Free Download Manager official extension
Free Download Manager Official Extension for Firefox
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- cookies
- webRequest
- webRequestBlocking
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- downloads
- nativeMessaging
- contextMenus
- activeTab
- storage
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Add-on summary
It's an official Firefox extension by Free Download Manager developers. The sole purpose of this add-on is integration with FDM.
FDM is a fast and reliable download manager and accelerator that improves your experience with downloads and helps you organize them in an easy manner.
It works on Windows and macOS and features a user-friendly interface with modern design. FDM allows video downloading from popular websites and supports HTTP/HTTPS/FTP/BitTorrent download protocols. Also, it can boost all downloads up to 10 times, efficiently process large files and download multiple files at the same time.
With it, you can drag&drop links from a web browser, preview audio and video files before downloading, convert files to desired formats, etc. For faster download processes, split files into several parts that are processed simultaneously, resume downloading after the connection loss and schedule downloads to be processed at the convenient time. Get full control over the traffic usage and downloaded files.
If you want to help us make Free Download Manager (or this Firefox extension) better, you are always welcome to our forum where you can post bug reports and feature suggestions as well as get support for any issues you stumbled upon with FDM: https://www.freedownloadmanager.org/board/
Note: Windows, Mac and Linux! Requires FDM to be installed to work properly.
User reviews
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spammy, or outdated.- Great extension when it works successfully.
- Works well in conventional installations.
- Does not work at all on flatpak installations or Mac.
- Extension gets stuck on 'loading' and fails to integrate properly with the browser.
- Requires forced acceptance of user data collection which many users find unacceptable.
- The extension does not work or integrate with Firefox downloads as expected.
- Users are frustrated with the forced telemetry data collection.
- Stuck on 'loading' and fails to function.
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Add-on safety
Risk impact
Free Download Manager official extension requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.
Risk impact analysis details
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