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
macOS
Windows
Web
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
macOS
Windows
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
macOS
Windows
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]
macOS
Windows
Web
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
GNU/Linux
macOS
Solaris
Windows
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]
macOS
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

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.[6]

References

  1. ↑ BitComet command line interface see BitComet Command Line - BitComet Wiki
  2. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  4. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  5. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  6. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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