AI product readBrowser download interception and forwarding to a native XDown download manager application
Chrome's built-in download manager lacks advanced features like multi-threaded/accelerated downloading. This extension intercepts browser downloads and hands them off to a native download manager (XDown) for faster, more capable downloading.
1. User installs XDown native desktop application on their computer. 2. User installs this Chrome extension. 3. When user clicks a download link in Chrome, the extension intercepts the download event (chrome.downloads.onDeterminingFilename). 4. The extension checks if the file qualifies for interception (based on MIME type and file size > 2MB). 5. If qualified, it gathers download metadata (URL, cookies, referrer, user-agent, file name, content type, size) and sends it to the native XDown app via nativeMessaging (org.xdown.xmsg). 6. If the native app accepts (result=1), the browser download is cancelled and XDown handles the download. 7. Alternatively, user can right-click any link and choose 'XDown Link' from context menu to manually send it to XDown.
Intercepts browser download events and forwards them to native XDown application via nativeMessagingProvides right-click context menu option to send any link to XDown for downloadingPasses download metadata (URL, cookies, referer, user-agent, file name, content type, file size) to the native appSupports internationalization (English and Chinese)Auto-erases intercepted downloads from Chrome's download list after successful handoff
- Target users
- Users of the XDown native download manager application / Users who want accelerated/multi-threaded downloading beyond Chrome's built-in capabilities / Chinese-speaking users (primary locale is zh_CN)
- Cannot inspect the native XDown application (org.xdown.xmsg) to determine if it has paid features or requires login
- The xdown.org website content was not inspected for pricing/login information
- Some referenced script files (js/web_extension.js, js/xdown_utils.js) are referenced in xdown_settings.html but not present in the extension package — may be missing or bundled differently
MonetizationNo paid features detected
The extension contains no payment UI, no billing/subscription logic, no license key checks, no upgrade prompts, and no calls to payment platforms. All 'pro' keyword matches are false positives from JavaScript 'prototype' definitions (e.g., CookieManager.prototype.getCookiesForUrl). The extension is a simple bridge/launcher to a local native download manager with no gated features.
- Confidence
- 95
- Payment platform
- --
- Source
- AI / High
- Login required
- No
- Reason
- The extension contains no login UI, no authentication API calls, no account creation flow, and no session/token management. It communicates exclusively with a locally installed native application (org.xdown.xmsg) via nativeMessaging. No login is required to use the extension's core workflow (intercepting downloads and forwarding them to the native app).
曾经很好用,现在广告越来越多,还时不时大量CPU和内存占用,再也不能用下去了
打开浏览器就自动打开xdown,哪里能关闭?
非常感谢开发者在官网声明"免费无广告"的情况下添加了"一刀999"的牛皮癣广告, 我才知道了这个所谓的开源软件是直接抄的qBittorrent(https://www.qbittorrent.org/)的, 这下能回归初心了 :)
BRUH
excellent,it's coud be download from cloud-storage with aria2 protocol.
IDM的良好替代品
强大