# Alternatives to Motrix Pretty open source aria2 front-end. Motrix ranks #7 of 11 in Download managers, with an Alt Score of 70. It is licensed under MIT, free from Free and available on Windows, macOS and Linux. 9 of 9 checklist rows are verified against a public source. Source: https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/motrix/ Category: Download managers ## Overview - **Who it's for**: People who download large or varied files—software, media, torrents—and want one app to handle it instead of juggling separate tools for HTTP downloads and BitTorrent clients. - **What you get**: A free, open-source download manager with a clean native UI for macOS, Windows, and Linux. It handles HTTP/HTTPS, FTP, BitTorrent, and Magnet links in one task list, with multi-threaded downloading, task queuing/scheduling, and speed limits. No ads, no bundled software. - **How it works**: Motrix is an Electron-based GUI front end for aria2, the command-line download utility, which it drives over RPC to handle the actual transfers and protocol support. ## Profile - **License**: MIT (verified 2026-07-08) - **Pricing model**: Free (verified 2026-07-08) - **Starts at**: Free (verified 2026-07-08) - **Platforms**: Windows, macOS, Linux - **Status**: maintenance (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 | [Internet Download Manager](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/internet-download-manager.md) | 80 | Proprietary | Windows | | 3 | [Xtreme Download Manager (XDM)](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/xtreme-download-manager.md) | 80 | GPL-2.0 | Windows, macOS, Linux | | 4 | [Free Download Manager](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/free-download-manager.md) | 75 | Proprietary | Windows, macOS, Android, Linux | | 5 | [yt-dlp](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/yt-dlp.md) | 75 | Unlicense | Windows, macOS, Linux | | 6 | [aria2](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/aria2.md) | 70 | GPL-2.0 | ? | | 7 | [Folx](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/folx.md) | 70 | Proprietary | macOS | | 8 | [JDownloader](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/jdownloader.md) | 70 | GPL | 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 | Motrix | Download Master | Internet Download Manager | Xtreme Download Manager (XDM) | Free Download Manager | yt-dlp | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Pricing model | Free | Donationware | One-time | Free | Free | Free | | Starts at | Free | $9.95 | €21.50 | Free | Free | Free | | License | MIT | Proprietary | Proprietary | GPL-2.0 | Proprietary | Unlicense | | Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | 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 | Yes | Partial | | Video grabbing | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partial | Yes | | Scheduler | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | | Resume support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Open source | Yes | No | No | Yes | ? | Yes | | No bundled adware | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | | Speed limits | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | | CLI | No | Yes | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ## Sources Sources for Motrix. Each alternative is sourced on its own page. - **License**: MIT — (verified 2026-07-08) - Quote: “The MIT License Copyright 2018-present Dr_rOot” - **Pricing model**: Free — (verified 2026-07-08) - Quote: “[MIT](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT) Copyright (c) 2018-present Dr_rOot” - **Starts at**: Free — (verified 2026-07-08) - Quote: “[MIT](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT) Copyright (c) 2018-present Dr_rOot” - **Platforms**: Windows, macOS, Linux — (verified 2026-07-08) - Quote: “### Windows ... ### macOS ... ### Linux You can download the `AppImage` (for all Linux distributions) or `snap` to install Motrix” - **Status**: maintenance — (verified 2026-07-08) - Note: tag_name": "v1.8.19", "published_at": "2023-05-03T07:13:13Z"" — Latest release May 2023; low activity but not discontinued. - **Segmented downloading**: Yes — (verified 2026-07-08) - Note: Built on aria2; multi-threaded/segmented. - Quote: “🚀 Supports 64 threads in a single task” - **Browser integration**: Yes — (verified 2026-07-08) - Note: Browser extensions integrate via Motrix's JSON-RPC API. - Quote: “Motrix's JSON-RPC port is 16800” - **Video grabbing**: No — (verified 2026-07-08) - Note: No stream/video extraction. - Quote: “Motrix is a full-featured download manager that supports downloading HTTP, FTP, BitTorrent, Magnet, etc.” - **Scheduler**: No — (verified 2026-07-08) - Note: No scheduler feature listed. - Quote: “🛠 More features in development” - **Resume support**: Yes — (verified 2026-07-08) - Note: Built on aria2 which supports resume via session files. - Quote: “🚀 Supports 64 threads in a single task” - **Open source**: Yes — (verified 2026-07-08) - Quote: “The MIT License Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software” - **No bundled adware**: Yes — (verified 2026-07-08) - Note: MIT OSS; source auditable, no adware. - Quote: “The MIT License” - **Speed limits**: Yes — (verified 2026-07-08) - Quote: “🚥 Supports speed limit” - **CLI**: No — (verified 2026-07-08) - Note: GUI Electron app; no CLI. - Quote: “🕹 Simple and clear user interface” --- Ranked by verified data, never by who paid. https://altcatalog.com/trust/