Comparison of download managers
Encyclopedia
List of notable download manager
Download manager
A download manager is a computer program dedicated to the task of downloading possibly unrelated stand-alone files from the Internet for storage...

s. A download manager is a computer program
Computer program
A computer program is a sequence of instructions written to perform a specified task with a computer. A computer requires programs to function, typically executing the program's instructions in a central processor. The program has an executable form that the computer can use directly to execute...

 dedicated to the task of downloading
Uploading and downloading
In computer networks, to download means to receive data to a local system from a remote system, or to initiate such a data transfer. Examples of a remote system from which a download might be performed include a webserver, FTP server, email server, or other similar systems...

 (and sometimes uploading
Uploading and downloading
In computer networks, to download means to receive data to a local system from a remote system, or to initiate such a data transfer. Examples of a remote system from which a download might be performed include a webserver, FTP server, email server, or other similar systems...

) possibly unrelated stand-alone files from (and sometimes to) the Internet
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...

 for storage.

General information

Manager Latest stable release License
Software licensing
A software license is a legal instrument governing the usage or redistribution of software. All software is copyright protected, except material in the public domain. Contractual confidentiality is another way of protecting software...

 / Price (USD
United States dollar
The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies....

)
Adware
Adware
Adware, or advertising-supported software, is any software package which automatically plays, displays, or downloads advertisements to a computer. These advertisements can be in the form of a pop-up. They may also be in the user interface of the software or on a screen presented to the user during...

, Malware
Malware
Malware, short for malicious software, consists of programming that is designed to disrupt or deny operation, gather information that leads to loss of privacy or exploitation, or gain unauthorized access to system resources, or that otherwise exhibits abusive behavior...

 & Spyware
Spyware
Spyware is a type of malware that can be installed on computers, and which collects small pieces of information about users without their knowledge. The presence of spyware is typically hidden from the user, and can be difficult to detect. Typically, spyware is secretly installed on the user's...

CLI
Command-line interface
A command-line interface is a mechanism for interacting with a computer operating system or software by typing commands to perform specific tasks...

GUI
Graphical user interface
In computing, a graphical user interface is a type of user interface that allows users to interact with electronic devices with images rather than text commands. GUIs can be used in computers, hand-held devices such as MP3 players, portable media players or gaming devices, household appliances and...

Web
Linux
Linux
Linux is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open source software development and distribution. The defining component of any Linux system is the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released October 5, 1991 by Linus Torvalds...

Windows
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...

Mac OS X
Mac OS X
Mac OS X is a series of Unix-based operating systems and graphical user interfaces developed, marketed, and sold by Apple Inc. Since 2002, has been included with all new Macintosh computer systems...

BitComet
BitComet
BitComet is a cross-protocol BitTorrent, HTTP and FTP client written in C++ for Microsoft Windows and available in 52 different languages. Its first public release was version 0.28...



                                                               
freeware
Freeware
Freeware is computer software that is available for use at no cost or for an optional fee, but usually with one or more restricted usage rights. Freeware is in contrast to commercial software, which is typically sold for profit, but might be distributed for a business or commercial purpose in the...

Download Accelerator Plus
Download Accelerator Plus
Download Accelerator Plus is a download manager for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X. It uses multipart download to increase speeds, creating multiple connections of different file segments to speed up downloads. Download Accelerator Plus works by splitting files into smaller pieces and...

9.7.0.5
/ Adware
Adware
Adware, or advertising-supported software, is any software package which automatically plays, displays, or downloads advertisements to a computer. These advertisements can be in the form of a pop-up. They may also be in the user interface of the software or on a screen presented to the user during...

 Free, $24.95 for Premium
Download Express
Download Express
Download Express is a free for non-commercial use download manager for Microsoft Windows developed by MetaProducts Software Corporation.-External links:*...

1.9.341
/ Freeware
Freeware
Freeware is computer software that is available for use at no cost or for an optional fee, but usually with one or more restricted usage rights. Freeware is in contrast to commercial software, which is typically sold for profit, but might be distributed for a business or commercial purpose in the...

