Free Download Manager for Mac

 
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"An alternative to IDM for Mac"
Dec 6, 2019 by Jane

If you've decided to switch from Windows to Mac and are looking for an alternative to Internet Download Manager (IDM), look no more – Free Download Manager (FDM) is an awesome solution. This free download manager, accelerator and also a BitTorrent client is available on Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android. The tool allows you to batch download files from HTTP, HTTPS, and FTP servers.

Main features and supported browsers

FDM can download torrents through magnet links, schedule, pause and resume downloads. Moreover, this free file downloader supports proxy servers and firewalls, splits large files into parts and downloads them at the same time. You can use the Snail mode to download data at slower speeds while having high-quality VoIP connections. After the installation, FDM integrates into Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge, Internet Explorer, and Safari browsers to monitor and intercept downloads.

FDM vs. DownThemAll! and JDownloader

There are several alternatives to Free Download Manager on Mac and the most notable of them are JDownloader and DownThemAll! The latter provides high speeds of downloading, advanced auto-renaming options and allows using customizable criteria to download only what you want. But DownThemAll! is only available as a Firefox-extension and features no BitTorrent option that present in FDM.

JDownloader boasts a huge library containing hundreds of plugins and its ability to auto-complete CAPTCHAs, but its installation file comes with third-party adware components and it lacks the file organization tool offered by FDM.

Conclusion

With all that mentioned, Free Download Manager is a very effective downloading solution for Windows, Mac, Android, and Linux. Its best features are downloads organization, a smart scheduler, and torrent download support. Considering that FDM is a completely free solution and comes with no ads, it's an amazing alternative to IDM for Mac.

Safe & Secure:
100% clean
Rating:
19 votes
Version:
5.1.38
License:
Freeware
Runs on macOS:
El Capitan (10.11),
High Sierra (10.13),
Mojave (10.14),
Catalina (10.15)
Release date:
Jan 31, 2019
File name:
fdm.dmg (65 MB)

Tags:

#Download videos on Mac
#download accelerator for Mac
#Resume downloads on Mac
#IDM alternative for Mac
Pros
  • Works with both URLs and torrent files
  • Organizes downloads
  • Download schedule option
  • Resumes broken downloads
  • Cross-platform
Cons
  • No built-in malware checker
  • No support for Opera