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List of various download managers.
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[edit] General information
| Creator | Latest stable release | License / Price (USD) | Malware-issues | Interface | Runs on Linux | Runs on Windows | Runs on Mac OS X | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| aria2 | Tatsuhiro Tsujikawa | 1.3.1 (2009-04-12) | Free Software (GNU General Public License) | None Known | CLI, GUI | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| axel | Giridhar Appaji Nag Y (formerly Wilmer van der Gaast) | 2.3 (2009-01-12) | Free Software (GNU General Public License) | CLI | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Download Accelerator Plus | SpeedBit | 9.1.1.1 | Proprietary / Adware Free, $34.95 for Premium | Adware on free version | GUI | No | Yes | Yes |
| Downloader for X | Maxim Koshelev | 2.5.7.1 | Freeware (Artistic License 1.0) | GUI | Yes | No | No | |
| Download Express | Metaproducts | 1.9.341 | Proprietary / Freeware, $9.95 for advanced mode | None Known | GUI | No | Yes | No |
| DownloadStudio | Conceiva | 5.1.2.0 | Shareware / $20.00 | GUI | No | Yes | No | |
| DownThemAll! | Federico Parodi, Stefano Verna, Nils Maier | 1.1.2 (March 24, 2009) | Free Software (GNU General Public License) | None Known | GUI | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Eon Netminder | Eonware.com | 0.4 | Shareware | GUI | No | No | Yes | |
| FlashGet | FlashGet.com & AmazeSoft | 1.9.6.1073 (2007-09-25) recommended version, 2.11.0.1188 BETA (2008-08-19) English version, 2.4 Chinese version, 3.0 BETA1 (2009-01-16) Chinese version | Proprietary / Freeware | Cydoor Pop-up ads | GUI | No | Yes | No |
| Free Download Manager | FreeDownloadManager | 3.0.848 (2009-01-30) | Free Software (GNU General Public License) | Installer includes Software Informer | CLI, GUI, Web Interface | No | Yes | No |
| Getleft | Andrés García | 1.2 | Free Software (GNU General Public License) | None Known | GUI | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| GetGo Download Manager | GetGo Software | 4.1.0.179 (2009-02-23) | Proprietary / Freeware | None Known | GUI | No | Yes | No |
| GetRight | Headlight Software, Inc. | 6.3e (2008-06-24) | Proprietary / $49.95 for Pro | None Known | GUI, Web Interface | No | Yes | No |
| GGet | Johan Svedberg | 0.0.4 (2008-12-20) | Free Software (GNU General Public License) | None Known | GUI | Yes | No | No |
| Gigaget Download Manager | Gigaget | 1.0.0.23 | Proprietary / Ad-Supported Freeware | None Known | GUI | No | Yes | No |
| Go!Zilla | GoZilla.com | 5.02 | Proprietary / $19.95 | No Adware | GUI | No | Yes | No |
| Internet Download Accelerator | Westbyte Software | 5.7.1.1159 (2009-02-14) | Proprietary / $24.95 | None Known | GUI | No | Yes | No |
| Internet Download Manager | Tonec Inc. | 5.16.3.0 (2009-04-03) | Proprietary / $24.95 | None Known | GUI | No | Yes | No |
| KGet | KGet Team | 2.1 (2008-07-29) | Free Software (GNU General Public License) | None Known | GUI | Yes | No | No |
| LeechGet | LeechGet Team | 2.1 | Shareware | None known | GUI | No | Yes | No |
| Mass Downloader | MetaProducts | 3.7.797 | Proprietary / $19.95 | GUI | No | Yes | No | |
| MiniDM | IEPro | 2.4.4 | Free Software / Free | None Known | GUI | No | Yes | No |
| Metalink Checker | Neil McNab | 4.3 (2009-02-09) | Free Software (GNU General Public License) | None Known | CLI | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| MLDonkey | Fabrice Le Fessant and Simon Patarin | 3.0.0 (2009-02-24) | Free Software (GNU General Public License) | None Known | CLI, GUI, Web Interface | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Net Transport | Xi Soft | 2.80.441 (2009-01-12) | Proprietary / $24.95 | GUI | No | Yes | No | |
| Orbit Downloader | Orbit Downloader | 2.8.6 (2009-02-26) | Proprietary / Freeware | GUI | No | Yes | No | |
| ReGet | ReGet | 3.4.265 (Pro) 2.3.266 BETA (Junior) 5.2.330 (Deluxe, 2008-07-05) |
Proprietary / $9.95 (Pro) $14.95 (Junior) $29.95 (Deluxe) |
None Known | GUI | No | Yes | No |
| Retriever | HalogenWare | 1.6 (2009-03-03) | Proprietary / Freeware | GUI | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| TrueDownloader | TrueDownloader | 0.831 Preview 2 (2008-08-20) | Free Software (GNU General Public License) | GUI | No | Yes | No | |
| UrlGfe | UrlGfe | 1.0.2 (2007-07-25) | Free Software (GNU General Public License) | GUI | Yes | Yes | No | |
| wxDownload Fast | Max Magalhães Velasques | 0.6.0 (2007-03-11) |
Free Software (GNU General Public License) | None Known | GUI | Yes | Yes | Builds but doesn't work |
| Creator | Latest stable release | License / Price (USD) | Malware issues | Interface | Runs on Linux | Runs on Windows | Runs on Mac OS X |
[edit] Protocol Support
| HTTP | HTTPS | FTP | SFTP | MMS | RTSP | BitTorrent | Metalink | Podcast | RTMP | Edonkey | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| aria2 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| axel | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| BlackWidow | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| BrownRecluse | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Connectfusion | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Download Accelerator Plus | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Downloader for X | Yes | ? | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Download Express | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| DownloadStudio | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No |
