Alternatives to Mipony
A download manager for Windows and Mac that automates direct downloads from file hosts and BitTorrent. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Mipony
A download manager for Windows and Mac that automates direct downloads from file hosts and BitTorrent.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Mipony.
JDownloader
A Java download manager that fetches files and videos from many hosting sites through plugins.
JDownloader is an open-source Java manager with plugins for many hosting and video sites, remote access and Linux support, with a denser interface.
pyLoad
Open-source, self-hosted download manager written in Python and controlled through a web interface.
pyLoad is an open-source, self-hosted downloader with file hoster plugins, controlled through a web interface on a NAS or home server.
Free Download Manager
A download accelerator and organizer that splits files into segments and includes a BitTorrent client.
Free Download Manager combines segmented direct downloads and a BitTorrent client on Windows, macOS, Linux and Android, but is less focused on file hosts.
BitComet
A long-running BitTorrent, HTTP and FTP download client with long-term seeding and disk caching.
BitComet handles BitTorrent, HTTP and FTP in one client with long-term seeding and disk caching, but it is also closed source and not focused on file-hosting sites.
Gopeed
A cross-platform download manager for HTTP, BitTorrent, magnet and ed2k links.
Gopeed is an open-source desktop manager for HTTP, BitTorrent, magnet and ed2k links, without dedicated file-host automation or an Android app.
Motrix
A clean desktop download manager that speaks HTTP, FTP, BitTorrent and magnet links from one queue.
Motrix is an open-source MIT desktop app queuing HTTP, FTP, BitTorrent and magnet links together, but it has no file-host automation and version 1 has not been updated since May 2023.
File Centipede
All-in-one download and upload manager with BitTorrent, WebDAV, FTP and SSH clients for Windows and Linux.
File Centipede combines downloads, torrents, FTP, WebDAV and SSH on Windows and Linux, with browser extensions, but has no macOS or Android build.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
RDT-Client
A self-hosted web interface for downloading torrents and usenet files through debrid services.
WFDownloader App
A free bulk downloader for images, videos and files from galleries, forums and supported sites.
aria2
A command line downloader that pulls one file from several sources at once, including a torrent and a mirror together.
Internet Download Manager
A Windows download manager that splits files into segments to speed up, resume and schedule downloads.
Media Downloader
Download supported online media through a desktop interface.
