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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, Android and Firefox. The best alternative is JDownloader, which is free. Other great apps like Maxel are DownThemAll, Internet Download Manager, aria2 and Persepolis Download Manager.

Maxel alternatives are mainly Download Managers but may also be Video Downloaders or YouTube Downloaders. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Maxel.
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  1. JDownloader icon

    JDownloader

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    120 alternatives to JDownloader 

    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.

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    1.  SoundCloud DownloaderJDownloader allows you to download audio files from Soundcloud.
    2.  PortableJDownloader can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
    Bundleware

    The installer contains bundled adware. Be careful during the installation: https://alternativeto.net/discussions/applications/11718/be-careful-in-the-installation/

    2019-03-11 on Mac [latest update]
    2019-03-11 on Mac [latest update]
  2. DownThemAll icon

    DownThemAll

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    • Online
    • Google Chrome
    • Pale Moon
    • Opera
    • Firefox
    • Microsoft Edge
    95 alternatives to DownThemAll 

    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. DownThemAll lets you download all the links or images contained in a webpage and much more: you can refine your...

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  3. Internet Download Manager icon

    Internet Download Manager

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    71 alternatives to Internet Download Manager 

    Internet Download Manager (IDM) is a tool to increase download speeds by up to 5 times, resume and schedule downloads. Comprehensive error recovery and resume capability will restart broken or interrupted downloads due to lost connections, network problems, computer shutdowns...

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  4. aria2 icon

    aria2

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Xfce
    101 alternatives to aria2 

    aria2 is a multi-protocol & multi-source, cross platform download utility.

    aria2 can download a file from multiple sources/protocols and tries to utilize your maximum download bandwidth. It supports downloading a file from HTTP(S)/FTP and BitTorrent at the same time, while.

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    1.  Command line interfacearia2 either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
    2.  Lightweightaria2 consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
    3.  Ad-freearia2 doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
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  5. Persepolis Download Manager icon

    Persepolis Download Manager

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    78 alternatives to Persepolis Download Manager 

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

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    1.  Ad-freePersepolis Download Manager doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
    2.  LightweightPersepolis Download Manager consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
    Discontinued

    Last updated: 16 Sep 2019.

    Persepolis on GNU/Linux
    Persepolis on macOs Sierra
  6. DownZemAll icon

    DownZemAll

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    145 alternatives to DownZemAll 

    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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    1.  Ad-freeDownZemAll doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
    2.  PortableDownZemAll can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
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  7. Download Navi icon

    Download Navi

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    • Android
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • Android TV
    63 alternatives to Download Navi 

    Free and Open Source software download manager.

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    1.  LightweightDownload Navi consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
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  8. webui-aria2 icon

    webui-aria2

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • aria2
    70 alternatives to webui-aria2 

    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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    Advanced Download Manager

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    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    59 alternatives to Advanced Download Manager 

    Powerful Downloader for Android.

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    1.  LightweightAdvanced Download Manager consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
    2.  Support for ThemesYou can use themes and templates to change the look and feel of Advanced Download Manager.
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  10. Multithreaded Download Manager icon

    Multithreaded Download Manager

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    • Online
    • Firefox
    91 alternatives to Multithreaded Download Manager 

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

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