The drawback with Motrix is that you don't have extensive control over torrent downloads (compared to a proper program like qBitTorrent). I'm guessing that's because Aria2 is doing the heavy lifting here, so the download manager's interface is fairly light on resources. What surprised me was that the resource usage while downloading remained in a similar range, which for an Electron application is not bad at all. The program uses about 125-130 MB of RAM when running in the background. Motrix is an open source Electron app, it is available in an optional portable version. To use it, go to the RPC Server tab in the extension, and choose the same port, i.e., 16800. The program suggests using the Aria2 Download Manager Integration add-on for Firefox, and while it is no longer being maintained, it does work with Motrix. I used YAAW, and set 16800 as the port, and toggled the interception of downloads to Aria2c. Head to the Settings > Lab section, and you will find the recommended extensions. The program does not have official browser extensions, but works with third-party add-ons that support Aria2. Motrix is based on Aria2 like uGet and Persepolis Download Manager. Double-click on a downloaded file to open its location in Windows Explorer. The last option supports normal URLs, as well as magnet links, which I find very useful. It has buttons to restart the download, delete it, and a copy link button. Head to the Stopped tab, which is basically your paused/completed downloads section, and you can interact with the file. The program will seed the torrent automatically. Or, you can paste a Magnet URI link in the first tab, and the app will recognize it, fetch the torrent's metadata and start downloading the content. ![]() Motrix can download torrents too, you may drop a file onto the second tab of the "new download" page to start the process. The download manager sits in the system tray, and has a menu with options to quickly start a download. Click on the advanced options button, and you can add a user-agent, referrer and a proxy. You can rename the file, set the folder in which to save the file to. The speed meter in the bottom right corner indicates the current download speed, though you can also view this information in the download progress displayed in the right pane of Motrix's interface. The application will automatically pick up a URL that is in the clipboard. To begin a new file download, click on the + button on the sidebar. The Tasks tab is the primary screen, it has three tabs of its own, for accessing ongoing, paused and completed downloads. Motrix has a dual-pane GUI and a sidebar, and the design is modern. The program is cross-platform and open-source. ![]() ![]() Considering that FDM is a completely free solution and comes with no ads, it's an amazing alternative to IDM for Mac.Motrix has been on my radar for a while, I gave it a fair shot. Its best features are downloads organization, a smart scheduler, and torrent download support. With all that mentioned, Free Download Manager is a very effective downloading solution for Windows, Mac, Android, and Linux. JDownloader boasts a huge library containing hundreds of plugins and its ability to auto-complete CAPTCHAs, but its installation file comes with third-party adware components and it lacks the file organization tool offered by FDM. But DownThemAll! is only available as a Firefox-extension and features no BitTorrent option that present in FDM. There are several alternatives to Free Download Manager on Mac and the most notable of them are JDownloader and DownThemAll! The latter provides high speeds of downloading, advanced auto-renaming options and allows using customizable criteria to download only what you want. ![]() After the installation, FDM integrates into Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge, Internet Explorer, and Safari browsers to monitor and intercept downloads. You can use the Snail mode to download data at slower speeds while having high-quality VoIP connections. Moreover, this free file downloader supports proxy servers and firewalls, splits large files into parts and downloads them at the same time. The tool allows you to batch download files from HTTP, HTTPS, and FTP servers.įDM can download torrents through magnet links, schedule, pause and resume downloads. If you've decided to switch from Windows to Mac and are looking for an alternative to Internet Download Manager (IDM), look no more – Free Download Manager (FDM) is an awesome solution. This free download manager, accelerator and also a BitTorrent client is available on Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android.
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