Best alternatives to Download Manager (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to 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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Simple Download Manager
Simple Download Manager
≈3K users3.8★ from 9 ratingsNot updated for 3+ years7 permissions- About 3.0× more users than Download Manager
- Updated less recently
- Listed under Accessibility
- 2
Free Download Manager
Free Download Manager integration with browser
≈3M users3.8★ from 4.8K ratingsUpdated 4 weeks ago14 permissions- About 3000× more users than Download Manager
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (14 vs 7)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Free Download Manager for Google Chrome™
Easily manage and accelerate your downloads up to 5 times!
≈40K users2.8★ from 224 ratingsNot updated for 4+ years3 permissions- About 40× more users than Download Manager
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 7)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Download Manager
Easy to manage downloaded files
≈10K users4.5★ from 189 ratingsUpdated 5 months ago9 permissions- About 10× more users than Download Manager
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (9 vs 7)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Online Download Manager
Easily manage and accelerate your downloads up to 5 times!
≈20K users3.0★ from 69 ratingsUpdated 4 months ago7 permissions- About 20× more users than Download Manager
- Updated more recently
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
- 6
Download Manager
A cross-browser download manager extension
120 users5.0★ from 1 rating4 permissions- About 8.3× fewer users than Download Manager
- Asks for fewer permissions (4 vs 7)
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Download Manager
Use Download Manager to organize, track, filter and manage downloads easily. It's not a download accelerator.
809 users4.9★ from 15 ratingsUpdated 5 months ago8 permissions- A similar number of users to Download Manager
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (8 vs 7)
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Download Manager
A less intrusive way to access your recent downloads
≈30K users4.0★ from 91 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years5 permissions- About 30× more users than Download Manager
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (5 vs 7)
- Listed under Functionality & UI
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Download Manager for Chrome
Free Download Manager Premium integration with Chrome browser
≈1K usersNot rated yet5 permissions- A similar number of users to Download Manager
- Asks for fewer permissions (5 vs 7)
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Download with Ant Download Manager
Download files with Ant Download Manager (AntDM)
≈100K users4.7★ from 1.3K ratingsUpdated 3 months ago10 permissions- About 100× more users than Download Manager
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (10 vs 7)
Download Manager alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Download Manager?
By users, the most popular alternative is Free Download Manager with ≈3M users and a 3.8-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Simple Download Manager.
Which Download Manager alternative has the best rating?
Download with Ant Download Manager has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.7 out of 5 from 1.3K ratings.
Is there a Download Manager alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
Free Download Manager for Google Chrome™ asks for 3 permissions, against 7 for Download Manager.
How many alternatives to Download Manager are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to Download Manager on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.
Users and ratings are the figures shown on the Chrome Web Store, re-checked continuously. Alternatives are matched on name, description, category and topic. Browse best-of lists by niche.