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.

    v5.1.38 [build 7312, Jan 31, 2019] STABLE
- General bug fixes.

v5.1.37 [build 7302, Jan 24, 2019] STABLE
- General bug fixes (including missing server time/date stamp).

v5.1.37 [build 7297, Dec 27, 2018] STABLE
- Silent update.

v5.1.37 [build 7274, Sep 28, 2018] STABLE
- Fixed incompatibility with macOS 10.14 (Mojave).

v5.1.37 [build 7258, May 28, 2018] STABLE
- YouTube functional is improved.
- General bug fixes.

v5.1.36 [build 7160, May 11, 2018] STABLE
+ User interface: Dark theme.
- Several YouTube video downloading bugs fixed.
* Firefox and Chrome extensions updated.

v5.1.35 [build 7092, Apr 28, 2018] STABLE
- YouTube functional is improved.
- General bug fixes.
Dark interface is coming.

v5.1.34 [build 6924, Feb 22, 2018] STABLE silent update
- General bug fixes.

v5.1.34 [build 6885, Dec 28, 2017] STABLE
- General bug fixes.

v5.1.34 [build 6876, Dec 25, 2017] STABLE
- Qt updated to 5.10.
- WinDivert updated to 1.3.
- General bug fixes.

v5.1.33 [build 6791, Oct 27, 2017] STABLE
- [Win] Fixed issues when FDM couldn't seed due to Windows Firewall.
- [Win] Fixed issues when FDM could be causing lags on Wi-Fi networks.
- [MacOS] Fixed random crashes when downloading torrents.
- Added WebExtension for Firefox 57+ support.
- General bug fixes and improvements.
- Added Traditional Chinese localization.

v5.1.32 [build 6573, Jul 26, 2017] STABLE
- General bug fixes and stability improvements

v5.1.32 [build 6561, Jul 21, 2017] BETA
- Improved work with downloads on external drives.
- General bug fixes

v5.1.30 [build 6509, Jun 30, 2017] STABLE
- Bug fixes: HTTP downloads (login info), UI, moving downloads, context menu, etc.
- Downgraded some third-party libraries
- Allow moving downloads even if they're running
- Added translations

v5.1.29 [build 6471, Jun 16, 2017] STABLE
- Bug fixes: UI, torrents, notifications, crashes, etc.

v5.1.29 [build 6456, Jun 9, 2017] BETA
- Bug fixes (HTTP downloads, update, UI)
- Updated third-party libraries

v5.1.29 [build 6411, May 26, 2017] BETA
- [Torrents] Fixed an issue with filename conflicts
- [Downloads] When moving downloads, the progress is now reflected in the progress bar
- General bug fixes

v5.1.28 [build 6375, May 18, 2017] STABLE
- Fixed issue with excessive backup
- Added buttons to control downloads priority (hover over "Speed") and files priority in the Files tab for torrents
- General bug fixes

v5.1.27 [build 6303, May 5, 2017] STABLE
- Bug fixes (HTTP downloads, Paste URLs from Clipboard, macOS quitting, torrents, UI)

v5.1.27 [build 6280, Apr 28, 2017] BETA
- Bug fixes (UI, downloads deletion, HTTP(S), macOS protocol associations, etc.)
- Added translations

v5.1.27 [build 6217, Apr 14, 2017] BETA
- [Torrents] Revamped the whole module, got rid of unnecessary dependencies
- [UI] Major changes to modal dialogs and design in general
- [UI] Added Progress tab to the Info panel
- [Downloads] Added suggestion to finish a previously failed download instead of creating a new one
- General bug fixes and optimizations

v5.1.26 [build 5889, Mar 17, 2017] STABLE
- [Youtube] Improved parser to work with new pages
- [macOS] Disabled network configuration monitoring module to improve performance on macOS for WiFi connections
- [Edge] Restart integration module on update (please see "Known issues" below)
- [Update on macOS] Fixes for update breaking audio/video streams merging and next update (please see "Known issues" below)
- [Scheduler] Fixed issues with specifying schedule before adding a download
- [Win] Fixed issue when restarting an HTTP download would delete the file afterwards
- [Batch downloads] Minor fixes
- [IE] Bug fixes for context menus on extension install/uninstall
- General bugfixes and performance improvements
Known issues:
- [macOS] Please restart FDM manually after update (Otherwise "Merging streams" hangs forever for Youtube 480p/1080p etc.)
- [Win] Please restart your computer after update to enable Edge browser integration.

