Top 7 Internet Download Manager / IDM Alternatives 2015

Internet Download Manager aka IDM is very popular Download mangager . Why everyone use this software and even pay money ? Because this small piece of software has so many features that none can imagine a download manager can have. But you know it’s paid software. So lets put light on some Free IDM alternatives which are not getting popular because People think that only IDM is the best and there are not worthy alternative to IDM (well they are wrong). So I am going to share all top 7 free IDM alternatives with short description.

Free IDM alternative 1: 

Eagle Get

Recently a new download manager has got my attention and this software has many similar features you love to see on IDM. It’s Free, works same as IDM and it’s lightweight. The name of the sotware is Eagleget

Main interface of EagleGet:

After installing this software, enable it’s addon in your browser so that you can download by right click on any download link:
Refresh Download link if it’s expired:

Download speed notification Box:

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Free IDM alternative 2: JDownloader

Jdownloader is JAVA coded secure. fast Download manager. It’s free and open source software. It has all the features of Internet download manager and works on major OS like Windows , Linux , MAC etc. So if you use Mac/Linux then Jdownloader is the best IDM alternative. It can pause,resume your download and shedule your download, manage your download list. Unlike Internet Download Manager it does not start all downloads at once. You can choose how many simultaneous download will be running. Actually I like this exclusive feature of Jdownloader. Try this Free idm alternative .

DOWNLOAD JDOWNLOADER

Free IDM alternative 3: 

Download Accelerator Plus (DAP)

DAP is Downloaded by over 293 million users , Do you know why ? It’s Free, Smooth, Fast download manager. It accelerates your Download speed by their own technique which is much faster than IDM . You can also once try this free IDM alternative.

DAP’S features:

• Video Preview New feature in DAP
• Watch your videos while downloading
• Check your content as soon as download starts

DOWNLOAD ACCELERATOR PLUS

Free IDM alternative 4: 

Internet Download Accelerator

Yet another Free IDM alternative. It is a similar software and has all IDM features like splitting Files for tweaking download speed. It can also refresh expired download link so that you can resume downloads. It’s getting popular day by day.

INTERNET DOWNLOAD ACCELERATOR

Free IDM alternative 5: 

FreeRapid Downloader

This is free and JAVA based download manager which can be used to download from Rapidshare, Facebook, Youtube, and many other file-sharing services. If you like this software please consider some donations.

DOWNLOAD FREERAPID DOWNLOADER

Free IDM alternative 6: 

Orbit Downloader

It’s also free download manager . It can also be used for downloading files and videos from Youtube,Pandora,Rapidshare etc. As far as it has many features similar to IDM.

DOWNLOAD ORBIT DOWNLOADER

Free IDM alternative 7: 

MIPONY

Are you addicted to Large file Downloads? Are you using file sharing sites most ? Then Mipony is the best choice for you.

Mipony is a free download manager (IDM alternative)specially coded to optimize and automate the downloads.

Mipony’s features:

• Download is fully automatic
• Mipony optimizes your connection
• If you have Premium accounts of file sharing sites then you can securely use them with mipony
• Embedded web browser
• REmote control

DOWNLOAD MIPONY

Top 10 Alternative software for Internet Download Manager (IDM)

1. Video Grabber – Alternative App for IDM

   Video Grabber is a download manager that allow you to grab videos from all online video sites like vimeo, blip.tv, YouTube etc.. at a very high speed, a feature that is most important in all such downloading tools. TheVideo Grabber tool has the capability to perform much better performance as compared to the IDM tool. Video Grabber is absolutely free of cost and can be used for downloading as many files as you want. Since this tool is a web- based application, there is no need to install it and hence it can be used at anytime from anywhere. Its speed, stability and simplicity give it an edge over other downloading tools in the market. – Video Grabber

2. J Downloader – Open source Alternative for Internet Download Manager

   Written in Java, J Downloader is a free, open source download manager that let you download files and split files automatically from one-click hosting sites such as RapidShare, Megaupload etc… With J Downloader, User can easily import and decrypt RSDF, CCF and DLC Container files. To use J Downloader, you need to use premium accounts. Parallel downloading of several files, via multiple connections is another appreciable feature of J Downloader. Available in multiple languages, J Downloader reduces the waiting time by assigning a new IP address for each download. – JDownloader

