What is Download URL?
Download URL is a file downloader extension for chrome. it's a free extension , it has 10,000+ active users since released its first version, it earns an average rating of 3.73 from 11 rated user, last update is 785 days ago.
What’s new in version 2.0.4?
This extension allows you to download an Internet Shortcut (URL file) that links to the current webpage.
URL (page address) will be already entered in the file, and the document title will be set as the file name.
Change log:
• v2.0.4 (2022-09-07):
· When clicked on "Inspect popup", the extension throws an error. This might be because it's trying to operate on an empty string (title, url, etc). Empty strings are ignored now.
• v2.0.3 (2022-05-18):
· On macOS, when the popup closes (after clicking the download button), it also closes the download/save window. Now, there's a 5 second delay between the download and the popup close.
• v2.0.2 (2022-04-19):
· Auto hide/close the popup window when Download is clicked.
· Added description/title to the Title label.
• v2.0.1 (2022-04-17):
· Live preview of URL change in Content.
• v2.0.0 (2022-04-13):
· Major UI update. Previously, there was no UI. Now, the user can modify the title and the URL before downloading.
• v1.3.8 (2021-02-09):
· Minor update (refactor).
· Better handing of removing/replacing of special characters in the file name.
• v1.3.7 (2020-12-22):
· Minor update (refactor).
· Using "text/url" for the data URI (see v1.3.5 log).
• v1.3.6 (2019-12-04):
· Document titles that start with a period stop the extension (invalid filename). The period is removed if the title starts/ends with one.
• v1.3.5 (2019-10-24):
· After recent updates, Chrome doesn't seem to respect the extension in the filename (.url) when "data:text/plain" is used. File is downloaded as a text file. Switched to "data:text/vnd.curl".
• v1.3.4 (2019-08-07):
· Description update.
· Removed dot "." from invalid characters.
• v1.3.3 (2018-06-16):
· Same as 1.3.2
• v1.3.2 (2018-06-14):
· Minor update to invalid characters in the filename/tab title.
• v1.3 (2018-03-20):
· Invalid characters in the tab title stops the extension. Those characters are removed from the filename.
• v1.2 (2018-03-20):
· Switched from <a> to chrome.downloads.download(). Now, it works on Chrome Web Store.
• v1.1 (2018-03-12):
· Plain <a> doesn't work after a Chrome Update. Switched to chrome.tabs.executeScript() + <a>. This doesn't work on Chrome Web Store.
• v1.0 (2017-09-14):
· First release.
How to install Download URL?
You could download the latest version crx file or older version files and install it.
Preview of Download URL
Technical Features:
- Latest Version: 2.0.4
- Requirements: Windows Chrome, Mac Chrome
- License: Free
- Latest update: Friday, September 9th, 2022
- Author: akinoreh
Download URL Available languages:
English.
FAQ
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What about others talk about download url chrome extension?
20% user give 5-star rating, 20% user give 3-star rating, 60% user give 1-star rating. Read reviews of download url
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How could i get help if there is something wrong with download url chrome extension?
You could find more help information from download url support page.
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How could i contact the developer of download url chrome extension?
You could send emails to publisher, or check publisher's website.
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What are the required permissions for extensions?
- activeTab
- downloads
More about manifest_file of download url.
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Reviews of download url:
This use to be the best Chrome Extension in the world.. until it no longer worked. I don't know what they did either on the browser side or on the extensions side but it no longer works..
literally doesnt work
WHere does it save the download