diff --git a/youtube_dl/downloader/__init__.py b/youtube_dl/downloader/__init__.py
index dccc59212..808b9b6d8 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/downloader/__init__.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/downloader/__init__.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ from .http import HttpFD
 from .rtsp import RtspFD
 from .rtmp import RtmpFD
 from .dash import DashSegmentsFD
+from .multipart import MultiPartFD
 
 from ..utils import (
     determine_protocol,
@@ -22,11 +23,16 @@ PROTOCOL_MAP = {
     'rtsp': RtspFD,
     'f4m': F4mFD,
     'http_dash_segments': DashSegmentsFD,
+    'multipart': MultiPartFD,
 }
 
 
 def get_suitable_downloader(info_dict, params={}):
     """Get the downloader class that can handle the info dict."""
+
+    if 'parts' in info_dict:
+        return MultiPartFD
+
     protocol = determine_protocol(info_dict)
     info_dict['protocol'] = protocol
 
diff --git a/youtube_dl/downloader/multipart.py b/youtube_dl/downloader/multipart.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..20ba32819
--- /dev/null
+++ b/youtube_dl/downloader/multipart.py
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+import os
+
+from .fragment import FragmentFD
+
+from ..utils import (
+    encodeFilename,
+    sanitize_open,
+)
+
+
+class MultiPartFD(FragmentFD):
+    """ A more limited implementation that does not require ffmpeg """
+
+    FD_NAME = 'multipart'
+
+    def real_download(self, filename, info_dict):
+        parts = info_dict['parts']
+        ctx = {
+            'filename': filename,
+            'total_frags': len(parts),
+        }
+
+        self._prepare_and_start_frag_download(ctx)
+
+        frags_filenames = []
+        for i in range(len(parts)):
+            frag_filename = '%s%d' % (ctx['tmpfilename'], i)
+            success = ctx['dl'].download(frag_filename, {'url': parts[i]['url']})
+            if not success:
+                return False
+            down, frag_sanitized = sanitize_open(frag_filename, 'rb')
+            ctx['dest_stream'].write(down.read())
+            down.close()
+            frags_filenames.append(frag_sanitized)
+            # We only download the first fragment during the test
+            if self.params.get('test', False):
+                break
+
+        self._finish_frag_download(ctx)
+
+        for frag_file in frags_filenames:
+            os.remove(encodeFilename(frag_file))
+
+        return True