v5.1.25 [build 5816, Feb 22, 2017] STABLE
- Fixed an issue with browser integration on initial installation
- HTTP: fixed an issue with idle threads that are no longer needed

v5.1.24 [build 5803, Feb 17, 2017] STABLE
- Added multiple selection in the Files tab for torrents
- Update: FDM will relaunch without a prompt dialog when there are no active downloads
- HTTP(S): internal changes and bugfixes
- Youtube: added parsing for new types of pages
- Updated third party libs
- General bugfixes (UI, torrents, etc.)

v5.1.23 [build 5672, Jan 20, 2017] STABLE
- Creation/modification date file attributes are now set to server-provided date on download completion
- Allow changing URLs for downloads that failed to receive metadata
- Added markers for downloads with High/Low priority
- Added checkbox for starting download immediately after changing URL
- UI/UX changes (bottom panel behaviour, style fixes etc.)
- General bugfixes and stability improvements

v5.1.23 [build 5634, Jan 13, 2017] BETA
- Added Change URL option to context menu for HTTP(S) downloads
- Optimizations for pausing torrent downloads on macOS
- Temporarily skip catching downloads from Yahoo Mail attachments
- Bugfixes (Flash/HTML5 video catching, batch downloads, etc.)

v5.1.22 [build 5597, Dec 30, 2016] STABLE
- Added option to import multiple URLs from clipboard
- General bugfixes and stability improvements

v5.1.22 [build 5561, Dec 26, 2016] BETA
- Download Flash/HTML5 videos from browsers (make sure extensions are installed and enabled)
- UI improvements
- General bugfixes and stability improvements

v5.1.21 [build 5461, Dec 15, 2016] STABLE
- Bugfixes (automatic files removal option, some internal changes, etc.)

v5.1.21 [build 5442, Dec 9, 2016] BETA
- Torrents: fixed "time remaining" field for magnets (UI)
- Allow updates from standard user on macOS (admin authorization required)
- Temporarily skip catching downloads from Gmail attachments (investigating an issue)
- Bugfixes (UI, browser integration, etc.)

v5.1.20 [build 5362, Nov 25, 2016] STABLE
- Added batch downloads
- Added option to automatically remove downloads from list when files are deleted from disk
- Added option to prevent sleep when uploading torrents
- Bugfixes (browser integration, thumbnails, UI, etc.)
- Updated Chrome extension to v2.1.14 (browser restart needed)

v5.1.19 [build 5166, Oct 21, 2016] STABLE
- Updated Scheduler
- Updated localizations sketch (Danish, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Chinese)
- UI improvements (Settings, "Completed" tab, messages)
- Improved interaction with antiviruses (Windows)
- Bugfixes and stability improvements

v5.1.19 [build 5047, Oct 11, 2016] BETA
- Added two options for downloading with/without FDM using Alt
- Schedule downloads to be run on certain days of the week in a specified time frame
- Localization sketch (Danish, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Chinese)
- Various bugfixes (related to update, thumbnails, torrents, native Mac menu etc.)

v5.1.18 [build 4671, Sep 9, 2016] STABLE
- Fixed a memory consumption issue on Mac OS X

v5.1.17 [build 4597, Aug 23, 2016] STABLE
- General bugfixes

v5.1.17b [build 4585, Aug 22, 2016] BETA
- Added "File Integrity" option to context menu (calculate MD5, SHA-1, SHA-256)
- Configure how you want to turn off computer when downloads are completed (hibernate/put to sleep/shut down)
- Edge browser integration module general improvements
- General bugfixes (including autoupdate fixes)

v5.1.16 [build 4477, Aug 12, 2016] BETA
- Major improvements to the "Catch links without confirmation" mode
- Option to shut down computer when all downloads are completed
- Option to suggest download folder based on domain
- Edge browser integration module performance improvements
- General bugfixes
Known issues:
- autoupdate is broken.
- integration with Edge browser has several issues.

v5.1.15 [build 4279, Jul 18, 2016] STABLE
- Improved file removal on Windows version
- Fixed the “File changed on remote server” error for some servers
- Added ability to restore settings to their original defaults
- Improved browser integration stability
- Minor UI fixes
- Other stability fixes

v5.1.14 [build 4229, Jul 1, 2016]
- Improved integration with Edge on Windows (previously, overall network speed was reduced)
- Increased speed and fixed support of resumed downloads
- Improved browser integration stability
- Improved Youtube download stability
- Optimized work with large download lists
- Fixed torrent-related crashes
- Fixed torrent file size limit for the Chrome browser
- Fixed the torrents adding issue
- Fixed the file name definition issue while adding a download
- Fixed Windows Launch at startup
- Fixed the drag & drop function on Mac
- Added proxy servers support for torrents
- Added the file hosting services whitelist where it is not possible to catch links from browsers (uploaded.net, rapidgator.net, nitroflare.com)

