The FlashGot add-in resolves this situation by integrating the download managers into Firefox allowing interoperability.
[3] As of December 2011[update], FlashGot recognizes and supports 51 different external download managers.
Version 1.2.1.13 included an experimental "Search Refinements for downloadable files and media" feature based on Surf Canyon technology.
[4] This functionality, which submitted search keywords to Surf Canyon for processing, was easy to opt out of with one click but enabled by default, prompting criticism equating the feature to adware and spyware,[5] even though no user data was reused, shared or stored.
In March 2006, PC World included FlashGot in its list of "101 Fabulous Freebies" and regards it as "indispensable".