  • [-] General bug fixes.

  3.8 BETA 2 build 1053 (July 8, 2011)

  • [*] Windows 2000 support.
  • [-] FDM did not send login information to FileSonic servers sometimes.

  3.8 BETA 2 build 1051 (July 5, 2011)

  • [-] A few bugs when creating a new torrent.
  • [-] Possible crash when adding a new download.
  • [-] UI bug in download's details window.
  • [-] General bug fixes.

  3.8 BETA 2 build 1046 (July 2, 2011)

  • [+] FileSonic support (for Internet Explorer and Firefox browsers).
  • [-] Crash when creating a new torrent.

  3.8 BETA 1 build 1041 (June 24, 2011)

  • [+] 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.

  3.8 BETA 1 build 1039 (June 23, 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.

• Updated (June 17, 2011)

  • [-] IE9 could crashed by FDM sometimes.

  3.7 RC1 build 956 (June 7, 2011)

  • [*] Improved integration with Internet Explorer.
  • [*] Greatly improved monitoring for flash videos.
  • [-] General bug fixes.

• Updated. Build 954 (Feb 3, 2011)

  • [+] Total progress of downloading (currently in tray balloon only)
  • [*] Improved flash video monitoring
  • [*] Firefox 4 support
  • [-] General bug fixes

  Updated. Build 931 (Oct 28, 2010)

  • [*] Added option to return back to native Internet Explorer downloader.
  • [-] "Download It" button could freeze in Firefox.

  Updated. Build 930 (Sep 8, 2010)

  • [*] Improved handling of downloads with UTF-8 encoded names of files.
  • [-] "Download It" button could crash Internet Explorer.

  3.5 RC build 928 (Aug 31, 2010)

  • [+] Download It button for Firefox
  • [+] Automatic detection of UTF-8 encoded names of files
  • [*] Improved algorithm of creating a new section
  • [*] Improved downloading of flash video
  • [*] Cosmetic interface improvement
  • [-] Export/Import of settings did not work sometimes under Windows 7 / Vista
  • [-] Other Windows 7 compatibility issues
  • [-] Minor interface issues fixes
  • [-] Open file button does not open downloaded files of unknown types in Internet Explorer.

• Build 909 (Jun 11, 2010)

  • [-] Compatibility with IE protected mode issues
  • [-] Converted media file was saved under default name always

  Build 908 (May 27, 2010)

  • [-] Bug in sorting list of downloads

  Build 907 (May 26, 2010)

  • [*] Internet Explorer related: improved handling for some file sharing sites with an extra leech protection for free accounts
  • [-] Maximized state of main window was not restored after reboot
  • [-] FLV with bad characters could not be downloaded
• The main new feature in it will be the ability to download flash videos from any web site (Mar 03, 2010)

  Build 905 (May 14, 2010)

  • [*] Improved audio/video converter
  • [-] Bug in FLV monitoring module

  Build 902 (Apr 21, 2010 )

  • [+] Tips
  • [*] Improved security of autoupdate
  • [-] Two bugs fixed in FLV downloading module.

  Build 897 (Mar 26, 2010)

  • [*] Cosmetic interface improvement
  • [-] Crash when selecting "Download video with FDM" in Internet Explorer under Windows 7
  • [-] Crash sometimes when adding a new flash video download

  Build 896 (Mar 26, 2010)

  • [-] Fixes for Opera 10.x

  Build 895 (Mar 26, 2010 )

  • [*] Some improvements for flash video downloads

  Build 894 (Mar 20, 2010)

  • [-] Flash video downloads monitoring did not work in 64bit OS (for 32bit browsers)

  Build 892 (Mar 17, 2010 )

  • [+] "Create flash video download tray" menu.
  • [*] Improved FLV monitoring algorithm
  • [-] Browser could be crashed sometimes

  Build 888 (Mar 06, 2010)

  • [*] Improved FLV downloads handle algorithm.
  • [-] "When I clicked in IE to open a link in a new window, a new window was really opened, but it was blank with a link pasted as address".
  • [-] FLV title could be damaged.
  • [-] FDM could connect a tracker every minute in an infinite loop

• Build 871 is available. Just bug fixes (Sep 23, 2009)

  Version 3.0.870. Sun Sep 13, 2009)

  • [+] "Download done" small notification window
  • [+] Option: Check if a new download is the mirror for existing one
  • [*] Improved monitoring for Internet Explorer
  • [+] Google Chrome up to version 4.0 support
  • [*] An Internet Explorer 8 related problem fixed
  • [-] General bug fixes

• Older versions:

