DownThemAll (2019)
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DownThemAll (2019)
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Re: DownThemAll (2019)
#2"Last updated
2 years ago (Nov 26, 2019)"
Re: DownThemAll (2019)
#3"Last updated 2 years ago (Nov 26, 2019)"
It's nice to see a finished piece of software.
Re: DownThemAll (2019)
#4I used this years ago. Worked great.
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#6A fantastic download manager.
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#7Woah, this gives me flashbacks. I remember using this to download files from shady websites on the school computers in the Firefox 3.5 era.
These days, connections have become so fast that I don't really use a download manager anymore. The last place I download large files from through the browser is Mega, and its encryption is inherently incompatible with this addon.
Re: DownThemAll (2019)
#8It's a nice extension, and there was a time when I used it frequently, but the thing is - it should be completely unnecessary.
I already have software which downloads anything I want fast, the issue is, I can't simply connect it to Firefox anymore. Same goes to using external players to view media (I need more nuanced control over rate and pitch of the playback).
I understand it's done in the name of security, but I refuse to accept there's no practical way to allow user to launch software on his own machine from the browser without some auxiliary intermediate program which some older extensions suggested as a way to continue working.
Sorry for the rant.
Re: DownThemAll (2019)
#9"Last updated 2 years ago (Nov 26, 2019)"
It's nice to see a finished piece of software.
I think it's more that DTA was a victim of FF Quantum.
> We are therefore limited to the tools the WebExtensions model provides to us, which sadly makes it impossible to provide some of the advanced features of DownThemAll! Version 3.
I didn't even know they attempted a WebExtension rewrite and am not surprised that it wasn't able to do the things that made the old DTA worth using.