3. Download Accelerator Plus (DAP)

   Download Accelerator Plus (DAP) allows you to preview videos while they are being downloaded. This means that there is no longer the need to wait for your content to finish downloading. You can also resume your interrupted downloads, all at once. DAP gives information about broken links so that there is no chance for broken/ incomplete downloads. Faster downloading speed is yet another remarkable feature in this. You can now convert videos to any format from usual YouTube video format. Moreover, there are security checks available for all major anti viruses. – Download Accelerator Plus

4. Orbit Downloader – Free IDM Alternatives

   Orbit Downloader is an ultra-fast, easy to use yet free download manager for download all types files such as video/music/files from Myspace, YouTube, Imeem, Pandora and Rapidshare. User can easily manage all there downloaded files more efficiently with Tagging function. Not only videos, you can also download email attachments at a faster speed. This makes Orbit Downloader best for Windows 7 users. It supports all the major streaming protocols of media such as MMS, RTMP, RTSP and others. Not only this, all major internet browsers support the Orbit Downloader tool. Videos from MySpace, YouTube, Pandora, etc. can be downloaded at a speed which is much faster than many other download managers. – Orbit Downloader

5. Free Rapid Downloader – IDM Alternatives

   Downloading multiple files simultaneously is one prominent feature of Free Rapid Downloader. Like in the case of IDM, there is download history available for future references. This is a smart downloader which checks the server for similar existing files before downloading them. Automatic updates for Plugin are yet another new feature of this download tool. Free Rapid Downloader is very user friendly and is available in a number of international languages. Both pictures and video streaming is supported by Free Rapid Downloader and it works on a list of proxies as well. – FreeRapid Downloader

6. Flash Get Downloader

   Easy to use as well as install, Flash Get Downloader brings no spyware or other malicious threats onto your system. In case it suspects the presence of a malware after downloading a file, the anti- virus is called automatically. Very few of the system’s resources are used by Flash Get Downloader without interrupting the regular working of your system. Increased downloading speed and stability further boosts the performance of this tool. Media protocols such as HTTP,FTP,BT and eMule are supported by Flash Get Downloader. For different category of files downloaded by this, it maintains a separate directory in the system. – FlashGet Download Manager

7. Go! Zilla Downloader – IDM Alternatives App

   Go! Zilla downloader tool helps in managing the files based on their downloading speed and completeness. Recovery from unannounced interruptions as well as high downloading speed makes it one of the best alternatives for IDM tool. It is very simple to use and is very reliable while working on weak networks. Downloading files in a batch i.e. in bulk is yet another feature of Go! Zilla Downloader. It supports a number of media protocols and does not bring any uninvited malware onto your system. It also has the capability to work with any type of internet connection. – Go!Zilla Download Manager

8. Download Accelerator Manager (DAM)

   The downloading speed of Download Accelerator Manager (DAM) is much higher than many other download managers mentioned in this list. You can download videos from any platform. This download manager works best with Google chrome browser. Both videos as well as music files can be downloaded with ample ease. However, it is also compatible with other browsers such as Opera, Firefox, Internet Explorer, Safari and others. Using DAM, you can pause, resume, schedule, manage as well as recover interrupted files. As a bonus, it doesn’t bring any malware onto your system. – Download Accelerator Manager (DAM)

9. Get Right Download Manager

   This tool speeds up the downloading process by acquiring several sources at the same time. There is recovery option available for all kinds of interruptions also province for finding the finished as well as interrupted files using Get Right Download Manager . It is very easy to use and works with almost every web browser. It also supports a number of media protocols such as HTTP, FTP, HTTPS, FTPS as well as Bit Torrent. Absence of spyware is also a remarkable feature of this download manager tool. – GetRight

10. Mipony download Manager

    Mipony Download Manager is absolutely free of cost and enables automatic downloading of files. This download manager optimizes your downloading experience by increasing the speed of browser. It is one rare downloading tool that is available for premium accounts as well. Moreover, it comes with an embedded browser that detects downloading links on its own. Also available with this tool is a web interface which controls the actions of downloading such as resuming, scheduling, pausing and others. – Mipony – Download manager