  BUILD 852

  • [-] Several security bugs fixed

  BUILD 851

  • [+] Tips
  • [*] Imrpvoed security for autoupdates

  BUILD 848

  • [-] Several bug fixes

  BUILD 844

  • [-] Win9x support was broken

  BUILD 843

  • [+] Apple Safari and Google Chrome browsers support
  • [+] FDM plugins support
  • [+] Bittorrent tab
  • [+] Bittorrent: download only the selected files of a torrent
  • [+] Bittorrent: set the files priorities
  • [+] Bittorrent: create new torrent
  • [+] Option to not check if download with the same URL exists in the list
  • [+] Option to not save the list of recent downloads
  • [+] avast! Antivirus support
  • [+] Portable version: works under Vista and non admin accounts
  • [+] Portable version: portable Firefox support
  • [+] Option to set limit by time when FDM may start downloads
  • [+] Metalink: support multi file metalinks
  • [+] megashares.com, megaupload.com support
  • [*] New structure of FDM's settings
  • [*] Optimizations for Bittorrent downloads
  • [*] HTML Spider: optimization for more speed
  • [*] Support downloads from Yahoo mail
  • [-] Firefox may hang sometimes due to FDM
  • [-] FDM can't download files >2GB via HTTPS
  • [-] FDM may freeze for some time during Bittorrent downloads
  • [-] Bittorrent: number of uploaded bytes and share ratio was not shown correctly
  • [-] Explorer was crashing under Vista due to FDM
  • [-] FTP did not download via proxy
  • [-] Fixed a conflict with Skype
  • [-] General bug fixes

  BUILD 758

  • [-] Scheduler: did not remove autostart mode from stopped downloads.
  • [-] Bittorrent: some bug fixes

  BUILD 755

  • [-] Bittorrent: FDM might freeze when deleting download

  BUILD 753

  • [-] Bittorrent: progress tab did not show valid information when download was completed
  • [-] Bittorrent: restart download did not work

  BUILD 752

  • [+] Support for non English names of files downloaded via HTTP protocol
  • [+] Bittorrent: peers tab improved
  • [-] Bittorrent 99% bug fixed
  • [-] Bittorrent: invalid characters in the names of peers
  • [-] Bittorrent: crash sometimes when stop download.
  • [-] Another bug of Bittorrent downloads
  • [-] FDM has lost login info of a download sometimes after performing the "query size" command
  • [-] Downloads info window was shown empty sometimes

  BUILD 745

  • [+] Bittorrent: optimizations and improvements
  • [+] Option: prevent computer from stand by while downloading

  BUILD 738

  • [+] Firefox 3 support.
  • [+] Netscape 9 support.
  • [-] Interface bug in Bittorent settings.
  • [*] Uploader's integration components were removed.

  BUILD 737

  • [-] Two interface bugs.

  BUILD 736

  • [-] "Time left" column in the list of downloads shown nothing.

  BUILD 735

  • [*] Performance speed optimizations for Bittorrent downloads
  • [-] Sometimes downloads can't be downloaded from Site Explorer
  • [-] "Not completed+Recent" filter shown too old downloads
  • [-] Downloads list sorting bug
  • [-] Some bugs of FDM's Bittorrent downloads

  BUILD 731

  • [-] Crash sometimes when downloading from Internet Explorer

  BUILD 730

  • [-] Downloads from Internet Explorer did not work sometimes

  BUILD 729

  • [-] Sometimes bug when importing downloads

  BUILD 728

  • [+] "Set default download folder" button
  • [*] Interface improvement for results window of create batch download window.

  BUILD 727

  • [-] Groups was not imported from versions earlier than 2.3

  BUILD 726

  • [*] Interface improvement for FDM's data folder settings window

  BUILD 724

  • [*] Improved start time for large downloads
  • [-] Interface bug fix for Bittorrent downloads.

  BUILD 723

  • [*] Improved "launch" and "open folder" commands for Bittorrent downloads.
  • [-] Crash while downloading Bittorrent downloads with large comment fields.
  • [-] Bug after setting by default the folder without back slash at the end.

  BUILD 721

  • [-] Sometimes 100% CPU load while downloading via Bittorrent
  • [-] Sometimes crash while checking if the download is malicious
  • [-] Sometimes downloads may not start automatically if there were some finished bt downloads in the top of list

  BUILD 718

  • [-] Perform virus check menu didn't work sometimes
  • [-] Video preview was broken

  BUILD 715

  • [-] Bug when using mirrors for downloading file with size >2GB
  • [-] "Upload" context menu in Explorer did not remove after uninstallation

  BUILD 713

  • [-] Sometimes FDM may make network problems while downloading via Bittorrent
  • [-] Sometimes FDM may freeze with 100% CPU usage while downloading Bittorrent downloads.

