File Centipede
File Centipede
Enhance your downloading experience with File Centipede, the ultimate Firefox extension for managing various file downloads. Seamlessly integrate with the FileCentipede desktop application to download videos, audio, images, and more from any web page. This extension automatically detects preview videos and audio, making it easier than ever to save multimedia content quickly.
Create custom file types using CSS selectors, suffixes, MIME types, or regular expressions for comprehensive control over your downloads. Enjoy a built-in resource browser to preview and batch download images, CSS, and JS files, as well as the innovative collector mode that allows for the preview and download of over 1,000 media files across multiple web pages. With support for mainstream protocols like HTTP, FTP, SSH, and magnet links, File Centipede enhances download speeds and efficiency. Note: Requires the FileCentipede desktop application for full functionality.
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Ranking
User reviews
- Easily downloads videos with the extension
- Superior functionality compared to other download managers
- Effective in capturing downloads without additional clicking or pasting
- Does not support saving files to different paths based on file type
- Some functionality issues for specific user environments (e.g., compatibility with Wayland)
- Has a limited user base and visibility
- Good performance in downloading videos
- Better alternative to IDM for Linux users
- Need for improvement in managing downloads (e.g., not interrupting Firefox's built-in downloader)
User reviews
Add-on safety
Risk impact
File Centipede requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.
Risk impact analysis details
- Critical Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
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Risk likelihood
File Centipede is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.
Risk likelihood analysis details
- High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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