Who wouldn’t be happy to be able to boost up download speeds? How many times you really wanted to force that file to go faster and faster, but couldn’t do anything to do it?

We have seen together the best download manager for Firefox, called DownThemAll!, and it really did its job, also allowing you to download all the files present on a page with one click.

Today I want to show you another fantastic extension, still in Alpha phase, which will be a great opponent to DownThemAll!, and maybe even better.

FireDownload is part of an upcoming family of downloading tools for Firefox, which promises to boost up your downloads up to 10x, completely integrating itself into the browser’s interface and menus.

After you install it, a new option will be available as a checkbox into your download interface: just thick it, and your file will begin downloading much faster. The only problem I encountered until now is that you cannot change location and name for the file, but maybe developers will adjust this feature in upcoming versions.

You can also right-click on any file URL and a new voice will be added into your menu: clicking it will immediately start a new download to the default location (Desktop).

Here two examples of FireDownload in action:

• Downloading Ubuntu Linux, from the same server, with and without FireDownload.

  

• Downloading Fedora Linux, from the same server, with and without FireDownload.

  

So if you are tired of using DownThemAll! or any other download manager, you should definitely try this one out: simple, seamless, and fast!

Link: http://www.fireaddons.com/

Download Link: http://www.fireaddons.com/iamchosen/

The installation package comes in XPI format, so you will have to allow it by clicking the pop-up button on the top right of your screen.