Best alternatives to FluxDown (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to FluxDown, 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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XDown
Internet Downloader enables you to download a desired item with an Internet Download Manager (xdown) application.
≈200K users3.4★ from 10 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years5 permissions- About 25× more users than FluxDown
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (5 vs 14)
- Listed under Developer Tools
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XDown
Internet Downloader enables you to download a desired item with an Internet Download Manager (xdown) application.
≈10K users4.8★ from 16 ratingsNot updated for 3+ years5 permissions- A similar number of users to FluxDown
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (5 vs 14)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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DownThemAll!
The Mass Downloader for your browser
≈200K users3.9★ from 266 ratingsUpdated 3 weeks ago12 permissions- About 25× more users than FluxDown
- Asks for fewer permissions (12 vs 14)
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Download with FlashGet™
Optionally send your downloading jobs to the well-known FlashGet™ download manager
≈9K users3.6★ from 26 ratingsUpdated 13 months ago6 permissions- A similar number of users to FluxDown
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (6 vs 14)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Download with Plexo
Send downloads from your browser to Plexo Download Manager.
≈9K users5.0★ from 7 ratings7 permissions- A similar number of users to FluxDown
- Asks for fewer permissions (7 vs 14)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Ghost Downloader for Browser
Manage Ghost Downloader tasks and send browser resources to Ghost Downloader.
≈10K users4.6★ from 14 ratingsUpdated 4 days ago11 permissions- A similar number of users to FluxDown
- Asks for fewer permissions (11 vs 14)
- Listed under Developer 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 10× more users than FluxDown
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (7 vs 14)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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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 375× more users than FluxDown
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Download Master
Intercept downloads for Download Master, download a file or a group of files from the context menu.
≈100K users2.6★ from 1.7K ratingsNot updated for 2+ years15 permissions- About 13× more users than FluxDown
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (15 vs 14)
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Web Page Downloader
Web Page Downloader allows you to download and save entire web pages, including linked resources, for offline viewing.
≈70K users4.5★ from 222 ratingsUpdated 7 months ago6 permissions- About 8.8× more users than FluxDown
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (6 vs 14)
FluxDown alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to FluxDown?
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 XDown.
Which FluxDown alternative has the best rating?
Web Page Downloader has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.5 out of 5 from 222 ratings.
Is there a FluxDown alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
XDown asks for 5 permissions, against 14 for FluxDown.
How many alternatives to FluxDown are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to FluxDown 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.