, $9.95 for advanced mode
DownloadStudio
DownloadStudio
DownloadStudio is a shareware download manager and download accelerator developed and published by Conceiva.DownloadStudio can download files, programs, images, documents PDF, Flash files, entire Websites, FTP sites, streaming audio and streaming video from the Internet.DownloadStudio has been...

6.0.3.0
DownThemAll!
DownThemAll!
DownThemAll is a download manager/accelerator extension for Mozilla Firefox, licensed under the GPL. It can pause and restart supporting downloads at any time, without losing data, and enables users to download all the links, images or embedded object contained in a webpage...

FlashGet
FlashGet
FlashGet is a freeware download manager for Microsoft Windows...

3.7.0.1156
/ Freeware
Freeware
Freeware is computer software that is available for use at no cost or for an optional fee, but usually with one or more restricted usage rights. Freeware is in contrast to commercial software, which is typically sold for profit, but might be distributed for a business or commercial purpose in the...

Free Download Manager
Free Download Manager
Free Download Manager is a free open source graphical download manager for the Microsoft Windows operating system.FDM was previously proprietary software, but with the release of version 2.5 it has been open source. Starting with version 3.0.850 , source code is no longer provided as a packaged...

Freemake Video Downloader
Freemake Video Downloader
Freemake Video Downloader is a freeware download manager developed by Freemake.com. The program is used to download embedded videos in FLV, MP4, or 3GP formats from any website, including the popular sites such as YouTube, Facebook, MTV, ComedyCentral, Vevo, Dailymotion, Vimeo, Veoh, Megavideo and...

2.1.3
/ Freeware
Freeware
Freeware is computer software that is available for use at no cost or for an optional fee, but usually with one or more restricted usage rights. Freeware is in contrast to commercial software, which is typically sold for profit, but might be distributed for a business or commercial purpose in the...

GetRight
GetRight
GetRight is a shareware download manager developed by Headlight Software.-Features:GetRight is able to pause and resume downloads, download from multiple servers to speed up download time , scheduling the starting and stopping of downloads and shutting off the computer or disconnecting the modem...

/ $49.95 for Pro
Go!Zilla
Go!Zilla
Go!Zilla is a proprietary download manager originally developed by Aaron Ostler in 1995, and later purchased by Radiate in 1999, for use on Windows. It is shareware and its previous ad supported version drew controversy among users and privacy advocates...

5.02
/ $19.95
Internet Download Accelerator
Internet Download Accelerator
Internet Download Accelerator, often called IDA, is a freeware/shareware download manager created by a Ukrainian software company WestByte Software for the Microsoft Windows operating system...

5.8
/ Freeware
Freeware
Freeware is computer software that is available for use at no cost or for an optional fee, but usually with one or more restricted usage rights. Freeware is in contrast to commercial software, which is typically sold for profit, but might be distributed for a business or commercial purpose in the...

, $24.95 for Pro
Internet Download Manager
Internet Download Manager
Internet Download Manager is a shareware download manager. It is only available for the Microsoft Windows operating system.-Features:...

6.07
/ $29.95
JDownloader
JDownloader
JDownloader is a download manager, written in Java, which allows the automatic downloading of files and split files from one-click hosting sites such as Rapidshare and Megaupload. JDownloader supports the use of premium accounts. Certain parts of JDownloader are open source.JDownloader is better...

0.9.581
KGet
KGet
KGet is a free download manager for KDE. By default it is the download manager used for Konqueror, but can also be used with Mozilla Firefox. KGet is part of the KDE Network package, and was featured by Tux Magazine and Free Software Magazine.-History:...

LeechGet
LeechGet
LeechGet is a shareware download manager for Microsoft Windows. It has a commercial version and a free version.-Features:*Download files.*Can resume download files or pause downloading.*Faster speed than browser download manager....

