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Motrix

Motrix is a download manager, available on Windows, macOS and Linux: casting to other devices (Chromecast, DLNA…), themes and dark mode.

  • Completely free
  • Windows, macOS and Linux
  • Open source
  • No account

Overview

Motrix is a download manager, available on Windows, macOS and Linux.

Features described in its Flathub listing and in its GitHub repository: casting to other devices (Chromecast, DLNA…), themes and dark mode.

Services and protocols mentioned: FTP and BitTorrent.

Overview written by LicitPro from the documentation published by the authors and the cited sources; we have not tried the resource ourselves.

Excerpts that establish this information
  • “Motrix is a full-featured download manager that supports downloading HTTP, FTP, BitTorrent, Magnet, etc.” — official website, 10 November 2026
  • “UPnP & NAT-PMP Port Mapping” — Flathub, 10 November 2026
  • “Dark mode” — Flathub, 10 November 2026

At a glance

Motrix is completely free: it is open source software, and every feature is available without paying or subscribing.

Its licence (MIT) is a permissive open source licence: use, modification and redistribution are allowed, including in commercial projects.

Strengths

  • Open source code
  • No account needed
  • Commercial use allowed

About

A full-featured download manager that supports downloading HTTP, FTP, BitTorrent, Magnet, etc. 🕹 Simple and clear user interface 🦄 Support BitTorrent & Magnet ☑️ BitTorrent selective download 📡 Update tracker list every day automatically 🔌 UPnP & NAT-PMP Port Mapping 🎛 Up to 10 tasks concurrently download 🚀 Single task maximum support 64 thread download 🕶 Mock User-Agent 🔔 Download completed Notification 💻 Ready for Touch Bar (Mac only) 🤖 Resident system tray for quick operation 🌑 Dark mode 🗑 Delete related files when removing tasks (optional) 🌍 I18n 🛠 More features in development

Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

Sources and checks

  • Facts collected from Homebrew (platforms) —
  • Facts collected from Flathub (credit card, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use, version) —
  • Facts collected from Official plan pages (pricing, licence, terms) (commercial use) —
  • Facts collected from Winget (Windows Package Manager) (credit card, account, source code, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use, version) —
  • Last technical check: 5 November 2026
  • Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

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