Best alternatives to IDM - Download Manager Extension (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to IDM, 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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IDM alternatives, compared
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IDM Download Manager
Click once to download all images on a webpage with the IDM Download Manager Extension.
≈60K users4.3★ from 36 ratingsUpdated 6 days ago6 permissions- About 3.0× more users than IDM
- Rated 0.5 stars lower
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (6 vs 5)
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IDMGCExt - Download Manager Extension
Solve all your Download Problems with IDMGCExt - Download Manager Extension for Chrome with one Click.
≈2K users5.0★ from 10 ratings6 permissions- About 10× fewer users than IDM
- Asks for more permissions (6 vs 5)
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Download Manager
Modern downloads manager — dark UI, smart folders, date prefix and right-click image saving.
≈1K users5.0★ from 1 ratingUpdated 4 months ago9 permissions- About 20× fewer users than IDM
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (9 vs 5)
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Download with Ant Download Manager
Download files with Ant Download Manager (AntDM)
≈100K users4.7★ from 1.3K ratingsUpdated 2 months ago10 permissions- About 5.0× more users than IDM
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (10 vs 5)
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Wing Download Manager
In WingFTP's web client, you can use this extension for downloading multiple files/folders.
≈20K users1.6★ from 16 ratingsUpdated 13 months ago7 permissions- A similar number of users to IDM
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (7 vs 5)
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Open With Download Manager
Open and download desired links with internet download manager.
≈90K users3.6★ from 324 ratingsUpdated 6 months ago4 permissions- About 4.5× more users than IDM
- Rated 1.2 stars lower
- Asks for fewer permissions (4 vs 5)
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iGetter Download Manager
Download files with iGetter Download Manager.
≈1K users3.0★ from 1 ratingUpdated 15 months ago7 permissions- About 20× fewer users than IDM
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (7 vs 5)
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Elite Download Manager
Easily manage all your downloads from toolbar popup!
≈1K users4.2★ from 13 ratingsUpdated 2 months ago5 permissions- About 20× fewer users than IDM
- Updated more recently
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AB Download Manager Browser Integration
Download files with AB Download Manager app
≈300K users4.6★ from 277 ratingsUpdated 12 days ago9 permissions- About 15× more users than IDM
- Rated 0.2 stars lower
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (9 vs 5)
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Delta Download Manager
Automatically organize your downloads by routing them to specific folders based on domain, file type, and keywords.
≈1K users2.0★ from 9 ratingsUpdated 8 months ago3 permissions- About 20× fewer users than IDM
- Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 5)
IDM alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to IDM?
By users, the most popular alternative is AB Download Manager Browser Integration with ≈300K users and a 4.6-star rating. The closest match by what it does is IDM Download Manager.
Which IDM 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 IDM alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
Delta Download Manager asks for 3 permissions, against 5 for IDM.
How many alternatives to IDM are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to IDM 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.