2.2.2
MiniDM 2.4.7
MLDonkey
MLDonkey
MLDonkey is an open source, multi-protocol, peer-to-peer file sharing application that runs as a back-end server application on many platforms. It can be controlled through a user interface provided by one of many separate front-ends, including a Web interface, telnet interface and over a dozen...

Net Transport
Net Transport
Net Transport is a shareware download manager and stream ripper for Windows made by Xi Software.The company also develops FTP Transport, which is included with Net Transport.-External links:** from *...

/ $24.95
Orbit Downloader
Orbit Downloader
-External links:* * at Download.com* at Softonic.com...

/ Freeware
Freeware
Freeware is computer software that is available for use at no cost or for an optional fee, but usually with one or more restricted usage rights. Freeware is in contrast to commercial software, which is typically sold for profit, but might be distributed for a business or commercial purpose in the...

Shareaza
Shareaza
Shareaza is a peer-to-peer file sharing client running under Microsoft Windows which supports the gnutella, Gnutella2 , eDonkey, BitTorrent, FTP, HTTP and HTTPS network protocols and handles magnet links, ed2k links, and the now deprecated gnutella and Piolet links...

wxDownload Fast
WxDownload Fast
wxDownload Fast is a free/open source download manager. It was created to be multi-platform, so at the moment it builds on Windows , Linux, BSD, and Mac OS X....

0.6.0
Manager Latest stable release License
Software licensing
A software license is a legal instrument governing the usage or redistribution of software. All software is copyright protected, except material in the public domain. Contractual confidentiality is another way of protecting software...

 / Price (USD
United States dollar
The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies....

)
Adware
Adware
Adware, or advertising-supported software, is any software package which automatically plays, displays, or downloads advertisements to a computer. These advertisements can be in the form of a pop-up. They may also be in the user interface of the software or on a screen presented to the user during...

, Malware
Malware
Malware, short for malicious software, consists of programming that is designed to disrupt or deny operation, gather information that leads to loss of privacy or exploitation, or gain unauthorized access to system resources, or that otherwise exhibits abusive behavior...

 & Spyware
Spyware
Spyware is a type of malware that can be installed on computers, and which collects small pieces of information about users without their knowledge. The presence of spyware is typically hidden from the user, and can be difficult to detect. Typically, spyware is secretly installed on the user's...

 free
CLI
Command-line interface
A command-line interface is a mechanism for interacting with a computer operating system or software by typing commands to perform specific tasks...

GUI
Graphical user interface
In computing, a graphical user interface is a type of user interface that allows users to interact with electronic devices with images rather than text commands. GUIs can be used in computers, hand-held devices such as MP3 players, portable media players or gaming devices, household appliances and...

Web Linux
Linux
Linux is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open source software development and distribution. The defining component of any Linux system is the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released October 5, 1991 by Linus Torvalds...

Windows
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...

Mac OS X
Mac OS X
Mac OS X is a series of Unix-based operating systems and graphical user interfaces developed, marketed, and sold by Apple Inc. Since 2002, has been included with all new Macintosh computer systems...


Protocol support

Manager HTTP HTTPS
Https
Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure is a combination of the Hypertext Transfer Protocol with SSL/TLS protocol to provide encrypted communication and secure identification of a network web server...

FTP SFTP
Secure file transfer protocol
The term secure file transfer protocol can refer to both following protocols:* SSH file transfer protocol, a file transfer protocol specifically developed by the IETF to run over secure shell connections...

MMS
Microsoft Media Services
Microsoft Media Server is the name of Microsoft's proprietary network streaming protocol used to transfer unicast data in Windows Media Services . MMS can be transported via UDP or TCP...

RTSP
Real Time Streaming Protocol
The Real Time Streaming Protocol is a network control protocol designed for use in entertainment and communications systems to control streaming media servers. The protocol is used for establishing and controlling media sessions between end points...

