Download Accelerator and Manager

Easily manage and accelerate your downloads up to 5 times!
What is Download Accelerator and Manager?
Download Accelerator and Manager is a powerful Firefox add-on that enables you to download big files with multi-threaded technique. It divides the input file(s) into several sections and downloads them in parallel. With a simple interface, you can easily manage and accelerate your downloads up to 5 times faster.

Add-on stats

By: Martin
Users: 597 ▼ -5
Rating: 4.08 (12)
Version: 0.1.5 (Last updated: 2020-04-23)
Creation date: 2018-08-26
Weekly download count: 39
Firefox on Android: Yes
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • storage
  • *://*/*
  • downloads
  • contextMenus
  • notifications
  • downloads.open
  • unlimitedStorage
Size: 165.35K
URLs: Website

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Add-on summary

Download Accelerator & Manager is a powerful add-on that enables you to download big files with multi-threaded technique. It uses an smart and multi-threaded JavaScript engine to divide the input file(s) in to several sections and then download all sections in parallel.

Just enter desired thread number in popup and then add a download task. In order to add a new download, you have 2 options. 1st option is adding a download through context-menu item in right click. Simply right click on a desired download link and then click on the - Download with Accelerator - item in right click. Alternatively, you can open toolbar popup UI and add a desired download link in the designated area (top left corner).

Please note that, when you add a URL, please first adjust the number of threads (default value is 3). Also note that, currently maximum number of threads is 5 (in future version this limitation will be removed).

Note: currently, the maximum number of threads (simultaneous downloads) is 5. In future, support for more threads will be added.

If you have a feature request, or suggestions to improve the add-on, please fill the bug report form in the addon's homepage.

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Firefox Browser Add-ons does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Significantly increases download speed
  • Has the ability to multithread downloads
  • Provides notification when download has finished
  • Enhances efficiency of research and development works
Cons
  • Only uses one connection to the server
  • Displays downloads in non-chronological order in its list
  • Sometimes fails to start a new download when clicked
  • Doesn't accurately display download speed in the log
Most mentioned
  • Increases download speed
  • Ability to multithread
  • Displays download list in non-chronological order
  • Issues with download initiation
  • Provides desktop notification upon download completion
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Add-on safety

Risk impact

Download Accelerator and Manager requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

Download Accelerator and Manager has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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