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, aria2, uGet 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.
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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 Jan 26, 2024
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    Gopeed

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    Gopeed (full name Go Speed), a high-speed downloader developed by Golang + Flutter, supports (HTTP, BitTorrent, Magnet) protocol, and supports all platforms. In addition to basic download functions, Gopeed is also a highly customizable downloader that supports implementing more...

    21 Gopeed alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Flathub

    Gopeed Features

    1.  Cross-Platform
    2.  Golang
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    • Gopeed is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to Free Download Manager.

    • Gopeed is Free and Open SourceFree Download Manager is Free and Proprietary
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    KGet

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    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 is part of the KDE Network package and can download files from FTP, HTTP(S) and BitTorrent sources.

    64 KGet alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux

    KGet Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  KDE
    3.  Resume interrupted downloads
    4.  Mirror search
    5.  Clipboard monitoring
    6.  Checksums verification
    7.  Support for FTP
    8.  Browser integration
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  3. CuteTorrent icon
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    CuteTorrent

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    CuteTorrent is a lightweight BitTorrent client with a simple, intuitive interface designed to quickly download and share torrent files. At the heart of its core resides the powerful libtorrent BitTorrent library.

    69 CuteTorrent alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Peer-To-Peer
    2.  Themes
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    Last version was released on 21/07/2016, and the official website is unavailable. The source is still available on GitHub.

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    Multithreaded Download Manager

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    This is an experimental Firefox 57 download manager with multithreading support.

    95 Multithreaded Download Manager alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Firefox

    Multithreaded Download Manager Features

    1.  Bulk image
    2.  Resume interrupted downloads
    3.  Download Accelerator
    4.  Support for Multiple threads
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    BitSwarm Client GUI

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    BitSwarm implements Bittorrent Protocol v2 from scratch to achieve best performance and to expose low-level parameters for customization. It uses a custom thread pool and part files (APF) for fast resume from previous incomplete session.

    45 BitSwarm Client GUI alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Peer-To-Peer
    3.  Support for MAGNET links
    Discontinued

    The last version is from March 2021.

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    Tucan Manager

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    Tucan Manager is a free file sharing application designed for 1-Click Hosters. Fast and lightweight, Tucan is fully open-source and compatible with Windows, GNU/Linux, and MacOSX.

    40 Tucan Manager alternatives
    Main Window

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Tucan Manager Features

    1.  Captcha Recognition
    Discontinued

    The software seems abandoned and the official website is no longer available. Last version, 0.3.10, released on January 2011, and the source code can be still downloaded from Wayback Machine.

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    Download videos from all popular websites including YouTube, Vimeo, TikTok, SoundCloud, Facebook, Twitch, Bilibili and more in high-quality.

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    Distribyted

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    Distribyted tries to make easier integrations with other applications among torrent files, presenting them as a standard filesystem.

    76 Distribyted alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  9. LIII BitTorrent Client icon
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    LIII BitTorrent Client

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    Download LIII BitTorrent Client latest version 0.1.0.10 : LIII is a BitTorrent Client with small resource footprint and incredibly easy to use.

    44 LIII BitTorrent Client alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Support for MAGNET links
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    ßTorrent

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    ßTorrent is a fully-featured WebTorrent browser client written in Jade, CoffeeScript and Sass.

    65 ßTorrent alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online

    ßTorrent Features

    1.  Peer-To-Peer
    2.  Web-Based
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