Dear FDM Users!Our team has been actively developing a completely new version of FDM during the last few months.
This new version is a completely new FDM with new core and UI written from scratch.
It was created with a hope to bring the best possible experience to both users and developers.
Its main purpose is to work fast and smoothly on every device it can be run on.
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Download DEB for Linux 64-bit (39MB)
Download for Android 6 and higher (32-bit) (39MB) Download for Android 6 and higher (64-bit) (42MB) - [+] FDM6 based on Qt5 for legacy platforms Windows 7, macOS 10.12, Ubuntu 18.04
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6.20.0.5524 [Jan 1, 2024] STABLE - Fixed: Android: crash when using built-in web browser's context menu in case the main app is not launched.
6.20.0.5514 [Dec 21, 2023] STABLE - Fixed: Android: bug detecting network state under Android 8.x and older.
6.20.0.5510 [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.
- [+] Change log of the previous versions
- 6.19.1.5263 [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.
6.19.0.5156 [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.
6.18.1.4920 [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.
6.18.0.4888 [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.
v6.17.0.4792 [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.
v6.16.2.4586 [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.
v6.16.1.4558 [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.
v6.16.0.4468 [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.
v6.15.3.4236 [Oct 16, 2021] STABLE
- Fixed: FDM was generating false download failed notifications if the silent monitoring was turned on.
v6.15.3.4234 [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.
v6.15.2.4167 [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.
v6.15.1.4143 [Aug 30, 2021] STABLE
- Windows: improved support of the dark theme.
- Fixed: FDM was crashing trying to start downloads created in previous versions.
v6.15.0.4140 [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.
v6.14.2.3973 [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.
v6.14.1.3935 [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.
v6.14.0.3798 [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
v6.13.4.3616 [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.
v6.13.3.3555 [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).
v6.13.2.3510 [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).
v6.13.1.3480 [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.
v6.13.0.3463 [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.
v6.12.1.3374 [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.
v6.12.0.3350 [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.
v6.11.0.3218 [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.
v6.10.2.3107 [Jul 24, 2020] STABLE
- The minimum possible size of the main window is decreased.
- General bug fixes.
v6.10.1.3069 [Jul 3, 2020] STABLE
- General bug fixes.
v6.10.1.3051 [Jun 25, 2020] STABLE
- Automatic retry of failed downloads.
- General bug fixes.
v6.10.0.3016 [Jun 5, 2020] STABLE
- Portable version support (Windows only).
- More browsers supported: Edge (Chromium based version only), Vivaldi, Opera.
- General bug fixes.
v6.9.1.2947 [May 18, 2020] STABLE
- General bug fixes.
v6.9.0.2927 [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.
v6.8.2.2818 [Apr 2, 2020] Release Candidate
- General bug fixes.
v6.8.2.2816 [Apr 1, 2020] Release Candidate
- Add trackers feature.
- Minor improvements.
- General bug fixes.
v6.8.1.2780 [Mar 26, 2020] Release Candidate
- General bug fixes.
v6.8.1.2772 [Mar 25, 2020] Release Candidate
- General bug fixes.
v6.8.0.2748 [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.
v6.7.0.2533 [Jan 24, 2020] Release Candidate
- Fully automatic database backup system.
- Minor improvements.
- General bug fixes.
v6.7.0.2439 [Dec 30, 2019] Release Candidate
- Automatic import from FDM5.
- Minor improvements.
- General bug fixes.
v6.6.0.2261 [Nov 29, 2019] BETA
- Various features.
- Minor improvements.
- General bug fixes.
v6.5.1.2124 [Nov 3, 2019] ALPHA
- General bug fixes and improvements.
v6.5.0.2062 [Oct 22, 2019] ALPHA
- General bug fixes and improvements.
v6.5.0.2035 [Oct 17, 2019] ALPHA
- General bug fixes.
v6.5.0.2021 [Oct 15, 2019] ALPHA
- Major improvements and updates.
- Lot of bug fixes.
v6.4.0 [build 1819, Aug 19, 2019] ALPHA
- General bug fixes.
v6.4.0 [build 1805, Aug 14, 2019] ALPHA
+ Various features.
- General bug fixes.
v6.3.0 [build 1696, Jul 22, 2019] ALPHA
+ Various features.
* Android: redesigned UI.
- General bug fixes.
v6.2.0 [build 1533, Jun 4, 2019] ALPHA
- General bug fixes.
v6.2.0 [build 1526, May 31, 2019] ALPHA
+ YouTube support.
+ Various features.
- General bug fixes.
v6.1.0 [build 1320, Mar 29, 2019] ALPHA
+ Minor interface improvements.
- General bug fixes.
v6.1.0 [build 1291, Mar 23, 2019] ALPHA
- General bug fixes.
v6.1.0 [build 1284, Mar 21, 2019] ALPHA
+ Linux version.
+ Torrents.
+ Various features.
- General bug fixes.
v6.0.0 [build 840, Oct 30, 2018] ALPHA
+ Windows and Mac OS X versions.
- General bug fixes.
v6.0.0 [build 559, Sep 7, 2018] ALPHA
+ Android version. First release.
