Best alternatives to Chrono Download Manager (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Chrono Download Manager, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.
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Chrono Download Manager alternatives, compared
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Free Download Manager
Free Download Manager integration with browser
≈3M users4.2★ from 4.8K ratingsUpdated 3 months ago14 permissions- About 3.8× more users than Chrono Download Manager
- Rated 0.2 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (14 vs 15)
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Download Manager
Easy to manage downloaded files
≈10K users4.5★ from 188 ratingsUpdated 4 months ago9 permissions- About 80× fewer users than Chrono Download Manager
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (9 vs 15)
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Free Download Manager for Google Chrome™
Easily manage and accelerate your downloads up to 5 times!
≈40K users3.9★ from 224 ratingsNot updated for 4+ years3 permissions- About 20× fewer users than Chrono Download Manager
- Rated 0.5 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 15)
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Download with Free Download Manager (FDM)
Sends your downloading jobs to the Free Download Manager by pausing the built-in download manager
≈80K users4.2★ from 144 ratingsUpdated 11 months ago7 permissions- About 10× fewer users than Chrono Download Manager
- Rated 0.2 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (7 vs 15)
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Turbo Download Manager (Classic)
a download manager with multi-threading support
≈90K users3.6★ from 426 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years5 permissions- About 8.9× fewer users than Chrono Download Manager
- Rated 0.9 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (5 vs 15)
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Online Download Manager
Easily manage and accelerate your downloads up to 5 times!
≈20K users3.0★ from 65 ratingsUpdated 3 months ago7 permissions- About 40× fewer users than Chrono Download Manager
- Rated 1.4 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (7 vs 15)
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NAS Download Manager (for Synology)
Add and manage Download Station tasks on your Synology DiskStation.
≈20K users3.1★ from 186 ratingsUpdated 13 days ago6 permissions- About 40× fewer users than Chrono Download Manager
- Rated 1.4 stars lower
- Asks for fewer permissions (6 vs 15)
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Download Management
Used to take over the download function that comes with the browser, eliminating the trouble of opening the download page to view…
≈10K users4.7★ from 31 ratingsUpdated 19 months ago9 permissions- About 80× fewer users than Chrono Download Manager
- Rated 0.2 stars higher
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (9 vs 15)
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Scopus Document Download Manager
Scopus authenticated users can download PDF files directly from Scopus!
≈1M users1.9★ from 280 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years2 permissions- A similar number of users to Chrono Download Manager
- Rated 2.6 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 15)
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Media Downloader
Browse and download images, video and audio on a web page.
≈20K users3.4★ from 24 ratingsUpdated 5 months ago8 permissions- About 40× fewer users than Chrono Download Manager
- Rated 1.1 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (8 vs 15)
Chrono Download Manager alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Chrono Download Manager?
By users, the most popular alternative is Free Download Manager with ≈3M users and a 4.2-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Free Download Manager.
Which Chrono Download Manager alternative has the best rating?
Download Manager has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.5 out of 5 from 188 ratings.
Is there a Chrono Download Manager alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
Scopus Document Download Manager asks for 2 permissions, against 15 for Chrono Download Manager.
How many alternatives to Chrono Download Manager are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to Chrono Download Manager on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.
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