Comparison of download managers

This comparison contains next to download managers 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)
Proprietary / Freemium No NoYesNo YesYesYes
BitComet 1.40 (September 6, 2015 (2015-09-06)) [±][2]

                                                               

Proprietary / freeware Adware from version 0.85 to 0.97;
Potentially sensitive information reported to BC Servers
Partial [3]YesYes NoYesNo
Download Accelerator Manager ? Freeware, $24.95 for Ultimate No ?? ? ?Yes?
Download Accelerator Plus 10.0.5.7
(November 27, 2013)
Proprietary / Adware Free, $24.95 for Premium Adware on free version YesYesYes NoYesNo
Download Express 1.9.341
(June 27, 2007[4])
Proprietary / Freeware, $9.95 for advanced mode None Known YesYesNo NoYesNo
DownloadStudio 7.0.5.0
(October 20, 2011)
Shareware / $24.95 None Known YesYesYes NoYesNo
DownThemAll! 2.0.18 (January 20, 2015 (2015-01-20)) [±][5] GPL / None Known NoYesNo Requires FirefoxRequires FirefoxRequires Firefox
EagleGet 2.0.4.9
(March 12, 2016)
Freeware No NoYes? NoYesNo
FlashGet 3.7.0.1195
(January 10, 2012)
Proprietary / Freeware Cydoor Pop-up ads,
banners[6]
NoYesYes NoYesNo
Folx 3.0.870
(October 9, 2013)
Shareware / $19.95 No YesYesYes NoNoYes
Free Download Manager 3.9.7 (build 1625) (December 24, 2015 (2015-12-24)) [±][7] GPL / was bundled with Software Informer before release 3.8([8])([9]) NoYesNo NoYesYes
Freemake Video Downloader 3.0.0.20
(February 17, 2012[10])
Proprietary / Freeware None Known NoYesNo NoYesNo
Free Studio 6.3.1.514
(May 16, 2014[11])
Proprietary / Freeware Adware Mobogenie (optional install) NoYesNo NoYesNo
FreshDownload ? freeware, name and e-mail required ? ??? ???
GetRight 6.5 (January 24, 2011 (2011-01-24)) [±][12] Proprietary / $49.95 for Pro No YesYesYes NoYesNo
Go!Zilla 5.03
(February 1, 2008[13])
Proprietary / $19.95 None as of Version 5;
Aureate adware prior to that
NoYesYes NoYesYes
Internet Download Accelerator 5.14.2.1329
(December 27, 2012)
Proprietary / Freeware, $9.95 single/$24.95 family pack for Pro Adware on free version NoYesNo NoYesNo
Internet Download Manager 6.25 Build 16
(April 27, 2016[14]
Proprietary / $29.95 None Known YesYesNo NoYesNo
Xtreme Download Manager XDMan 2015
(September 12, 2015)
GPL / No yes
but help param (-h) is not available
YesNo YesYesYes
JDownloader 0.9.581
(19 January 2011)
GPL / Adware Mobogenie (optional install);
Adware browser hijacker Mysearchdial (optional install)
NoYesYes YesYesYes
Jigdo 0.7.3-3
(8 May 2006)
GPLv2 / No Yes No No YesYesYes
KGet 4.14.3 (November 11, 2014 (2014-11-11)) [±][15] GPL / None Known YesYesNo YesPart of KDE for WindowsPart of KDE for Mac
Maxel 1.23.1
(November 14, 2015[16])
Proprietary / Freeware, $7.99 for full version No NoYesYes NoNoYes
MiniDM 2.5.1
(June 2, 2010[17])
Proprietary / Freeware None Known NoYesNo NoYesNo
MLDonkey 3.1.5 (March 22, 2014 (2014-03-22)[18]) [±] GPL / None Known YesYesYes YesYesNo
Shareaza 2.7.9.0 (October 6, 2015 (2015-10-06)[19]) [±] GPL / Original Client:
None Known
YesYesYes NoYesNo
Tmib video downloader 3.5
(October 8, 2014[20])
LGPL / None YesYesNo NoYesNo
uGet 2.0 (May 1, 2015 (2015-05-01)) [±][21] LGPL / None YesYesNo YesYesNo
Manager Latest stable release License / Price (USD) Adware, Malware & Spyware[1] CLIGUIWeb LinuxWindowsMac OS X

