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JDownloader vs Motrix: catalog facts
JDownloader	Motrix
Free Free to download and use.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
Plugin support for a large number of hosting and video sites Browser integration and link capture	One queue for HTTP, FTP, BitTorrent and magnet links Splits a download across multiple connections
Plugins can break when a site changes and need updates Requires Java	Version 1 has had no release since May 2023 Version 2 is a beta and the project says v1 data migration is not validated
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: MIT
No account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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