With the version 3.9.4, Free Download Manager has released a new Chrome extension -available on the Web Store- which integrates FDM with the Chrome browser. When you install FDM, if browser was already installed on your computer, then it asks to install this extension in Chrome, but not the case when it’s not.
Then you can manually install Free Download Manager Chrome extension from the Web Store here and restart the browser. Now initiate any file download in Chrome, it will be picked up by FDM, if not,
Read: Free Download Manager 3.9.4 offers Chrome Extension on Web Store
Fixing Free Download Manager Extension not working in Chrome
1. Close Google Chrome browser
2. Open FDM main window, click on ‘Options’ and select ‘Settings’ (you can use Ctrl+O keyboard shortcut also for that),
3. Once the Settings window opens, select ‘Monitoring’ and check ‘Google Chrome’ on the right, restart Chrome if already open for changes to apply.
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4. Now open Chrome and try to download any file, FDM will grab it.
If FDM is not working in Firefox
First, ensure ‘Firefox’ is checked or selected under ‘Monitoring’ of FDM settings, next, enable the Free Download Manager plugin in the Add-ons Manager.
Has this working for you? Let me know if you’ve any doubts in the comments.
I have FDM installed with Chrome and it fires up when downloading gmail attachements, however, it often starts the download but then when finished, it has download a file named “ServiceLogin” instead. The only way I found to correct the problem, is to cancel FDM, which then proceeds with the normal Chrome download. After that, FDM then again download attachments correctly. Quite annoying to be honest.
@ Paul
I’ve not able to replicate what you said, when I tried to download attachments in Gmail, they’ve been downloaded by Chrome download manager but not by FDM with its extension installed and monitoring enabled for the browser.
Anyway thanks for sharing your problem and it would be nice if FDM offers options to have control over type of files it downloads and allow us to add exceptions for some websites to not download some files such as attachments automatically.
I tried that method for chome and still not working.. When i check ‘Google Chrome’ in monitoring setting and click ok, it open the chrome browser new window (whether chrome browser already open or closed before).. When i close the chrome (FDM become unresponding until chrome is closed) and check the monitoring setting again, ‘Google Chrome’ still unchecked..
Fandi, same here, can’t enable monitoring for Google Chrome in FDM, seems its a bug, we can’t do much about it, let us hope future versions comes with a fix to this. I use IDM on my computer for file downloads, unless users like you report about FDM issues on this site, I don’t know them.
Fandi, i had the same problem, just as you described.you have to set chrome to run as administrator. go to the folder where chrome is installed and do it to the app. if you do not know where chrome is installed just right-click the shortcut and click on open containing folder. it worked for me
Thumbs up for these tips!
thanx bro nice working
I have install the free download manager, when I want to download any video file it will say file STOP or not found. please help/
free download manager did nt START with any videos
Have you tried the new v5 beta, check this out https://techdows.com/2016/04/free-download-manager-5-1-9-beta-adds-experimental-edge-support-and-snail-mode.html
i had fdm installed and it was working properly as well as downloaded easily from chrome. but suddenly it is not being opened in my system. the fdm version windows opens up, but not starting.
Time to reinstall FDM.