BRUNDLEFLY76  Interface is just the most obnoxious thing on my Mac.

Hello? You are a DOWNLOAD utility - DOWNLOAD what I tell you to and then GO AWAY.

Interface is obnoxious as hell.  
(Version 0.9.392.367)

SHADYMAC  AS the last poster points out folx has this major issue of "hijacking" links and downloading without authorization I found out today it downloaded 2 songs from whatever site I visited even though I did not want to download those songs!!!

I am fed up with folx hijacking links what if it downloads a virus next time, I suggest the developer remove this automated function of downloading automatically or capturing downloads it severely eats into my speeds and renders my internet usage nil.

And despite disabling the functions in Firefox, on the folx icon deleting the folx add ons it still attempts to dictate downloads. The developers need to get it into their head we decide what to download not the software. I no longer recommend folx and now think your better off with speed download instead. As it does not leave bits of files around and does not hijack as much links, and has the courtesy to ask if you want to download a file or not!!!!  
(Version 0.9.365.366)

DEEBSTER  Awful, intrusive POS. Once installed it hijacks downloads and generally gets in the way like a big kid in the playground. After supposedly uninstalling it leaves remnants of itself all over your Mac and judging by the lack of information they give out the developers are not interested in letting you know this or, more importantly, how to correctly and finally remove it and its lingering odour.

Avoid.  
(Version 0.9.365.366)

FRANCIS COBB  i seem to having some issues when i download files with folx.

files which links to yousendit.

at the start the file names appear as how it should.. but after a while the converts straight to a file named...transfer.php. and with this it becomes a text file.

the size of the file remains the same but i cant seem to open the file at all. Anyone encountering the same issue as me?

if so how can i open the files?  
(Version 0.8.232.329)

SHADYMAC  I really liked this app, firstly it was free and secondly it was fast, seriously fast downing 500mb files in under 30-40 mins on a 2mps line!

However drawbacks are the interface it is seriously ugly, if the developer could do it cocoa that would beautiful!

Another thing I noticed was the app refuses to shut down when i do not want to use it for downloads. It tries to catch everything as a download, shutting me out from sites on occasions. The folx add on for firefox is th problem, it was so bad I have had to uninstall it

I do hope the dev can fix sme of these issues it would be nice to see this app compete against "speed download" and keep it free as well!  
(Version 0.8.232.329)

MITCH_K  This (May 15) version (0.8.235.329) crashes upon launch. The crash report states

"Link (dyld) error:

Library not loaded: /usr/lib/libproc.dylib

Referenced from: /Applications/Utilities/Folx.app/Contents/MacOS/Folx.real

Reason: image not found"

Well, there's no libproc.dylib to be found anywhere on my boot disk (10.4.11). The previous version DID work. Is it Leopard-only?

One more thing: you can "Use Folx to catch download links in browsers" via its Preferences (it appears to run a script to achieve this). Once the Beta expires, it won't run anymore (quits on launch), so there's no way to undo that setting. From then on, when you click on a download link, Folx launches and immediately quits (as it's expired) and nothing gets downloaded...

(Actually, you can still download by right-clicking the link and choosing "Download Linked File As...", but it is a rather annoying oversight.)  
(Version 0.8.232.329)

SUCKERPUNCH86  A free download manager is what was missing. If Windows could have so many of them, it's high time that the Mac did. Stable and easily integrates with Firefox and Safari, and able to detect links when needed.

I'd highly recommend this to anyone!  
(Version 0.8.213.329)

MACONNECT  This application is fantastic ! You can even limit the download speed, which is exactly what I need at the moment.

But you can't add several links at once, so if you have 10 links you'll have to manually add them  
(Version 0.8b)

MATTHEW FIELD  It really needs a bypass/disable mode. Maybe by right clicking on the dock icon or on the floating status graph. As it is if the downloader is trying to download something you don't want downloading - like an embedded quicktime movie, the only way I can find to prevent it, and allow the webpage to work the way it should, is to uninstall the application. Previous download managers I have used always had a temporary disable option.   
(Version 0.8b)

THREEDEE912  Nice app. A tad heavy on the UI candy, but still functions pretty well. Relatively easy to use, not bloated like some other dl managers, and it's free!  
(Version 0.8b)