Protocol support

Manager HTTP HTTPS FTP SFTP MMS RTSP Metalink Magnet link Podcast RTMP BitTorrent eDonkey
4K Video Downloader YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
BitComet YesYesYes????Yes??YesYes
Download Accelerator Manager YesYesYes???????No?
Download Accelerator Plus YesYesYes?????????
Download Express ????????????
DownloadStudio ????????????
DownThemAll! YesYesYesNoNoNoYesNoNoNoNoNo
EagleGet YesYesYesNoYesYesNoNoNoNoNoNo
FlashGet YesNoYesNoNoYesYesYesNoYesYesYes
Folx ????????????
Free Download Manager YesYesYesNoYes[22]Yes[22]YesYes[23]NoNoYesNo
Freemake Video Downloader YesYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
Free Studio YesYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
FreshDownload Yes?Yes???????No?
GetRight YesYesYesNoNoNoYes?YesNoYesNo
Go!Zilla ????????????
Internet Download Accelerator YesYesYesYesNoNoYesNoNoNoNoNo
Internet Download Manager YesYesYesNoYesNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
Xtreme Download Manager YesYesYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
JDownloader YesYesYesNoNoNoYesNoYesNoNoNo
Jigdo YesYesYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
KGet YesYesYesYesYesNoYes?NoNoYesNo
Maxel YesYesYesYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
MiniDM YesYesYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
MLDonkey Yes?Yes?NoNoNo?NoNoYesYes
Net Transport YesYesYesYesYesYesYesNoNoYesYesYes
Orbit Downloader YesYesYesNoYesYesYesNoNoNoNoNo
Shareaza YesYesYesYesNoNoNoYesNoNoYesYes
Tmib video downloader YesYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
uGet YesYesYesNoNoNoYesYesNoNoYesNo
wxDownload Fast YesNoYesNoNoNoYesNoNoNoNoNo
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 NoYesYes?NoNoNoNoNoYesNoNoNoNoNo?
BitComet YesYesYes?Yes?Yes?Yes?YesYesYesYesYesYes
Download Accelerator Manager Yes???????????????
Download Accelerator Plus YesYesYes?????????????
Download Express YesYesYes1NoAdvanced modeYesYesYesYesNoNoYesYes??
DownloadStudio YesYesYes1NoYesYesYesYesYesYesYes?No??
DownThemAll! Requires FirefoxYesYes 10BetaNoYesNoBetaNoNoNoNoYesNoYes
EagleGet YesYesYes?NoYesYesYesYesNoNo?Yes?No?
FlashGet YesYesYes1YesYesYesYesAll downloadsYesNoYes N/ANoNo?
Folx ????????????????
Free Download Manager YesYesYes?YesYesYesNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Freemake Video Downloader for Firefox and ChromeYesYes?NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo?
Free Studio YesYesYesunlimitedNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo?
FreshDownload Yes???????????????
GetRight YesYes10 streams, needs mirrors for >4 streams unlimitedYesYesYesYesYesYesYesScriptingYesYesYesYes
Go!Zilla ????????????????
Internet Download Accelerator YesYesYes?YesYesYesYesNoYesYesYesYesYesYes?
Internet Download Manager YesYesYes1 refreshableNoYesYesYesYesYesNoNoYesYesNoYes
Xtreme Download Manager YesYesYes1 refreshableNoNoYesYesYesYesNoNoYes?No?
JDownloader YesYesYes1NoYesNoNoYesNoNoYesYesYesYes?
Jigdo NoYes?unlimited?NoNoNoNoNoNo?NoYesNoNo
KGet Konqueror, Fx (via Flashgot plugin)YesYesunlimitedYesYesYesYesBitTorrent Only[24]YesNoYes?YesYes?
Maxel YesYesYes1NoNoNoNoNoNoNoYesYesYesNoNo
MiniDM YesYesYesunlimitedNoNoNoNoNoYesNoYes?YesYes?
MLDonkey PartialYesNounlimitedNoNoYesNoYesNoNoYes?YesYes?
Net Transport YesYesYes10??Yes?All downloads????YesNo?
Orbit Downloader YesYesYes60NoYesYesYesYesYesYesNoYesYesYes?
Shareaza IE; Fx and similar: ext. plugin[25]YesYesunlimitedYesvia SchedulerYesNoYesYesYesYes?YesYes?
Tmib video downloader for Firefox and ChromeNoYes?YesNoNoNoNoNodon't download videos in zipNoNoNoNo?
uGet Firefox (via FlashGot); Chrome & Opera in developmentYesYesunlimitedNoYesYesYesYesYesNoNoYes?No?
wxDownload Fast Firefox OnlyYesYes1-9NoYesNoNoYesYesYesYes?YesYes?
WackGet Portable Internet Explorer OnlyYes?????????????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. 1 2 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 Client Release Notes - A free C++ BitTorrent/HTTP/FTP Download Client". www.bitcomet.com. 2010-08-31. Retrieved 2010-08-31.
  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. "DownThemAll! 2.0.18 released". addons.mozilla.org. 2015-01-20. Retrieved 2015-01-28.
  6. Panganiban, Francis (2010-04-04), FlashGet 3.4 sucks!, KIX|TRIX
  7. "Free Download Manager". Files. Free Download Manager.org. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  8. >"False Positive".
  9. >"Removed".
  10. "Freemake Video Downloader Version History".
  11. "Free Studio Release News".
  12. "GetRight 6.3e+06". Headlight Software. 10 March 2010. Retrieved 10 March 2010.
  13. Headlight Software. "What's new with GoZilla Download Manager and Accelerator". Go!Zilla. Retrieved 2010-07-29.
  14. Tonec Inc. Internet Download Manager https://www.internetdownloadmanager.com/news.html. Retrieved 30 April 2016. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  15. "KDE Ships KDE Applications and Platform 4.14.3". KDE. 11 November 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
  16. "Maxel - Mac Store Store Top Apps". appannie.com. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
  17. "Download IE7Pro". Ie7pro.com. Retrieved 2010-07-29.
  18. "MLDonkey at SourceForge.net". SourceForge. 2014-03-22. Retrieved 2014-05-09.
  19. "Shareaza download page on sourceforge Web site". SourceForge. Retrieved 2015-10-09.
  20. "Tmib Video Downloader This version changes".
  21. "uGet 2.0 is Officially Released!". ugetdm.com. 2015-05-05. Retrieved 2015-08-24.
  22. 1 2 http://www.freedownloadmanager.org/blog/2012/12/27/current-stable-version-fdm-ver-3-9-2-build-1281/
  23. http://freedownloadmanager.org/board/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=16625/
  24. "Bug 210694 - download speed maximum seems to be infunctional". Bugs.kde.org. Retrieved 2010-07-29.
  25. https://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/shareaza/index.php?title=DownloadManager.Firefox

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