Alternatives to Persepolis
A download manager built on aria2 that splits a file across up to sixty-four connections and schedules queues. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
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Persepolis
A download manager built on aria2 that splits a file across up to sixty-four connections and schedules queues.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Persepolis.
Motrix
A clean desktop download manager that speaks HTTP, FTP, BitTorrent and magnet links from one queue.
Motrix adds BitTorrent and magnet links to one queue with a dark mode interface, but it is Electron based and version 1 has seen no release since May 2023.
aria2
A command line downloader that pulls one file from several sources at once, including a torrent and a mirror together.
aria2 is the engine Persepolis builds on, run directly from the command line with BitTorrent and Metalink support, but without scheduling menus or any graphical interface.
GNU Wget2
Successor to Wget with HTTP/2, parallel connections and compression.
GNU Wget2 offers parallel connections and HTTP/2 from the command line on macOS and Linux, with no Windows build and no graphical queue.
Varia
A simple download manager for regular downloads, torrents and videos, built on aria2.
Varia is also built on aria2 and adds torrents and videos, with Flatpak and Snap packaging and a companion extension, but has no macOS build.
AB Download Manager
Open source desktop download manager with multi-connection downloads, queues, a scheduler and browser extensions.
AB Download Manager is an open-source multi-connection manager with queues, a scheduler and its own browser extensions, in many interface languages.
Brisk
Open-source desktop download manager for Windows, macOS and Linux with multi-connection acceleration.
Brisk is an open-source multi-connection download manager for Windows, macOS and Linux with a built-in auto-updater and hotkeys.
Free Download Manager
A download accelerator and organizer that splits files into segments and includes a BitTorrent client.
Free Download Manager adds a BitTorrent client, browser integration and an Android version, but its source licence is not clearly stated.
Gopeed
A cross-platform download manager for HTTP, BitTorrent, magnet and ed2k links.
Gopeed is an open-source Flutter download manager covering HTTP, BitTorrent, magnet and ed2k links, with a Docker image available.
Also worth comparing
These listings name Persepolis as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.
cobalt
Paste a link and save the media, with no ads or trackers.
Persepolis is a desktop download manager that can also grab video from YouTube and similar sites, with queues and scheduling, instead of a paste box in the browser.
Download Master
A free Windows download manager that splits files into parallel streams and resumes broken downloads.
Persepolis is GPL-3.0, built on aria2, and offers up to sixty-four connections, scheduled queues and video grabbing across platforms, but browser integration needs a separate extension.
File Centipede
All-in-one download and upload manager with BitTorrent, WebDAV, FTP and SSH clients for Windows and Linux.
Persepolis is GPL-3.0 and built on aria2, with up to sixty-four connections, scheduled queues and video grabbing, and it adds a macOS build.
Internet Download Accelerator
Windows download manager that splits files into parts to speed up transfers and resumes broken downloads.
Persepolis is GPL-3.0, built on aria2, with up to sixty-four connections and scheduled queues, but browser integration needs a separate extension.
Internet Download Manager
A Windows download manager that splits files into segments to speed up, resume and schedule downloads.
Persepolis is GPL-3.0, built on aria2, with up to sixty-four connections, scheduled queues and YouTube grabbing, but browser integration needs a separate extension.
KGet
KDE's download manager for HTTP and FTP with pause, resume and Metalink support.
Persepolis is a Qt download manager built on aria2 with up to sixty-four connections and scheduled queues, running on Windows, macOS and Linux rather than KDE only.
Leech
A lightweight macOS download manager with accelerated downloads, bandwidth limits, scheduling and sorting rules.
Persepolis is free and open source under GPL-3.0, built on aria2 with up to sixty-four connections and scheduled queues, but its Qt interface is dated.
Media Downloader
Download supported online media through a desktop interface.
Persepolis is a GPL-3.0 desktop download manager that also grabs YouTube video, adding multi-connection downloads and scheduled queues, though its media support is narrower.
Neat Download Manager
Free download manager for Windows and macOS with dynamic segmentation, resume and browser integration.
Persepolis is a GPL-3.0 aria2-based manager with scheduled queues and Linux builds, though browser integration needs a separate extension.
Progressive Downloader
Free macOS download manager with multi-threaded downloads, mirror search, scheduling and browser integration.
Persepolis is a GPL-3.0 aria2-based manager with up to sixty-four connections and scheduled queues, with a plain Qt interface.
Xtreme Download Manager
An open-source download accelerator that splits files into parts and saves videos from streaming sites.
Persepolis is open source under GPL-3.0, built on aria2 with up to sixty-four connections and YouTube grabbing, but browser integration needs a separate extension.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
qBittorrent
A full-featured BitTorrent client with no ads, built as an open source replacement for µTorrent.
DownThemAll!
Mass downloader that grabs every link or image on a page.
AriaNg
A web frontend written in plain HTML and JavaScript for controlling and monitoring aria2 downloads.
Axel
Lightweight command-line download accelerator that fetches one file over several connections at once.
