# Alternatives to Internet Download Manager The Windows speed-segmenting veteran. Internet Download Manager ranks #2 of 11 in Download managers, with an Alt Score of 80. It is proprietary, sold as a one-time purchase from €21.50 and available on Windows. 8 of 9 checklist rows are verified against a public source. Source: https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/internet-download-manager/ Category: Download managers ## Overview - **Who it's for**: Windows users who download large files regularly (installers, media, archives) and want faster, more reliable downloads than their browser's built-in manager provides. - **What you get**: A Windows download manager that splits files into segments to download them in parallel, claiming up to 8x faster speeds. It resumes broken or interrupted downloads, integrates with Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Opera, and Safari, includes a scheduler, and can grab video/audio from web players. It's shareware: a 30-day free trial, then a paid license is required to keep using it. - **How it works**: IDM installs a browser extension that intercepts downloads and hands them to its engine, which breaks each file into multiple segments and downloads them concurrently over separate connections, then reassembles them, using saved connection state to resume after drops. ## Profile - **License**: Proprietary (verified 2026-07-08) - **Pricing model**: One-time (verified 2026-07-08) - **Starts at**: €21.50 (verified 2026-07-08) - **Platforms**: Windows - **Status**: active (verified 2026-07-08) ## Ranked alternatives | # | App | Alt Score | Licence | Platforms | |---|-----|-----------|---------|-----------| | 1 | [Download Master](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/download-master.md) | 80 | Proprietary | Windows | | 2 | [Xtreme Download Manager (XDM)](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/xtreme-download-manager.md) | 80 | GPL-2.0 | Windows, macOS, Linux | | 3 | [Free Download Manager](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/free-download-manager.md) | 75 | Proprietary | Windows, macOS, Android, Linux | | 4 | [yt-dlp](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/yt-dlp.md) | 75 | Unlicense | Windows, macOS, Linux | | 5 | [aria2](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/aria2.md) | 70 | GPL-2.0 | ? | | 6 | [Folx](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/folx.md) | 70 | Proprietary | macOS | | 7 | [JDownloader](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/jdownloader.md) | 70 | GPL | Windows, macOS, Linux | | 8 | [Motrix](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/motrix.md) | 70 | MIT | Windows, macOS, Linux | | 9 | [Persepolis Download Manager](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/persepolis.md) | 70 | GPL-3.0 | Windows, macOS, Linux | | 10 | [4K Video Downloader](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/4k-video-downloader.md) | 40 | Proprietary | Windows, macOS, Linux | Alt Score = Verified coverage (90%) + Visibility (10%). See https://altcatalog.com/how-alt-score-works/ ## Feature comparison Legend: Yes / No / Partial / ? (not verified). | Download managers checklist | Internet Download Manager | Download Master | Xtreme Download Manager (XDM) | Free Download Manager | yt-dlp | aria2 | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Pricing model | One-time | Donationware | Free | Free | Free | Free | | Starts at | €21.50 | $9.95 | Free | Free | Free | Free | | License | Proprietary | Proprietary | GPL-2.0 | Proprietary | Unlicense | GPL-2.0 | | Platforms | Windows | Windows | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS, Android, Linux | Windows, macOS, Linux | ? | | Segmented downloading | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Browser integration | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partial | No | | Video grabbing | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partial | Yes | No | | Scheduler | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | | Resume support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Open source | No | No | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | | No bundled adware | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | | Speed limits | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | | CLI | ? | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | ## Sources Sources for Internet Download Manager. Each alternative is sourced on its own page. - **License**: Proprietary — (verified 2026-07-08) - Quote: “Internet Download Manager has NO spyware or adware inside of it” - **Pricing model**: One-time — (verified 2026-07-08) - Quote: “Lifetime license … €21.50” - **Starts at**: €21.50 — (verified 2026-07-08) - Note: One-time lifetime license; a cheaper time-limited 1-year license (€10.25) also exists. - Quote: “Lifetime license … €21.50” - **Platforms**: Windows — (verified 2026-07-08) - Quote: “The current version of IDM does not support Mac, IPad/IPhone, Android or Unix/Linux operating systems.” - **Status**: active — (verified 2026-07-08) - Quote: “Added the ability to download MP4 files from web sites where previously only TS videos were available” - **Segmented downloading**: Yes — (verified 2026-07-08) - Quote: “IDM divides downloaded file on file segments dynamically” - **Browser integration**: Yes — (verified 2026-07-08) - Quote: “IDM integrates seamlessly into Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Opera, Internet Explorer, Safari … and all other popular browsers to automatically handle your downloads.” - **Video grabbing**: Yes — (verified 2026-07-08) - Note: Grabs videos from web players. - Quote: “Added the ability to download MP4 files from web sites where previously only TS videos were available” - **Scheduler**: Yes — (verified 2026-07-08) - Quote: “Internet Download Manager can connect to the Internet at a set time, download the files you want, disconnect, or shut down your computer when it's done. … It's possible to create and schedule several ” - **Resume support**: Yes — (verified 2026-07-08) - Quote: “Internet Download Manager will resume unfinished download from the place where they left off.” - **Open source**: No — (verified 2026-07-08) - Note: Commercial proprietary product; no source available. - Quote: “Internet Download Manager has NO spyware or adware inside of it” - **No bundled adware**: Yes — (verified 2026-07-08) - Quote: “Internet Download Manager has NO spyware or adware inside of it” - **Speed limits**: Yes — (verified 2026-07-08) - Quote: “Progressive downloading with quotas feature limits downloading to defined number of megabytes per hour.” --- Ranked by verified data, never by who paid. https://altcatalog.com/trust/