Best GNU Wget Alternatives in 2026
Taken from Download Manager Software, where GNU Wget is listed too, in the same order.
- 1
8.6 Club scoreJDownloader
JDownloader is a free, open-source download management tool from Abenberg, Germany.
- Free plan
- Open source
- Windows · macOS · Linux · Web
- 2
8.3 Club scoreClipGrab
ClipGrab is a free video downloader and converter for Windows, macOS, and Linux.
- Free plan
- Open source
- Windows · macOS · Linux
- 3
8.2 Club scoreBitComet
BitComet is a free download client for BitTorrent, HTTP, and FTP, designed for running multiple download tasks at once.
- Free plan
- Windows · macOS · Linux · Web
- 4
8.0 Club scoreMotrix
Motrix is a free download manager for regular files, BitTorrent, and magnet links.
- Free plan
- Windows · macOS · Linux · Web
- 5
8.0 Club score4K Video Downloader+
4K Video Downloader+ saves video and audio from YouTube and other websites, with listed support for services including Vimeo, TikTok, SoundCloud, Bilibili, Facebook…
- Free plan
- Windows · macOS · Linux · Android
- 6 7.9 Club score
Firelink
Firelink is a free desktop download manager for direct files, browser captures, media, playlists, torrents, and scheduled queues.
- Free plan
- Windows · macOS · Linux · Browser extension
- 7
7.9 Club scorePersepolis Download Manager
Persepolis Download Manager is a free, open-source download manager written in Python for Windows, macOS, and Linux.
- Free plan
- Windows · macOS · Linux · Browser extension
- 8
7.9 Club scoreDLMan
DLMan is a free, open-source download manager for Windows, macOS, and Linux, released under the MIT License.
- Free plan
- Windows · macOS · Linux · Browser extension
- 9
7.8 Club scoreGopeed
Gopeed is a free, open-source download manager for handling files across Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS and the Web.
- Free plan
- Windows · macOS · Linux · Web
- 10
7.8 Club scoreFree Download Manager
Free Download Manager (FDM) is a download manager for organizing and accelerating file transfers on Windows, macOS, Linux and Android.
- Free plan
- Windows · macOS · Linux · Android
- 11 7.8 Club score
Hydra
Hydra is a continuous integration service for Nix-based projects.
- Free plan
- Open source
- Linux · Web · API · Self-hosted
- 12 7.7 Club score
pyLoad
pyLoad is a free, lightweight download manager written in Python, with a browser interface and a plugin ecosystem for automating downloads from one-click hosters, cloud…
- Free plan
- Windows · macOS · Linux · Web
- 13 7.7 Club score
Turbo Download Manager
- Free plan
- Windows · macOS · Linux · Android
- 14
7.7 Club scoreFreemake Video Downloader
Freemake Video Downloader downloads online videos for offline viewing on Windows and macOS.
- Free plan
- Windows · macOS
- 15 7.7 Club score
Mipony
Mipony is a multi-cloud file manager for browsing connected storage accounts and moving files between cloud services and a computer.
- Free plan
- Windows · macOS · Android
- 16
7.6 Club scoreDOWNitUP
DOWNitUP is a free download manager and torrent client for direct downloads and BitTorrent magnet links.
- Free plan
- Windows · macOS · Linux · Android
- 17 7.6 Club score
HTTrack
HTTrack is free software that copies websites into a local directory and rewrites links so the mirror can be browsed offline.
- Free plan
- Windows · macOS · Linux · Android
- 18 7.6 Club score
YTD Video Downloader
YTD Video Downloader downloads video, audio, and music from more than 50 sites, then converts files for offline playback.
- Free plan
- Windows · macOS
- 19 7.6 Club score
LinkSnappy
- Free plan
- Web · Android · Browser extension
- 20
7.6 Club scoreAB Download Manager
AB Download Manager is a free, open-source app for organizing downloads on Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android; iOS is also listed among its platforms.
- Free plan
- Open source
- Windows · macOS · Linux · iPhone and iPad