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Progressive Downloader

by Maxim Trushin

v2.5 Updated Dec 11, 2025 21.37KiB
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2K
Users
★ 4.00
26 reviews
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Description

What this extension does: 1. Adds a new option to the right-click menu for links. When you right-click a link, you’ll see an option to download it using Progressive Downloader. 2. Automatically takes over downloads for certain file types you’ve set up before, so they continue in Progressive Downloader instead of your browser. For more details, visit: http://www.macpsd.net/?page=integration Version history: 2.5 * A fix for an issue when the fallback option is not used if NMHost is installed but the application is not found. 2.4 * Sync user-agent value with Progressive Downloader. 2.3 * A fix for an issue when file types are updated at the extension load but were not applied. 2.2 * Unified code base for Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox extensions. * Native messaging support. 2.1 * A fix for an issue when file types are not synchronized at Chrome's launch. 2.0: * Updated to be used with the latest versions of Chrome. 1.14: * Unnecessary permission removed. 1.13: * A fix for an issue when files not intercepted in new versions of Chrome. 1.12: * A fix for an issue when some files are not intercepted. 1.10 & 1.11: * Fixes for incorrect file name detection in the interception mechanism. 1.9: * A fix for an issue when the extension try to intercept all downloads already completed in browser. 1.8: * A fix for an issue when extension doesn't intercept file though its type is in the list. 1.7: * A fix for an issue with multiple download new task dialog windows after one clicks the context menu item. * A fix for an issue with incorrect file type list syncing. 1.6: Extension is able to intercept downloads without need of using the deprecated NPAPI plug-in (support of such plug-ins will be dropped from browser in 2015). However, you still need to configure file types to intercept in the Interceptor plug-in preferences (see Application menu -> Plug-in -> The Interceptor -> Preferences.
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Reviews (5 cached)

★☆☆☆☆2018-10-13
Aleksei Filanovskii

this tool simply doesn't work

★☆☆☆☆2013-08-05
Johnny Beta

it doesn't work,please fix it,will uninstall it for now

★★☆☆☆2012-11-04
Thiha Maung

The extension doesn't work! But it works well with Safari and Firefox. Progressive Downloader is great. I like it. Hope you guys fix the extension as soon as possible.

★★★☆☆2015-11-21
Saeed Yazdi

it works, but I prefer there would be an option to exclude some sites such as google translate in order not to start downloading of listening feature.

★★★☆☆2015-06-23
Soroush Azadvari

it doesn't work for me. i installed interceptor plugin too, but when i choos "download in progressive downloader" and add the task, i got error about connection. no problem with manually copy link address and paste in progressive downloader. i tried same link and it doesn't work with extension but manually it is ok ---- update: i just found that something is wrong about authentication. password field in manual mode contains nothing and everything is ok. but by using the extension, password shown as some stars. thats the only difference that i found

Permissions (5)

Permissions

contextMenus Can add items to the right-click menu cookies Can read and modify browser cookies downloads Can manage and monitor downloads nativeMessaging Can communicate with programs on your computer storage Can store data locally in your browser

Details

Version 2.5
Updated Dec 11, 2025
Size 21.37KiB
First Seen Apr 3, 2026