Firelink vs Persepolis Download Manager
Firelink
github.com
Persepolis Download Manager
persepolisdm.github.ioSide by side
| Figure | Firelink | Persepolis Download Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 2 | 1 |
| Spec score · Download Manager Software | 8.6 (#7) | 8.3 (#15) |
| Browser integration | Firelink Companion sends browser downloads, selected links, media pages, magnet links, and torrent metadata to the desktop app for review. | The project provides browser integration guidance for Firefox, Chrome or Chromium, Opera, and Vivaldi. |
| Downloads | It supports segmented HTTP and HTTPS downloads with retries, speed limits, connection controls, and adaptive mirror selection. | It supports multi segment downloading, download scheduling, and download queues. |
| License | Firelink is available under the MIT License, while bundled tools and fonts retain their own licenses. | The project describes Persepolis as free and open source software. |
| Product | Firelink is a cross-platform desktop download manager for direct files, browser handoffs, media, playlists, queues, and scheduling. | Persepolis is a download manager written in Python. |
| Purpose | Firelink manages direct downloads, browser captures, media, playlists, queues, and scheduling in one desktop app. | Persepolis is a free and open source download manager written in Python. |
| Security | Companion handoff requests are signed with HMAC-SHA256, verify desktop identity, and send handoff data only to the paired Firelink app on localhost. | The official pages reviewed do not state security certifications or compliance claims. |
| Support | The maker directs users to GitHub Issues to report bugs and request features. | The project directs users with questions to its GitHub wiki and welcomes contributors and package maintainers. |
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.
Persepolis Download Manager
Persepolis Download Manager is free and open-source software for managing downloads. It supports multi-segment transfers, queues, and scheduling, so downloads can be organized and set to run later. Its video finder supports sites including YouTube, Vimeo, and DailyMotion; version 5.2.0 can display thumbnails and choose the highest quality automatically. Persepolis handles HTTP and HTTPS links, with up to 64 connections and SOCKS5 and HTTP proxy support. It runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux, with browser integration guidance for Firefox, Chrome or Chromium, Opera, and Vivaldi. Linux installation choices include Ubuntu, Debian, Arch Linux, Fedora, and openSUSE, as well as a bundle that runs without separately installing prerequisites. The project also provides macOS and Windows installation instructions. Linux and BSD video installations may use yt-dlp and ffmpeg as optional prerequisites. There is no official FreeBSD package, and the version in FreeBSD's official repositories is described as very old.