| DownThemAll! | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No |
| Eon Netminder | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Faster Downloader | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No |
| FlashGet | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes |
| Free Download Manager | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| Fresh Download | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Getleft | Yes | No | Yes | ? | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| GetGo Download Manager | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| GetRight | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Gigaget Download Manager | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| iGetter | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Internet Download Accelerator | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Internet Download Manager | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| KGet | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No |
| Mass Downloader | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| Metalink Checker | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No |
| MiniDM | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| MLDonkey | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | No | No | Yes | ? | No | No | Yes |
| Net Transport | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Orbit Downloader | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| ReGet | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| Retriever | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| Speed Download | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Speed Download | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No |
| TrueDownloader | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| UrlGfe | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| wxDownload Fast | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No |
| HTTP | HTTPS | FTP | SFTP | MMS | RTSP | BitTorrent | Metalink | Podcast | RTMP | eMule |
[edit] Features
| 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 | Checksum verification | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| aria2 | No | Yes | Yes | ? | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes |
| axel | No | Yes | Yes | unlimited | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| BlackWidow | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Scripting | Yes |
| BrownRecluse | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Programmable | Yes |
| Download Accelerator Plus | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? |
| Downloader for X | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Download Express | Yes | Yes | Yes | 1 | No | Advanced mode | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| DownloadStudio | Yes | Yes | Yes | unlimited | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| DownThemAll! | Mozilla based browsers | Yes | Yes | ? | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Eon Netminder | No | Partial | Yes | unlimited | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| Faster Downloader | Yes | Yes | Yes | 1 | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| FlashGet | Yes | Yes | Yes | 50 | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | All downloads | Yes | No | Yes | ? |
| Free Download Manager | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Fresh Download | Yes | Yes | Yes | 1 | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes |
| Getleft | No | Yes | No | ? | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| GetGo Download Manager | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| GetRight | Yes | Yes | Yes | 16 ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Scripting | Yes |
| iGetter | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Internet Download Accelerator | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Internet Download Manager | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? |
| KGet | Konqueror Only | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Mass Downloader | Yes | Yes | Yes | 1 | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | All downloads | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Metalink Checker | No | Yes | Yes | 5 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| MiniDM | Yes | Yes | Yes | unlimited | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| MLDonkey | Partial | Yes | ? | unlimited | ? | No | Yes | ? | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Net Transport | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | All downloads | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Orbit Downloader | Yes | Yes | Yes | 60 | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| ReGet | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Searching server seems down? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Retriever | Yes | Yes | Yes | unlimited | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Speed Download | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | No | No | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes |
| TrueDownloader | Yes | Yes | Yes | 1 | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | ? |
| UrlGfe | No | Yes | No | 1 | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| wxDownload Fast | Firefox Only | Yes | Yes | 1-9 | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| 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 | Checksum verification |