v5.1.13 [build 4039, Jun 8, 2016]
- Minor fix for catching links immediately after update

v5.1.13 [build 4036, Jun 1, 2016]
- Catch links without confirmation ("Silent monitoring")
- FDM will check if it's your default torrent client (you can easily disable that)
- Settings redesigned
- Improved filename detection for non-RFC servers
- BitTorrent: "Force reannouce" feature; more peer flags on "Peers" tab
- Windows: updater minor bugfixes
- Bugfix: installer was not deleted after update
- Mac OS X: fixed a crash when FDM is running under multiple users
- Other stability fixes

v5.1.12 [build 3865, May 11, 2016]
- Added a warning if your disk space is insufficient to finish all downloads (works even without preallocation).
- Windows: CEF updated to 3.2623.1397.
- Firefox: apply monitoring settings without browser restart.
- Stability improvements (mostly concerning the update process).
- Manual update minor fix: two steps (Download & Install) are joined into one.
- Safari: a new context menu item "Download Image with FDM". Minor fixes. Safari extension should still be updated manually by clicking an "extension" link in Preferences > Browser Integration.
- Windows: fixed a few problems with IE extension installation.

v5.1.11 [build 3817, Apr 29, 2016]
Some new features:
- "Download To..." menu item (e.g. if files are missing)
- A special "Queued" status if a download is added in Snail mode, or traffic limits are reached.
- IE extension: extract suggested file name from Content-Disposition.
Bugfixes:
- Could not download from uploaded.net with a Premium account.
- Windows: drag&drop fixes.
- Firefox extension: YouTube button appearance bugfix.
- Don't add redundant "txt" extension for "Content-Type: text/plain" if there is a known extension already.
- Minor fixes: bottom panel resize, error messages, sort order, filename validation.

v5.1.10 [build 3744, Apr 20, 2016]
- Magnet links: speeded up finding peers in some cases.
- FDM couldn't update itself from server with some proxies.
- Fixed: MS Edge disappeared from monitoring settings.
- Torrent settings: Peer exchange & uTP turned on by default.
- Firefox extension: don't show "fatal error" after uninstalling FDM.
- Mac OS X 10.11: dropping a magnet link directly to FDM Dock icon (without a delay) now works.
- A few stability improvements.
Various UI changes:
- Download list: hovering the mouse over the upload speed now reveals "Stop seeding" button.
- Windows: FDM main window now doesn't lose focus when context menu is opened.
- "Torrent" & "YouTube" are now filters, not tags.
- More clear icons for "Start all" & "Pause all".
- Bugfix: YouTube video quality list could be disabled sometimes.
- Can now rename a download (file or folder) when adding it. Actually, it worked in previous builds, but it wasn't clear from UI.
- Multiple minor fixes (mouse cursor, modal window widths, error messages, drag & drop tags, etc).
- Speeded up UI response to some actions.

v5.1.9 [build 3627, Apr 7, 2016]
- Toggle bottom panel by clicking the selected item
- Simplified toggle seeding for multiple torrents at once
- Relative paths now based on the default Download folder
- Improved double-clicking on incomplete downloads
- Fixed detecting file extension for some servers
- Improved resuming YouTube downloads when the file is removed
- Windows: browser integration option 'ALT must be pressed' now available for all the supported browsers
- Fixed catching links from Internet Explorer in some cases

v5.1.8 [build 3568, Apr 1, 2016]
- Correcty handle POST downloads.
- Move files to Trash instead of deleting from disk.
- YouTube: improved download speed for DASH links.
- An option to restart download from context menu.
- Mac OS X: Finder's Quick Look functionality (press space).
- Automatically detect UTF-8 filenames for the servers which don't respect RFC-6266 recommendations on Content-Disposition.
- Torrents: apply traffic limits to local peers.
- DHT enabled by default.
- Fixed an incorrect error message while adding certain magnet links.
- Preallocation queue bugfix.
- Mac OS X: drag & drop fixes: can now drop a link directly to Dock; fixed a problem with dropping URLs with Unicode chars.
- Windows: show context menu on Menu key.
Few UI improvements:
- Added seeding indicator for all torrents, even with zero speed;
- Simplified bottom panel.
Safari extension:
- Downloads interception temporarily turned off, we need to make it better;
- Bugfixes: context menu item "Download with FDM" didn't work for some websites.
Note for Safari users (Mac OS X): the extension isn't updated automatically (waiting for Extension Gallery approval). To update the extension to the latest version (v0.7.5), please click the extension link in Preferences > Browser Integration.

