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The original was posted on /r/piracy by /u/WiiFitT7ainer on 2024-11-18 10:03:49+00:00.

I found Free Download Manager (FDM) through piracy subreddits, however, it has since become an essential tool for any browser downloads outside of just piracy. I figure that many other people here will also be familiar with FDM.

Installing anything through browsers’ native downloaders - limit my download speeds to ~600 Kb/s (0.60 Mb/s), but when I download via Free Download Manager, I’m able to reach download speeds of ~45 Mb/s. ‘Technically’, how does Free Download Manager work (i.e. Why does it download faster)? And by extension, what is the reason that browsers need to limit the download speed, when FDM doesn’t need to? I’m very curious to learn what is happening under the hood, any info is appreciated!