GolinksPRO Download ManagerFree and open source · GPL-3.0
The download manager you already know. Rebuilt to be faster.
The free, open-source IDM alternative. Every connection at once, crash-safe resume, torrents and video in one list.
Browser extension: 
Add to Firefox 
Add to Chrome, for Edge, Brave and Opera too. Chrome 
Edge 
Brave 
Opera
- Postage
- Free
- Delivery
- 1 GiB in 1.0 s IDM: 5.5 s
- System
- Windows 10 and 11
- Version
- 0.5.2
Every window, rebuilt.
The one you know, down to the pixel. With torrents, video and 86 languages it never had.
Everything in the box.
Each feature has a page of its own, with the real window, where to find it, and what it can't do yet.
Contents27 features, every one free
Downloading
- Acceleration and resumeA file split over up to 32 connections, re-split until the last byte, and resumed after any crash.
- Browser extensionDownloads you click in Chrome, Edge, Brave, Opera, Vivaldi or Firefox go straight to GDM, sign-in included.
- Video downloadsVideos from YouTube, Vimeo, TikTok and well over a thousand other sites, in the quality you choose.
- Image galleriesPaste a gallery's address and GDM saves all its pictures into a folder of their own.
- TorrentsMagnet links and .torrent files beside your other downloads, queued and scheduled like any of them.
- Debrid accountsFile-host links unlocked through Real-Debrid, AllDebrid or Premiumize, then downloaded with GDM's speed and resume.
- Link grabberA page's links gathered, sorted into packages and checked online, then the archives unpacked when they arrive.
- Batch downloadsOne address with an asterisk fetches a numbered series; a text file of links adds them all.
- RSS feedsFollow torrent feeds, and let rules add the new episodes you want, each one only once.
Organising
- Scheduler and queuesQueues started and stopped by the clock, a few files at a time, the computer off at the end.
- Speed limiterOne cap for all of GDM, a limit per file, and full speed when you're away.
- CategoriesDownloads sorted by type into folders of their own, with Finished and Unfinished one click away.
- Archives extractedZIP, TAR and more extracted as they arrive, 7z and RAR with 7-Zip, split archives once complete.
- Verify checksumPaste the checksum a site publishes, and GDM says plainly whether your file matches it.
- Moving from IDMYour IDM list comes over in one file, each download with its address, referrer and cookies.
Network
- Network adapterEvery connection GDM opens goes out through the adapter you pick, and stops when it disconnects.
- DNS and proxiesThe system's proxy, your own, a SOCKS proxy or your network's auto-config script.
- Remote controlPaste a link on your phone and the computer downloads it. Watch and pause from anywhere at home.
- Server modeGDM without a window on a NAS, in Docker or on Unraid, fed from your phone or browser.
The app
- Notification areaStarts with the computer in the notification area, and hides progress windows there while they run.
- ThemesNine looks, light and dark, from Classic to Aqua, or your own in a text file.
- Crash reportsA crash or freeze opens a report you read first, then send on GitHub yourself if you want.
- 86 languagesEvery display language Windows 11 offers, picked by flag, with Arabic, Hebrew and Persian right to left.
- Windows, Mac and LinuxStable on Windows 10 and 11, installed or portable; builds for Linux and macOS with every release.
- AccessibilityWorks with Narrator and NVDA, and everything can be done from the keyboard, menus and dialogs included.
- Command lineIDM's command-line switches, a terminal downloader with JSON output, and a local API for other programs.
- AI assistantsClaude, Cursor, VS Code and other MCP assistants can list, add, pause and resume your downloads.
Faster than IDM. Timed to the millisecond.
Our benchmark, replayed: the same PC, the same test server, the median of alternating runs.
GolinksPRO Download ManagerGet GolinksPRO Download Manager 0.5.2
Free for everyone, forever. No sign-up, no ads, nothing bundled.
