Open Source Internet Download Manager Alternatives for Linux

Internet Download Manager is not available for Linux but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best open source Linux alternative is Xtreme Download Manager. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Internet Download Manager and many of them are open source and available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source Linux alternatives to Internet Download Manager are AB Download Manager, uGet, aria2 and Youtube-DLG.

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  1. Xtreme Download Manager icon

    Xtreme Download Manager

     200 likes

    Xtreme Download Manager is a powerful tool to increase download speed up-to 500%, save videos from video sharing sites and integration with ANY browser.

    69 Xtreme Download Manager alternatives

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    Top Positive Comment
    BenOnion
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    I think that XDM is a very good alternative to IDM because it allows you to download videos on many sites other than YouTube (ENI platform, LinkedIn for example) like IDM does. On the other hand, IDM sometimes preserves the file name while XDM does not, which is annoying if you download a series of videos because you have to rename everything by hand. Translation FR OK.

    homosapien
    Positive
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    Video grabber sucks. Make it like Eagleget browser video grabber. Show found videos on browser addon's logo at browser toolbar. That would be very nice touch.

    It has download speed that very similar to IDM. It can grab and download videos. But as an opensource non-profit project, it has bugs in video grabber. And video grabbing not good as like as IDM.

    The best IDM alternative was EagleGet but it's discontinued. So now, XDM is the best alternative.

    WinchesterDanny
    Positive
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    ..in my opinion, the latest stable version (7.xx) is better than the beta version (8.xx) , faster download, no lags, no crashes, faster response, add to that the GUI interface looks much better than the beta version..BUT in general, I'm not gonna rise my hand and agree that this OS-IDM is equal to / better than IDM, still lacks a lot of features and needs some improvements...briefly, consider it as one of the best OS-IDM but definitely not the N°1 ...

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    • Xtreme Download Manager is Free and Open SourceInternet Download Manager is Paid and Proprietary
  2. AB Download Manager icon

    AB Download Manager

     74 likes

    With this app, you can easily download files from anywhere. Enjoy fast, free downloads with seamless browser extension support.

    49 AB Download Manager alternatives

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    • Microsoft Edge
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    • Brave
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    sedeti
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    It would be nice if it could actually detect videos

    Guest
    Positive
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    It's better in almost every way. It has much better GUI and is overall a good alternative

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • AB Download Manager is Free and Open SourceInternet Download Manager is Paid and Proprietary
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    uGet

     176 likes

    uGet is a lightweight and full-featured Download Manager for Linux and Windows. uGet allows you to download in multiple parallel streams for download acceleration, put files in a Download Queue, Pause & Resume downloads, Advanced Category Management, Browser Integration...

    89 uGet alternatives

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    • aria2
    uGet
     
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    WinchesterDanny
    Negative
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    LOW!! remove it from the list

    Guest
    Positive
    -6

    can do all IDM can do with an additional FFX plugin Flashgot

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Negative
    -6

    It don't have installer for Windows version. It's just give portable and you have to adding path.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • uGet is Free and Open SourceInternet Download Manager is Paid and Proprietary
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    Youtube-DLG

     200 likes

    A cross-platform GUI using wxPython for the popular tool youtube-dl, Youtube-DLG supports video downloads from YouTube and over 1000 sites, offers video cutting via ffmpeg, and authentication for YouTube. It features a multi-language UI, supports both youtube-dl and yt-dlp, and is open source in the public domain.

    220 Youtube-DLG alternatives

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  6. Persepolis Download Manager icon

    Persepolis Download Manager

     62 likes

    Persepolis Download Manager is utility for download easier and faster with aria2 and improved it.

    88 Persepolis Download Manager alternatives

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    luffytaro
    Positive
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    Free and based on aria2. But unlike aria2, has a proper GUI

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
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    it's a gui for aria2 and it works great on all major Operating systems

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Persepolis Download Manager is Free and Open SourceInternet Download Manager is Paid and Proprietary
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    Motrix

     39 likes

    Motrix is a full-featured download manager that supports downloading HTTP, FTP, BitTorrent, Magnet, Baidu Net Disk, etc.

    53 Motrix alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Guest
    Positive
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    best ui in download managers

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    RemovedUser
    Positive
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    Works well as a download manager, along with having a nice UI and being open-source.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Motrix is Free and Open SourceInternet Download Manager is Paid and Proprietary
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    Turbo Download Manager

     16 likes

    Turbo Download Manager is a multi-threading download manager for Chrome and Opera as a browser extension and for Android, Windows, Linux, and Mac OS as an stand-alone application. It can be used to boost your downloading speed as well as to protect your download on a non-stable...

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    ArrowDL

     26 likes

    A simple and straightforward utility that enables you to effortlessly download any type of file from the Internet and that comes with some privacy settings.

    181 ArrowDL alternatives

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