Metalink
Metalink
Metalink is a cross-platform and cross-application Internet standard/framework/file format for programs that download, including download managers, BitTorrent clients, Web browsers, FTP clients, and P2P programs...

Magnet link Podcast
Podcast
A podcast is a series of digital media files that are released episodically and often downloaded through web syndication...

RTMP
Real Time Messaging Protocol
Real Time Messaging Protocol was initially a proprietary protocol developed by Macromedia for streaming audio, video and data over the Internet, between a Flash player and a server...

BitTorrent eDonkey
EDonkey network
The eDonkey network is a decentralized, mostly server-based, peer-to-peer file sharing network best suited to share big files among users, and to provide long term availability of files...

FlashGet
FlashGet
FlashGet is a freeware download manager for Microsoft Windows...

Folx
Free Download Manager
Free Download Manager
Free Download Manager is a free open source graphical download manager for the Microsoft Windows operating system.FDM was previously proprietary software, but with the release of version 2.5 it has been open source. Starting with version 3.0.850 , source code is no longer provided as a packaged...

Freemake Video Downloader
Freemake Video Downloader
Freemake Video Downloader is a freeware download manager developed by Freemake.com. The program is used to download embedded videos in FLV, MP4, or 3GP formats from any website, including the popular sites such as YouTube, Facebook, MTV, ComedyCentral, Vevo, Dailymotion, Vimeo, Veoh, Megavideo and...

GetRight
GetRight
GetRight is a shareware download manager developed by Headlight Software.-Features:GetRight is able to pause and resume downloads, download from multiple servers to speed up download time , scheduling the starting and stopping of downloads and shutting off the computer or disconnecting the modem...

Internet Download Accelerator
Internet Download Accelerator
Internet Download Accelerator, often called IDA, is a freeware/shareware download manager created by a Ukrainian software company WestByte Software for the Microsoft Windows operating system...

Internet Download Manager
Internet Download Manager
Internet Download Manager is a shareware download manager. It is only available for the Microsoft Windows operating system.-Features:...

JDownloader
JDownloader
JDownloader is a download manager, written in Java, which allows the automatic downloading of files and split files from one-click hosting sites such as Rapidshare and Megaupload. JDownloader supports the use of premium accounts. Certain parts of JDownloader are open source.JDownloader is better...

KGet
KGet
KGet is a free download manager for KDE. By default it is the download manager used for Konqueror, but can also be used with Mozilla Firefox. KGet is part of the KDE Network package, and was featured by Tux Magazine and Free Software Magazine.-History:...

LeechGet
LeechGet
LeechGet is a shareware download manager for Microsoft Windows. It has a commercial version and a free version.-Features:*Download files.*Can resume download files or pause downloading.*Faster speed than browser download manager....

MiniDM
MLDonkey
MLDonkey
MLDonkey is an open source, multi-protocol, peer-to-peer file sharing application that runs as a back-end server application on many platforms. It can be controlled through a user interface provided by one of many separate front-ends, including a Web interface, telnet interface and over a dozen...

Net Transport
Net Transport
Net Transport is a shareware download manager and stream ripper for Windows made by Xi Software.The company also develops FTP Transport, which is included with Net Transport.-External links:** from *...

Orbit Downloader
Orbit Downloader
-External links:* * at Download.com* at Softonic.com...

Shareaza
Shareaza
Shareaza is a peer-to-peer file sharing client running under Microsoft Windows which supports the gnutella, Gnutella2 , eDonkey, BitTorrent, FTP, HTTP and HTTPS network protocols and handles magnet links, ed2k links, and the now deprecated gnutella and Piolet links...

wxDownload Fast
WxDownload Fast
wxDownload Fast is a free/open source download manager. It was created to be multi-platform, so at the moment it builds on Windows , Linux, BSD, and Mac OS X....

Manager HTTP HTTPS
Https
Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure is a combination of the Hypertext Transfer Protocol with SSL/TLS protocol to provide encrypted communication and secure identification of a network web server...

