Download by Internet Download Manager
Optionally use Internet Download Manager instead of the built-in download manager to get large files
What is Download by Internet Download Manager?
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Summary
This extension provides a reliable integration to "Internet Download Manager" from your browser. The extension offers two modes of operation:
- Context menu items over a link, audio, video and image element
- Interrupt the built-in download manager and grab the downloadable job to send to the external download manager.
This extension is very lightweight on resource usage. Basically, it does not use anything when the network observer is disabled.
A user can define the following conditions to call the external download manager automatically when the extension is enabled from the toolbar area:
- Only call when file-size is larger than a defined value
- Only call when the file-type is not in the defined list of mime-types
- Only call when the download server supports multi-threading
Note: for this extension to operate you will need to install a native-client. For this project, I am using an open-source NodeJS based native-client. You will be notified on the first usage about the installation guide. This native-client is only available on Windows, Linux and Mac OS.
--- Legal "Internet Download Manager" is a trademark of Tonec Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. This extension is an independent project and has no relationship to "Internet Download Manager" team or Tonec Inc. It is only built in a hope to be a lightweight and useful integrator.
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Pros
- makes download automatic redirect to IDM
- good
Cons
- doesn't work
- fake
- no additional functionality over official IDM integrator
Most mentioned
- doesn't work
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Safety
Risk impact
Download by Internet Download Manager is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this add-on. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Download by Internet Download Manager if you trust the publisher.
Risk likelihood
Download by Internet Download Manager has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.