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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