A download manager is a type of software that manages the downloading of files from the Internet. The best download managers help make the process easier and quicker.
Why use a download manager? If you often download multiple files particularly large files such as ISOs and backups, a download manager can help make streamline the process.
The types of features often provide by download managers include scheduling, batch downloading, file previewing, BitTorrent support, support for compressed file types, and a number of security features. Linux has a good range of options available.
This article focuses on graphical download managers. If you’re looking for console-based download managers, they are covered in this roundup.
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| Download Managers | |
|---|---|
| ArrowDL | Qt-based download manager |
| Motrix | Electron-based download manager |
| gopeed | Dart and Go-based download manager |
| pyLoad | Lightweight, easily extensible and fully manageable via the web |
| AB Download Manager | Capable download manager written in Kotlin |
| Varia | GNOME-based download manager |
| XDM | Download accelerator and video downloader |
| wxDownloadFast | C++ frontend for aria2 |
| Persepolis | Python frontend for aria2 |
| KGet | Versatile and user-friendly download manager. |
| Brisk | Written in Dart |
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