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Revision as of 03:10, 29 November 2016

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.

Note: Download managers in purple are no longer in development.

General information

Manager Latest stable release License / Price (USD) Adware, Malware & Spyware[1] CLI GUI Web Linux Windows Mac OS X
4K Video Downloader 3.8.1.1870
(January 26, 2016; 8 years ago (2016-01-26)) 		Proprietary / Freemium No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes
aria2 1.29.0
(November 15, 2016; 7 years ago (2016-11-15)) 		GPL / No Yes No No Yes Yes Yes
BitComet 1.94 (September 11, 2022; 22 months ago (2022-09-11)) [±][2]

                                                               

Proprietary / freeware Adware from version 0.85 to 0.97;
Potentially sensitive information reported to BC Servers 		Partial [3] Yes Yes[citation needed] No Yes No
Download Accelerator Manager ? Freeware, $24.95 for Ultimate No ? ? ? ? Yes ?
Download Accelerator Plus 10.0.5.7
(November 27, 2013; 10 years ago (2013-11-27)) 		Proprietary / Adware Free, $24.95 for Premium Adware on free version Yes[citation needed] Yes Yes[citation needed] No Yes No
Download Express 1.9.341
(June 27, 2007; 17 years ago (2007-06-27)[4]) 		Proprietary / Freeware, $9.95 for advanced mode None Known Yes[citation needed] Yes No No Yes No
DownloadStudio 7.0.5.0
(October 20, 2011; 12 years ago (2011-10-20)) 		Shareware / $24.95 None Known Yes Yes Yes No Yes No
DownThemAll! Template:Latest stable software release/DownThemAll! GPL / None Known No Yes No Requires Firefox Requires Firefox Requires Firefox
EagleGet 2.0.4.11
(June 3, 2016; 8 years ago (2016-06-03)) 		Freeware No No Yes ? No Yes No
FlashGet 3.7.0.1195
(January 10, 2012; 12 years ago (2012-01-10)) 		Proprietary / Freeware Cydoor Pop-up ads,
banners[5] 		No Yes Yes No Yes No
Folx 3.0.870
(October 9, 2013; 10 years ago (2013-10-09)) 		Shareware / $19.95 No Yes Yes Yes No No Yes
Free Download Manager 6.13.4.3616 (February 9, 2021; 3 years ago (2021-02-09)) [±][6] GPL / was bundled with Software Informer before release 3.8([7])([8]) No Yes No No Yes Yes
Freemake Video Downloader 3.0.0.20
(February 17, 2012; 12 years ago (2012-02-17)[9]) 		Proprietary / Freeware None Known No Yes No No Yes No
Free Studio 6.3.1.514
(May 16, 2014; 10 years ago (2014-05-16)[10]) 		Proprietary / Freeware Adware Mobogenie (optional install) No Yes No No Yes No
FreshDownload ? freeware, name and e-mail required ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
GetRight Template:Latest stable software release/GetRight Proprietary / $49.95 for Pro No Yes Yes Yes No Yes No
Go!Zilla 5.03
(February 1, 2008; 16 years ago (2008-02-01)[11]) 		Proprietary / $19.95 None as of Version 5;
Aureate adware prior to that 		No Yes Yes No Yes Yes
Internet Download Accelerator 5.14.2.1329
(December 27, 2012; 11 years ago (2012-12-27)) 		Proprietary / Freeware, $9.95 single/$24.95 family pack for Pro Adware on free version No Yes No No Yes No
Internet Download Manager 6.26 Build 8
(October 22, 2016; 7 years ago (2016-10-22)[12] 		Proprietary / $24.95 lifetime for 1 PC None Known Yes Yes No No Yes No
Xtreme Download Manager XDMan 2015
(September 12, 2015; 8 years ago (2015-09-12)) 		GPL / No yes
but help param (-h) is not available		 Yes No Yes Yes Yes
JDownloader 0.9.581
(19 January 2011; 13 years ago (2011-01-19)) 		GPL / Adware Mobogenie (optional install);
Adware browser hijacker Mysearchdial (optional install) 		No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Jigdo 0.7.3-3
(8 May 2006; 18 years ago (2006-05-08)) 		GPLv2 / No Yes No No Yes Yes Yes
KGet 4.14.38 (November 7, 2017; 6 years ago (2017-11-07)) [±][13] GPL / None Known Yes Yes No Yes Part of KDE for Windows Part of KDE for Mac
Maxel 1.23.1
(November 14, 2015; 8 years ago (2015-11-14)[14]) 		Proprietary / Freeware, $7.99 for full version No No Yes Yes No No Yes
MiniDM 2.5.1
(June 2, 2010; 14 years ago (2010-06-02)[15]) 		Proprietary / Freeware None Known No Yes No No Yes No
MLDonkey 3.1.7 (July 6, 2020; 4 years ago (2020-07-06)[16]) [±] GPL / None Known Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Shareaza 2.7.10.2 (September 18, 2017; 6 years ago (2017-09-18)[17]) [±] GPL / Original Client:
None Known 		Yes Yes Yes No Yes No
Tmib video downloader 3.5
(October 8, 2014; 9 years ago (2014-10-08)[18]) 		LGPL / None Yes Yes No No Yes No
uGet Template:Latest stable software release/UGet LGPL / None Yes Yes No Yes Yes No
Manager Latest stable release License / Price (USD) Adware, Malware & Spyware[1] CLI GUI Web Linux Windows Mac OS X

