# Download managers

11 apps ranked by verified data.
Source: https://altcatalog.com/category/download-managers/

## Apps

- [4K Video Downloader](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/4k-video-downloader.md) — Desktop video and playlist downloader for YouTube and other streaming sites
- [aria2](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/aria2.md) — The scriptable download engine
- [Download Master](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/download-master.md) — Windows download accelerator with multi-threaded segmentation and media grabbing
- [Folx](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/folx.md) — macOS download manager and torrent client with multi-thread splitting and scheduling
- [Free Download Manager](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/free-download-manager.md) — Free cross-platform downloader
- [Internet Download Manager](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/internet-download-manager.md) — The Windows speed-segmenting veteran
- [JDownloader](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/jdownloader.md) — Automates file-host downloads
- [Motrix](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/motrix.md) — Pretty open source aria2 front-end
- [Persepolis Download Manager](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/persepolis.md) — Open-source GUI front-end for aria2 with multi-segment downloads and scheduling
- [Xtreme Download Manager (XDM)](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/xtreme-download-manager.md) — Open-source download accelerator with multi-thread segmentation and browser integration
- [yt-dlp](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/yt-dlp.md) — Command-line video and audio downloader forked from youtube-dl, supports 1000+ sites

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