How to limit download traffic in Firefox

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Downthemall has a per-server speed limit which you can configure under Network Preferences. Wildcards (*) for a global limit don't seem to work though.

Network Preferences

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Greg Jennings

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Updated on September 17, 2022

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Greg Jennings over 1 year

Is there a setting in Firefox to limit the download traffic speed? For example, I want to download some files using Firefox with max. 200 kbps whereas I want to use the remaining limit to download some other files with a torrent client.

Note: I don't like to use an external download manager. I'd prefer a Firefox add-on instead.
- Unknowntiou almost 12 years
  
  The question probably needs some OS tags if you want to do this on the computer that runs Firefox.
Greg Jennings over 11 years

It would be great if DTA worked for a global limit. It does not solve the problem as it is.
tvdo over 11 years

@MehperC.Palavuzlar DownThemAll does have a global limit. It's on the bottom right of the main "Manager" window.