Comparison of download managers 1

Comparison of download managers

List of notable download managers. A download manager is a computer program dedicated to the task of
downloading (and sometimes uploading) possibly unrelated stand-alone files from (and sometimes to) the Internet
for storage.

Managers
Note: Download managers in purple are no longer in development.

General information

Manager Creator(s) Latest License / Adware, CLI GUI Linux Windows Mac
stable Price Malware & Web OS X
release (USD) Spyware
[1]
free

Giridhar Appaji Nag Y 2.4

[2] (April 27, GPL / Free Yes; None
axel (formerly Wilmer Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
[3] 2009) Software Known
van der Gaast )

[5] No;
BitComet Development 1.21
[4] Adware
Group  (May 28,
2010) from version
Proprietary 0.85 to 0.97 Partial
BitComet [6] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
freeware and Hash
Reports
submitted to
BC Servers

[7] 9.4.0.6 Proprietary /

Download SpeedBit No;
(March 11, Adware
Accelerator Adware on Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
2010) Free, $34.95
Plus free version
for Premium

[8] Proprietary /
Metaproducts 1.9.341
(June 27, Freeware,
Download Yes; None
[9] $9.95 for Yes Yes No Yes Yes No
Express 2007 ) Known
advanced
mode

[10] 6.0.3.0
Conceiva Shareware / Yes; None
DownloadStudio (May 4, Yes Yes No No Yes No
$24.95 Known
2010)

[12]
Federico Parodi, Stefano 1.1.10 GPL / Free Yes; None
DownThemAll! [11] No Yes No Yes Yes Yes
Verna, Nils Maier  (May 28, Software Known
[13]
2010 )

[14] 3.5.0.1112 No; Cydoor

FlashGet.com
(April 22, Proprietary / Pop-up ads,
FlashGet No Yes No No Yes No
2010) Freeware Chinese
banners

[16] No;
FreeDownloadManager 3.0.871
[15] Installer
Free Download  (23 GPL / Free
September includes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No
Manager Software
2009) Software
Informer
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Headlight Software, Inc. 6.3e+06 Proprietary /

[17] [18] Yes; None
 (10
GetRight $49.95 for No Yes Yes No Yes Yes
March Known
[19] Pro
2010)

[20] Yes; None

GoZilla.com 5.02
(February 1, as of
[21]
Go!Zilla 2008 ) Proprietary / Version 5;
No Yes Yes No Yes Yes
$19.95 Aureate
adware prior
to that

[22] 5.8 Proprietary /

Internet Westbyte Software
(April 9, Freeware, Yes; None
Download No Yes No No Yes No
2010) $24.95 for Known
Accelerator
Pro

Internet [23] 5.19.2

Tonec Inc. Proprietary / Yes; None
Download (April 29, No Yes No No Yes No
$29.95 Known
Manager 2010)

[24] [25] Part of

KGet Team 4.4.4 Part of
 (1 June GPL / Free Yes; None KDE
KGet No Yes No Yes KDE for
[26] Software Known for
2010) Windows
Mac

[27] 2.2.2
LeechGet Team Yes; None
LeechGet (April 2, Shareware No Yes No No Yes No
known
2009)

[28]
IEPro 2.4.7 Free
(September Yes; None
MiniDM Software / No Yes No No Yes No
16, Known
[29] Free
2009 )

[31]
Fabrice Le Fessant and 3.0.2 GPL / Free Yes; None
MLDonkey [30] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Simon Patarin  (April 25, Software Known
[32]
2010 )

[33] No; ZeuS

Xi Soft 2.93.550
[34] Proprietary / 1.1 to check
 (25
Net Transport No Yes No No Yes No
April $24.95 the license
[35] key
2010)

[36] [37]
Orbit Orbit Downloader 3.0.0.5 Proprietary / No; Mild
 (10 May browser No Yes No No Yes No
Downloader [38] Freeware [39]
2010) hijack

[41] Yes;
Shareaza Development 2.5.3.0
[40] GPL / Free Original
Shareaza Team  (June 13, Yes Yes Yes No Yes No
[42] Software Client: None
2010 )
Known

Max Magalhães 0.6.0 Builds

wxDownload [43] (March 11, GPL / Free Yes; None but
Velasques No Yes No Yes Yes
Fast 2007) Software Known doesn't
work

