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Best download manager plugins for WordPress

The most popular download manager plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Download Manager leads with 90K+ active installs, ahead of Download Monitor (80K+) and Download Manager Addons for Elementor (6K+). All 36 plugins tagged “download manager” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.

Installs aren’t everything: a recent release, a “Tested up to” that matches the current WordPress, and support threads that get resolved show a plugin is looked after. Open any plugin for its downloads, rank history and alternatives.

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Top 10 download manager plugins

  1. 1.
    Download Manager

    The most installed download manager plugin, with 90K+ active installs. Rated 4.1 from 1,006 reviews, updated 1 day ago.

  2. 2.
    Download Monitor

    80K+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 525 reviews, updated 5 days ago.

  3. 3.
    Download Manager Addons for Elementor

    6K+ active installs. Rated 2.2 from 5 reviews, updated 2 months ago.

  4. 4.
    Editor Blocks by Download Manager

    5K+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 2 months ago.

  5. 5.
    Document Library Lite

    4K+ active installs. Rated 4.1 from 12 reviews, updated 1 week ago.

  6. 6.
    Shared Files

    3K+ active installs. Rated 4.4 from 34 reviews, updated 2 weeks ago.

  7. 7.
    Lana Downloads Manager

    3K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 16 reviews, updated 10 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.

  8. 8.
    Simple Download Counter

    2K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 19 reviews, updated 4 days ago.

  9. 9.
    Library Viewer

    400+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 13 reviews, updated 4 months ago.

  10. 10.
    FileDeck

    100+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, updated 3 days ago.

All 36 plugins tagged “download manager”