FTP SFTP
Secure file transfer protocol
The term secure file transfer protocol can refer to both following protocols:* SSH file transfer protocol, a file transfer protocol specifically developed by the IETF to run over secure shell connections...

MMS
Microsoft Media Services
Microsoft Media Server is the name of Microsoft's proprietary network streaming protocol used to transfer unicast data in Windows Media Services . MMS can be transported via UDP or TCP...

RTSP
Real Time Streaming Protocol
The Real Time Streaming Protocol is a network control protocol designed for use in entertainment and communications systems to control streaming media servers. The protocol is used for establishing and controlling media sessions between end points...

Metalink
Metalink
Metalink is a cross-platform and cross-application Internet standard/framework/file format for programs that download, including download managers, BitTorrent clients, Web browsers, FTP clients, and P2P programs...

Magnet link Podcast
Podcast
A podcast is a series of digital media files that are released episodically and often downloaded through web syndication...

RTMP
Real Time Messaging Protocol
Real Time Messaging Protocol was initially a proprietary protocol developed by Macromedia for streaming audio, video and data over the Internet, between a Flash player and a server...

BitTorrent eDonkey
EDonkey network
The eDonkey network is a decentralized, mostly server-based, peer-to-peer file sharing network best suited to share big files among users, and to provide long term availability of files...


Features

Manager Web browser
Web browser
A web browser is a software application for retrieving, presenting, and traversing information resources on the World Wide Web. An information resource is identified by a Uniform Resource Identifier and may be a web page, image, video, or other piece of content...

 integration
Resuming
Download acceleration
Download acceleration
Download acceleration, also known as multipart download, is a term for the method employed by software such as download managers to download a single file by splitting it in segments and using several simultaneous connections to download these segments from a single server.The reason for doing so...


URL
Uniform Resource Locator
In computing, a uniform resource locator or universal resource locator is a specific character string that constitutes a reference to an Internet resource....

s per file
Mirror search
Auto dial/hangup
Categorized downloads
Cookies
HTTP cookie
A cookie, also known as an HTTP cookie, web cookie, or browser cookie, is used for an origin website to send state information to a user's browser and for the browser to return the state information to the origin site...

 import
Speed limit
File browser
ZIP
ZIP (file format)
Zip is a file format used for data compression and archiving. A zip file contains one or more files that have been compressed, to reduce file size, or stored as is...

 preview
Add-on support
Checksum
Checksum
A checksum or hash sum is a fixed-size datum computed from an arbitrary block of digital data for the purpose of detecting accidental errors that may have been introduced during its transmission or storage. The integrity of the data can be checked at any later time by recomputing the checksum and...

 verification
Remote Access/Control
Modified Time-stamp preserved
Download Express
Download Express
Download Express is a free for non-commercial use download manager for Microsoft Windows developed by MetaProducts Software Corporation.-External links:*...

DownloadStudio
DownloadStudio
DownloadStudio is a shareware download manager and download accelerator developed and published by Conceiva.DownloadStudio can download files, programs, images, documents PDF, Flash files, entire Websites, FTP sites, streaming audio and streaming video from the Internet.DownloadStudio has been...

DownThemAll!
DownThemAll!
DownThemAll is a download manager/accelerator extension for Mozilla Firefox, licensed under the GPL. It can pause and restart supporting downloads at any time, without losing data, and enables users to download all the links, images or embedded object contained in a webpage...

FlashGet
FlashGet
FlashGet is a freeware download manager for Microsoft Windows...

Folx
Free Download Manager
Free Download Manager
Free Download Manager is a free open source graphical download manager for the Microsoft Windows operating system.FDM was previously proprietary software, but with the release of version 2.5 it has been open source. Starting with version 3.0.850 , source code is no longer provided as a packaged...

Freemake Video Downloader
Freemake Video Downloader
Freemake Video Downloader is a freeware download manager developed by Freemake.com. The program is used to download embedded videos in FLV, MP4, or 3GP formats from any website, including the popular sites such as YouTube, Facebook, MTV, ComedyCentral, Vevo, Dailymotion, Vimeo, Veoh, Megavideo and...

