Download Management Tools

17 apps

Download managers speed up and organize large downloads by splitting files into parallel connections, resuming interrupted transfers and handling BitTorrent or video sites. Browsers cope with ordinary files, so these apps matter mainly for big files, unreliable connections, torrents and saving online video.

Motrix is a free, open source manager for HTTP, FTP, BitTorrent and magnet links, built on aria2. qBittorrent and Transmission are open source BitTorrent clients, with Transmission the lighter of the two. youtube-dl and Downie save video from websites, and JDownloader handles file hosting services. Only download content you have the right to use.

aria2aria2.github.ioLightweight multi-protocol & multi-source command-line download utility.Open sourceFreeDowniesoftware.charliemonroe.netVideo downloader for macOS with support for YouTube and other 1200 sites.Delugedeluge-torrent.orgDeluge is a lightweight, Free Software, cross-platform BitTorrent client.Open sourceFreeFOLXmac.eltima.comFree download manager for Mac OS X with a true Mac-style interface.FreeFree Download Managerfreedownloadmanager.orgA powerful, easy-to-use, and completely free download accelerator and manager.FreeHarborthsnkhn/harbor643Open-source download manager for HTTP(S), magnet links, and .torrent files.Open sourceFreeupdated 1d agoJDownloaderjdownloader.orgOpen-source download manager for links, files, and hosted content.Open sourceFreeMotrixmotrix.app56.9kDownload manager for HTTP, FTP, BitTorrent, magnet links, and more.Open sourceFreeupdated todayNeat Download Managerneatdownloadmanager.comLightweight download manager with an optimized transfer engine.FreeqBittorrentqbittorrent.org40.8kA project aims to provide an open-source software alternative to µTorrent.Open sourceFreeupdated 3d agoShuttlefiplab.comEasy Download Manager for any links.Swadsswads.appSynology Download Station Client, modern, native, and intuitively redesign.TBDtbd.yt63Open-source YouTube video and audio downloader built on yt-dlp, which a phone on the same Wi-Fi can also drive.Open sourceFreeNativeupdated 15d agoTransmissiontransmissionbt.com15.3kFast, easy, free BitTorrent Client.Open sourceFreeupdated todayXGetterxgetter.comMedia downloader for video and audio from major websites.FreeYou-Getyou-get.org56.9kTiny command-line utility to download media contents (videos, audios, images) from the web.Open sourceFreeupdated 10d agoyoutube-dlrg3/youtube-dl141.3kCommand-line program to download videos from YouTube.com and other video sitesOpen sourceFreeupdated 7mo ago

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