Open Source Free Download Manager Alternatives

The best open source alternative to Free Download Manager is DownThemAll. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Free Download Manager and loads of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to Free Download Manager are Xtreme Download Manager, uGet, aria2 and AB Download Manager.

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Free Download Manager alternatives are mainly Download Managers but may also be Torrent Clients or Video Downloaders. Other popular filters includes Windows + Open Source and Android + Open Source. Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Free Download Manager.

Free Download Manager

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Download Manager
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FDM accelerates downloads by splitting files into sections and then downloading them simultaneously.

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Free Download Manager alternatives page was last updated Oct 23, 2023

VSO Downloader

VSO Downloader allows you to download video or audio streams from almost any website, including live streams.

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Patchy
Patchy is an open-source bittorrent client for Windows. Its goal is to be useful and clean, with no ads and always open source. With all the important features you expect from a bittorrent client (and more), Patchy is a great way to get your torrents fast.
28 Patchy alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Torrent Client
Platforms
- Windows
Patchy Features
Portable
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Discontinued
The project is no longer maintained. Last version, 1.2, released in April 2013, can be still downloaded from GitHub.

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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, command line, or D-Bus.
50 Steadyflow alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Download Manager
Platforms
- Linux
Steadyflow Features
Minimalistic
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Discontinued
The project is no longer developed. Last version, 0.2.0, released in June 2012, can be still downloaded from Launchpad.

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BitTornado
BitTornado is a BitTorrent client by TheSHAD0W. It's based on original BitTorrent client by Bram Cohen. It is single torrent program, so you must open new window for every torrent. It does not have many advanced options that other clients do...
33 BitTornado alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Torrent Client
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
Discontinued
It was last updated in 2013.

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MultiGet
MultiGet is an easy-to-use GUI file downloader for Windows/Linux/BSDs/MacOs. It's programmed in C++ and has a GUI based on wxWidgets. It supports HTTP/FTP protocols which covers the requirements of most users. It supports multi-task with multi-thread on multi-server.
47 MultiGet alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Download Manager
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
MultiGet Features
Download Accelerator
Support for FTP
Support for Multiple threads
Resume interrupted downloads
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Discontinued
No updates since 2013. And that update was a minor fix, no new features since 2012.

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Downpour
Downpour is a web-based BitTorrent client.

It supports auto-downloading from RSS feeds and automatic importing and renaming of downloads into a media library, making it ideal for use on a home media server.
44 Downpour alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Torrent Client
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Self-Hosted
Downpour Features
Web-Based
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Discontinued
The project is no longer developed. Last version, 0.2.1, released on April 2012, can be still downloaded from Github.

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NTorrent
A graphical user interface client to rTorrent (a cli torrent client) written in java. nTorrent can administer a rtorrent process over a network and allows several clients.
49 NTorrent alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Torrent Client
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- rTorrent
NTorrent Features
Graphical User Interface
Java based
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Discontinued
The project is no longer developed. Last version, 0.5.1, released in November 2009, can be still downloaded from Google Code Archive

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btpd
Suckless BitTorrent Protocol Daemon.
41 btpd alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Torrent Client
Platforms
- Mac
- Linux
btpd Features
Command line interface
Support for Multitracker
Support for IPv6
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wxDownload Fast
wxDownload Fast (also known as wxDFast) is an open source download manager. It is multi-platform and builds on Windows(2k,XP), Linux and Mac OS X(binary still not available). Besides that, it is a multi-threaded download manager.
39 wxDownload Fast alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Download Manager
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
- PortableApps.com
wxDownload Fast Features
Portable
Download Accelerator
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Discontinued
The program is no longer updated. Last version, 0.6.0, released in March 2007, can be still downloaded from the official website.

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Torrential
A speedy, no-frills torrent client. Comes with a sane set of default options and none of the overwhelming information you don't need.
43 Torrential alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Platforms
- Linux
- elementary OS
Torrential Features
Gtk
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