# Unthrottled for Mac

Canonical page: https://macbase.app/apps/unthrottled

> Download huge files directly to an external drive

- Price: Free
- Requires: macOS 13 Ventura or later
- Languages: English
- Apple silicon: runs natively
- Notarized by Apple: yes
- Verified on MacBase: yes
- Developer: tom
- Categories: [File Management](https://macbase.app/categories/file-management), [Photography](https://macbase.app/categories/photography), [Video Editing](https://macbase.app/categories/video-editing)

## About

Unthrottled is a free Mac app for photographers, videographers, and clients who need to download very large deliveries. Paste a direct link or open a transfer page in its built-in browser, choose an external drive, and save files directly there instead of filling the Downloads folder.

It resumes after dropped connections, unplugged drives, expired links, quitting, or restarting the Mac. Unthrottled checks available space and drive formats before downloading, skips matching files already on the drive, keeps the Mac awake, and sends a notification when the transfer finishes.

## An alternative to

- [Cyberduck](https://macbase.app/alternatives/cyberduck): 1 alternative on MacBase
- [FileZilla](https://macbase.app/alternatives/filezilla): 1 alternative on MacBase
- [Downie](https://macbase.app/alternatives/downie): 1 alternative on MacBase

## Get it

- Download: https://tommu.services/unthrottled/downloads/Unthrottled.zip
- Website: https://tommu.services/unthrottled

Listed by [tom](https://macbase.app/@tmdotstudio).

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