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Download Tools - Multi threaded

by Sevina

v0.1.5 Updated Feb 11, 2025 35.58KiB
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Description

Download Tools is a simple and yet powerful add-on that allows you to easily download files with a multi-threaded technique in your browser. It uses an open-source software called - aria2. According to the aria2 website (https://aria2.github.io/), it is a lite multi-protocol and multi-source command-line download utility. It supports HTTP/HTTPS, FTP, SFTP, BitTorrent and Metalink. This add-on uses nativeMessaging (https://developer.chrome.com/apps/nativeMessaging) technology to communicate with aria2 utility on your machine. Before using this add-on, you need to have aria2 executable on your system. You also need the native-client patch to build the communication between aria2 and your browser. First, please visit this (https://github.com/aria2/aria2/releases) page to download and install the aria2 engine on your system. Then, please visit this (https://github.com/alexmarcoo-nt/open-in-native-client/releases) GitHub repo and download the related patch for your machine. Follow the instruction in the above GitHub page to install the patch in your system. After installing, download tools add-on in your browser can communicate with aria2 client on your machine (Window, Linux, or Mac). If you have a feature request or found a bug to report, please fill the bug report form in the add-on's homepage (https://mybrowseraddon.com/multithreaded-download-manager.html).
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Reviews (2 cached)

★☆☆☆☆2020-03-05
Александр Селиверстов

requires native client patch as well apart from aria2c native client mode is not recommended for regular browsing due to its problems (for testing purposes only) https://chromium.googlesource.com/native_client/src/native_client/+/refs/heads/master/docs/native_client_in_google_chrome.md

★☆☆☆☆2019-02-16
J

Requires Aria2c to work. If I wanted a wrapper for Aria2c, I would've just wrote a wrapper for aria2c,

Permissions (3)

Permissions

contextMenus Can add items to the right-click menu nativeMessaging Can communicate with programs on your computer storage Can store data locally in your browser

Details

Version 0.1.5
Updated Feb 11, 2025
Size 35.58KiB
First Seen Apr 1, 2026