An IDM alternative for Windows and Mac

Haul does what you use Internet Download Manager for: up to 32 connections per file (4 in Haul Free), picking up after a dropped line, catching downloads from your browser, saving videos and running queues on a schedule. It's free to download, with Haul Pro for $12.99 once, and it opens your IDM download list.

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Get the browser extension forChromeorFirefoxorSafari

Haul and IDM side by side

IDM

Price30-day trial, then paidFree, or Pro for $12.99 once (7-day trial)

Connections per fileUp to 32Up to 4 free, 32 with Pro

Picks up after a dropped line or a restart

Catches downloads from Chrome, Edge, Brave and Opera

Saves videos from sitesWith Pro

Queues that start and stop on a scheduleWith Pro

Speed limiter

Light and dark themesLight and dark free, all 9 with Pro

Firefox extension

macOS, with a Safari extensionApple silicon

IDM details from internetdownloadmanager.com, October 2026.

Where Haul is different

It adds connections as it goes. Haul starts a file on one connection and adds more while every one of them is receiving, with a limit per server.
It won't splice two versions of a file. If the file changed on the server while the download was paused, Haul starts it over instead of joining old and new parts.
It plays what it's downloading. A built-in player starts a film before it has finished, in MKV, MP4, AVI, WMV, TS and more, with Dolby Vision, HDR and SDR, every audio and subtitle track, and your place remembered. Free on direct files.
It runs on a Mac too. For Macs with Apple silicon, with a Safari extension inside the app. One license covers 3 computers, Windows or Mac.
It updates without stopping your downloads. Haul checks the update's signature, restarts, and running downloads carry on in the new version.
It looks the way you like. 9 themes, from Light and Dark to Nord and Tokyo Night (System, Light and Dark in Haul Free), in 10 languages.
Nothing extra. No ads, no toolbars, no bundled offers.

Switching from IDM

In IDM, open Tasks → Export → To IDM export file and save the .ef2 file.
In Haul, open File → Import list… and pick that file. The links come in with their referrers and cookies; choose the ones you want and add them.
Stop IDM catching downloads, or both apps will grab the same file: in IDM, untick Options → General → Use advanced browser integration, and remove IDM's extension from your browser.
Add Haul Browser Integration from the Chrome Web Store (Chrome, Edge, Brave, Opera, Vivaldi and Arc), or from Firefox Add-ons. In Safari, turn it on in Settings. Not showing up?

Questions

Is Haul free?
Haul Free is free with no time limit. Haul Pro, with 32 connections per file, videos, streams and scheduled queues, is $12.99 once for 3 computers, and every new computer gets a 7-day trial. Compare the plans

Is Haul faster than IDM?
Both split a file across up to 32 connections, so on the same line and server they finish close together. Your connection and the server set the limit, not the app.

Can I keep IDM installed?
Yes. Turn off browser integration in one of them, or both will try to catch the same download.

Does Haul save YouTube videos?
Yes, with Haul Pro, and videos from many other sites, through the yt-dlp that comes with it. It refuses DRM-protected videos.

Does Haul run on Windows 7 or 32-bit Windows?
No. Haul needs 64-bit Windows 10 or 11.