DLMan vs Firelink
DLMan
dlman.codeideal.comFirelink
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| Figure | DLMan | Firelink |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 1 | 2 |
| Spec score · Download Manager Software | 8.6 (#6) | 8.6 (#7) |
| Browser integration | Its browser extension supports Chrome, Firefox, and Edge, with download interception, context-menu actions, and batch downloads. | Firelink Companion sends browser downloads, selected links, media pages, magnet links, and torrent metadata to the desktop app for review. |
| Browser support | The browser extension supports Chrome, Firefox, and Edge, and the download page also lists Brave. | The Companion supports Firefox and Chromium Manifest V3; Edge installation is available through Microsoft Edge Add-ons, while other Chromium browsers use a manually installed package. |
| License | DLMan is MIT licensed, and its about page says it is free to use, modify, and distribute. | Firelink is available under the MIT License, while bundled tools and fonts retain their own licenses. |
| Product | DLMan is a free, open-source download manager built with Rust. | Firelink is a cross-platform desktop download manager for direct files, browser handoffs, media, playlists, queues, and scheduling. |
| Queue management | Queue features include priorities, categories, per-queue speed limits, and batch import. | Persistent queues support pause, resume, retry, redownload, and scheduling. |
| Support | The site points users to documentation, GitHub issues, GitHub Sponsors, and Buy Me a Coffee for project support. | The maker directs users to GitHub Issues to report bugs and request features. |
Plans
In their own words
Firelink
Firelink is a free desktop download manager for direct files, browser handoffs, media, playlists, torrents and scheduled queues. It supports segmented HTTP and HTTPS downloads with retries, speed limits, connection controls and adaptive mirror selection. Queues can be paused, resumed, retried, redownloaded and scheduled. Bundled yt-dlp, FFmpeg and Deno support media and playlist downloads, including direct HLS, DASH and Smooth Streaming manifest URLs; DRM and other protected-key workflows are not supported, and subtitle or multiple-audio-track selection is not exposed in the current phase.
The Firelink Companion can send browser downloads, selected links, media pages and torrent information to the desktop app for review. It supports Firefox and Chromium Manifest V3, with Edge installation through Microsoft Edge Add-ons and a release ZIP for other Chromium browsers. The extension says download data stays local. Firelink is available for macOS, Windows and Linux under the MIT License. The macOS package is ad-hoc signed and not notarized, the Windows installer is unsigned, and the current Linux AppImage requires glibc 2.35 or newer.