Alternatives to pyLoad
Open-source, self-hosted download manager written in Python and controlled through a web interface. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
pyLoad
Open-source, self-hosted download manager written in Python and controlled through a web interface.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as pyLoad.
JDownloader
A Java download manager that fetches files and videos from many hosting sites through plugins.
JDownloader is a Java desktop manager with plugins for many hosting sites, and remote access comes through My.JDownloader rather than a self-hosted web interface.
Mipony
A download manager for Windows and Mac that automates direct downloads from file hosts and BitTorrent.
Mipony is a closed-source desktop app that automates file-host waiting times and torrents, with an Android companion but no headless server mode.
RDT-Client
A self-hosted web interface for downloading torrents and usenet files through debrid services.
RDT-Client is a self-hosted web interface that downloads torrents and NZB files to your storage through debrid services, but it requires a paid debrid subscription instead of hoster plugins.
Gopeed
A cross-platform download manager for HTTP, BitTorrent, magnet and ed2k links.
Gopeed is an open-source download manager for HTTP, BitTorrent, magnet and ed2k links with a Docker image, but without file hoster plugins listed.
Also worth comparing
These listings name pyLoad as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.
AriaNg
A web frontend written in plain HTML and JavaScript for controlling and monitoring aria2 downloads.
pyLoad is a complete self-hosted downloader with its own web interface, hoster plugins and API, so no separate aria2 instance is needed, though it needs a server setup.
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.
MeTube
A self-hosted web interface for yt-dlp that downloads video and audio from YouTube and other sites.
SABnzbd
Automated Usenet binary downloader with a web interface and API.
NZBGet
Usenet downloader written for speed and low resource use.
slskd
A self-hosted Soulseek client that runs as a server and is used through a web browser.
