Free Downloads WooCommerce — WordPress Download Manager Plugin
by Wp Enhanced · WordPress.org page · Website
Free Downloads WooCommerce has 4,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 241,984 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on August 28, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.
Free Downloads WooCommerce at a glance
Is Free Downloads WooCommerce well maintained?
Features
The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.
- Advanced Product Restrictions: Restrict free downloads by products, categories and tags
- Variable and Grouped Products: Full support for grouped and variable products
- Multiple Download Delivery Methods: Option to serve your downloads after redirecting to a page or emailing a link
- WooCommerce PDF Watermark: Compatibility with the official WooCommerce PDF Watermark plugin
- Download limitations: Restrict your users to a set number of free downloads per day/week/month/year. Users with WooCommerce Membership plans can have custom…
- Download tracking with reporting: Keep a record of every free download showing the product, variation (if applicable), date, user, email address and IP address
- Account download history: Show a list of the user’s free download history on their WooCommerce account page
- Email capture: Ask your guest users for their email address before downloading, including subscribing them to your MailChimp newsletter!
- Paid Member Subscriptions: Compatibility with Paid Member Subscriptions plugin by Cozmoslabs
- Woocommerce Products List: Compatibility with Woocommerce Products List plugin
- Premium support: You never have to worry about plugin support. We’re here when you need it
- One-click updates: Enjoy the simple, one-click updates that you’re used to with WordPress plugins
Free Downloads WooCommerce reviews and ratings
85 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
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Great Plugin and Support
I've been using this plugin for four years and love it. Their support is awesome - Pete was super responsive and took care of an issue quickly. Thank you so much!
marinaa -
fantastic, works perfectly!
thank you so much! I've been fighting with my woocommerce shop for WEEKS. I didn't want people to have to supply billing details if the item was FREE. This worked out of the box (seriously within 3 minutes of installation and it works!) appreciate you!
heyshadylady -
Do NOT Use this Plugin
Simply put, this plugin doesn’t do what it says it will do. It’s supposed to work out of the box. I have tried troubleshooting this for hours to no avail. I reached out to support and they just ignore their users. Find another plugin!
kalynbrooke -
Plugin has issues and close to no support for paid customers
The idea of this is what I need for my application however the plugin has issues. It does not appear to work correctly if the files are not stored in the web root directory. I have mine at server level and while Woo Commerce has no real issues with this and it is even suggested for security reasons, this plugin has problems. Additionally, I also find that if you have hundreds of downloadable items this plugin will slow down the whole site if a user has many available to them, seems every single page load needs to poll the state of every order or something because pages in my case will take about 1 minute to load on a test account, no issue if this plugin is disabled. Have been trying to get the developer to assist but have emails and posts unanswered for weeks at a time and basically no interest to help users who have websites to design so if time is important to you, i'd suggest not wasting it with this plugin.
Jason -
Amazing tool!
Amazing tool! saved me alot of tinkering. Works as described and better. If I had one wish it would be control the colour and font of the button the shows in the general shop page. Right now it inherts the colours from the theme which is fine but having more control is always better. Keep it up guys?
hossamhamdy96 -
Good
Good
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Where Free Downloads WooCommerce ranks on WordPress.org
The rankings we track that Free Downloads WooCommerce appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.
| Ranking | WordPress.org placement | Position | 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Download Manager Plugins | #16 by tag, not in search | #27 | – |
Free Downloads WooCommerce alternatives
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WP-DownloadManager 3,000+ installs · 4.0 -
Simple Download Monitor 20,000+ installs · 4.7 -
Media Vault 800+ installs · 4.4 -
Easy Media Download 9,000+ installs · 4.0 -
m1.DownloadList 400+ installs · 4.7
Details
Allow users to instantly download your free digital products without going through the checkout.
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Rankings Free Downloads WooCommerce competes in
Tags
- downloadable
- downloads
- free downloads
- No Checkout
- woocommerce
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- Version
- 3.6.6
- Last updated
- Aug 28, 2026
- First published
- Jun 4, 2016
- Requires WordPress
- 4.4
- Tested up to
- 7.1
- Requires PHP
- 7.4.0
- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
Free Downloads WooCommerce FAQ
What does Free Downloads WooCommerce do?
According to its WordPress.org readme, Free Downloads WooCommerce offers Advanced Product Restrictions: Restrict free downloads by products, categories and tags, Variable and Grouped Products: Full support for grouped and variable products, Multiple Download Delivery Methods: Option to serve your downloads after redirecting to a page or emailing a link, WooCommerce PDF Watermark: Compatibility with the official WooCommerce PDF Watermark plugin and Download limitations: Restrict your users to a set number of free downloads per day/week/month/year. Users with WooCommerce Membership plans can have custom.
How many active installs does Free Downloads WooCommerce have?
WordPress.org reports 4,000+ active installs for Free Downloads WooCommerce as of September 7, 2026.
Is Free Downloads WooCommerce still maintained?
Yes. The last release was on August 28, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.
Does Free Downloads WooCommerce have good support?
On the WordPress.org forum, 0 of 1 recent support threads for Free Downloads WooCommerce are marked resolved. That is the developer's free support; a paid version usually comes with its own channel.
Is Free Downloads WooCommerce free?
Free Downloads WooCommerce is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.
Where does Free Downloads WooCommerce rank among Download Manager Plugins?
Free Downloads WooCommerce is #27 in the WordPress.org Download Manager Plugins ranking.