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
Manager | Platform | Latest release | License | Cost | CLI | GUI | Notes | |
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Version | Date | |||||||
BitComet | macOS | 2.10[1] ![]() |
2024-10-09 | Proprietary | No cost | Partial[2] | Yes | [a] |
Windows | 2.10[1] ![]() |
2024-10-09 | ||||||
Download Accelerator Plus | macOS | 10.0.6.0[3] ![]() |
2014-07-21 | Proprietary | Depends | ? | Yes | |
Windows | ||||||||
DownloadStudio | Windows | 10.0.4.0[4] ![]() |
2017-12-21 | Proprietary | At cost[b] | Yes | Yes | |
Web | ||||||||
DownThemAll! | GNU/Linux | 4.13.1[5] ![]() |
2024-10-16 | GPL-2.0-only | No cost | No | Yes | |
macOS | ||||||||
Windows | ||||||||
Web | ||||||||
FlashGet | Windows | 3.7.0.1220[6] ![]() |
2013-05-17 | Proprietary | No cost | No | Yes | |
Web | ||||||||
Free Download Manager | GNU/Linux | 6.19.0.5156[7] ![]() |
2023-03-13 | Proprietary | No cost[c] | No | Yes | |
macOS | ||||||||
Windows | ||||||||
Free Studio | GNU/Linux | 6.7.7.1110[8] ![]() |
2022-11 | Proprietary | No cost | No | Yes | |
macOS | ||||||||
Windows | ||||||||
Freemake Video Downloader | Windows | 4.1.14.1[9] ![]() |
2022-12-06 | Proprietary | No cost | No | Yes | [d] |
GetRight | Windows | 6.5[10][11] ![]() |
2011-01-24 | Proprietary | At cost[e] | Yes | Yes | |
Web | ||||||||
Go!Zilla | macOS | 5.02[12] ![]() |
2008-03-05 | Proprietary | At cost[f] | No | Yes | [g] |
Windows | ||||||||
Web | ||||||||
Internet Download Manager | Windows | 6.42 Build 29[13] ![]() |
2025-03-25 | Proprietary | At cost[h] | Yes | Yes | |
JDownloader | GNU/Linux | 2.0[14] ![]() |
2016-05-26 | GPL | No cost | Yes | Yes | [i][j] |
macOS | ||||||||
Windows | ||||||||
Web | ||||||||
Jigdo | FreeBSD | 0.8.2[15] ![]() |
2023-08-03 | GPL-2.0-only | No cost | Yes | No | |
GNU/Linux | ||||||||
macOS | ||||||||
Solaris | ||||||||
Windows | ||||||||
KGet | GNU/Linux | 24.12.3[16] ![]() |
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] ![]() |
2024-08-20 | GPL-2.0-or-later | No cost | Yes | Yes | |
Windows | ||||||||
Web | ||||||||
Shareaza | Windows | 2.7.10.2[19] ![]() |
2017-09-18 | GPL-2.0-or-later | No cost | Yes | Yes | |
Web | ||||||||
Manager | Platform | Latest release | License | Cost | CLI | GUI | Notes | |
Version | Date |
Protocol support
Manager | HTTP | HTTPS | FTP | SFTP | MMS | RTSP | Metalink | Magnet link | Podcast | RTMP | BitTorrent | eDonkey |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BitComet | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | Yes |
Download Accelerator Plus | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
DownloadStudio | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
DownThemAll! | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
FlashGet | Yes | Maybe[l] | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Free Download Manager | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes[20] | Yes[20] | No | Yes[21] | No | No | Yes | No |
Freemake Video Downloader | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Free Studio | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No |
GetRight | Yes | Maybe[m] | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | ? | Yes | No | Yes | No |
Go!Zilla | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Internet Download Manager | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No |
JDownloader | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No |
Jigdo | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
KGet | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | ? | No | No | Yes | No |
Microsoft Download Manager | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
MiniDM | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
MLDonkey | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | No | No | No | ? | No | No | Yes | Yes |
Shareaza | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes |
Manager | HTTP | HTTPS | FTP | SFTP | MMS | RTSP | Metalink | Magnet link | Podcast | RTMP | BitTorrent | eDonkey |
Features
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 | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Download Accelerator Plus | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
DownloadStudio | Yes | Yes | Yes | 1 | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | No | ? | ? |
DownThemAll! | Yes | Yes | Yes | 10 | Beta | No | Yes | No | Beta | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes |
FlashGet | Yes | Yes | Yes | unknown limit | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | All downloads | Yes | No | Yes | — | No | No | ? |
Free Download Manager | Yes | Yes | Yes | 10 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Free Studio | Yes | Yes | Yes | unlimited | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | ? |
Freemake Video Downloader | No | Yes | Yes | unlimited | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | ? |
GetRight | Yes | Yes | Partial[n] | unlimited | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Scripting | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Go!Zilla | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Internet Download Manager | Yes | Yes | Yes | 1 refreshable | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
JDownloader | Yes | Yes | Yes | 1 | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? |
Jigdo | No | Yes | ? | unlimited | ? | No | No | No | No | No | No | ? | No | Yes | No | No |
KGet | Yes[o] | Yes | Yes | unlimited | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | BitTorrent Only[22] | Yes | No | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | ? |
Microsoft Download Manager | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | ? |
MiniDM | Yes | Yes | Yes | unlimited | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | ? |
MLDonkey | Partial | Yes | No | unlimited | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | ? |
Shareaza | Yes[p] | Yes | Yes | unlimited | Yes | via Scheduler | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | ? |
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 |
See also
Notes
References
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