Orchard Download ManagerParts that help each other
When one connection finishes its part, it takes over half of the biggest part still loading. No connection sits idle until the file is done.
Big downloads, fast and safe to the last byte
Orchard Download Manager splits a download into parts that load at the same time, picks up where it stopped after a broken connection, and runs your queue when it suits you. No account, no ads, no tracking.
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Free and open source · Other platforms
Downloads that don't start over
A browser loads a file over one connection, and when that connection breaks near the end, you often start again from zero. Orchard Download Manager keeps every byte it has, retries on its own and finishes the file.
It opens up to 32 connections per file, so servers that limit each connection still fill your line.
- Resume after a broken connection
- Several connections per file
- No account or sign-in
- Nothing leaves your computer
Sorted as it lands
Each download goes to the folder for its kind, if you like: videos with videos, archives with archives. The list filters by the same kinds. Folders are picked from your standard places and Orchard Commander's bookmarks.
- Video
- Music
- Documents
- Archives
- Programs
- Images
Paste a link and go
Copy a link anywhere and the app offers to download it. The Add dialog checks the link first and shows the file's name and size, and whether it can resume.
Paste a whole page of links at once, or a pattern like lecture-[01-12].mp4 for a numbered series.
Keep the line free for everything else
Three speed modes, low, medium and high, each with its own limit. Press F7 to switch between them while you work, call or stream.
In Settings (⌘, or F9) you set how many downloads run at once, the connections per file, retries, a proxy and much more. Changes take effect at once.
What sets it apart
Download on a schedule
Let the queue run at night or on the days you choose. When everything is done, the app can quit or put the computer to sleep.
Checksums built in
Paste an SHA-256, SHA-1 or MD5 sum and the file is checked when it's done. A file that doesn't match is marked as damaged.
Downloads from the browser
The browser extension hands downloads over to the app, with the sign-in they need. Right-click a link to send it, or every link on a page.
A queue you control
Choose how many downloads run at once and reorder the rest with ⌥↑ and ⌥↓. The next one starts when a slot is free.
Stays awake while it works
The computer doesn't fall asleep in the middle of a download, and goes back to its usual habits when the queue is empty.
Keys
Every action has a key. The key bar shows the common ones, and F1 lists them all. The mouse works too.
On Windows and Linux, use Ctrl instead of ⌘.
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Keys
- F2 or ⌘N
- Add a download
- ⌘V
- Add the links on the clipboard
- Space
- Start or pause
- ⇧F5 / ⇧F6
- Start all / pause all
- F3 / F4
- Open the file / its folder
- F7
- Speed mode: low, medium, high
- F8
- Remove (⇧F8: with the file)
- R
- Download again
- ⌥↑ ⌥↓
- Move in the queue
- 1 – 5
- All, active, paused, done, failed
- C
- Filter by kind of file
- / or ⌘F
- Search the list
- E / H
- Properties / checksum
- I
- Show or hide details
- ⌘C
- Copy the link
- ⌘, or F9
- Settings
- ⌘+ ⌘− ⌘0
- Font size
Screenshots
Part of the Orchard family
Orchard Commander is a two-panel file manager and Orchard Music Player plays the music you own. All three share the same look and color schemes, and all are free and open source.
Version 1.1.0
Download Orchard Download Manager
macOSYour system
Apple silicon · macOS 12 or later
Download for macOS
Orchard-Download-Manager-macOS.dmg
brew install --cask sandboxly/tap/orchard-download-manager
WindowsYour system
Windows 10 and 11 · 64-bit
LinuxYour system
x86-64 · Ubuntu 22.04, Debian 12, Fedora 42 or newer
Download for Linux
Orchard-Download-Manager-Linux-x86_64.AppImage
Omarchy and Arch Linux, one command:
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sandboxly/orchard-download-manager/main/packaging/omarchy/install.sh | bashRelease notes and older versions are on GitHub. To get started, copy a link or press F2.