Free Download Manager Alternatives

Free Download Manager is described as 'Accelerates downloads by splitting files, supports dark mode, controls traffic, enhances speed, organizes downloads, and is ad-free' and is a very popular download manager in the file sharing category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Free Download Manager for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Mozilla Firefox and Android apps. The best Free Download Manager alternative is JDownloader, which is free. Other great apps like Free Download Manager are DownThemAll, Internet Download Manager, Xtreme Download Manager and AB Download Manager.

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Free Download Manager alternatives are mainly Download Managers, but if you're looking for Torrent Clients or Video Downloaders you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Open Source, Android, Linux, Windows + Open Source, Android + Open Source, Online and Mac. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Free Download Manager.
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  1. JSTorrent icon

    JSTorrent

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    JSTorrent runs anywhere you have Chrome installed because it runs in pure JavaScript. Can be bought from the Chrome Web Store for a small fee or installed for free from their GitHub repo.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Chrome OS
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  2. NTorrent icon

    NTorrent

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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • rTorrent
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  3. wxDownload Fast icon

    wxDownload Fast

     4 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
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    Allavsoft

    Efficiently download multimedia from 1000+ sites including YouTube, Spotify. Convert files, remove ads, preview content, and handle large bulk operations seamlessly with pause-resume, scheduling, and recording capabilities. Suppo...

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    imFile

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    imFile is a fast, efficient, and user-friendly download tool. It supports downloads from HTTP, FTP, BitTorrent, Magnet, and more. With imFile, you can download any torrent or magnet link from your preferred websites without any limitations.

    47 imFile alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
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  6. Aria2 Next icon

    Aria2 Next

     1 like

    aria2 is remarkable open source software. For over a decade it has been one of the most capable download engines available, trusted by countless tools and users worldwide.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
     
  7. Torrent2exe icon

    Torrent2exe

     5 likes

    Torrent2exe is a small BitTorrent client. Its basic idea is to let users download a custom-built EXE program with the torrent file integrated into it.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Warning

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    Homepage
     
  10. plowshare icon

    plowshare

     25 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  11. Crazecat icon

    Crazecat

     1 like

    A full-featured download manager that supports downloading BitTorrent, Magnet, etc.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Hyper Download Manager

     1 like

    Hyper Download Manager (HDM) is designed to be a superior, modern alternative to legacy download managers.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    Main Screen
     
  13. LIII BitTorrent Client icon

    LIII BitTorrent Client

     7 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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