List of notable download managers. A download manager is a computer program dedicated to the task of downloading (and sometimes uploading) possibly unrelated stand-alone files from (and sometimes to) the Internet for storage.
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Note: Download managers in purple are no longer in development.
Manager | Latest stable release | License / Price (USD) | Adware, Malware & Spyware[1] | CLI | GUI | Web |
Linux | Windows | Mac OS X |
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BitComet | 1.31 (December 12, 2011 )[2]
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Proprietary freeware | Adware from version 0.85 to 0.97; Potentially sensitive information reported to BC Servers |
Partial [3] | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No |
Download Accelerator Plus | 9.7.0.5 (July 25, 2011 ) |
Proprietary / Adware Free, $24.95 for Premium | Adware on free version | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
Download Express | 1.9.341 (June 27, 2007[4]) |
Proprietary / Freeware, $9.95 for advanced mode | None Known | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No |
DownloadStudio | 6.0.3.0 (May 4, 2010 ) |
Shareware / $24.95 | None Known | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No |
DownThemAll! | 2.0.8 (October 10, 2011[5]) | GPL / Free Software | None Known | No | Yes | No | Yes | Requires Firefox | Yes |
FlashGet | 3.7.0.1156 (December 16, 2010 ) |
Proprietary / Freeware | Cydoor Pop-up ads, Chinese banners[6] |
No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No |
Free Download Manager | 3.8 (Build 1173) (29 December 2011 )[7] | GPL / Free Software | Software Informer (optional install) | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No |
Freemake Video Downloader | 2.1.3 (April 4, 2011[8]) |
Proprietary / Freeware | None Known | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No |
GetRight | 6.5 (24 January 2011 )[9] | Proprietary / $49.95 for Pro | None Known | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No |
Go!Zilla | 5.02 (February 1, 2008[10]) |
Proprietary / $19.95 | None as of Version 5; Aureate adware prior to that |
No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
Internet Download Accelerator | 5.8 (April 9, 2010 ) |
Proprietary / Freeware, $24.95 for Pro | Adware on free version | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No |
Internet Download Manager | 6.07 (September 8, 2011 ) |
Proprietary / $29.95 | None Known | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No |
JDownloader | 0.9.581 (20 July 2011 ) |
GPL / Free Software | Facemoods (optional install) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
KGet | 4.7.4 (7 December 2011 )[11] | GPL / Free Software | None Known | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Part of KDE for Windows | Part of KDE for Mac |
LeechGet | 2.2.2 (April 2, 2009 ) |
Shareware | None known | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No |
MiniDM | 2.4.7 (September 16, 2009[12]) |
Free Software / Free | None Known | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No |
MLDonkey | 3.1.0 (August 10, 2011[13]) | GPL / Free Software | None Known | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Net Transport | 2.96b.615 (20 February 2011 ) | Proprietary / $24.95 | ZeuS 1.1 to check the license key |
No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No |
Orbit Downloader | 4.1.0.2 (28 June 2011 )[15] | Proprietary / Freeware | Mild browser hijack[16] | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No |
Shareaza | 2.5.5.0 (May 29, 2011[17]) | GPL / Free Software | Original Client: None Known |
Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No |
wxDownload Fast | 0.6.0 (March 11, 2007 ) |
GPL / Free Software | None Known | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Builds but doesn't work |
Manager | Latest stable release | License / Price (USD) | Adware, Malware & Spyware free[1] | CLI | GUI | Web | Linux | Windows | Mac OS X |
Manager | HTTP | HTTPS | FTP | SFTP | MMS | RTSP | Metalink | Magnet link | Podcast | RTMP | BitTorrent | eDonkey |
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FlashGet | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Free Download Manager | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No |
Freemake Video Downloader | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No |
GetRight | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | ? | Yes | No | Yes | No |
Internet Download Accelerator | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
Internet Download Manager | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
JDownloader | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No |
KGet | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | ? | No | No | Yes | No |
LeechGet | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
MiniDM | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
MLDonkey | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | No | No | No | ? | No | No | Yes | Yes |
Net Transport | Yes[14] | Yes | Yes | Yes[14] | Yes | Yes | No | Yes[14] | No | Yes[14] | Yes[14] | Yes[14] |
Orbit Downloader | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No |
Shareaza | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes |
wxDownload Fast | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
Manager | HTTP | HTTPS | FTP | SFTP | MMS | RTSP | Metalink | Magnet link | Podcast | RTMP | BitTorrent | eDonkey |
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 |
Checksum verification |
Remote Access/Control |
Modified Time-stamp preserved |
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Download Express | Yes | Yes | Yes | 1 | No | Advanced mode | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | ? | ? |
DownloadStudio | Yes | Yes | Yes | 1 | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | ? | ? |
DownThemAll! | Mozilla based browsers | Yes | Yes | ? | Beta | No | Yes | No | Beta | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes |
FlashGet | Yes | Yes | Yes | 1 | No | No | Yes | Yes | All downloads | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | ? |
Free Download Manager | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? |
Freemake Video Downloader | for Firefox and Chrome | Yes | Yes | ? | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | ? |
GetRight | Yes | Yes | 10 streams, needs mirrors for >4 streams | 16 ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Scripting | Yes | Yes | ? |
Internet Download Accelerator | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? |
Internet Download Manager | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | ? |
JDownloader | Yes | Yes | Yes | 1 | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? |
KGet | Konqueror, FF (via Flashgot plugin) | Yes | Yes | unlimited | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | BitTorrent Only[18] | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? |
LeechGet | Yes | Yes | Yes | 1+ (?) | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | 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 | ? |
Net Transport | Yes | Yes | Yes | 10 | ? | ? | Yes | ? | All downloads | ? | ? | ? | Yes | No | ? |
Orbit Downloader | Yes | Yes | Yes | 60 | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | ? |
Shareaza | IE; FF and similar: ext. plugin[19] | Yes | Yes | unlimited | Yes | via Scheduler | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? |
wxDownload Fast | Firefox Only | Yes | Yes | 1-9 | No | Yes | No | 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 | Checksum verification | Remote Access/Control | Modified Time-stamp preserved |
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