Maxel Alternatives

    Maxel is described as 'native download manager for Mac OS X with an intuitive interface and blistering fast performance. It supports multipart downloads, authenticated downloads, s/ftp, and browser integration' and is a Download Manager in the File Sharing category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Maxel for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Google Chrome and Firefox. The best alternative is JDownloader. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try DownThemAll or aria2. Other great apps like Maxel are Internet Download Manager (Paid), Persepolis Download Manager (Free, Open Source), Multithreaded Download Manager (Free, Open Source) and Advanced Download Manager (Freemium).

    This page was last updated Oct 7, 2021
    1. JDownloader is a download manager, written in Java, which allows automatic download of groups of files from one-click hosting sites. JDownloader supports the use of premium accounts. Some parts, but not all, of JDownloader are open-source.

      Bundleware

      The installer contains bundled adware. Be careful during the installation: Forum

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    2. DownThemAll (or just dTa) is a powerful yet easy-to-use browser extension for Firefox, Chrome and Opera that adds new advanced download capabilities to your browser.
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    3. Internet Download Manager (IDM) is a tool to increase download speeds by up to 5 times, resume and schedule downloads.
    4. 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.
    5. Persepolis Download Manager is utility for download easier and faster with aria2 and improved it. - It supports HTTP(S) & FTP. - Persepolis configures aria2 automatically for maximum speed and it have a GUI for using easier.
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    6. This is an experimental Firefox 57 download manager with multithreading support. It can download files with multiple connections to the server. Depending on the network condition, this may increase the download speed.
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    7. Powerful Downloader for Android.
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    8. DownZemAll is a free and open-source mass download manager for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. It helps you to select, organize, prioritize and run your downloads in parallel. Based on the Qt5 framework, DownZemAll! is written in C/C++.
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    9. FlashGet is a leading download manager and has the highest amount of users on the internet. It uses MHT(Multi-server Hyper-threading Transportation) technique, supports various protocols and has excellent document management features.

      Discontinued

      The program is no longer updated. Last version, 3.7, released on November 8th, 2012, can be downloaded from the official website.

      Bundleware

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    10. The aim for webui-aria2 is to create the worlds best interface to interact with aria2. Very simple to use, just download and open index.html in any web browser.
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