Use this addon: http://addons.mozillla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/downloads-window/ But i think it doesnt have the option "pause"

Thanx for the heads up! Although you made a typo: you spelled Mozilla with 3 l's and then you go to a Googlesyndication page ;) Correct URL is https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/downloads-window/ Indeed no normal, good visible Pause/Resume option but at least it's a normal, clear download windows where you can see easily w all the progress :)

Sorry, i was typing through cellphone, to pause the download, click with the right button mouse on the download, will appear the pause option

Ahh, there is the Pause option!! Thanx for the answer! And my send guess was right: they managed to screw up the download manager even more with this :( This new download manger and stuff is totally counter intuitive :(

I also had the problem of not being able to pause downloads

even after installing your suggested add on the pause option seems inactive or missing

@ orrazib The Pause option turns out to be there. In their "wisdom" FF developers did hide it: you have to right-click on a download and then there is the Pause option.

@meegja, Upon right clicking the pause option seems to be greyed out and is unusable whatsover

i have noticed this on 2 separate devices with the latest version of Firefox

Start Firefox in Safe Mode to check if one of the extensions (Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Extensions) or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Appearance).

• Do NOT click the Reset button on the Safe Mode start window.

• https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Safe+Mode
• https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Troubleshooting+extensions+and+themes

i think i got the pause feature working in downloads.

I completely removed the other themes that were installed even though they were disabled, upon starting the browser in safe mode i am able to use pause now

Have to check if the themes were causing the problem