Delivery optionsVersion 0.5.2 · free for everyone
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Windows 10 and 11
- 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
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macOS 11 and later
- Apple Silicon
- .dmg for M1 and later
- Intel
- .dmg for Intel Macs
- First start
- right-click the app → Open (not notarized yet)
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Linux x86-64
- AppImage
- any distribution: make it executable, run it
- Or
- .tar.gz to unpack anywhere
Add to Firefox
Add to Chrome
The browser extension, from the browsers' own stores: the Chrome Web Store's is for Edge, Brave, Opera and Vivaldi too. It also comes with the app and as its own download, to add by hand. Every file is built from the public source by GitHub Actions and listed with its SHA-256 checksum.
It's a desktop app: open this page on your computer to download it.
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
- ChromeGoogle · Add to Chrome
EdgeMicrosoft
Brave
Opera
Vivaldi- FirefoxMozilla · Add to Firefox
Protocols
- HTTPand HTTPS
- FTPand FTPS
- BitTorrentDHT and trackers
- Magnetlinks
- SOCKS5and HTTP proxies
- PACproxy scripts
- IDMlist import
Built on
- yt-dlpvideo from thousands of sites
- ffmpegmerges picture and sound
- librqbittorrent engine
- rustlsencryption
86 languages, right to left too
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.
English
العربية
Français
Deutsch
Español
日本語
Português
Русский
हिन्दी
Türkçe
فارسی
简体中文- + 74 more
GolinksPRO 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.
GolinksPRO Download Manager vs IDM 6.42Checked October 2026 · sources below
| GolinksPRO Download Manager | Internet Download Manager | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Paid licence after a 30-day free trial1 |
| Source code | Open (GPL-3.0) | Closed |
| 1 GiB over a fast link | 1.0 s | 5.5 s2 |
| A 256 KiB file | 0.03 s | 3.1 s2 |
| Server allowing 2 connections | Uses 2, done in 12.6 s | Opened 480, done in 15.9 s2 |
| Torrents and magnet links | Yes | Not offered on its website3 |
| Video from web pages | Yes, via yt-dlp | Yes, from web players3 |
| FTP and FTPS | Yes | Yes3 |
| Interface languages | 86, built in | About 40, as separate downloads3 |
| Browser extensions | Firefox, Chrome, Edge, Brave, Opera, Vivaldi | Chrome, Firefox, Edge3 |
| Systems | Windows 10/11; macOS and Linux to try | Windows3 |
| Maturity | New | Refined over many years |
- "Try IDM 30-days free trial" — internetdownloadmanager.com; prices at its purchase page
- Our benchmark: IDM 6.42 (licensed copy) and GDM on the same PC, against the same local test server, in alternating runs; medians, Mann-Whitney p < 0.001 · charts, report and raw data
- internetdownloadmanager.com: supported Windows versions, browser extensions, video, FTP, scheduling and translations; no mention of BitTorrent or magnet links
In short
GolinksPRO Download Manager (GDM) is a free, open-source download manager for Windows 10 and 11, with builds for Linux and macOS. 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.
GolinksPRO Download Manager 0.5.2The facts
- 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 128 connections per file, re-split as they go
- Languages
- 86, right to left included
- Privacy
- The app has no accounts, telemetry or tracking
- Version
- 0.5.2
Open Source & Free
GolinksPRO Download Manager is free software under the GNU GPL, version 3. Fast, reliable, and privacy-respecting.
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 GDM. More
Which browsers work with it?
Firefox, Chrome, Edge, Brave, Opera and Vivaldi through the extension, from Firefox's add-ons store and the Chrome Web Store. Without the extension, copy a link and GDM opens the download window. More
Mac or Linux?
Yes: every release has an AppImage, .deb, .rpm and .tar.gz for Linux and a .dmg for Apple Silicon and Intel Macs. Today's are marked experimental; from version 0.5.0, Linux isn't, after checks on four desktops, and macOS stays experimental. More
Where can I get help?
The user guide covers every window, with step-by-step tutorials. Something broken? Check our Troubleshooting guide, or use Help in the app.
Your next download, faster.
Free and open source. Install it, click a link, and watch every connection at work.
GolinksPRO Download ManagerFree and open source · GPL-3.0
Delivered1 GiB in 1.01 s
- Postage
- Free
- Delivery
- 1 GiB in 1.0 s IDM: 5.5 s
- System
- Windows 10 and 11
- Version
- 0.5.2