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AB Download Manager
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free · All listed features · Android, Windows, Linux and macOS | Free |
As abdownloadmanager.com lists them, read 15 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Facts from AB Download Manager's own pages
- Android compatibility issue
- An issue documents Android 16 force-closes caused by a missing FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SPECIAL_USE permission when starting downloads. · github.com, 15 Oct 2026
- API
- A documented OpenAPI 3.0 service runs by default on localhost port 15151 and exposes download and queue operations. · github.com, 15 Oct 2026
- API add endpoint
- The REST specification defines POST /add for submitting a link with optional headers and download-page URL. · github.com, 15 Oct 2026
- API authentication
- Release notes state that API key authentication was added. · github.com, 1 Oct 2026
- API queues endpoint
- The REST specification defines GET /queues to return queue identifiers and names. · github.com, 15 Oct 2026
- App-store availability
- The project README warns that AB Download Manager is not distributed through Google Play or other app stores unless explicitly listed by the project. · github.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Browser integrations
- Extensions support Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Brave, Opera and Vivaldi, routing clicked download links to the desktop app. · abdownloadmanager.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Browser support
- The browser integration supports Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Brave, Opera, and Vivaldi. · abdownloadmanager.com, 1 Oct 2026
- Build and extensibility
- Developers can build the desktop application with Gradle and Java Runtime for Building, and the project accepts contributions through GitHub. · github.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Desktop requirement
- The desktop application must be running in the background for browser links to route to it. · abdownloadmanager.com, 1 Oct 2026
- Documentation depth
- The documentation center contains an introduction, feature descriptions, browser-integration instructions and tutorials or step-by-step help links. · abdownloadmanager.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Founded year
- No founded year is stated on the reviewed official, GitHub or LinkedIn pages. · github.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Independent performance complaint
- Digital Karthik measured roughly 250 MB RAM idle and 400 MB during use, and reported slower test speeds than IDM and Free Download Manager. · digitalkarthik.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Independent security complaint
- Digital Karthik reported that one of 57 VirusTotal vendors flagged a build, while the maintainer says releases are not digitally signed. · digitalkarthik.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Installation methods
- Official instructions provide GitHub releases, a Linux shell installer, Winget, Scoop and Homebrew installation. · github.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Licence
- The source repository publishes the software under the Apache-2.0 licence. · github.com, 15 Oct 2026
- License
- The project is published under the Apache-2.0 license. · abdownloadmanager.com, 1 Oct 2026
- Limit: Firefox resume workflow
- One reviewer reported that restarting a failed download through the original download link was not available. · addons.mozilla.org, 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: video capture
- Chrome-extension reviewers repeatedly request dependable YouTube and other video detection, along with torrent support and custom installation locations. · chrome-stats.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Linux review
- LinuxLinks tested the application on Manjaro and Ubuntu 24.10 and reported that the binary package installed successfully after the AUR source package failed validation. · linuxlinks.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Local integration security
- Release notes state that the integration server was restricted to local connections only. · github.com, 1 Oct 2026
- Maker identity
- The GitHub profile identifies AmirHossein Abdolmotallebi as AB Download Manager's founder and maintainer. · git.mitgai.net, 15 Oct 2026
- Maker location
- The maker's LinkedIn profile lists Behbahan, Khuzestan Province, Iran. · ir.linkedin.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Media downloading limit
- The maintainer says media and non-encrypted HLS streams may work, but YouTube and encrypted streams are intentionally unsupported. · github.com, 15 Oct 2026
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