Download Links

This add-on autodetects direct links of audio, video, images, text, zip files in the webpage and offers great deal of additional customisation before download. Any issues, suggestions reach out to developer. It's free for general public use.
What is Download Links?
"Download Links" is a Firefox add-on that provides enhanced downloading capabilities. It can effortlessly detect and download audio, video files, images, text files, pdfs, zip files, and more from a webpage. It allows you considerable customisation options before starting a download. It's a great solution for downloading and managing various file types directly from your browser, saving them conveniently in the Firefox Download directory. Future features will include filtering by size, pausing/deleting downloads, and more.

Add-on stats

By: Prabhu
Users: 2,264 ▲ 17
Rating: 3.86 (97)
Version: 4.1resigned1 (Last updated: 2024-04-25)
Creation date: 2018-01-18
Weekly download count: 60
Firefox on Android: Yes
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Moderate risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • storage
  • activeTab
  • downloads
  • downloads.open
Size: 933.61K

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Add-on summary

Through this add-on you can download media, picture, text, pdf, compressed files in the web-page. If you have any other file type, specify that extension and you can view, filter and download files as per your requirement!

The downloaded files are saved in Firefox Download directory that is set in Firefox Preferences.

Tutorial: https://youtu.be/DwH_NboclFA

Any issues, feature request, bugs reach out to developer.

License

Free for general public use

Feature Status

Note: x.x refers to future release

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User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Firefox Browser Add-ons does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Helps in bulk downloading files, saving time and effort
  • User-friendly interface once set up correctly
  • Works well for specific file types and websites
  • Useful for downloading large collections of files or ringtones
Cons
  • Difficulties changing download destination or path
  • Does not work with streaming sites or specific file types like PDFs
  • Crashes when downloading multiple images with the same filename
  • Popup window size is too small for navigation
  • Fails to download files with non-English characters or certain punctuation
Most mentioned
  • Bulk downloading capabilities
  • Issues with file naming and extensions
  • Problems with specific sites or file types
  • User interface navigation challenges
  • Cannot change download path easily
Recent reviews
SAVE OPTIONS SAYS SELECT PATH. AFTER YOU SAVE AN ERROR SAYS MUST NOT BE ACTUAL PATH WTF!!! WHAT KIND OF AN IDIOT ERRORS THE EXACT THING IT TELLS YOU TO DO!!!!!!
by Beauleau, 2024-10-04

good, but unfortunatelly cant change folder (destination) by manual (your own) or automatically by using url path like ("https://youtu.be/DwH_NboclFA" auto create folder to : "DwH_NboclFA")
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Add-on safety

Risk impact

Download Links requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Download Links is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

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