Welcome! You can use Progressive Downloader in the following ways: Integrate with your browser. Let the app detect links to files as you copy the links as text. Manually add download task when it's needed.

Progressive Downloader offers two ways to integrate with your browser: Complete Integration and Partial Integration. Both require installing a browser extension, which adds a convenient toolbar button to download the current page and a context menu item for downloading linked documents.

With complete integration enabled, all downloads initiated in your browser are automatically redirected to Progressive Downloader.

• Seamless Experience: You never have to think about which file types are handled — everything goes through Progressive Downloader.
• Centralized Download Management: All your downloads are visible in one place, making them easier to manage, pause, resume, or prioritize.
• Better Performance for All Files: Benefit from features like segmented downloading and scheduling regardless of file type.
• Time Saver: No need to manually select or configure file types; it just works.

Proceed with Complete Integration 1

With partial integration, only specific file types you choose are redirected to Progressive Downloader.

• Fine-Grained Control: You decide exactly which file extensions are handled by Progressive Downloader.
• Better for Casual Use: If you only download large files occasionally, you can keep most downloads within the browser.

Proceed with Partial Integration 2

Progressive Downloader can monitor links copied to the clipboard. The mechanism is simple: whenever you copy text (by pressing ⌘+C or selecting Copy from the context menu) and it contains URLs, Progressive Downloader checks them. If the URLs point to files of the types you’ve previously selected, the app will display dialogs prompting you to confirm the downloads.

To use this feature, make sure the option is enabled and keep the app running at all times:

There are many ways to add new downloads. You can:

• Drag text containing URLs and drop it onto the main window.
• Drag text containing URLs and drop it onto the app’s Dock icon.
• Use Link Box. Read More
• Use AppleScript. Read More
• Use an Automator action.
• Use the command line (Terminal.app). Read More
• Click the Add button, press ⌘+N, or select New Task from the File menu. Then enter a URL in the address field of the new download dialog.