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Persepolis vs Progressive Downloader: catalog facts
Persepolis	Progressive Downloader
Free Free and open source under the GPL 3.0.	Free Free from the official site; a Mac App Store version costs 4.99 to support the developer.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Browser extension	macOS, Browser extension
Up to sixty-four connections per download Queues with scheduling and a shutdown-when-finished option	Multi-threaded downloads with mirror search Built-in FTP, SFTP and WebDAV browser
Releases are infrequent; 5.2.0 dates from July 2025 The interface is plain Qt and shows its age	macOS only Current version requires macOS 13 or newer
Downloadable app, Browser extension	Downloadable app, Browser extension
Open source	Closed source
License: GPL-3.0	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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