Alternatives to Folx
A macOS download manager that splits downloads into threads, organizes them and handles torrents. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Folx
A macOS download manager that splits downloads into threads, organizes them and handles torrents.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Folx.
Free Download Manager
A download accelerator and organizer that splits files into segments and includes a BitTorrent client.
Free Download Manager is free with segmented downloads and a BitTorrent client, and it also runs on Windows, Linux and Android, not just macOS.
Motrix
A clean desktop download manager that speaks HTTP, FTP, BitTorrent and magnet links from one queue.
Motrix is free and MIT-licensed, handling HTTP, FTP, BitTorrent and magnet links in one queue with a macOS Universal build, though it is Electron-based.
Gopeed
A cross-platform download manager for HTTP, BitTorrent, magnet and ed2k links.
Gopeed is free and open source, handling HTTP, BitTorrent, magnet and ed2k links on macOS, Windows and Linux, with fewer torrent controls than a dedicated client.
BitComet
A long-running BitTorrent, HTTP and FTP download client with long-term seeding and disk caching.
BitComet is a free closed-source client for BitTorrent, HTTP and FTP with long-term seeding, disk caching and video preview, available on macOS and other systems.
Leech
A lightweight macOS download manager with accelerated downloads, bandwidth limits, scheduling and sorting rules.
Leech is a paid macOS manager with accelerated downloads, throttling, scheduling and sorting rules, but it lists no torrent support.
Progressive Downloader
Free macOS download manager with multi-threaded downloads, mirror search, scheduling and browser integration.
Progressive Downloader is a free closed-source macOS manager with multi-threaded downloads, mirror search, an FTP, SFTP and WebDAV browser and AppleScript support, but no torrent client.
iGetter
A download manager that speeds up downloads with segmented transfers and resumes broken ones.
iGetter is paid, offers segmented downloads, scheduling and browser extensions, but its macOS version runs through bundled Wine and it has no torrent support.
AB Download Manager
Open source desktop download manager with multi-connection downloads, queues, a scheduler and browser extensions.
AB Download Manager is free and open source with multi-connection downloads, queues, a scheduler and browser extensions, but it does not handle torrents.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Downie
A macOS app that downloads videos from YouTube, Vimeo and over a thousand other websites.
NZBVortex
A Usenet client for Mac that downloads NZB files with par2 repair, extraction and RSS.
SiteSucker
A Mac app that downloads whole websites to disk for offline browsing.
aria2
A command line downloader that pulls one file from several sources at once, including a torrent and a mirror together.
DownThemAll!
Mass downloader that grabs every link or image on a page.
