nimboldSecurity & privacy
Firelink
Firelink manages direct downloads, browser captures, media, playlists, queues, and scheduling from one desktop app.
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
- Browser
- Runs locally
- Popularity
- 198 Stars
- GitHub stars
- Recent activity
- 8/24/2026
- Updated in the last 30 days
- License
- MIT
- Permissive
Why it matters
We look beyond stars: what problem it solves, whether it creates real utility, and what makes its approach worth noticing.
Community activity
In the last 90 days there were 33 new issues and 2 pull requests; the bounded issue/PR samples include 16 issue authors and 1 PR contributors, with 36 releases.
Maintainer responsiveness
The 33-issue window sample had a 91% close rate, and the 2-pull-request sample had a 100% merge rate. Maintainer-response observations covered 100% of that issue sample, with a 91% response rate and median first response of 2.8 hours.
Key highlights
- Segmented HTTP and HTTPS downloads with retries, speed limits, and connection controls.
- Media and playlist downloads through yt-dlp, FFmpeg, and Deno.
- An Add window for metadata, duplicate handling, save locations, and download options.
Quick start
How it is installed, how hard it is, and where to start.
Best for
- Developers who want to try it on their machine
Watch outs
- 4 inferred from materials — review under Sources below
Sources
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Latest release
Verifiedv1.3.1
Source: GitHub API · latest_release=v1.3.1 · 8/25/2026
License
VerifiedMIT
Source: GitHub API · license.spdx_id=MIT · 8/25/2026
One-liner
Verified{"en":"Firelink manages direct downloads, browser captures, media, playlists, queues, and scheduling from one desktop app.","zh":"Firelink 是一个基于 Tauri 构建的跨平台下载管理器,集成了 aria2、yt-dlp 和 FFmpeg 等核心引擎。它通过浏览器插件联动,解决了多媒体资源下载、队列管理和文件分类的痛点。"}
Source: heuristic_batch_publish · batch-publish-tools heuristic write · 8/24/2026
Platforms
Inferred from materialswindows, macos, linux, browser
Source: Project README · windows,macos,linux,browser · 8/16/2026
Category hint
Inferred from materialssecurity
Source: Project README · hint=security · 8/16/2026
supports local
Inferred from materialsYes
Source: Project README · matched local keywords · 8/16/2026
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