Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to ctdl

Command line utility to download files on any topic in bulk.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. ctdl launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   You-Get▲183

   Command-line utility to download media contents from the web

   2016 · you-get.org · its alternatives →

2. 2AT
   A tool to upload/download files from command line▲79

   2019 · bashupload.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   transfer.sh▲148

   Easy file sharing from the command line

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Medium CLI▲244

   A command line Interface for reading Medium stories

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Download Organizer▲71

   Organize your Downloads folder on a Mac

   2014 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   TechCrunch CLI▲113

   A command line Interface for reading TechCrunch articles

   2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   DropJar▲92

   Pauseable, resumable big file transfer

   2014 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   stdlib▲92

   Standard Library of the Internet — Build/Share Microservices

   2016 · stdlib.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   ctop▲6

   concise commandline monitoring for containers

   2017 · bcicen.github.io · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Tgdl - Telegram Media Downloader▲5

    Lightning-fast CLI to bulk download from Telegram channels

    Dec 2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    cmd.to▲97

    A command line interface for the web

    2015 · cmd.to · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Interactively select the quality and format for youtube-dl▲196

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Tiny Reminder▲190

    Collect content & files from busy clients

    2017 · tinyreminder.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    terminal.training▲21

    Command line for non-techies

    2017 · terminal.training · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Tablo▲115

    Medium for ebooks.

    2014 · tablo.io · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Torimori Sweeper▲95

    Konmari your downloads 🗑

    2019 · coffeeboo.itch.io · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Tempfile.cloud▲78

    Free temporary file storage up to 1 gigabyte

    2017 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Download Shuttle▲83

    Download Manager & Accelerator for Mac

    2015 · fiplab.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Documents 5▲62

    A document viewer and media player.

    2014 · readdle.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Yttr▲88

    File sharing service for temporary and non-important files

    2014 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Terminal▲87

    Virtual computers that start, resize, and scale in seconds

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22DO
    Download organizer for Mac▲76

    2014 · downloadorganizerapp.com · its alternatives →

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    Code Mill▲85

    A marketplace for pull requests

    2016 · codemill.io · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Learn Enough Command Line to Be Dangerous▲61

    A short introduction to the Unix command line

    2015 · learnenough.com · its alternatives →

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