# Alternatives to Persepolis Download Manager 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. It appeals to users who want aria2's segmented-download speed with a full GUI, queueing, and scheduling instead of the command line. It stands out in this category as the go-to GUI companion to aria2, filling the gap between raw CLI tools and heavier commercial managers. Persepolis Download Manager ranks #10 of 11 in Download managers, with an Alt Score of 70. It is licensed under GPL-3.0, free from Free and available on Windows, macOS and Linux. 6 of 9 checklist rows are verified against a public source. Source: https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/persepolis/ Category: Download managers ## Overview - **Who it's for**: Persepolis is aimed at GNU/Linux, BSD, macOS, and Windows users who want a free, open-source download manager rather than a browser's built-in downloader, including people who frequently grab videos from sites like YouTube, Vimeo, and DailyMotion. - **What you get**: The app provides multi-segment downloading using up to 64 connections per file, download scheduling and queuing with start/end times, a video finder for extracting media from video-sharing sites, and browser extensions for Chrome, Chromium, Vivaldi, Opera, and Firefox/LibreWolf to send links from the browser into the app. - **How it works**: Persepolis is a Python application built on PySide6/PyQt5 for its GUI; it originally acted as a graphical front end for the aria2 download engine but now uses its own downloader component (Persepolis_lib) instead. Users add or import links (including from the clipboard or a text file), organize them into scheduled queues, and the app hands off video URLs to yt-dlp for format/quality selection during video downloads. ## Profile - **License**: GPL-3.0 (verified 2026-07-30) - **Pricing model**: Free (verified 2026-07-30) - **Starts at**: Free (verified 2026-07-30) - **Platforms**: Windows, macOS, Linux - **Status**: active (verified 2026-07-30) ## 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 | [Motrix](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/motrix.md) | 70 | MIT | 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 | Persepolis Download Manager | 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 | GPL-3.0 | 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 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partial | Yes | | Scheduler | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | | Resume support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Open source | Yes | No | No | Yes | ? | Yes | | No bundled adware | ? | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | | Speed limits | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | | CLI | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ## Sources Sources for Persepolis Download Manager. Each alternative is sourced on its own page. - **License**: GPL-3.0 — (verified 2026-07-30) - Quote: “GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE Version 3, 29 June 2007” - **Pricing model**: Free — (verified 2026-07-30) - Quote: “Persepolis is a sample of free and open-source software.” - **Status**: active — (verified 2026-07-30) - Note: pushed_at": "2025-10-09T19:26:14Z", "archived": false" — GitHub repo metadata shows a commit pushed within the last year and the repo is not archived. - **Starts at**: Free — (verified 2026-07-30) - Note: No paid tier exists; project is entirely free/open-source. - Quote: “Persepolis is a sample of free and open-source software.” - **Platforms**: Windows, macOS, Linux — (verified 2026-07-30) - Note: README also lists BSD support, which is outside the fixed platform vocabulary. - Quote: “It's developed for GNU/Linux distributions, BSDs, macOS, and Microsoft Windows.” - **Segmented downloading**: Yes — (verified 2026-07-30) - Quote: “Multi-segment downloading (64 connections)” - **Browser integration**: Yes — (verified 2026-07-30) - Quote: “Google Chrome and Chromium and vivaldi Integration ... Firefox and LibreWolf Integration ... Opera Integration” - **Video grabbing**: Yes — (verified 2026-07-30) - Quote: “Downloading videos from Youtube and ...” - **Scheduler**: Yes — (verified 2026-07-30) - Quote: “Set start time and end time for your queue (see bottom-left panel).” - **Resume support**: Yes — (verified 2026-07-30) - Note: persepolis_lib is Persepolis's in-house download engine (replaced aria2); listed as a Feature, and its README states control-file-based resume: 'Persepolis_lib can resume download, If control file exi - Quote: “Resuming downloads” - **Open source**: Yes — (verified 2026-07-30) - Quote: “Persepolis is a sample of free and open-source software.” --- Ranked by verified data, never by who paid. https://altcatalog.com/trust/