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Progressive Downloader

👥 2K+ users
📦 v2.5
💾 21.37KiB
📅 2025-12-11
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Overview

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.

Tags

Productivity/tools productivity/tools

Privacy Practices

Not being sold to third parties, outside of the approved use cases
Not being used or transferred for purposes that are unrelated to the item's core functionality
Not being used or transferred to determine creditworthiness or for lending purposes

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