
Turbo Download Manager - Efficient Firefox Add-On
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- storage
- downloads
- downloads.open
- notifications
- clipboardRead
- contextMenus
- unlimitedStorage
- *://*/*
- power
- webRequest
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Add-on summary
Turbo Download Manager (3rd edition) is a multi-threading download manager with a built-in tool to grab video, audio, and image sources. Similar to IDM (Internet Download Manager), and JDownloader, this extension has a built-in tool to increase the downloading speed by fetching multiple segments of the file simultaneously. This downloader is written purely in JavaScript hand there are no external dependencies.
Preview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyGSWAeKbB0
Features:
- Resuming broken downloads: When the downloading process is interrupted, you needn't start from the beginning again.
- Pausing active jobs: To temporarily reduce network traffic when it is needed
- Download acceleration: Splits files into several sections and downloads them simultaneously in an internal IndexedDB database, allowing you to use any type of connection at the maximum available speed.
- Enhanced audio/video files support: Has internal HTML spider module to detect media (video, audio) and image sources
- Built-in M3U8 parser and Live Stream downloader (HLS) with AES-128 decryption support.
- Supports custom "Referrer" header for jobs
This download manager can be used to accelerate your downloading speed or to improve download stability on low-quality networks. The extension is integrated into your browser download manager as much as possible.
User reviews
- The option to resume a failed download is highly appreciated by some users, particularly for unreliable connections.
- The add-on is often labeled as useless or frustrating, with many users reporting confusion and difficulty in its functionality.
- It fails to work with very large files, with reports of files disappearing after long download times.
- There are multiple complaints about it not being able to find media links on sites like YouTube.
- Does not work as expected for large files.
- Difficult to use and confusing interface.
- Fails to resume downloads effectively.
User reviews
Add-on safety
Risk impact
Turbo Download Manager requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.
Risk impact analysis details
- Critical Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
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Risk likelihood
We don't have sufficient data to confidently determine the risk likelihood of Turbo Download Manager. Use it at your own risk.
Risk likelihood analysis details
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