Comparison of download managers

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

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Manager  | Platform  | Latest release  | License | Cost  | CLI | GUI | Notes

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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 27[13] | 2025-01-23  | 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  | 24.12.2[16] | 2025-02-06  | 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

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Manager  | HTTP | HTTPS | FTP | SFTP | MMS | RTSP | Metalink | Magnet link | Podcast | RTMP | BitTorrent | eDonkey

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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

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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

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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

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* Free and open-source software portal

* Comparison of BitTorrent clients
* Comparison of file-sharing applications
* Comparison of YouTube downloaders
* BitLocker

## Notes

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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.[23]

## References

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1. ^ a b https://www.bitcomet.com/en/changelog. `{{cite web}}`: Missing or empty `|title=` (help)
2. ^ BitComet command line interface see BitComet Command Line - BitComet Wiki Archived 2017-12-08 at the Wayback Machine
3. ^ "FREE Download Manager - Download Accelerator Plus - Speedbit". Archived from the original on 26 July 2014.
4. ^ "DownloadStudio - Internet Download Manager And Download Accelerator - Whats New". Archived from the original on 23 December 2017.
5. ^ "Release 4.13.1". 16 October 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
6. ^ "FlashGet 3.7.0.1220 International, revised version released". 17 May 2013. Archived from the original on 11 May 2015.
7. ^ "FDM 6". 13 March 2023.
8. ^ "Free Studio | World's #1 Freeware Suite by DVDVideoSoft".
9. ^ https://www.freemake.com/freemake_video_downloader_changelog/. `{{cite web}}`: Missing or empty `|title=` (help)
10. ^ "GetRight® 6.5". Archived from the original on 16 February 2011.
11. ^ "GetRight 6.3e+06". Archived from the original on 13 July 2011.
12. ^ "Go!Zilla: Download GoZilla Download Manager and Accelerator". Archived from the original on 2 December 2008.
13. ^ https://www.internetdownloadmanager.com/news.html. `{{cite web}}`: Missing or empty `|title=` (help)
14. ^ "JDownloader 2 has been released". 26 May 2016. Archived from the original on 29 May 2016.
15. ^ "jigdo - Jigsaw Download". Retrieved 11 February 2024.
16. ^ "24.12.2 2025-02-06". Retrieved 15 February 2025.
17. ^ "YTDFP". Ie7pro.com. Archived from the original on 2025-03-08. Retrieved 2010-07-29.
18. ^ "Release 3.2.1". 20 August 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
19. ^ "Shareaza-2.7.10.2". 18 September 2017.
20. ^ a b "Free Download Manager » Blog Archive » FDM ver. 3.9.2". Archived from the original on 11 January 2018. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
21. ^ "FDM 3.9.3 - www.freedownloadmanager.org". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
22. ^ "Bug 210694 - download speed maximum seems to be infunctional". Bugs.kde.org. Archived from the original on 2023-06-25. Retrieved 2010-07-29.
23. ^ "Shareaza". Archived from the original on 10 November 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2016.

* v
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Download managers

Client software for downloading computer files

Microsoft Windows|

| Freeware|

* CryptLoad
* FlashGet
* Free Studio
* RealDownloader
* Video DownloadHelper
* Xunlei

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Shareware|

* DownloadStudio
* Freemake Video Downloader
* GetRight
* Go!Zilla
* Internet Download Manager

Malware|

* Orbit Downloader

Unix-like|

* KGet

Multi-platform|

* ClipGrab
* cURL
* DownThemAll!
* FlashGot
* Free Download Manager
* JDownloader
* MediathekView
* Wget
* youtube-dl

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