Protocol support

Manager HTTP HTTPS FTP SFTP MMS RTSP Metalink Magnet link Podcast RTMP BitTorrent eDonkey
4K Video Downloader Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
BitComet Yes Yes Yes ? ? ? ? Yes ? ? Yes Yes
Download Accelerator Manager Yes Yes Yes ? ? ? ? ? ? ? No ?
Download Accelerator Plus Yes Yes Yes ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Download Express ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
DownloadStudio ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
DownThemAll! Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes No No No No No
EagleGet Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No No No No No
FlashGet Yes No Yes No No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes
Folx ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Free Download Manager Yes Yes Yes No Yes[19] Yes[19] Yes Yes[20] No No Yes No
Freemake Video Downloader Yes Yes No No No No No No No Yes No No
Free Studio Yes Yes No No No No No No No Yes No No
FreshDownload Yes ? Yes ? ? ? ? ? ? ? No ?
GetRight Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes ? Yes No Yes No
Go!Zilla ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
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 Yes No No
Xtreme Download Manager Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No No 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
Maxel Yes Yes Yes Yes No No 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 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes
Orbit Downloader Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No No No No
Shareaza Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes No No Yes Yes
Tmib video downloader Yes Yes No No No No No No No Yes No No
uGet Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes No No Yes No
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

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
4K Video Downloader No Yes Yes ? No No No No No Yes No No No No No ?
BitComet Yes Yes Yes ? Yes ? Yes ? Yes ? Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Download Accelerator Manager Yes ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Download Accelerator Plus Yes Yes Yes ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Download Express Yes Yes Yes 1 No Advanced mode Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes ? ?
DownloadStudio Yes Yes Yes 1 No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ? No ? ?
DownThemAll! Requires Firefox Yes Yes 10 Beta No Yes No Beta No No No No Yes No Yes
EagleGet Yes Yes Yes ? No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No ? Yes ? No ?
FlashGet Yes Yes Yes 1 Yes Yes Yes Yes All downloads Yes No Yes — No No ?
Folx ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Free Download Manager Yes Yes Yes ? Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes 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 No ?
Free Studio Yes Yes Yes unlimited No No No No No No No No No No No ?
FreshDownload Yes ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
GetRight Yes Yes 10 streams, needs mirrors for >4 streams unlimited Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Scripting Yes Yes Yes Yes
Go!Zilla ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Internet Download Accelerator Yes Yes Yes ? Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ?
Internet Download Manager Yes Yes Yes 1 refreshable No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes No Yes
Xtreme Download Manager Yes Yes Yes 1 refreshable No No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes ? No ?
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 Konqueror, Fx (via Flashgot plugin) Yes Yes unlimited Yes Yes Yes Yes BitTorrent Only[21] Yes No Yes ? Yes Yes ?
Maxel Yes Yes Yes 1 No No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes 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 ?
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 Yes ?
Shareaza IE; Fx and similar: ext. plugin[22] Yes Yes unlimited Yes via Scheduler Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes ? Yes Yes ?
Tmib video downloader for Firefox and Chrome No Yes ? Yes No No No No No don't download videos in zip No No No No ?
uGet Firefox (via FlashGot); Chrome & Opera in development Yes Yes unlimited No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes ? No ?
wxDownload Fast Firefox Only Yes Yes 1-9 No Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes ? Yes Yes ?
WackGet Portable Internet Explorer Only 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

References

  1. ^ a b Unless otherwise noted, programs marked "Yes" without other inline citations have been tested 100% Free OR 100% Clean by Softpedia and/or other sources
  2. ^ "BitComet Changelog". www.bitcomet.com. 2022-09-11. Retrieved 2022-09-11.
  3. ^ BitComet command line interface see BitComet Command Line - BitComet Wiki
  4. ^ "MetaProducts Download Express Product Development History". Metaproducts.com. Retrieved 2010-07-29.
  5. ^ Tumpang, Ronaldo (2010-04-04), FlashGet 3.4 sucks!, KIX|TRIX, archived from the original on 2010-07-14 {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ "Free Download Manager 6 Forums". FreeDownloadManager.org. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  7. ^ >"False Positive".
  8. ^ >"Removed".
  9. ^ "Freemake Video Downloader Version History".
  10. ^ "Free Studio Release News".
  11. ^ Headlight Software. "What's new with GoZilla Download Manager and Accelerator". Go!Zilla. Retrieved 2010-07-29.
  12. ^ Tonec Inc. "Internet Download Manager News". Internet Download Manager. Tonec Inc. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
  13. ^ "KDE Ships KDE Applications and Platform 4.14.3". KDE. 11 November 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
  14. ^ "Maxel - Mac Store Store Top Apps". appannie.com. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
  15. ^ "Download IE7Pro". Ie7pro.com. Retrieved 2010-07-29.
  16. ^ "MLDonkey at GitHub". GitHub. 2017-01-22. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
  17. ^ "Shareaza download page on sourceforge Web site". SourceForge. Retrieved 2019-07-06.
  18. ^ "Tmib Video Downloader This version changes".
  19. ^ a b http://www.freedownloadmanager.org/blog/2012/12/27/current-stable-version-fdm-ver-3-9-2-build-1281/
  20. ^ http://freedownloadmanager.org/board/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=16625/
  21. ^ "Bug 210694 - download speed maximum seems to be infunctional". Bugs.kde.org. Retrieved 2010-07-29.
  22. ^ https://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/shareaza/index.php?title=DownloadManager.Firefox
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