AB Download Manager
Open source desktop download manager with multi-connection downloads, queues, a scheduler and browser extensions.
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About AB Download Manager
AB Download Manager speeds up downloads by splitting files across multiple connections. Downloads can be grouped into queues that run one after another, and a scheduler starts and stops queues at set times.
Browser extensions hand downloads from the browser to the app. The interface is simple, uses dark mode by default and is translated into many languages. It suits anyone who wants a free, open source replacement for Internet Download Manager.
Strengths
- Multi-connection downloads
- Queues with a built-in scheduler
- Browser extension integration
- Interface in many languages
Limitations
- Community support mainly through Telegram and GitHub
- Younger project than long-established download managers
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree and open source, supported by donations.
- License
- Open source, license not stated
- Developer
- The AB Download Manager contributors
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- How it runs
- Downloadable app, Browser extension
- Account
- Not required
- Best suited for
- A free IDM replacement for managing large downloads
- Categories
- Download managers
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
Alternatives to AB Download Manager
Compare allSoftware that can replace AB Download Manager for an important use case, and what changes if you switch.
Free Download Manager
A download accelerator and organizer that splits files into segments and includes a BitTorrent client.
Free Download Manager stays free but is not clearly open source, adds a built-in BitTorrent client, and also runs on Android alongside Windows, macOS and Linux.
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-only app with dynamic segmentation, a scheduler, a site grabber and browser extensions, so macOS and Linux users lose access.
Xtreme Download Manager
An open-source download accelerator that splits files into parts and saves videos from streaming sites.
Xtreme Download Manager stays free and open source and adds video grabbing from streaming sites, but it has no macOS build and its new version is an experimental beta.
Brisk
Open-source desktop download manager for Windows, macOS and Linux with multi-connection acceleration.
Brisk is another free open-source multi-connection manager on Windows, macOS and Linux, with a built-in auto-updater and hotkeys, and it is also a younger project.
Motrix
A clean desktop download manager that speaks HTTP, FTP, BitTorrent and magnet links from one queue.
Motrix adds BitTorrent and magnet links to the same queue, but it is a heavier Electron app, version 1 has had no release since May 2023, and browser integration needs a separate extension.
Gopeed
A cross-platform download manager for HTTP, BitTorrent, magnet and ed2k links.
Gopeed keeps a free open-source cross-platform desktop app and adds BitTorrent, magnet and ed2k links, plus a Docker image, with documentation mainly on GitHub.
Persepolis
A download manager built on aria2 that splits a file across up to sixty-four connections and schedules queues.
Persepolis is GPL-3.0 and built on aria2, allows up to sixty-four connections and YouTube grabbing, but has a dated Qt interface and needs a separate browser extension.
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 only on Windows and macOS, and adds HLS video merging and expired link renewal, with infrequent updates.
AB Download Manager as an alternative
Listings that name AB Download Manager as an alternative.
Download Master
A free Windows download manager that splits files into parallel streams and resumes broken downloads.
AB Download Manager is free and open source on Windows, macOS and Linux, with multi-connection downloads, queues, a scheduler and browser extensions, but no plug-in system.
File Centipede
All-in-one download and upload manager with BitTorrent, WebDAV, FTP and SSH clients for Windows and Linux.
AB Download Manager is free and open source with multi-connection downloads, queues and browser extensions on all three desktops, but it covers direct downloads rather than torrents or SSH.
Folx
A macOS download manager that splits downloads into threads, organizes them and handles torrents.
AB Download Manager is free and open source with multi-connection downloads, queues, a scheduler and browser extensions, but it does not handle torrents.
HTTP Downloader
An open-source Windows download manager for HTTP and HTTPS built on I/O completion ports.
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.
iGetter
A download manager that speeds up downloads with segmented transfers and resumes broken ones.
AB Download Manager is free and open source, running natively on Windows, macOS and Linux with queues, a scheduler and browser extensions.
Internet Download Accelerator
Windows download manager that splits files into parts to speed up transfers and resumes broken downloads.
AB Download Manager is free and open source with multi-connection downloads, queues, a scheduler and browser extensions on Windows, macOS and Linux.
JDownloader
A Java download manager that fetches files and videos from many hosting sites through plugins.
AB Download Manager is an open-source desktop manager with multi-connection downloads, a scheduler and browser extensions, but it has no hoster plugins or remote access.
KGet
KDE's download manager for HTTP and FTP with pause, resume and Metalink support.
AB Download Manager is an open-source cross-platform manager with multi-connection downloads, queues, a scheduler and browser extensions, independent of the KDE desktop.
Leech
A lightweight macOS download manager with accelerated downloads, bandwidth limits, scheduling and sorting rules.
AB Download Manager is free and open source across macOS, Windows and Linux, with queues, a scheduler and browser extensions.
Progressive Downloader
Free macOS download manager with multi-threaded downloads, mirror search, scheduling and browser integration.
AB Download Manager is open source and cross-platform, with multi-connection downloads, a scheduler and browser extensions.
Varia
A simple download manager for regular downloads, torrents and videos, built on aria2.
AB Download Manager is an open-source multi-connection manager with queues, a scheduler and browser extensions, also available on macOS.
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