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 | 2.101 | 2024-10-09 | Proprietary | No cost | Partial2 | Yes | 3 |
| Windows | 2.104 | 2024-10-09 | ||||||
| Download Accelerator Plus | macOS | 10.0.6.05 | 2014-07-21 | Proprietary | Depends | ? | Yes | |
| Windows | ||||||||
| DownloadStudio | Windows | 10.0.4.06 | 2017-12-21 | Proprietary | At cost7 | Yes | Yes | |
| Web | ||||||||
| DownThemAll! | GNU/Linux | 4.13.18 | 2024-10-16 | GPL-2.0-only | No cost | No | Yes | |
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| Windows | ||||||||
| Web | ||||||||
| FlashGet | Windows | 3.7.0.12209 | 2013-05-17 | Proprietary | No cost | No | Yes | |
| Web | ||||||||
| Free Download Manager | GNU/Linux | 6.19.0.515610 | 2023-03-13 | Proprietary | No cost11 | No | Yes | |
| macOS | ||||||||
| Windows | ||||||||
| Free Studio | GNU/Linux | 6.7.7.111012 | 2022-11 | Proprietary | No cost | No | Yes | |
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| Windows | ||||||||
| Freemake Video Downloader | Windows | Proprietary | No cost | No | Yes | 13 | ||
| GetRight | Windows | 6.51415 | 2011-01-24 | Proprietary | At cost16 | Yes | Yes | |
| Web | ||||||||
| Go!Zilla | macOS | 5.0217 | 2008-03-05 | Proprietary | At cost18 | No | Yes | 19 |
| Windows | ||||||||
| Web | ||||||||
| Internet Download Manager | Windows | 6.42 Build 2920 | 2025-03-25 | Proprietary | At cost21 | Yes | Yes | |
| JDownloader | GNU/Linux | 2.022 | 2016-05-26 | GPL | No cost | Yes | Yes | 2324 |
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| Jigdo | FreeBSD | 0.8.225 | 2023-08-03 | GPL-2.0-only | No cost | Yes | No | |
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| KGet | GNU/Linux | 24.12.326 | 2025-03-06 | GPL-2.0-or-later | No cost | Yes | Yes | 27 |
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| Windows | ||||||||
| Microsoft Download Manager | Windows | Proprietary | No cost | No | Yes | |||
| MiniDM | Windows | 2.5.128 | 2010-06-02 | Proprietary | No cost | No | Yes | |
| MLDonkey | GNU/Linux | 3.2.129 | 2024-08-20 | GPL-2.0-or-later | No cost | Yes | Yes | |
| Windows | ||||||||
| Web | ||||||||
| Shareaza | Windows | 2.7.10.230 | 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 | Maybe31 | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Free Download Manager | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes32 | Yes33 | No | Yes34 | 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 | Maybe35 | 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 browserintegration | Resuming | Download acceleration | URLs per file | Mirror search | Auto dial/hangup | Categorizeddownloads | Cookies import | Speed limit | File browser | ZIP preview | Add-on support | Scheduler | Checksumverification | RemoteAccess/Control | Modified Timestamppreserved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Partial36 | 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 | Yes37 | Yes | Yes | unlimited | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | BitTorrent Only38 | 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 | Yes39 | Yes | Yes | unlimited | Yes | via Scheduler | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | ? |
| Manager | Web browserintegration | Resuming | Download acceleration | URLs per file | Mirror search | Auto dial/hangup | Categorizeddownloads | Cookies import | Speed limit | File browser | ZIP preview | Add-on support | Scheduler | Checksumverification | RemoteAccess/Control | Modified Timestamppreserved |
See also
- Free and open-source software portal
- Comparison of BitTorrent clients
- Comparison of file-sharing applications
- Comparison of YouTube downloaders
- BitLocker
Notes
References
https://www.bitcomet.com/en/changelog. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help) https://www.bitcomet.com/en/changelog ↩
BitComet command line interface see BitComet Command Line - BitComet Wiki Archived 2017-12-08 at the Wayback Machine http://wiki.bitcomet.com/BitComet_Command_Line ↩
Adware from version 0.85 to 0.97; Potentially sensitive information reported to BC Servers. ↩