  BUILD 712

  • [*] Singnificant improve of speed of downloading for Bittorrent

  BUILD 711

  • [-] Sometimes name of file was not detected correctly (HTTP)
  • [-] Bug when server returns incorrect response with resume data
  • [-] Sometimes sort of downloads list did not work

  BUILD 710

  • [-] "Out of memory" error at the start of dial connection schedule.
  • [-] Zip preview did not work

  BUILD 708

  • [-] "Unknown error" message when query size of files >2GB.
  • [-] Sometimes crash when downloading files >2GB.

  BUILD 706

  • [-] Unknown error when query size of file >2GB
  • [-] Hang of browser when creating a new download while "create new upload" dialog was opened.

  BUILD 703

  • [+] Indication of the process of reserving disk space for file (useful for large downloads)
  • [-] Sometimes files may be damaged (last byte was 0).
  • [-] Some bugs when downloading files > 2GB.

  BUILD 700

  • [+] Uploads: easy way to share your files.
  • [+] Portable mode
  • [+] Bittorrent protocol support
  • [+] Audio/video files converter
  • [+] Metalink support
  • [+] Ability to remember the last used folder for storing downloads
  • [+] Macroses for specifying the output folder for downloads
  • [+] Site Explorer: Progress of building of the list of files
  • [+] Option to disable notifications for batch downloads
  • [+] Ability to specify the list of sites that should not be monitored
  • [+] Automatic integrity check of downloaded file
  • [+] Take proxy settings from Firefox browser
  • [+] Sub groups
  • [+] "Grant all bandwidth for this download" feature
  • [+] Ability to change the folder for storing FDM's data files.
  • [+] Some small improvements and changes
  • [*] Speedup of work with the large lists of downloads
  • [*] Keep the video aspect ratio in media preview
  • [*] Interface improvements
  • [-] Site Explorer: crash if some network error occurs while building the list of files
  • [-] Senseless loop, if zip preview failed
  • [-] Zip preview did not work for sites that allow 1 connection per ip only
  • [-] Downloaded file was launched before performing the virus check
  • [-] Work with FTP ASCII mode bug fixed
  • [-] Scheduler: when scheduling a download to start "Every :" it will show "0 days" instead of hours or minutes.
  • [-] Failed to download if there was '%' symbol in the FTP url.
  • [-] Some HTTP downloads did not work
  • [-] General bug fixes

  BUILD 480

  • [+] Opinions
  • [+] Caching of disk write operations
  • [+] Option to restart downloading when speed is too low
  • [+] Scheduler: restrain all downloads
  • [+] Interface improvements
  • [+] Option to disable modification of Internet Explorer's user-agent string
  • [*] Improved integration with Internet Explorer and Firefox browsers
  • [*] The moving download to the new group will move its file also
  • [-] Downloads was launched automatically if added via Drop box even if not needed
  • [-] Restart more than one downloads worked incorrectly sometimes
  • [-] Bug of work with frames in HTML Spider
  • [-] Some general bugfixes

  BUILD 422

  • [+] UNC path support
  • [*] More silent for command line "-fs" option
  • [-] Sometimes downloads won't start automatically
  • [-] Downloads window blinking bug
  • [-] "When done" tasks settings modification bug
  • [-] File can't be renamed back to original name if additional extensions used
  • [-] Resume download if file exists option didn't work

  BUILD 416

  • [+] Order of downloads can be changed via up/down buttons now
  • [+] Export/import downloads via XML file
  • [+] Export history of downloads to HTML file
  • [+] Separate window for each download (optional)
  • [+] Restrain all downloads mode
  • [+] Archive extraction support
  • [+] Generation of description files for downloads
  • [+] Command line has been enhanced
  • [+] Tools | Shutdown when done option now allows selecting the type of shutdown
  • [+] Set the date of a downloaded file identical to the one specified on a server
  • [+] Double click on floating windows now restores/minimizes FDM
  • [+] Option not to save the logs of downloads
  • [+] Downloads can be imported to the specified group
  • [+] Ability to set groups' root folder
  • [+] Tray menu contains list of recent downloaded files
  • [+] Ability to change timeout for user confirmation for performance of some tasks
  • [+] HTML Spider: more flexibility for ignore list
  • [+] Active downloads info window shows speed of downloading
  • [+] Some other interface improvements
  • [+] More flexibility for creating batch downloads
  • [+] File integrity check. Supports MD5,SHA-1,SHA-2,CRC32 algorithms
  • [+] Status bar shows the total traffic usage and the total speed of downloading
  • [*] Support for files bigger than 2 GB
  • [*] Support of SIZE command by FTP server is not required now
  • [*] Improved color indication of resume support
  • [-] Bug in downloading using FTP passive mode with some FTP servers
  • [-] Export downloads on the list didn't work
  • [-] Sometimes HTML Spider didn't download images
  • [-] FDM entered into an infinite loop if file name on a server contained invalid characters
  • [-] Conflict with Microsoft User Profile Hive Cleanup service
  • [-] Bug after deleting a mirror from list of mirrors
  • [-] Sorting of downloads worked incorrectly
  • [-] Some other bugfixes

