Download Manager Alternatives

Download Manager is described as 'Manage and interact with your downloads in quick and easy way' and is an app in the web browsers category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Download Manager for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome apps. The best Download Manager alternative is JDownloader, which is free. Other great apps like Download Manager are DownThemAll, Free Download Manager, Xtreme Download Manager and Internet Download Manager.

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Download Manager alternatives are mainly Download Managers but may also be Video Downloaders or YouTube Downloaders. Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Download Manager.

Download Manager

Free • Open Source

Manage and interact with your downloads in quick and easy way.

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Download Manager alternatives page was last updated Jun 23, 2021

Aria2 Download Manager Integration
Replace built-in download manager. When activated, detects the download links to direct links to this add-on and send to Aria2.
86 Aria2 Download Manager Integration alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Firefox
Aria2 Download Manager Integration Features
Support for Multiple Users
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Getright
GetRight® is a download manager that simply improves and optimizes how you download files from the Internet through faster download speeds, download recovery and resuming, and better management of your downloads.
65 Getright alternatives
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Platforms
- Windows
Getright Features
Resume interrupted downloads
Download Accelerator
Resumable download position
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Discontinued
The program seems to be no longer updated. Last version, 6.5, released in January 2011, can be still bought from the official website.

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Net Transport
Net Transport (also known as NetXfer) is a shareware (with 30 day trial) download manager and stream ripper for Windows made by Xi Software.
134 Net Transport alternatives
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application type
- Download Manager
Platforms
- Windows
Net Transport Features
Support for eD2K/eDonkey protocol
Download Accelerator
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Ant Download Manager
Download manager: support Generators Premium Links (Debrid) - Browser Integration - Capturing videos/Video Grabber- Drag&Drop - Multilingual.

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plowshare
plowshare is a command-line downloader/uploader for some of the most popular file-sharing websites. It works on UNIX-like systems and presently supports Megaupload, Rapidshare, 2Shared, 4Shared, ZShare, Badongo, DepositFiles and Mediafire.
31 plowshare alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Download Manager
- File Hosting Downloader
Platforms
- Mac
- Linux
plowshare Features
Command line interface
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Transloader
With Transloader, you can initiate downloads on one or more of your Macs - remotely from your iPhone, iPad, or other Macs.
112 Transloader alternatives
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application type
- Download Manager
Platforms
- Mac
- iPhone
- iPad
Transloader Features
Ad-free
No registration required
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- Transloader is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to Download Manager.
- Transloader is Paid and ProprietaryDownload Manager is Free and Open Source

Progressive Downloader
Progressive Downloader is a free download manager for your Mac that supports multi-thread downloading and mirror search. It's also capable to download files from the most popular file hosting services.
42 Progressive Downloader alternatives
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application type
- Download Manager
Platforms
- Mac
Progressive Downloader Features
1. Support for Multiple threads
2. Mirror search
3. Support for FTP
4. Resume interrupted downloads
5. Drag and Drop
6. Download Queue
7. Download Scheduling
8. Browser integration
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Folx
Folx is a free application that combines two functionalities - of download manager and torrent client for Mac.
103 Folx alternatives
License model
- Freemium • Proprietary
Application types
- Download Manager
- Torrent Client
Platforms
- Mac
Folx Features
Dividing a Download in parts
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Download Status Bar
Download Status Bar manages every aspect of your downloads (Launch, Show, Scan, Send To, Rename, Checksum, Pause, Resume, Cancel, Clean, Delete), generates Statistics from your Download actions, keeps the History of your previous session downloads and much more.
22 Download Status Bar alternatives
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application type
- Download Manager
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Pale Moon
- Thunderbird
- SeaMonkey
- Firefox
Download Status Bar Features
Legacy Firefox Addon
Multiple languages
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Discontinued
The extension is not compatible with Firefox 57 and later. Last version, 15.0.0.1, relesead in September 2016, still works on XUL-based Firefox forks like Waterfox and Pale Moon

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AriaNg
AriaNg is a modern web frontend making aria2 easier to use.
64 AriaNg alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Download Manager
- Torrent Client
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Self-Hosted
AriaNg VS Download Manager
Is AriaNg a good alternative to Download Manager?
- AriaNg is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Download Manager.
- AriaNg is Free and Open SourceDownload Manager is also Free and Open Source

Rexloader
This project is an advanced Qt/C++ download manager over http(s) with configurable multithreaded downloading, proxy support, logging and hash calculating (md5, sha1). We also plan to implement support for ftp and p2p (torrent, dc++ etc).
54 Rexloader alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Download Manager
- File Hosting Downloader
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
Rexloader Features
Captcha Recognition
Resume interrupted downloads
Browser integration
Download Accelerator
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Discontinued
The last commit was made in 2015.

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iGetter
iGetter is a full featured download manager and accelerator. It resumes broken downloads and recovers from download errors. It is excellent utility for files that you want to download at ease.
64 iGetter alternatives
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application type
- Download Manager
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
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iGetter Features
1. Download Accelerator
2. Support for FTP
3. Resume interrupted downloads
4. Browser integration
5. Mirror search
6. Download Scheduling
7. Download Queue
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flareGet
flareGet is a full featured multi-threaded and multisegment download manager for Linux, Windows and Mac. It supports browser integration through addons and many more features.
63 flareGet alternatives
License model
- Freemium • Proprietary
Application types
- Download Manager
- Video Downloader
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
flareGet Features
1. Download Accelerator
2. Browser integration
3. Support for Multiple protocols
4. Support for Multiple threads
5. Multiple languages
6. Resume interrupted downloads
7. Clipboard monitoring
8. Download Scheduling
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Discontinued
The program is no longer updated. Last version, 5.0.0, released in April 2020, can be still downloaded from the official website

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