GetRight
GetRight
GetRight is a shareware download manager developed by Headlight Software.-Features:GetRight is able to pause and resume downloads, download from multiple servers to speed up download time , scheduling the starting and stopping of downloads and shutting off the computer or disconnecting the modem...

Internet Download Accelerator
Internet Download Accelerator
Internet Download Accelerator, often called IDA, is a freeware/shareware download manager created by a Ukrainian software company WestByte Software for the Microsoft Windows operating system...

Internet Download Manager
Internet Download Manager
Internet Download Manager is a shareware download manager. It is only available for the Microsoft Windows operating system.-Features:...

JDownloader
JDownloader
JDownloader is a download manager, written in Java, which allows the automatic downloading of files and split files from one-click hosting sites such as Rapidshare and Megaupload. JDownloader supports the use of premium accounts. Certain parts of JDownloader are open source.JDownloader is better...

KGet
KGet
KGet is a free download manager for KDE. By default it is the download manager used for Konqueror, but can also be used with Mozilla Firefox. KGet is part of the KDE Network package, and was featured by Tux Magazine and Free Software Magazine.-History:...

LeechGet
LeechGet
LeechGet is a shareware download manager for Microsoft Windows. It has a commercial version and a free version.-Features:*Download files.*Can resume download files or pause downloading.*Faster speed than browser download manager....

MiniDM
MLDonkey
MLDonkey
MLDonkey is an open source, multi-protocol, peer-to-peer file sharing application that runs as a back-end server application on many platforms. It can be controlled through a user interface provided by one of many separate front-ends, including a Web interface, telnet interface and over a dozen...

Net Transport
Net Transport
Net Transport is a shareware download manager and stream ripper for Windows made by Xi Software.The company also develops FTP Transport, which is included with Net Transport.-External links:** from *...

Orbit Downloader
Orbit Downloader
-External links:* * at Download.com* at Softonic.com...

Shareaza
Shareaza
Shareaza is a peer-to-peer file sharing client running under Microsoft Windows which supports the gnutella, Gnutella2 , eDonkey, BitTorrent, FTP, HTTP and HTTPS network protocols and handles magnet links, ed2k links, and the now deprecated gnutella and Piolet links...

wxDownload Fast
WxDownload Fast
wxDownload Fast is a free/open source download manager. It was created to be multi-platform, so at the moment it builds on Windows , Linux, BSD, and Mac OS X....

Manager Web browser
Web browser
A web browser is a software application for retrieving, presenting, and traversing information resources on the World Wide Web. An information resource is identified by a Uniform Resource Identifier and may be a web page, image, video, or other piece of content...

 integration
Resuming Download acceleration
Download acceleration
Download acceleration, also known as multipart download, is a term for the method employed by software such as download managers to download a single file by splitting it in segments and using several simultaneous connections to download these segments from a single server.The reason for doing so...

URL
Uniform Resource Locator
In computing, a uniform resource locator or universal resource locator is a specific character string that constitutes a reference to an Internet resource....

s per file
Mirror search Auto dial/hangup Categorized downloads Cookies
HTTP cookie
A cookie, also known as an HTTP cookie, web cookie, or browser cookie, is used for an origin website to send state information to a user's browser and for the browser to return the state information to the origin site...

 import
Speed limit File browser ZIP
ZIP (file format)
Zip is a file format used for data compression and archiving. A zip file contains one or more files that have been compressed, to reduce file size, or stored as is...

 preview
Add-on support Checksum
Checksum
A checksum or hash sum is a fixed-size datum computed from an arbitrary block of digital data for the purpose of detecting accidental errors that may have been introduced during its transmission or storage. The integrity of the data can be checked at any later time by recomputing the checksum and...

verification
Remote Access/Control Modified Time-stamp preserved

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