Download Star is a lightweight bulk-download extension for Mozilla Firefox designed to scrape, filter, and extract media or files from webpages. It was originally created by developer “liebs” as a streamlined WebExtension alternative to handle the popular link-filtering features of DownThemAll without including a heavy, separate download manager. Key Features
Bulk Extraction: Scrapes the active webpage to generate a full list of downloadable content, such as images, videos, audio files, documents, archives, and executables.
Content Filtering: Includes six built-in category presets (e.g., images only) and text/regex search boxes to highlight or isolate specific file formats instantly.
Source Scrape Buttons: Features three distinct scraping options on the bottom left to grab linked media, embedded media, or plaintext links.
Native Integration: Hands all filtered files directly over to Firefox’s native download manager instead of processing them through an independent engine.
Multi-Tab Scrape: Includes an optional permission feature that allows you to scrape and download assets from all open browser tabs simultaneously.
Queue Management: Allows users to set a maximum limit on concurrent downloads within the add-on settings to prevent overloading the browser. Performance & Security Limits
Folder Constraints: Due to Firefox WebExtension API rules, it can only save files directly into your primary default Firefox downloads folder.
File Naming: It cannot automatically process complex “Content-Disposition” server headers to rename files, though it does offer a basic local naming mask feature.
History Control: Includes settings to clear completed items out of your local browser download history automatically to preserve privacy. If you are planning a specific project, let me know:
Are you trying to download a specific file type (like images, audio, or PDFs)?
Do you need to extract files from one page or multiple tabs at once?
I can guide you on how to set up the proper filters or recommend alternative tools if needed! Download Star – Get this Extension for Firefox (en-US)
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