Mister Download Manager
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The download manager you already know. Rebuilt to be faster.

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The free, open-source IDM alternative. Every connection at once, crash-safe resume, torrents and video in one list. Windows 10 and 11; macOS and Linux to try.

Mister Download Manager's main window in day mode: web and torrent downloads in one list, with categories, sizes, progress, speeds and dates. Mister Download Manager's main window in night mode: web and torrent downloads in one list.
The real app, version 0.2.1 on Windows 11 · every screenshot on this site is unretouched.

Every window, rebuilt.

The one you know, down to the pixel. With torrents, video and 86 languages it never had.

The download progress window: a file at 49 percent over eight connections.The download progress window: a file at 49 percent over eight connections.
Download progress Every connection, live.
The Add torrent window: a folder tree with a checkbox at every level.The Add torrent window: a folder tree with a checkbox at every level.
Add torrent Pick the files, skip the rest.
Download video from a page: qualities from 2160p 60fps down, with sizes.Download video from a page: qualities from 2160p 60fps down, with sizes.
Video from a page Every quality, up to 4K.
A torrent's progress window with its pieces map.A torrent's progress window with its pieces map.
Torrent pieces The swarm, piece by piece.
The main window in Arabic, laid out right to left.
Right to left Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, Urdu, Uyghur.
The language picker with a flag for each language.
86 languages Chosen by flag.
The Scheduler: a queue started and stopped by the clock.
Scheduler Tonight at 2, done by 7.
Options, Connection: connections per download and per-server exceptions.
Options Where you expect them.

Faster than IDM. Timed to the millisecond.

Our benchmark, replayed: the same PC, the same test server, the median of alternating runs.

Mister Download Manager
0.00 sReady
Internet Download Manager 6.42
0.00 sReady

5.4×faster

Played in real time.

Every run and the raw data

Works with what you already use

Your browsers hand it their downloads, and proven open-source tools do the specialist work. Set up the extension.

Browsers
ChromeGoogleEdgeMicrosoftBraveOperaVivaldiFirefoxMozilla · in testing
Protocols
HTTPand HTTPSFTPand FTPSBitTorrentDHT and trackersMagnetlinksSOCKS5and HTTP proxiesPACproxy scriptsIDMlist import
Built on
yt-dlpvideo from thousands of sitesffmpegmerges picture and soundlibrqbittorrent enginerustlsencryption

Built in the open

Meet Mister Download Manager. Free and open source.

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Report what's broken, ask for what's missing, fix a translation or send a pull request. The maintainer reads every issue.

Found a bug? Help → Report a problem in the app opens an issue with your version, system and language filled in. Read it, then post it.

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86 languages

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The app comes in 86 languages, every one Windows 11 offers. It follows your computer's language, and you can switch any time in View → Language.

Most translations were made by machine and are waiting for a native speaker. Help with yours.

Get Mister Download Manager 0.2.1

Free for everyone, forever. No sign-up, no ads, nothing bundled.

Windows

10 and 11
StableRecommended
What you get
Installer
setup.exe — connects your browsers
Portable
portable.zip — runs from a folder or USB stick
Needs
64-bit Windows 10 or 11, about 100 MB
Download the installer

macOS

11 and later
Experimental
What you get
Disk image
.dmg — one download for every Mac
Runs on
Apple Silicon and Intel
First start
right-click the app → Open (not notarized yet)
Download for Mac

Linux

x86-64
Experimental
What you get
AppImage
any distribution: make it executable, run it
Packages
.deb for Debian and Ubuntu, .rpm for Fedora
Or
.tar.gz to unpack anywhere
Download the AppImage

The browser extension comes with the app and as its own download for Chrome, Edge, Brave, Opera and Vivaldi and Firefox. Store listings are on the way. Every file is built from the public source by GitHub Actions and listed with its SHA-256 checksum.

All files and install stepsEvery release on GitHub

In short

Mister Download Manager (MDM) is a free, open-source download manager for Windows 10 and 11, with experimental builds for macOS and Linux. It looks and works like Internet Download Manager (IDM), but it is free (GPL-3.0), downloaded a 1 GiB file 5.4 times faster than IDM 6.42 in our published benchmark, and also downloads torrents, magnet links and videos from web pages. A browser extension for Chrome, Edge, Brave, Opera, Vivaldi and Firefox hands downloads to it.

Price
Free forever, no ads, no trial
Licence
Open source, GNU GPL 3.0
Systems
Windows 10/11; macOS and Linux to try
Downloads
HTTP(S), FTP(S), torrents, magnets, video pages
Speed
Up to 32 connections per file, re-split as they go
Languages
86, right to left included
Privacy
The app has no accounts, telemetry or tracking
Version
0.2.1

Mister Download Manager and IDM, side by side.

Internet Download Manager is the long-established paid download manager for Windows, and the design we grew up with. Here is what can be checked. Where it's ahead, we say so.

Mister Download ManagerInternet Download Manager
PriceFreePaid licence after a 30-day free trial1
Source codeOpen (GPL-3.0)Closed
1 GiB over a fast link1.0 s5.5 s2
A 256 KiB file0.03 s3.1 s2
Server allowing 2 connectionsUses 2, done in 12.6 sOpened 480, done in 15.9 s2
Torrents and magnet linksYesNot offered on its website3
Video from web pagesYes, via yt-dlpYes, from web players3
FTP and FTPSYesYes3
Interface languages86, built inAbout 40, as separate downloads3
Browser extensionsChrome, Edge, Brave, Opera, Vivaldi; Firefox in testingChrome, Firefox, Edge3
SystemsWindows 10/11; macOS and Linux to tryWindows3
MaturityNewRefined over many years
  1. "Try IDM 30-days free trial" — internetdownloadmanager.com; prices at its purchase page
  2. Our benchmark: IDM 6.42 (licensed copy) and MDM on the same PC, against the same local test server, in alternating runs; medians, Mann-Whitney p < 0.001 · charts, report and raw data
  3. internetdownloadmanager.com: supported Windows versions, browser extensions, video, FTP, scheduling and translations; no mention of BitTorrent or magnet links
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A few things to know before you start.

Is it really free?

Yes. It's open source under the GNU GPL, version 3. No trial, no paid edition, no registration key, no nag screen, no ads. More

Is it IDM?

No. It's an independent project with no connection to Tonec Inc. It's written from scratch in Rust and contains none of IDM's code or artwork. The layout follows the classic download manager because that's what many people know and like. More

Is it safe to install?

The whole source is public, and every release is built from it on GitHub's servers. No adware, no spyware, no bundled offers. The helpers it downloads for video are verified before they run. More

Can I move my downloads over from IDM?

Yes: export your list from IDM, then choose Tasks → Import → From IDM export file in MDM. More

Which browsers work with it?

Chrome, Edge, Brave, Opera and Vivaldi through the extension; Firefox is in testing. Without the extension, copy a link and MDM opens the download window. More

Mac or Linux?

Yes, to try: every release has a .dmg for Apple Silicon and Intel Macs and an AppImage, .deb, .rpm and .tar.gz for Linux, marked experimental while they mature. More

Where can I get help?

The user guide covers every window, with step-by-step tutorials. Something broken? Open an issue on GitHub, or use Help → Report a problem in the app.

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