https://www.bitcomet.com/en/changelog. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help) https://www.bitcomet.com/en/changelog ↩
"FREE Download Manager - Download Accelerator Plus - Speedbit". Archived from the original on 26 July 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140726045552/http://www.speedbit.com/dap/download/ ↩
"DownloadStudio - Internet Download Manager And Download Accelerator - Whats New". Archived from the original on 23 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171223083421/http://www.conceiva.com:80/products/downloadstudio/whatsnew.asp ↩
$24.95 ↩
"Release 4.13.1". 16 October 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024. https://github.com/downthemall/downthemall/releases/tag/v4.13.1 ↩
"FlashGet 3.7.0.1220 International, revised version released". 17 May 2013. Archived from the original on 11 May 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150511040745/http://bbs.flashget.com/en/forumdisplay.php?fid=6 ↩
"FDM 6". 13 March 2023. https://www.freedownloadmanager.org/board/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=17900 ↩
No cost after version 5.0. ↩
"Free Studio | World's #1 Freeware Suite by DVDVideoSoft". https://www.dvdvideosoft.com/free-dvd-video-software.htm ↩
Offers to install sponsored software upon installation changing default search engine and browsers homepage. ↩
"GetRight® 6.5". Archived from the original on 16 February 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110216121900/http://getright.com/get.html ↩
"GetRight 6.3e+06". Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110713051714/http://getright.invisionzone.com/index.php?showtopic=1962&st=40&p=10204&#entry10204 ↩
$49.95 for Pro ↩
"Go!Zilla: Download GoZilla Download Manager and Accelerator". Archived from the original on 2 December 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20081202114725/http://www.gozilla.com/get.html ↩
$19.95 ↩
No adware as of Version 5; Aureate adware prior to that. ↩
https://www.internetdownloadmanager.com/news.html. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help) https://www.internetdownloadmanager.com/news.html ↩
$24.95 lifetime for 1 PC. ↩
"JDownloader 2 has been released". 26 May 2016. Archived from the original on 29 May 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160529033425/http://www.ghacks.net/2016/05/26/jdownloader-2-has-been-released ↩
Version 2: Adware comes bundled but can install even when not ticking yes. ↩
Version 0.9: Adware Mobogenie (optional install); Adware browser hijacker Mysearchdial (optional install). ↩
"jigdo - Jigsaw Download". Retrieved 11 February 2024. https://www.einval.com/~steve/software/jigdo/ ↩
"KGet - KDE Applications". Retrieved 29 March 2025. https://apps.kde.org/kget/ ↩
Part of "KDE for Mac" and "KDE for Windows". ↩
"YTDFP". Ie7pro.com. Retrieved 2010-07-29. https://ytdfp.com ↩
"Release 3.2.1". 20 August 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024. https://github.com/ygrek/mldonkey/releases/tag/release-3-2-1 ↩
"Shareaza-2.7.10.2". 18 September 2017. https://sourceforge.net/projects/shareaza/files/Shareaza/Shareaza-2.7.10.2/ ↩
1.7x, 1.9x. ↩
"Free Download Manager » Blog Archive » FDM ver. 3.9.2". Archived from the original on 11 January 2018. Retrieved 10 December 2016. http://www.freedownloadmanager.org/blog/2012/12/27/current-stable-version-fdm-ver-3-9-2-build-1281/ ↩
"Free Download Manager » Blog Archive » FDM ver. 3.9.2". Archived from the original on 11 January 2018. Retrieved 10 December 2016. http://www.freedownloadmanager.org/blog/2012/12/27/current-stable-version-fdm-ver-3-9-2-build-1281/ ↩
"FDM 3.9.3 - www.freedownloadmanager.org". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2016. http://freedownloadmanager.org/board/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=16625/ ↩
Paid version only. ↩
10 streams, needs mirrors for >4 streams. ↩
Konqueror, Fx (via Flashgot plugin). /wiki/Konqueror ↩
"Bug 210694 - download speed maximum seems to be infunctional". Bugs.kde.org. Archived from the original on 2023-06-25. Retrieved 2010-07-29. http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=210694 ↩
IE; Fx and similar: ext. plugin.[22] /wiki/Internet_Explorer ↩