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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Version | Date | |||||||
| BitComet | macOS | Lua error in Module:Wd at line 405: invalid escape sequence near '"^'. | Lua error in Module:Wd at line 405: invalid escape sequence near '"^'. | Proprietary | No cost | Partial[1] | Yes | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Windows | Lua error in Module:Wd at line 405: invalid escape sequence near '"^'. | Lua error in Module:Wd at line 405: invalid escape sequence near '"^'. | ||||||
| Download Accelerator Plus | macOS | Lua error in Module:Wd at line 405: invalid escape sequence near '"^'. | Lua error in Module:Wd at line 405: invalid escape sequence near '"^'. | Proprietary | Depends | ? | Yes | |
| Windows | ||||||||
| DownloadStudio | Windows | Lua error in Module:Wd at line 405: invalid escape sequence near '"^'. | Lua error in Module:Wd at line 405: invalid escape sequence near '"^'. | Proprietary | At cost[lower-alpha 2] | Yes | Yes | |
| Web | ||||||||
| DownThemAll! | GNU/Linux | Lua error in Module:Wd at line 405: invalid escape sequence near '"^'. | Lua error in Module:Wd at line 405: invalid escape sequence near '"^'. | GPL-2.0-only | No cost | No | Yes | |
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| FlashGet | Windows | Lua error in Module:Wd at line 405: invalid escape sequence near '"^'. | Lua error in Module:Wd at line 405: invalid escape sequence near '"^'. | Proprietary | No cost | No | Yes | |
| Web | ||||||||
| Free Download Manager | GNU/Linux | Lua error in Module:Wd at line 405: invalid escape sequence near '"^'. | Lua error in Module:Wd at line 405: invalid escape sequence near '"^'. | Proprietary | No cost[lower-alpha 3] | No | Yes | |
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| Free Studio | GNU/Linux | Lua error in Module:Wd at line 405: invalid escape sequence near '"^'. | Lua error in Module:Wd at line 405: invalid escape sequence near '"^'. | Proprietary | No cost | No | Yes | |
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| Freemake Video Downloader | Windows | Lua error in Module:Wd at line 405: invalid escape sequence near '"^'. | Lua error in Module:Wd at line 405: invalid escape sequence near '"^'. | Proprietary | No cost | No | Yes | [lower-alpha 4] |
| GetRight | Windows | Lua error in Module:Wd at line 405: invalid escape sequence near '"^'. | Lua error in Module:Wd at line 405: invalid escape sequence near '"^'. | Proprietary | At cost[lower-alpha 5] | Yes | Yes | |
| Web | ||||||||
| Go!Zilla | macOS | Lua error in Module:Wd at line 405: invalid escape sequence near '"^'. | Lua error in Module:Wd at line 405: invalid escape sequence near '"^'. | Proprietary | At cost[lower-alpha 6] | No | Yes | [lower-alpha 7] |
| Windows | ||||||||
| Web | ||||||||
| Internet Download Manager | Windows | Lua error in Module:Wd at line 405: invalid escape sequence near '"^'. | Lua error in Module:Wd at line 405: invalid escape sequence near '"^'. | Proprietary | At cost[lower-alpha 8] | Yes | Yes | |
| JDownloader | GNU/Linux | Lua error in Module:Wd at line 405: invalid escape sequence near '"^'. | Lua error in Module:Wd at line 405: invalid escape sequence near '"^'. | GPL | No cost | Yes | Yes | [lower-alpha 9][lower-alpha 10] |
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| Jigdo | FreeBSD | Lua error in Module:Wd at line 405: invalid escape sequence near '"^'. | Lua error in Module:Wd at line 405: invalid escape sequence near '"^'. | GPL-2.0-only | No cost | Yes | No | |
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| KGet | GNU/Linux | Lua error in Module:Wd at line 405: invalid escape sequence near '"^'. | Lua error in Module:Wd at line 405: invalid escape sequence near '"^'. | GPL-2.0-or-later | No cost | Yes | Yes | [lower-alpha 11] |
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| Windows | ||||||||
| Microsoft Download Manager | Windows | Lua error in Module:Wd at line 405: invalid escape sequence near '"^'. | Lua error in Module:Wd at line 405: invalid escape sequence near '"^'. | Proprietary | No cost | No | Yes | |
| MiniDM | Windows | 2.5.1[2] | 2010-06-02 | Proprietary | No cost | No | Yes | |
| MLDonkey | GNU/Linux | Lua error in Module:Wd at line 405: invalid escape sequence near '"^'. | Lua error in Module:Wd at line 405: invalid escape sequence near '"^'. | GPL-2.0-or-later | No cost | Yes | Yes | |
| Windows | ||||||||
| Web | ||||||||
| Shareaza | Windows | Lua error in Module:Wd at line 405: invalid escape sequence near '"^'. | Lua error in Module:Wd at line 405: invalid escape sequence near '"^'. | 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[lower-alpha 12] | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Free Download Manager | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes[3] | Yes[3] | No | Yes[4] | 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[lower-alpha 13] | 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 Time-stamp 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 | N/A | 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[lower-alpha 14] | 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[lower-alpha 15] | Yes | Yes | unlimited | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | BitTorrent Only[5] | 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[lower-alpha 16] | 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 Time-stamp preserved |
See also
- Comparison of BitTorrent clients
- Comparison of file-sharing applications
- Comparison of YouTube downloaders
- BitLocker
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