![]() Yet if you download through a school or work related ISP, then that depends on their particular policies, For example, VPN marketing teams are all over reddit, spreading lies in comments about such. Yet propaganda from VPNs try to make users think otherwise, but those threats/fears are mostly unsubstantiated. As such, I don’t think I need DTA anymore.Īs for Linux, perhaps you can run HTTP Downloader in Wine?Īs for using extensions in Tor, I don’t think that’s a great idea, and may not even work as intended.įurthermore, if you’re worried about getting busted for just downloading popular media for “free”, then depending on where you’re at that’s pretty much a myth.ĪFAIK, no one in the USA has ever got busted for just downloading popular movies via a home ISP that they pay for, without some intermediary agency. Yet thanks to this review, I’ve been using HTTP Downloader a lot with good results. It has been working great for years now.įYI: there’s a new DTA, but I think is sucks. But what if your VPN is secretly owned and monitored by GCHQ or NSA? Noooooo! here, yet I’ve been running DTA in Basilisk, in a sandbox in a VM (just to be safe). Think carefully before using it to download anything scandalous and forbidden, like “1984” or “Brave New World.” Or use a VPN. Just a quick afterthought: Since HTTP Downloader is a standalone app that the browser extensions just hand off links to, if you try using the Firefox extension in Tor Browser, I’m all but certain your “download anonymity” will *not* be protected by Tor. Also, I haven’t yet been forced to switch from Pale Moon to Firefox or Google Chrome for the great majority of my browsing (although, Lord knows, a lot of webmasters seem to be doing their level best to make that happen). (I rarely use Basilisk and haven’t yet tried DTA in it.) Unfortunately, I don’t think I will get a chance to try HTTP Downloader since I’m switching to Linux, but I guess it will depend on how long I keep my Windows 7 machine running past end of life. I’m still running DownThemAll! in Pale Moon, where it continues to work just fine, and in Basilisk, where it *reportedly* works just fine. This window also lets you use the RegEX filter, and set the login credentials (if required by the server). The "Show add URL(s) window before download" option is useful, as it will display a pop-up window where you can see the URL and the download folder, before the download is sent to the program. If you don't want to enable server functionality, use manual copy and paste to add downloads to the program. Also, make sure you have enabled the "Override browser's download manager" option for the add-on to obtain the URL. All you have to do is open the Options menu, navigate to the Server tab and check the box next to "Enable server". ![]() The server addresses must be the same in the extension and the program. These didn't work very well for me at first, but that was because I hadn't configured the desktop application. The official extensions for Firefox and Chrome are available from the GitHub page, and are used to capture URLs from the browser and send them to HTTP Downloader. HTTP Downloader extension for Firefox and Chrome Also available in this menu are options to copy the URL, remove, delete and rename the downloads. If the download that you requested requires to login to a server, you can enter your user credentials to authenticate it. Resuming a broken download is as simple as using the Update download option and manually adding a different URL. You can Start, Pause, Stop, Restart, Pause active or Stop all downloads from the edit menu. The main pane displays the number of the download (queue item number), file type (icon), file name, downloaded and completed file sizes and a progress bar to serve as a visual indicator for the download's status. Drag and drop is supported to start new downloads. The file menu can be used to add a URL to download, or to save, export and import the download history. If you want to, you can enable the toolbar from the View menu for quick access to some options. I like the clean look of the pane and the menu bar. The program's interface is quite basic and yet modern at the same time. It works with FTPS and HTTPS protocols as well. HTTP Downloader is an open source download manager for Windows.
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