Alternatives to Downloader for X for all platforms with any license

DownThemAll

DownThemAll (or just dTa) is a powerful yet easy-to-use Mozilla Firefox extension that adds new advanced download capabilities to your browser. DownThemAll lets you...

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux BSD Pale Moon ... Firefox
Browser integration Firefox extension Multipart download Split files into sections Add a feature

716 Like
- Discontinued The extension is currently not working on Firefox 57. The developer is working on a WebExtension, but it is not ready yet: http://www.downthemall.net/category/news/
Wget

GNU Wget is a free software package for retrieving files using HTTP(S) and FTP, the most widely-used Internet protocols. It is a non-interactive command line tool, so it...

Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux BSD
Command line interface Batch processing Add a feature

327 Like
Free Download Manager

FDM accelerates downloads by splitting files into sections and then downloading them simultaneously. In addition, Free Download Manager allows you to adjust traffic...

Free Mac OS X Windows PortableApps.com
Browser integration Ad-free Built-in Torrent client Multiple languages ... Portable Resume interrupted downloads Torrent search Add a feature

344 Like
aria2

aria2 is a multi-protocol & multi-source, cross platform download utility. The supported protocols are HTTP(S), FTP, BitTorrent (DHT, PEX, MSE/PE), and Metalink. ...

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Android Xfce
Ad-free Command line interface Multiple protocols support Resume interrupted downloads Add a feature

140 Like
cURL

cURL is a computer software project providing a library and command-line tool for transferring data using various protocols with URL syntax: supporting FTP, FTPS, SCP...

Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux BSD Cygwin ... Haiku
Command line interface Add a feature

114 Like
Internet Download Manager

Internet download manager (IDM) is a tool to manage and schedule downloads. It can boost the speed of download up to 5 times. It has powerful recovery and resumes...

Commercial Windows
Support for FTP Integrated App lock Internet Explorer extension Password encryption Add a feature

244 Like
FlashGet

FlashGet is a download manager that uses the MHT technique and supports various protocols.

Free Windows
Support for Multiple threads Add a feature

56 Like
- Discontinued The program is no longer updated. Last version, 3.7, released on November 8th, 2012, can be downloaded from the official website.
- Bundleware Be careful during the installation: https://alternativeto.net/discussions/applications/11718/be-careful-in-the-installation/
axel

Axel tries to accelerate HTTP/FTP downloading process by using multiple connections for one file. It can use multiple mirrors for a download. Axel has no dependencies...

Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux
Command line interface Support for Multiple threads Add a feature

24 Like
- Discontinued The program is no longer updated. Last version, 2.4, released in April 2009, can be still downloaded from the official website.
TubeMaster++

TubeMaster++ is a powerful tool which can capture multimedia files you are watching or listening from your internet browser (FLV,MP3,MP4). Captured files can be saved...

Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux
Built-In ID3 Tag Editor Integrated Search Last.FM Scrobbler Multiple languages Add a feature

26 Like
- Discontinued The project seems to be no longer maintained and the official website is no longer available. The last version, v2.7, can be still downloaded from Softpedia and the source code is available on SourceForge (v2.5).
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...

Commercial Mac OS X Windows
Browser integration Support for FTP Resume interrupted downloads Add a feature

15 Like
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...

Commercial Windows
Resume interrupted downloads Add a feature

23 Like
- 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.
KGet

KGet is a versatile and user-friendly download manager for KDE. By default it is the download manager used for Konqueror, but can also be used with Mozilla Firefox. KGet...

Free Open Source Linux
No features added Add a feature

9 Like
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Steadyflow

Steadyflow is a GTK+ based download manager that aims for minimalism, ease of use, and a clean, malleable codebase. It should be easy to control, whether from the GUI...

Free Open Source Linux
Minimalistic Add a feature

8 Like
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...

Free Mac OS X
Support for FTP Support for Multiple threads Resume interrupted downloads Add a feature

7 Like
DownloadStudio

DownloadStudio - The award-winning Internet Download Manager from Conceiva. Download files, pictures, streaming audio, streaming video, complete web sites, complete...

Commercial Windows
Capture Video Add a feature

4 Like