AB Download Manager is a free, open source download manager that splits every file into parallel connections, pulling it down as much as five times faster than a browser’s own downloader. Interrupted transfers resume instead of restarting, queues keep large batches running in order, and a scheduler can start them when your connection is quietest.

It runs on Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android from one Kotlin codebase released under Apache-2.0, with Chrome and Firefox extensions that hand links straight to the app. Android owners who want to sort through what they have already grabbed can pair it with X-plore File Manager for Android Download, which covers the file management side of the job.

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File size: 74.3 MB

Key Features

Multi-Connection Acceleration: Every file is split into parts fetched in parallel, which the project rates at up to 500% faster than a plain browser download. You decide how many connections a link may open.
Pause and Resume: A dropped connection or a closed laptop no longer means starting over, because transfers pick up from where they stopped. On Android the app flags servers that refuse resume support before you wait on them.
Download Queues: Group jobs into queues and run them one after another instead of all at once, which keeps a batch of large files moving without saturating the link or hammering the host.
Scheduler: Give any queue automatic start and stop times, so overnight or off-peak downloads run while you are asleep or at work and stop before you need the bandwidth back.
Speed Limiter: Cap throughput globally or on a schedule to keep calls, streaming, and browsing usable for everyone else on the network while a large file finishes in the background.
Browser Integration: Extensions for Chrome and Chromium browsers and for Firefox capture links automatically and add a right-click entry. Native messaging lets the extension start the app when it is not already running.
Automatic Categorization: Finished files are filed by type into your chosen folders, so archives, installers, video, and documents do not pile up in one directory. Categories and their icons can be edited or reset.
Modern Interface and Themes: A clean Compose-based interface with dark mode by default, an additional Twilight theme, and a UI scale setting for high-resolution or small laptop displays.
Command Line and API: A built-in CLI and an integration server protected by API key authentication let you add downloads from scripts, shortcuts, or another machine on your own network.
Free, Open Source, Multiplatform: Apache-2.0 licensed with the source on GitHub, built in Kotlin with Compose Multiplatform, and shipped for Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android with no ads, trials, or premium tier.

New in This Version

Hotfix release: the AOT cache has been disabled, because it caused stability problems on some systems after the 1.10.0 rollout.
Native messaging support added, so the browser extension can launch the application when it is not already running. It needs browser extension v1.5.0 or newer.
Command-line interface (CLI) added, giving you scriptable control over downloads and browser integration.
API key authentication added for the integration server, so remote or scripted requests have to identify themselves (#1335).
Faster application start-ups, following work on the launch path (#1333).
Improved speed limiter behavior, making the cap hold steady instead of swinging under load (#1315).
Updated translations across the interface languages.

For complete changelog, visit the official release notes.

Version History

Changes in 1.9.2 (2026-06-21)

New Twilight theme (#1292).
Optional download completion notifications on Android (#1290).
Fixed a crash on some older CPUs on Windows.
Fixed an oversized system tray icon on macOS.
Android devices no longer sleep while downloads are active (#1291).
Updated translations and various UI and UX improvements.

Changes in 1.9.0 (2026-06-10)

Czech language support added.
User-friendly error messages for failed downloads (#1252).
An option to remember the last selected queue and add downloads to it with a long click (#1246).
Downloads can be exported and imported in JSON format.
A Download button on the multi-download page for jobs you want outside a queue (#1247).
An optional logger, enabled with a command-line flag, plus automatic logging of startup errors (#1226).
Default maximum concurrent unqueued downloads changed from Unlimited to 3, which stays configurable.

Product Specifications

Software Name	AB Download Manager
Version	1.10.1
License	Free
File Size	74.3 MB
OS Support	Windows, macOS, Linux, Android
Language	English, multi-language
Developer	amir1376
Homepage	https://abdownloadmanager.com/
Changelogurl	https://github.com/amir1376/ab-download-manager/releases
Last Updated	August 23, 2026

Getting Started

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Installation Steps

On Windows, run ABDownloadManager_1.10.1_windows_x64.exe (74.3 MB) and accept the installer defaults. Take the .zip beside it if you would rather run a portable copy, or install from a terminal with winget install amir1376.ABDownloadManager or scoop install extras/abdownloadmanager.
On macOS, open the .dmg that matches your machine, arm64 for Apple silicon and x64 for Intel, then drag the app into Applications. If macOS blocks it as an unidentified developer, right-click the app and choose Open once.
On Linux, unpack ABDownloadManager_1.10.1_linux_x64.tar.gz, mark the extracted binary as executable, and run it. The project’s own script is the recommended route: bash <(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/amir1376/ab-download-manager/master/scripts/install.sh). Homebrew users can run brew tap amir1376/tap && brew install –cask ab-download-manager.
On Android, install the universal APK and allow installs from your browser or file manager when the system asks. The app is not on Google Play, so treat any store listing claiming to be it as a fake.
Add the browser extension from the Chrome Web Store or Firefox Add-ons. Keep it at v1.5.0 or newer, because native messaging is what lets a click in the browser start the desktop app when it is closed.
Open Add Download, paste a link, and set the destination folder and connection count. Raise connections for hosts that allow it, but leave the speed limit on if you share the line.

Uninstall

On Windows remove it through Settings > Apps > Installed apps; on macOS delete it from Applications; on Linux remove the extracted folder or run brew uninstall –cask ab-download-manager. Your download history and settings are kept separately, so remove the app’s configuration folder from your user profile only if you want the next install to start clean. Uninstalling browser integration first, from the app settings, stops the extension from trying to call a program that is no longer there.

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