AI 产品解读Browser bridge/companion extension for the Folx download manager macOS app that intercepts browser downloads and sends them to Folx via native messaging
Allows users to seamlessly route Chrome downloads to the Folx download manager instead of Chrome's built-in downloader, enabling Folx's features like download resumption, thread splitting, scheduling, and tagging
1) User installs Folx desktop app on Mac. 2) User installs this Chrome extension. 3) Extension connects to Folx via native messaging (com.eltima.folx.host) to get file type filter. 4) When user downloads a file in Chrome, extension intercepts it (if file type matches filter), cancels Chrome's download, and sends URL+cookies+referrer to Folx via openinfolx3:// protocol. 5) Alternatively, user right-clicks a link and selects 'Download With Folx' from context menu.
Right-click context menu to send individual links to Folx ('Download With Folx')Right-click to send selected links to Folx ('Download Selected With Folx')Right-click to send all page links to Folx ('Download All With Folx')Automatic interception and redirection of Chrome downloads to Folx based on file type filtersKeyboard shortcut support (Ctrl/Alt/Shift+F) to temporarily disable download interceptionPasses browser cookies and referrer info to Folx for authenticated downloads
- 目标用户
- Mac users who use the Folx download manager app / Users who need advanced download management features beyond Chrome's built-in downloader
- Cannot verify whether the Folx desktop app itself requires login or has paid features (separate native application, not part of extension source)
- Cannot verify native messaging host behavior (com.eltima.folx.host) since it requires the Folx app installed on macOS
- The extension is very small (2 JS files, ~18KB total) with straightforward functionality
付费分析未识别到付费功能
The extension contains no payment logic, no premium feature gating, no subscription checks, no license validation, and no upgrade prompts. It is a free companion extension that simply bridges Chrome to the Folx desktop app. While the Folx desktop application itself has free and PRO versions (external product), the extension does not gate any of its own functionality based on Folx licensing.
- 置信度
- 92
- 支付平台
- --
- 来源
- AI / 高
- 需要登录
- 否
- 登录理由
- The extension contains no login UI, no account creation, no authentication flow, and no API calls requiring credentials. It is a pure local bridge between Chrome and the Folx desktop app using native messaging (hostName='com.eltima.folx.host') and a custom URL protocol (openinfolx3://). The cookies permission is used solely to pass browser cookies to the Folx app so it can download from authenticated sites, not to log into any account.