How to accelerate file downloads in Firefox

To accelerate downloading files in Firefox, we can use the utility Multithreaded Download Manager by creating more download streams to help download faster.

To accelerate downloading files in Firefox, we can use the utility Multithreaded Download Manager by creating more download streams to help download faster, optimizing the ability to download files for the browser. This is the same download method on IDM software or Parallel Download feature on Google Chrome. This add-on for Firefox will also split into multiple download streams to speed up the process of downloading files in the browser. Besides, users can also set the download speed in the browser. The following article will guide readers to increase file download speed on Firefox.

Instructions to accelerate downloading files in Firefox

Step 1:

Users download the add-on for Firefox by following the link below.

Download the Multithreaded Download Manager utility
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/multithreaded-download-manager/

Step 2:

Now when you download any file on Firefox will display the file download interface as shown below. Click Download to download the file.

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Now when clicking on the utility icon will see the download process as shown below. You can stop the download if you want.

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Step 3:

In addition, we can also paste the URL you want to download into the utility interface. Click the plus icon in the widget interface, and then paste the URL into the Address bar .

If you want to download the file, paste the URL separated by rows. In the process of downloading videos, the user has a section to set the download speed at Threads. We can increase the download flow from 4 to 6.

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Step 4:

To increase the download flow for the add-on , we type about: config in the address bar on Firefox and press Enter. Then enter network.http.max-persistent-connections-per-server in the search bar, then click the pen icon and enter the stream you want to use.

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Update 27 May 2020
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