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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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 4.0× more users than Download Manager
- Rated 1.7 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 9)
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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 2.0× more users than Download Manager
- Rated 1.4 stars lower
- Asks for fewer permissions (7 vs 9)
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Simple Download Manager
Simple Download Manager
≈3K users3.8★ from 9 ratingsNot updated for 3+ years7 permissions- About 3.3× fewer users than Download Manager
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (7 vs 9)
- Listed under Accessibility
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Free Download Manager
Free Download Manager integration with browser
≈3M users3.8★ from 4.8K ratingsUpdated 4 weeks ago14 permissions- About 300× more users than Download Manager
- Rated 0.7 stars lower
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (14 vs 9)
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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 10× more users than Download Manager
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (10 vs 9)
- Listed under Tools
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Download Manager
Lightweight and efficient download management
≈1K users4.7★ from 15 ratingsUpdated 23 months ago7 permissions- About 10× fewer users than Download Manager
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (7 vs 9)
- Listed under Tools
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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 3.0× more users than Download Manager
- Rated 0.5 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (5 vs 9)
- 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- About 10× fewer users than Download Manager
- Asks for fewer permissions (5 vs 9)
- Listed under Tools
- 9
iGetter Download Manager
Download files with iGetter Download Manager.
≈1K users3.0★ from 1 ratingUpdated 16 months ago7 permissions- About 10× fewer users than Download Manager
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (7 vs 9)
- Listed under Tools
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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 users4.0★ from 144 ratingsUpdated 12 months ago7 permissions- About 8.0× more users than Download Manager
- Rated 0.5 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (7 vs 9)
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 Free Download Manager for Google Chrome™.
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 9 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.