Alternatives to HTTP Downloader
An open-source Windows download manager for HTTP and HTTPS built on I/O completion ports. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
HTTP Downloader
An open-source Windows download manager for HTTP and HTTPS built on I/O completion ports.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as HTTP Downloader.
Internet Download Manager
A Windows download manager that splits files into segments to speed up, resume and schedule downloads.
Internet Download Manager is a paid, closed-source Windows app that adds dynamic segmentation, a scheduler and a site grabber, with extensions for Chrome, Firefox and Edge.
Free Download Manager
A download accelerator and organizer that splits files into segments and includes a BitTorrent client.
Free Download Manager is free but has no clearly stated source licence, runs on Windows, macOS, Linux and Android, and adds a BitTorrent client.
Xtreme Download Manager
An open-source download accelerator that splits files into parts and saves videos from streaming sites.
Xtreme Download Manager is open source, runs on Windows and Linux, and adds video saving from streaming sites, though its new version is an experimental beta.
AB Download Manager
Open source desktop download manager with multi-connection downloads, queues, a scheduler and browser extensions.
AB Download Manager is open source and runs on Windows, macOS and Linux, adding queues with a built-in scheduler and an interface in many languages.
Neat Download Manager
Free download manager for Windows and macOS with dynamic segmentation, resume and browser integration.
Neat Download Manager is free but closed source, runs on Windows and macOS, and can download and merge HLS video segments.
Brisk
Open-source desktop download manager for Windows, macOS and Linux with multi-connection acceleration.
Brisk is open source with multi-connection downloads on Windows, macOS and Linux, plus a built-in auto-updater and hotkeys, but it is a younger project.
Download Master
A free Windows download manager that splits files into parallel streams and resumes broken downloads.
Download Master is free but closed source and Windows only, adding a scheduler, site manager, media playback during download and plug-in support.
Internet Download Accelerator
Windows download manager that splits files into parts to speed up transfers and resumes broken downloads.
Internet Download Accelerator is a closed-source freemium Windows app that adds FTP support and clipboard link detection, with some features limited to the paid Pro edition.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
aria2
A command line downloader that pulls one file from several sources at once, including a torrent and a mirror together.
GNU Wget
A non-interactive command-line tool for retrieving files over HTTP, HTTPS, FTP and FTPS.
Axel
Lightweight command-line download accelerator that fetches one file over several connections at once.
DownThemAll!
Mass downloader that grabs every link or image on a page.
Motrix
A clean desktop download manager that speaks HTTP, FTP, BitTorrent and magnet links from one queue.
Persepolis
A download manager built on aria2 that splits a file across up to sixty-four connections and schedules queues.