v5.1.7 [build 3456, Mar 24, 2016]
- Windows: bugfixes for display scale more than 100%
- Ability to drag & drop tags to downloads
- Log context menu: you can copy or save it to file
- Minor UI bugfixes

v5.1.6 [build 3387, Mar 22, 2016]
- File space preallocation for big files (see Settings > Advanced). Please tell us how it works for you.
- Experimental support for Microsoft Edge (see Settings > Monitoring). We can only handle http links, not https.
The latest Windows Insider build (14291) has some Edge extensions support, but it still lacks the features we need to make it work. We requested additional information from Microsoft, but they will unlikely give us any reply. Keep waiting for any news from Redmond.
- Windows: CEF updated to the latest release version (3.2623.1395). Should fix some crashes and the “rocket scrolling” with a mouse wheel.
- Fixed: Chrome/Firefox integration could stop working in some cases.
Minor UI features:
- Log autoscrolling;
- Context menu to remove tag from the current download (bottom panel > General).

v5.1.5 [build 3224, Mar 16, 2016]
- Proxy support for HTTP, HTTPS, FTP
- HTTP authentication (Basic Auth)
- Windows: FDM window didn't become foreground in some cases
- Some fixes for restarting YouTube downloads
- Preview generator fixes: transparency, etc.
- Drag & drop links from Internet Explorer
- Check if the file has changed on server before continuing to download it
- Problem with encoding: excessive percent signs in file names
- UI minor fixes

v5.1.4 [build 3001, Feb 22, 2016, Windows only]
- Windows: erroneous error message from system at FDM start is fixed

v5.1.4 [build 2996, Feb 19, 2016]
- Windows: notifications about complete downloads (see Settings > General > Notifications)
- Stability improvements: fixed a couple of crashes
- Various UI fixes: long logs couldn't be selected entirely; poor performance with torrents containing hundreds of files, etc.
- Correctly handle the fact that you can't drag&drop an URL from Internet Explorer to another app

v5.1.3 [build 2938, Feb 16, 2016]
- Prioritize downloads (via context menu)
- Snail mode: download at a low speed (2.5 KBytes/sec per connection) without closing any connections
- Significantly improved interaction between core and UI, which should result in lower CPU and memory consumption
- Tutorial about monitoring settings: show it when the first download is caught from browser
- Splash screen and many other minor UI fixes like simplified errors displaying
- Fixed very slow moving to external drive
- Ability to rename a download when adding
- Ability to skip files with certain extensions

v5.1.2 [build 2657, Jan 27, 2016]
- "Force recheck" context menu option for torrents
- Fixed high CPU consumption in some cases
- Stability improvements (crash handler, etc.)
- Built with correct debug info
- Minor improvements in the downloads list: left click resets the selection; some messages made more informative

v5.1.1 [build 2583, Jan 22, 2016]
Multiple UI bugfixes and improvements: tags, selection, statuses and error messages
Windows installer fixes:
- installation from standard user didn't work
- install to Program Files by default (if installing with admin rights), otherwise to AppData
- more correct torrent associations
Preview generation bugfixes (MKV, GIF, some YouTube cases)
Solved a few problems after restart/reconnect (error messages etc.)
Fixed incorrect behavior on quit while merging video+audio streams
Internet Explorer: "Allow browser to download if you press Cancel" now works
Traffic usage optimizations
Speed up retrieving info on YouTube downloads
Clickable URLs in torrent comments

v5.1.0.2401 [Jan 14, 2016]
- Internet Explorer integration (not fully tested yet)
- Windows: sometimes main window was not activated on intercepting downloads from browsers
- Mac OS X: Firefox integration bugfix
- Mac OS X: drag & drop didn't work for some kind of links
- Fixed a problem with some HTTP return codes for sections
- Minor UI fixes
- Fixed a crash

v5.1.0.2343 [Jan 13, 2016]
- Many further UI bugfixes, concerning error texts, icons, file names, etc.
- Fixed another crash

v5.1.0.2300 [Jan 6, 2016]
- Fixed a couple of crashes
- Fixed freezing when downloading torrents to external drive
Some UI changes, including:
- Start all / Stop all buttons
- Minor changes to details pane (General & Files tab)
- A special status for torrents which are completed, but not all files are selected to download
- New context menu items: "Choose files" for torrents, "Pause all except selected"

• 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