Alternatives to Xtreme Download Manager
An open-source download accelerator that splits files into parts and saves videos from streaming sites. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
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Xtreme Download Manager
An open-source download accelerator that splits files into parts and saves videos from streaming sites.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Xtreme Download Manager.
Internet Download Manager
A Windows download manager that splits files into segments to speed up, resume and schedule downloads.
Internet Download Manager is paid, closed source and Windows only, with dynamic segmentation, a scheduler and 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 without a clearly stated source licence, adds macOS and Android plus a BitTorrent client, and needs add-ons for video.
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 adds macOS support with queues and a scheduler, though it does not list video grabbing from streaming sites.
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 downloads and merges 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 an auto-updater and hotkeys, but it is a younger project.
Persepolis
A download manager built on aria2 that splits a file across up to sixty-four connections and schedules queues.
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.
Motrix
A clean desktop download manager that speaks HTTP, FTP, BitTorrent and magnet links from one queue.
Motrix is open source under MIT and adds BitTorrent and magnet links in one queue, but it is Electron based and lacks built-in browser integration.
HTTP Downloader
An open-source Windows download manager for HTTP and HTTPS built on I/O completion ports.
HTTP Downloader is a small open-source Windows program with Chrome and Firefox extensions, but it handles HTTP and HTTPS only and has no Linux build.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Video DownloadHelper
Detects and downloads videos from a very large number of sites.
aria2
A command line downloader that pulls one file from several sources at once, including a torrent and a mirror together.
JDownloader
A Java download manager that fetches files and videos from many hosting sites through plugins.
Download Master
A free Windows download manager that splits files into parallel streams and resumes broken downloads.
Gopeed
A cross-platform download manager for HTTP, BitTorrent, magnet and ed2k links.
Varia
A simple download manager for regular downloads, torrents and videos, built on aria2.
