DownThemAll!

DownThemAll! (DTA) is a free software download manager browser extension. DTA can download all or some linked files, images, or embedded objects associated with a webpage. It can pause, resume, or restart downloads.[5][6][7][8][9]

DownThemAll!
Developer(s)Federico Parodi, Stefano Verna, Nils Maier
Initial releaseAugust 13, 2004 (2004-08-13)
Stable release
4.11.1[1] Edit this on Wikidata / 24 August 2023
Preview release4.2.1 Beta (October 6, 2019 (2019-10-06)) [±][2]
Repository
Written inJavaScript, WebExtensions
Operating systemN/A
PlatformChrome, Firefox, Opera
Available in17 languages[3]
TypeDownload manager
LicenseGPL-2.0-only[4]
Websitewww.downthemall.net

As with any download manager, the main feature of DTA is multi-part downloading. This allows the user to download the file in pieces, then combine the pieces after a completed download. This increases the download speed when connected to a slow server.[5] It has Metalink support, which allows multiple URLs for each file to be used, along with checksums and other information about the content.[5] Multi-part downloading- also referred to as segmented downloading - is no longer possible with the migration to webextension.[10] Other features no longer supported as a web extension are checksum/hash verification, metalinks, and mirror sources.

When extracting links from a page, the user may choose to download only specific files (for example: all PDFs) using wildcard or regular expression inclusive filters.[5]

All DTA versions below 4.0 are incompatible with Firefox 57 or above (Quantum). DTA 4.0 moved the codebase from XUL to WebExtensions.[11] The first 4.0 beta version was released August 21, 2019.[12] On September 1, 2019, DownThemAll! 4.0 was released, supporting Quantum.[13] On September 8, 2019, DownThemAll! 4.0.9 was released for Chrome and Opera add-ons.[14][15]

DownThemAll! was reviewed by Lifehacker,[16] Wired,[17] Spiegel Online,[18] Tucows.[19]

References
  1. "Release 4.11.1". 24 August 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  2. Maeir, Nils (nmaier). "Releases · downthemall/downthemall". GitHub. DownThemAll!. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  3. "all.json". DownThemAll repo. DownThemAll. Retrieved 7 September 2019 – via GitHub.
  4. "LICENSE". DownThemAll repo. DownThemAll. 2013-06-12. Retrieved 2016-10-05 – via GitHub.
  5. "Features". DownThemAll.net. Archived from the original on 2007-04-23.
  6. Williams, Mike (2016-11-06). "DownThemAll 3.0.8 - Internet Tools - Downloads". Macworld. Archived from the original on 2018-09-14.
  7. Larkin, Erik (2011-08-03). "DownThemAll". PCWorld. Archived from the original on 2016-04-28.
  8. Rosenblatt, Seth (2011-01-19). "DownThemAll". Download.com. Archived from the original on 2018-09-14.
  9. Cirneala, Sorin. "DownThemAll!". Softpedia. Archived from the original on 2018-09-14.
  10. "downthemall/downthemall". GitHub. Retrieved 2021-03-11.
  11. "Progress?". DownThemAll.net. August 20, 2019. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
  12. "DownThemAll! 4.0.1 Beta 1 – The WebExtensioning". DownThemAll.net. August 21, 2019.
  13. "DownThemAll! 4 – The WebExtension". DownThemAll.net. September 1, 2019.
  14. "Chrome support · Issue #35 · downthemall/downthemall · GitHub". GitHub. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  15. "Opera support · Issue #73 · downthemall/downthemall · GitHub". GitHub. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  16. Trapani, Gina (28 February 2007). "Geek to Live: Supercharge your Firefox downloads with DownThemAll". Lifehacker. Archived from the original on 2007-04-20.
  17. "Gallery: Best Firefox Add-Ons: DownThemAll!". Wired. Archived from the original on 2007-02-14."Gallery: Best Firefox Add-Ons: DownThemAll!". Wired.
  18. "DownThemAll!: Runter mit den Klamotten!". Spiegel Online. Spiegel Online GmbH. 26 July 2006. Archived from the original on 2018-01-30. Retrieved 2018-09-22.
  19. Running, Jordan. "Article - How to Download Many Files From a Web Page at Once". Tucows. Archived from the original on 2007-04-19.
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