Free Download Manager is a download manager for Windows, macOS, Linux and Android. Free Download Manager is proprietary software, but was free and open-source software between versions 2.5 and 3.9.7. Starting with version 3.0.852 (15 April 2010), the source code was made available in the project's Subversion repository instead of being included with the binary package. This continued until versions 3.9.7. The source code for version 5.0 and newer is not available and the GNU General Public License agreement has been removed from the app. The ability to download YouTube videos was included in the program's functionality until October 16th, 2021, when one of the developers, Alex, indicated that Google had filed a complaint report, requesting the option be disabled. Attempts to download any videos from YouTube currently result in the message, "Youtube downloads are not available" being shown in the download box. A resolution with Google's legal team still has yet to be reached. Features The GUI presents several tabs that organize types of downloads and allow access to different features in the program. Download information view that shows each download's progress bar, file preview, community opinions if any are written for that download and a log showing connection status. Download acceleration Dropbox for file drag-and-drop HTTP and FTP download support Enhanced audio/video files support RTSP/MMS download support Batch downloading support for downloading a set of files Segmented file transfer: Splits large file into parts (specified in the settings of the software) and downloads simultaneously BitTorrent support (based on Libtorrent), Magnet URI scheme support Flash video download from sites like Google Video (exclude Android) Resuming broken downloads, if permitted by server Zip files partial download, lets users to download only the necessary part of a zip file. Simultaneous downloading from several mirrors Support bandwidth throttling via three fully customizable traffic modes: light, medium and heavy. Import list of URLs from clipboard Integrates with the browser being used to track URL or Copy functions if downloadable content is found Remote control via Internet Smart file management and powerful scheduler Portable mode, users can easily create its portable version and avoid the need to install and configure the program on each computer. Active Spyware and Adware protection using active communication among users and also through installed Antivirus software on the computer. Tabs Downloads – This is the focal point of the program, which is simply a download manager. Users can also