Download managers on Windows are among the most essential tools that many new Linux users miss. Programs like Internet Download Manager, Download Accelerator Plus, and Free Download Manager are highly popular, but unfortunately, they aren’t available for Linux or Unix-like systems.

However, there’s no need to worry — you can find several alternative download managers for Linux that help manage and speed up file downloads on your Linux desktop.

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Best Linux Download Managers

In this article, we’ll explore the top download managers available for Linux distributions. These include:

• XDM
• FireDM
• DownThemAll
• uGet
• FlareGet
• Persepolis
• MultiGet
• KGet
• Pyload
• Motrix

1. XDM – Xtreme Download Manager

As described by its developers, “XDM can increase download speeds up to 5 times faster thanks to its intelligent dynamic file segmentation technology.” It's one of the best download managers for Linux with support for accelerated downloads, resuming broken transfers, and browser integration.

XDM works seamlessly with major web browsers such as Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Vivaldi, and Chromium. It captures download links from your browser and automatically queues them for downloading.

Additionally, it includes a built-in video converter that allows you to convert downloaded videos into various formats so you can watch them later on mobile devices or TVs (supporting over 100 devices).

Features of XDM

• Download any streaming video.
• Supports pausing/resuming downloads.
• Uses 32 segments per download to boost speed.
• Captures multimedia files from sites like YouTube, MetaCafe, Vimeo, etc., in formats like WebM, MP4, AVI, and more.
• Supports HTTP, HTTPS, and FTP protocols.
• Available for multiple Linux distributions and Windows.
• Can grab URLs from the clipboard.
• Browser extensions for Firefox, Chrome / Chromium, and Safari.
• User interface similar to Internet Download Manager.
• Numerous other features.

To install the latest stable version of Xtreme Download Manager on Ubuntu or other Linux systems, download the XDM installer tar file using wget, extract it, then run the installation script:

<code>$ wget https://github.com/subhra74/xdm/releases/download/7.2.11/xdm-setup-7.2.11.tar.xz
$ tar -xvf xdm-setup-7.2.11.tar.xz
$ sudo sh install.sh</code>

2. FireDM [Discontinued]

FireDM is an open-source download manager developed in Python, based on “LibCurl” and “youtube_dl”. It supports multi-connection downloads, fast download mechanisms, and downloading files and videos from YouTube and other streaming platforms.

Features of FireDM

• Multi-threaded downloading.
• Automatic file segmentation and link refreshing.
• Support for YouTube and numerous streaming websites.
• Ability to download entire playlists or selected videos.
• Watch videos with subtitles while downloading.

FireDM can be installed via Pip package manager on Ubuntu and other Ubuntu-based distributions:

<code>$ sudo apt install python3-pip
$ sudo apt install ffmpeg libcurl4-openssl-dev libssl-dev python3-pip python3-pil python3-pil.imagetk python3-tk python3-dbus
$ sudo apt install fonts-symbola fonts-linuxlibertine fonts-inconsolata fonts-emojione
$ python3 -m pip install firedm --user --upgrade --no-cache</code>

3. DownThemAll

Unlike traditional software, DownThemAll is a Firefox plugin designed for downloading multiple files simultaneously. It excels at selecting which links to download and remembers previous settings for easier queuing.

It is a browser extension and is compatible across platforms including Windows, Linux, BSD, and macOS.

Features of DownThemAll

• Developers claim it can improve download speeds by up to 400%.
• Downloads all images and links on a webpage.
• Supports batch downloading with individual speed settings.
• Auto-captures download links from Firefox.
• Customizable settings for Firefox integration.
• Automatically checks SHA1 and MD5 hashes after downloads.
• Additional useful features.

The DownThemAll extension is also available for Chrome.

4. uGet Download Manager

One of the most widely used download managers, uGet is a robust tool built using the GTK library and is available for both Windows and Linux.

Features of uGet

• Supports simultaneous downloads with adjustable speed limits per file or globally.
• Supports torrents and Metalink files.
• Capable of downloading from anonymous FTP or authenticated servers.
• Imports URLs from local files for batch downloading.
• Includes command-line interface support.
• Allows 16 segments per file for faster downloads.
• Automatically grabs URLs from the clipboard.
• Integrates with FlashGot add-on for Firefox.
• Offers many additional features.

uGet is accessible through official repositories for most Linux distributions. On Ubuntu, Debian, Linux Mint, and elementary OS:

<code>$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:plushuang-tw/uget-stable
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install uget</code>

For RHEL-based systems:

<code>$ sudo dnf install uget
OR
$ sudo yum install uget</code>

On Arch and Manjaro Linux:

<code>$ sudo pacman -S uget</code>

On OpenSUSE:

<code>$ sudo zypper install uget</code>

5. FlareGet Download Manager

FlareGet offers two versions — free and paid — both closed-source but compatible with Windows and Linux.

Features of FlareGet

• Multi-threaded download support.
• Up to 4 segments per file in the free version; up to 32 in the paid edition.
• Works with most Linux distributions and integrates well with web browsers.
• Supports HTTP, HTTPS, and FTP protocols.
• Auto-captures URLs from clipboard.
• Detects and downloads videos from YouTube.
• GUI available in 18 languages.
• Additional features included.

To install FlareGet on Linux, download the appropriate binary package for your system architecture and install it using your package manager.

6. Persepolis Download Manager

Persepolis is a free, open-source, cross-platform download manager offering a graphical interface for aria2 (a command-line downloader). It's written in Python and supports GNU/Linux, BSD, macOS, and Windows.

• Multi-segment downloading
• Download scheduling
• Queue management
• Search and download videos from YouTube, Vimeo, DailyMotion, and others

Installation commands for Debian/Ubuntu and derivatives:

<code>$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:persepolis/ppa
$ sudo apt update
$ sudo apt install persepolis</code>

Arch-based systems:

<code>$ sudo yaourt -S persepolis</code>

Fedora-based systems:

<code>$ sudo dnf install persepolis</code>

For openSUSE Tumbleweed:

<code># zypper addrepo https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:hayyan71/openSUSE_Tumbleweed/home:hayyan71.repo
# zypper refresh
# zypper install persepolis</code>

7. MultiGet [Discontinued]

MultiGet is another open-source, user-friendly GUI download manager for Linux built using wxWidgets and coded in C .

• Supports HTTP and FTP protocols
• Supports multitasking with multithreading
• Resume capability
• Clipboard monitoring for automatic download prompts
• Proxy support (SOCKS 4, 4a, 5, FTP, HTTP)

To install MultiGet on Debian/Ubuntu and related distributions:

<code>$ sudo apt-get install multiget</code>

8. KGet Download Manager

KGet is a versatile and easy-to-use download manager for Linux supporting FTP and HTTP(S) protocols, resume functionality, and Metalink with multiple URLs per file

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