Turbo Download Manager

A download manager with the ability to pause and resume downloads, download remote files, and more.
What is Turbo Download Manager?
Turbo Download Manager is a Firefox extension developed for efficient multimedia downloading with multi-threading technology. It enables pause/resume of downloads, accelerates download speed by fetching file segments concurrently, and offers improved download stability on low-quality networks. Its additional features include resuming interrupted downloads, managing active job traffic, detecting media sources, and built-in M3U8 parsing for live streams.

Add-on stats

By: InBasic
Rating: 3.97 (607)
Version: 0.6.5 (Last updated: 2021-06-03)
Creation date: 2015-10-01
Weekly download count: 2,926
Firefox on Android: No
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • storage
  • downloads
  • downloads.open
  • notifications
  • clipboardRead
  • contextMenus
  • unlimitedStorage
  • *://*/*
  • power
  • webRequest
  • See more
Size: 151.26K
URLs: Website

Other platforms

Turbo Download Manager (3rd edition) (v0.7.0)
3.97 (105) 80,000
Turbo Download Manager (3rd edition) (v0.6.5)
3.90 (15) 28,558
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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:

  1. Resuming broken downloads: When the downloading process is interrupted, you needn't start from the beginning again.
  2. Pausing active jobs: To temporarily reduce network traffic when it is needed
  3. 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.
  4. Enhanced audio/video files support: Has internal HTML spider module to detect media (video, audio) and image sources
  5. Built-in M3U8 parser and Live Stream downloader (HLS) with AES-128 decryption support.
  6. 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

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
  • Some users appreciate its features and potential usefulness.
  • Good updates noted by some users.
Cons
  • Many users report that it does not resume downloads as expected.
  • Confusing interface that does not provide helpful guidance.
  • It fails to find videos on YouTube pages.
  • No noticeable speed improvement in downloads.
Most mentioned
  • Does not automatically resume downloads.
  • Confusing to use.
  • Lacks effective functionality compared to built-in download options.
Recent reviews
Undecided yet, how do you auto resume downloads? That be helpful when sleeping
by edenflare, 2024-11-05


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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 likelihood

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