Wget AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Download Managers

The best Download Manager alternative to Wget is aria2, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to Wget and 16 are Download Managers so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Download Manager alternatives to Wget are uGet, webui-aria2, wget2 and Varia.

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  1. aria2 icon
     235 likes

    Multi-protocol & multi-source, cross platform download utility.

    115 aria2 alternatives

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    aria2 vs Wget Comments
    moitulok10
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    A great download utility with way more features than Wget.

    Guest
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    Aria2 cannot mirror an entire site recursively.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
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    Multi-thread downloading, multiple downloads at one instance

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • aria2 is Free and Open SourceWget is also Free and Open Source
    • aria2 is LightweightWget is not according to our users
  2. uGet icon
     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...

    90 uGet alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • aria2
     
  3. webui-aria2 icon
     26 likes

    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.

    77 webui-aria2 alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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  4. wget2 icon
     3 likes

    Wget2 works multi-threaded and uses many features to allow fast operation.

    In many cases Wget2 downloads much faster than Wget1.x due to HTTP2, HTTP compression, parallel connections and use of If-Modified-Since HTTP header.

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    • Linux
     
  5. Varia icon
     8 likes

    Varia is a download manager based on aria2 that utilizes GTK4 and Libadwaita to provide a easy to use interface that integrates well with the GNOME desktop.

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    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Windows
     
  6. xh icon
     10 likes

    xh is a friendly and fast tool for sending HTTP requests. It reimplements as much as possible of HTTPie's excellent design, with a focus on improved performance.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  7. Winwget icon
     8 likes

    WinWGet is a GUI for Wget developed and distributed under GPL license.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
     
  8.  2 likes

    If you like the interface of HTTPie but miss the features of curl, curlie is what you are searching for. Curlie is a frontend to curl that adds the ease of use of httpie, without compromising on features and performance.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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  9. KGet icon
     13 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
     
  10. AriaNg icon
     5 likes

    AriaNg is a modern web frontend making aria2 easier to use.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
  11. kurly icon
     2 likes

    kurly is a tool to transfer data from a HTTP(S) server, similar to curl.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  12. AWGG icon
     3 likes

    AWGG or Advanced Wget GUI is a download or frontend manager of the most popular download engines such as wget, aria2, curl, youtube-dl and axel...

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