As the name suggests, Internet Download Manager is useful to manage your downloads by means of ways such as increasing the speed of your downloads, resume and scheduling the downloads etc. According to the developer of IDM, it increase your downloading speed up to 5 times and that is really an amazing thing.

But, on having such features, many people might be disappointed due to some limitations like it is not cross-platform as it is only available for Windows users and it’s not free.

So, if you want a free download manager for your Mac computer or any other operating system, this resource is for you. Here, I listed some free and cross-platform IDM (Internet Download Manager) alternatives so that people can find their favorite download manager for their favorite operating system and in their favorite price, i.e FREE. 😛

Free and Cross-Platform Alternatives to IDM

Now, look at the following 4 free alternatives to Internet Download Manager (IDM) for different operating systems:

1. DownThemAll

DownloadThemAll is a free, cross-platform, powerful and easy-to-use Firefox extension that adds new advanced download capabilities to your browser. It completely supports in Mac, Windows and Linux operating systems.

If you’re concerned about the download speed and due to the higher speed commitment of IDM you’re going to buy it, wait! Because the DownThemAll features an advanced accelerator that increases speed up to 400%. So, in this case, it may be a great alternative.

2. uGet Download Manager

uGet is a multi-platform and download manager application for Linux, BSD, Android & Windows (XP – 8). It is the great alternative to Internet Download Manager for those who are looking for a free, multi-platform and very powerful download manager.

uGet has lots of features such as Downloads queue, Advanced download categories, Clipboard monitor, Batch downloads, Multi-protocol, Multilingual and many more.

3. FlareGet

FlareGet is another free alternative to IDM as it is the full featured, multi-threaded download manager and accelerator for Windows, Mac and Linux.

It comes with two plans – Free and Pro. The free plan you can download on your device and use lifetime without paying anything while you can buy FlareGet Pro with some extended features in $19.99.

4. FreeRapid Downloader

FreeRapid is an easy to use Java downloader that supports downloading from Rapidshare, Facebook, and other file sharing services. You only need to copy and paste the links from a browser to this application and FreeRapid Downloader will handle the rest itself.

It supports in all major versions of Microsoft Windows operating system such as Windows P, 7 and Win 8 and its support to Linux and Mac makes it a cross-platform alternative to IDM.

Further Reading:

• Best Download Manager Extensions for Your Chrome Browser
• 10 Must Have Free Cross-Platform Software for Your Computer

These 4 are free and cross-platform alternatives to Internet Download Manager (IDM). I’m sure the above mentioned download managers will turn your mind from buying IDM as these are absolutely free and cross-platform IDM alternatives.