  BUILD 333

  • [+] Batch download: from 'A' to 'Z' templates.
  • [+] HTML Spider: frames support
  • [+] Scheduler: Hibernate and Stand By modes support
  • [+] Option to rename a file when restarting a download
  • [+] FileMirrors.com support
  • [+] Option of downloading: download/open/download & open
  • [+] Opera 8 support
  • [+] Several interface improvements
  • [*] Improved audio/video preview
  • [*] Improved multi-user support
  • [-] Downloaded files could be damaged, especially on high speed connections
  • [-] HTML Spider: several bugs fixed
  • [-] Sometimes FDM ignored FTP proxy settings
  • [-] Some other bug fixes

  BUILD 306

  • [+] Basic skin support
  • [+] Sound notification when all downloads completed
  • [+] Import list of URLs from clipboard
  • [+] Site Manager options
  • [*] Downloads Info hides automatically
  • [+,*] IE (6.x) monitoring: list of files' extensions to skip
  • [*] More reliable algorithm of saving list of downloads to disk
  • [-] Some bugfixes

  BUILD 295

  • [+] Copy log to clipboard
  • [-] Internet Explorer freezing
  • [-] HTML Spider bug

  BUILD 286

  • [*] Restored old Drop box icon
  • [*] FDM can download from FTP servers that does not support SIZE command
  • [-] Create batch download command from tray icon menu fixed
  • [-] FDM may hang while deleting a job from HTML Spider

  BUILD 285

  • [+] Ability to not monitor for small files
  • [+] Rollback (protects downloads from been damaged if you are downloading via proxy)
  • [+] HTML Spider: Ignore list
  • [+] Virus check: you can use * symbol to specify all files
  • [+] Small interface improvements
  • [-] HTML Spider: ' character was not recognized in the the files' names
  • [-] Some downloads may be damaged (FTP)
  • [-] IE and FDM may hang while adding new downloads
  • [-] Some other bugfixes

  BUILD 251

  • [*] ZIP preview became much faster
  • [*] Work with FTP active mode was improved
  • [+] Small interface improvements
  • [-] Some downloads may be damanged (HTTP)

  BUILD 240

  • [+] Mirrors support
  • [+] Audio/video preview for partically downloaded files
  • [+] ZIP partial downloading
  • [+] Multiuser support
  • [+] Filter for "Download all" IE menu
  • [+] Marking files as hidden while download is incomplete
  • [+] Option for automatic appending download comment to the file name
  • [+] HTML Spider: "Do not store server's page" option.
  • [+] Some interface improvements
  • [-] Some small bug fixes

  BUILD 221

  • [+] History of downloads
  • [+] Searching in the list of downloads
  • [+] Recycle Bin
  • [+] Command line support
  • [+] Rules for creating a new download
  • [+] Silent monitoring (ability to add downloads without displaying the dialog box)
  • [+] Ability to choose menu items that will be shown in Internet Explorer's context menu
  • [+] Sounds
  • [+] Settings for history of links and folders
  • [+] Export/Import list of downloads as a text file with the list of links
  • [+] Option "Exit when done"
  • [+] Cosmetic interface changes
  • [-] Some translation issues
  • [-] Number of sections of an download will excess the maximum specified value on 1 sometimes
  • [-] Spider's downloads was not started automatically
  • [-] Crash when downloading in HTML Spider with option "Automatically delete downloads" turned on
  • [-] Crash when trying to add new downloads while other downloads are running with option "Automatically delete downloads" turned on
  • [-] Some downloads of HTML Spider's task's may be not deleted after deleting that HTML Spider's task
  • [-] Sometimes an stuff was in the list of downloads when using the filters
  • [-] FDM was not able to start if an download was scheduled to start when FDM starts
  • [-] Site Explorer's downloads was saved to invalid location if you forgot to add '\' at the end of output folder
  • [-] Site Explorer did not redirect from HTTP to HTTPS and from HTTPS to HTTP
  • [-] FDM was unable to download files with some specific URLs
  • [-] Scheduler: if download was scheduled to start when there are no active downloads, that it will be restarted once had completed
  • [-] Real minimum size of a section was twice bigger than specified by user
  • [-] Using / or \ characters in the name of a group
  • [-] "Disk write error" message appeared sometimes while downloading from FTP
  • [-] Some small bug fixes