Manager Creator(s) Latest License / Adware, CLI GUI Web Linux Windows Mac
stable Price Malware & OS X
release (USD) Spyware
[1]
free
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Protocol Support

Manager HTTP HTTPS FTP SFTP MMS RTSP Metalink Magnet Podcast RTMP BitTorrent eDonkey
link

axel Yes No Yes No No No No No No No No No

Download
Yes No Yes Yes No No No No No No No No
Accelerator Plus

Download Express Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No No No No

DownloadStudio Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No Yes No No No

DownThemAll! Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes No No No No No

FlashGet Yes No Yes No No Yes No ? No No Yes Yes

Free Download
Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes No No No Yes No
Manager

GetRight Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes ? Yes No Yes No

Internet Download
Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes No No No No No
Accelerator

Internet Download
Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No No No No No No
Manager

KGet Yes Yes Yes ? No No Yes ? No No Yes No

LeechGet Yes Yes Yes ? Yes Yes No No No No No No

MiniDM Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No No No No

MLDonkey Yes ? Yes ? No No No ? No No Yes Yes

Net Transport [35] Yes Yes Yes[35] Yes Yes Yes [35] No [35] [35] [35]
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Orbit Downloader Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No Yes No No

Shareaza Yes Yes Yes ? No No No Yes No No Yes Yes

wxDownload Fast Yes No Yes No No No Yes No No No No No

Manager HTTP HTTPS FTP SFTP MMS RTSP Metalink Magnet Podcast RTMP BitTorrent eDonkey
link

Features

Manager Web Download URLs Auto Cookies Speed File ZIP Add-on Checksum Remote
browser Resuming acceleration per file Mirror dial/hangup Categorized import limit browser preview support verification Access/Control
integration search downloads

axel No Yes Yes unlimited Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No ?

Download ? ?
Accelerator Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Plus

Download Advanced ?
Yes Yes Yes 1 No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes
Express mode

DownloadStudio Yes Yes Yes unlimited No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No ?

Mozilla ?
DownThemAll! based Yes Yes No No No No No No No No Yes No
browsers
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All
FlashGet Yes Yes Yes 50 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No
downloads

Free Download ?
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Manager

GetRight Yes Yes Yes 16 ? Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Scripting Yes Yes

Internet ?
Download Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Accelerator

Internet ? ? ?
Download Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Manager

Konqueror,
FF (via BitTorrent
KGet Yes Yes unlimited Yes Yes Yes Yes [44] Yes No Yes Yes Yes
Flashgot Only
plugin)

LeechGet Yes Yes Yes 1+ (?) Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes No ?

MiniDM Yes Yes Yes unlimited No No No No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes

MLDonkey Partial Yes No unlimited No No Yes No Yes No No Yes Yes Yes

? ? ? All ? ? ?
Net Transport Yes Yes Yes 10 Yes Yes Yes
downloads

Orbit
Yes Yes Yes 60 No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
Downloader

IE, FF and
Shareaza similar(ext. Yes Yes unlimited Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
[45]
plugin)

wxDownload Firefox
Yes Yes 1-9 No Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Fast Only

Manager Web Download URLs Auto Cookies Speed File ZIP Add-on Checksum Remote
browser Resuming acceleration per file Mirror dial/hangup Categorized import limit browser preview support verification Access/Control
integration search downloads

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[6] BitComet command line interface see BitComet Command Line - BitComet Wiki (http:/ / wiki. bitcomet. com/ BitComet_Command_Line)
[7] http:/ / www. speedbit. com/
[8] http:/ / www. metaproducts. com/ mp/ mpProducts_Detail. asp?id=18
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[14] http:/ / www. flashget. com/
[15] http:/ / www. freedownloadmanager. org/
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[17] http:/ / www. headlightinc. com/
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[23] http:/ / www. internetdownloadmanager. com
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[28] http:/ / www. ie7pro. com
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[36] http:/ / www. orbitdownloader. com/
[37] http:/ / en. wikipedia. org/ wiki/ Template%3Alatest_stable_software_release%2Forbit_downloader
[38] "Orbit Rich Media Downloader Changelog" (http:/ / www. orbitdownloader. com/ changelog. htm). www.orbitdownloader.com. 16 April
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[43] http:/ / dfast. sourceforge. net
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[45] https:/ / sourceforge. net/ apps/ mediawiki/ shareaza/ index. php?title=DownloadManager. Firefox
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