10 Best Download Media Library Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
Download Media Library has 1,000+ active installs on WordPress.org. These 10 plugins share its category or its tags on WordPress.org, are actively maintained, and each has at least 100 active installs. They are ordered by how closely they match, not by our opinion.
The 10 closest alternatives to Download Media Library
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Export Media Library
Closest match4.9 (48) 30,000+ active installsAllows users to export media library files as a compressed zip archive. Links Website Support
Shares the download media library tag on WordPress.org. About 30 times the installs, no update since April 5, 2023.
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4.5 (39) 10,000+ active installsA simple widget that makes it a breeze to add images to your sidebars.
Shares the media tag on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, no update since July 20, 2025.
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4.9 (160) 10,000+ active installsAdd unique custom header images to individual pages, posts, categories, or tags.
Shares the media tag on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, last updated May 10, 2026.
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4.6 (65) 8,000+ active installsUpload a new version of an image without deleting the old image attachment, so that references to the image remain intact.
Shares the media tag on WordPress.org. About 8 times the installs, no update since August 12, 2024.
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4.7 (40) 10,000+ active installsConvert PNG images to JPG, free up web space and speed up your webpage
Shares the media tag on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, last updated December 1, 2025.
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4.9 (34) 10,000+ active installsRestores the ability to upload non-image files in WordPress 4.7.1 and 4.7.2.
Shares the media tag on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, no update since November 28, 2017.
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4.4 (32) 10,000+ active installsConvert PNG, JPG and GIF images to WebP and speed up your web
Shares the media tag on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, last updated March 16, 2026.
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4.5 (22) 8,000+ active installsBulk register files on the server to the Media Library.
Shares the media tag on WordPress.org. About 8 times the installs, last updated 22 days ago.
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5.0 (23) 10,000+ active installsProvides options to disable the extra images generated by WordPress.
Shares the media tag on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, last updated July 18, 2026.
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5.0 (25) 8,000+ active installsA small plugin to re-enable infinite scrolling in the Media Library after WordPress 5.8 is released.
Shares the media tag on WordPress.org. About 8 times the installs, last updated February 6, 2026.
Switching from Download Media Library: common questions
What is the best alternative to Download Media Library?
Export Media Library is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 30,000+ active installs with a 4.9 out of 5 rating.
Which Download Media Library alternative has the most users?
Export Media Library, with 30,000+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which Download Media Library alternative is rated highest?
Unique Headers, rated 4.9 out of 5 by 160 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these Download Media Library alternatives free?
Every plugin listed here is free to install from WordPress.org. Where WordPress.org marks a plugin as commercial, the developer also sells a paid version or add-ons, and that is shown on each plugin.
How are alternatives chosen?
Automatically, from WordPress.org data: plugins that share a category top 10 with Download Media Library score highest, then plugins that appear in the same WordPress.org rankings, then plugins with the same tags, weighted so rare tags count more than common ones. Plugins by the same author and plugins rated under 4.0 are left out.
How we choose these alternatives
Nothing on this page is picked by hand. Every day we walk the whole WordPress.org directory, then score every plugin against Download Media Library on three signals: sharing a category top 10 counts most, then appearing in the same WordPress.org rankings, then carrying the same tags, with rare tags counting for more than common ones like "wordpress". Plugins by the same author are excluded, so an author's own add-ons cannot fill the list, and so is anything rated below 4.0 or with fewer than 100 active installs. The ten highest scores are what you see, in that order. Full methodology.
The bottom line
Export Media Library is the closest match to Download Media Library by the data we track, and Export Media Library has the widest reach with 30,000+ active installs. Bulk Media Register shipped the most recent release, on August 16, 2026. The list is rebuilt every day from WordPress.org, so a plugin that stops being maintained drops out on its own.
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