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

Manager Platform Latest release License Cost CLI GUI Notes Version Date BitComet macOS rowspan="2" rowspan="2" rowspan="2" BitComet command line interface see BitComet Command Line - BitComet Wiki rowspan="2" Windows Download Accelerator Plus macOS rowspan="2" rowspan="2" rowspan="2" rowspan="2" Windows DownloadStudio Windows rowspan="2" rowspan="2" rowspan="2" rowspan="2" Web DownThemAll! GNU/Linux rowspan="4" rowspan="4" rowspan="4" rowspan="4" macOS Windows Web FlashGet Windows rowspan="2" rowspan="2" rowspan="2" rowspan="2" Web Free Download Manager GNU/Linux rowspan="3" rowspan="3" rowspan="3" rowspan="3" macOS Windows Free Studio GNU/Linux rowspan="3" rowspan="3" rowspan="3" rowspan="3" macOS Windows Freemake Video Downloader Windows GetRight Windows rowspan="2" rowspan="2" rowspan="2" rowspan="2" Web Go!Zilla macOS rowspan="3" rowspan="3" rowspan="3" rowspan="3" Windows Web Internet Download Manager Windows JDownloader GNU/Linux rowspan="4" rowspan="4" rowspan="4" rowspan="4" macOS Windows Web Jigdo FreeBSD rowspan="5" rowspan="5" rowspan="5" rowspan="5" GNU/Linux macOS Solaris Windows KGet GNU/Linux rowspan="3" rowspan="3" rowspan="3" rowspan="3" macOS Windows Microsoft Download Manager Windows MiniDM Windows 2.5.1 2010-06-02 MLDonkey GNU/Linux rowspan="3" rowspan="3" rowspan="3" rowspan="3" Windows Web Shareaza Windows rowspan="2" rowspan="2" rowspan="2" rowspan="2" Web NexDM Windows 1.1.3 2026-08-26 Multi-threaded turbo engine and media stream extraction. Manager Platform Latest release License Cost CLI GUI Notes Version Date

Protocol support

Manager HTTP HTTPS FTP SFTP MMS RTSP Metalink Magnet link Podcast RTMP BitTorrent eDonkeyBitComet Download Accelerator Plus DownloadStudio DownThemAll! FlashGet Free Download Manager Freemake Video Downloader Free Studio GetRight Go!Zilla Internet Download Manager JDownloader JigdoKGet Microsoft Download Manager MiniDM MLDonkey Shareaza NexDM Manager HTTP HTTPS FTP SFTP MMS RTSP Metalink Magnet link Podcast RTMP BitTorrent eDonkey

Features

Manager Download acceleration URLs per file Mirror search Auto dial/hangup Cookies import Speed limit File browser ZIP preview Add-on support Scheduler BitComet Download Accelerator Plus DownloadStudio DownThemAll! 10 FlashGet Free Download Manager Free Studio Freemake Video Downloader GetRight Go!Zilla Internet Download Manager JDownloader JigdoKGet Microsoft Download Manager MiniDM MLDonkey Shareaza NexDM 64 Manager Download acceleration URLs per file Mirror search Auto dial/hangup Cookies import Speed limit File browser ZIP preview Add-on support Scheduler

See also

Comparison of BitTorrent clients Comparison of file-sharing applications BitLocker

Notes

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