Open With Internet Download Manager

Open and download desired links with internet download manager.

Open With Internet Download Manager Firefox Add-On

"Open With Internet Download Manager" is a Firefox extension allowing direct file downloads using IDM. This add-on creates a connected environment between your internet browser and IDM app, enabling easy link transfers and downloads. It also offers customization options to suit user preferences.

Add-on stats

By: Muyor
Users: 1,738
-28
Rating: 4.07
(55)
Version: 0.1.1 (Last updated: 2020-05-24)
Creation date: 2018-03-03
Weekly download count: 202
Firefox on Android: Yes
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • storage
  • contextMenus
  • notifications
  • nativeMessaging
Size: 31.18K
URLs: Website

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Add-on summary

Open With Internet Download Manager is a browser extension that enables you to open and download a desired item with an Internet Download Manager (IDM) application.

To operate with this add-on you need a native-client patch to connect your browser with native IDM application in your OS. Please read the following to get more info on how to install native-client and operate with this add-on.

  1. after installing the add-on, you need to connect it with native applications (i.e. IDM) on your machine. If you do not have IDM, please head to (internetdownloadmanager.com/download.html) and install IDM on your machine. Once you have IDM, you need to make the connection between IDM and your browser.

  2. to make this connection, a separate patch is provided in GitHub. Please download and install this patch from: https://github.com/alexmarcoo/open-in-native-client/releases

Follow the instruction in the above GitHub repo to download and install the related patch to your system. After installing, the "Open With Internet Download Manager" add-on, your browser can communicate with IDM on your machine (i.e. Window OS).

  1. before using the add-on, please open the option's page and make sure the path to IDM is correct based on your operating system. For example, the path to IDM in Window 10 is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Download Manager\IDMan.exe Next, please follow the below steps to open and download desired links in IDM.

a. right click on a download link and then click on the - Download with Internet Download Manager - from the context-menu. b. IDM has several input arguments to enhance downloading desired files. The default argument for downloading is: /d. To get more info about other arguments please open the add-on option's page and read section arguments. Please note that, you need to add parameters comma separated, for example to automatically download a file write: "/d,/n" in the designated area.

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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
  • Works as a replacement for FlashGot
  • User-friendly
Cons
  • Not the official extension from Internet Download Manager
  • Some users report it as fake
Most mentioned
  • Not the official IDM extension
  • Fake
User reviews

by sina, 2023-09-14
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Add-on safety

Risk impact

Open With Internet Download Manager requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Open With Internet Download Manager has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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