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.
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.
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.
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.
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Ranked alternatives
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Download Master, developed by WestByte, is a free Windows download manager that accelerates transfers via multi-threaded file segmentation, resumes broken downloads over HTTP/HTTPS/FTP, and grabs stre.
Xtreme Download Manager (XDM) is a free, open-source download accelerator for Windows, macOS, and Linux that splits files into segments for multi-threaded downloading and captures video/audio links fr.
yt-dlp is an open-source command-line tool for downloading video and audio from YouTube and over a thousand other sites, with format selection, playlist handling, and post-processing via ffmpeg.
Folx is a paid macOS-native download manager and BitTorrent client from Electronic Team (formerly Eltima) that splits downloads into up to 10 threads, schedules tasks, and includes browser integration.
Persepolis is a free, open-source download manager built as a graphical front-end for the aria2 download engine, available on Linux, Windows, and macOS.
4K Video Downloader is a commercial desktop app for Windows, macOS, and Linux that downloads videos, full playlists, channels, and subtitles from YouTube and other sites in up to 8K resolution.
Feature comparison
How Motrix compares with its alternatives, feature by feature.
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Every fact and feature listed for Motrix is verified against its own pages. Each alternative is sourced on its own page.
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License MIT verified 2026-07-08
The MIT License Copyright 2018-present Dr_rOot
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Pricing model Free verified 2026-07-08
[MIT](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT) Copyright (c) 2018-present Dr_rOot
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Starts at Free verified 2026-07-08
[MIT](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT) Copyright (c) 2018-present Dr_rOot
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Platforms Windows, macOS, Linux verified 2026-07-08
### Windows ... ### macOS ... ### Linux You can download the `AppImage` (for all Linux distributions) or `snap` to install Motrix
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Status maintenance verified 2026-07-08
tag_name": "v1.8.19", "published_at": "2023-05-03T07:13:13Z"" — Latest release May 2023; low activity but not discontinued.
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Segmented downloading Yes verified 2026-07-08
Built on aria2; multi-threaded/segmented.
🚀 Supports 64 threads in a single task
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Browser integration Yes verified 2026-07-08
Browser extensions integrate via Motrix's JSON-RPC API.
Motrix's JSON-RPC port is 16800
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Video grabbing No verified 2026-07-08
No stream/video extraction.
Motrix is a full-featured download manager that supports downloading HTTP, FTP, BitTorrent, Magnet, etc.
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Scheduler No verified 2026-07-08
No scheduler feature listed.
🛠 More features in development
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Resume support Yes verified 2026-07-08
Built on aria2 which supports resume via session files.
🚀 Supports 64 threads in a single task
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Open source Yes verified 2026-07-08
The MIT License Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software
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No bundled adware Yes verified 2026-07-08
MIT OSS; source auditable, no adware.
The MIT License
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Speed limits Yes verified 2026-07-08
🚥 Supports speed limit
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CLI No verified 2026-07-08
GUI Electron app; no CLI.
🕹 Simple and clear user interface
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/agalwood/Motrix/master/README.md
FAQ
Yes. Xtreme Download Manager (XDM), Free Download Manager and yt-dlp have a free tier or are fully free. Free-tier limits in the comparison table are verified and dated.
Xtreme Download Manager (XDM), yt-dlp and aria2 — every license claim links its source.