Comparison of download managers

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This comparison contains download managers, and also file sharing applications that can be used as download managers (using the http, https and ftp-protocol). For pure file sharing applications see the Comparison of file sharing applications.

General information

More information Manager, Platform ...
Manager Platform Latest release License Cost CLI GUI Notes
Version Date
BitComet macOS 2.10[1] Edit this on Wikidata 2024-10-09 Proprietary No cost Partial[2] Yes [a]
Windows 2.10[1] Edit this on Wikidata 2024-10-09
Download Accelerator Plus macOS 10.0.6.0[3] Edit this on Wikidata 2014-07-21 Proprietary Depends  ? Yes
Windows
DownloadStudio Windows 10.0.4.0[4] Edit this on Wikidata 2017-12-21 Proprietary At cost[b] Yes Yes
Web
DownThemAll! GNU/Linux 4.13.1[5] Edit this on Wikidata 2024-10-16 GPL-2.0-only No cost No Yes
macOS
Windows
Web
FlashGet Windows 3.7.0.1220[6] Edit this on Wikidata 2013-05-17 Proprietary No cost No Yes
Web
Free Download Manager GNU/Linux 6.19.0.5156[7] Edit this on Wikidata 2023-03-13 Proprietary No cost[c] No Yes
macOS
Windows
Free Studio GNU/Linux 6.7.7.1110[8] Edit this on Wikidata 2022-11 Proprietary No cost No Yes
macOS
Windows
Freemake Video Downloader Windows 4.1.14.1[9] Edit this on Wikidata 2022-12-06 Proprietary No cost No Yes [d]
GetRight Windows 6.5[10][11] Edit this on Wikidata 2011-01-24 Proprietary At cost[e] Yes Yes
Web
Go!Zilla macOS 5.02[12] Edit this on Wikidata 2008-03-05 Proprietary At cost[f] No Yes [g]
Windows
Web
Internet Download Manager Windows 6.42 Build 29[13] Edit this on Wikidata 2025-03-25 Proprietary At cost[h] Yes Yes
JDownloader GNU/Linux 2.0[14] Edit this on Wikidata 2016-05-26 GPL No cost Yes Yes [i][j]
macOS
Windows
Web
Jigdo FreeBSD 0.8.2[15] Edit this on Wikidata 2023-08-03 GPL-2.0-only No cost Yes No
GNU/Linux
macOS
Solaris
Windows
KGet GNU/Linux 24.12.3[16] Edit this on Wikidata 2025-03-06 GPL-2.0-or-later No cost Yes Yes [k]
macOS
Windows
Microsoft Download Manager Windows Proprietary No cost No Yes
MiniDM Windows 2.5.1[17] 2010-06-02 Proprietary No cost No Yes
MLDonkey GNU/Linux 3.2.1[18] Edit this on Wikidata 2024-08-20 GPL-2.0-or-later No cost Yes Yes
Windows
Web
Shareaza Windows 2.7.10.2[19] Edit this on Wikidata 2017-09-18 GPL-2.0-or-later No cost Yes Yes
Web
Manager Platform Latest release License Cost CLI GUI Notes
Version Date
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Protocol support

More information Manager, HTTP ...
Manager HTTP HTTPS FTP SFTP MMS RTSP Metalink Magnet link Podcast RTMP BitTorrent eDonkey
BitComet YesYesYes ? ? ? ?Yes ? ?YesYes
Download Accelerator Plus YesYesYes ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
DownloadStudio  ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
DownThemAll! YesYesYesNoNoNoYesNoNoNoNoNo
FlashGet YesMaybe[l]YesNoYesYesYesYesNoYesYesYes
Free Download Manager YesYesYesNoYes[20]Yes[20]NoYes[21]NoNoYesNo
Freemake Video Downloader YesYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Free Studio YesYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
GetRight YesMaybe[m]YesNoNoNoYes ?YesNoYesNo
Go!Zilla  ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Internet Download Manager YesYesYesNoYesNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
JDownloader YesYesYesNoNoNoYesNoYesNoNoNo
Jigdo YesYesYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
KGet YesYesYesYesYesNoYes ?NoNoYesNo
Microsoft Download Manager YesYes ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
MiniDM YesYesYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
MLDonkey Yes ?Yes ?NoNoNo ?NoNoYesYes
Shareaza YesYesYesYesNoNoNoYesNoNoYesYes
Manager HTTP HTTPS FTP SFTP MMS RTSP Metalink Magnet link Podcast RTMP BitTorrent eDonkey
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Features

More information Manager, Web browserintegration ...
Manager
Web browser
integration
Resuming
Download acceleration URLs per file Mirror search Auto dial/hangup
Categorized
downloads
Cookies import Speed limit File browser ZIP preview Add-on support Scheduler
Checksum
verification
Remote
Access/Control
Modified Timestamp
preserved
BitComet YesYesYes ?Yes ?Yes ?Yes ?YesYesYesYesYesYes
Download Accelerator Plus YesYesYes ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
DownloadStudio YesYesYes1NoYesYesYesYesYesYesYes ?No ? ?
DownThemAll! YesYesYes10BetaNoYesNoBetaNoNoNoNoYesNoYes
FlashGet YesYesYesunknown limitYesYesYesYesAll downloadsYesNoYesNoNo ?
Free Download Manager YesYesYes10YesYesYesNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Free Studio YesYesYesunlimitedNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo ?
Freemake Video Downloader NoYesYesunlimitedNoNoNoNoYesYesNoNoNoNoNo ?
GetRight YesYesPartial[n]unlimitedYesYesYesYesYesYesYesScriptingYesYesYesYes
Go!Zilla  ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Internet Download Manager YesYesYes1 refreshableNoYesYesYesYesYesNoNoYesYesNoYes
JDownloader YesYesYes1NoYesNoNoYesNoNoYesYesYesYes ?
Jigdo NoYes ?unlimited ?NoNoNoNoNoNo ?NoYesNoNo
KGet Yes[o]YesYesunlimitedYesYesYesYesBitTorrent Only[22]YesNoYes ?YesYes ?
Microsoft Download Manager YesYesYes ?NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo ?
MiniDM YesYesYesunlimitedNoNoNoNoNoYesNoYes ?YesYes ?
MLDonkey PartialYesNounlimitedNoNoYesNoYesNoNoYes ?YesYes ?
Shareaza Yes[p]YesYesunlimitedYesvia SchedulerYesNoYesYesYesYes ?YesYes ?
Manager
Web browser
integration
Resuming
Download acceleration URLs per file Mirror search Auto dial/hangup
Categorized
downloads
Cookies import Speed limit File browser ZIP preview Add-on support Scheduler
Checksum
verification
Remote
Access/Control
Modified Timestamp
preserved
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See also

Notes

  1. Adware from version 0.85 to 0.97; Potentially sensitive information reported to BC Servers.
  2. $24.95
  3. No cost after version 5.0.
  4. Offers to install sponsored software upon installation changing default search engine and browsers homepage.
  5. $49.95 for Pro
  6. $19.95
  7. No adware as of Version 5; Aureate adware prior to that.
  8. $24.95 lifetime for 1 PC.
  9. Version 2: Adware comes bundled but can install even when not ticking yes.
  10. Version 0.9: Adware Mobogenie (optional install); Adware browser hijacker Mysearchdial (optional install).
  11. Part of "KDE for Mac" and "KDE for Windows".
  12. 1.7x, 1.9x.
  13. Paid version only.
  14. 10 streams, needs mirrors for >4 streams.
  15. Konqueror, Fx (via Flashgot plugin).
  16. IE; Fx and similar: ext. plugin.[23]

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