Firelink vs HTTrack
Firelink
github.comHTTrack
httrack.comSide by side
| Figure | Firelink | HTTrack |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 2 | 1 |
| Spec score · Download Manager Software | 8.6 (#7) | 7.8 (#29) |
| Platforms | Desktop packages are listed for macOS Apple silicon, Windows x64, and Linux x64. | The project lists WinHTTrack for Windows, WebHTTrack for macOS and Linux/Unix/BSD, and an Android app. |
| Purpose | Firelink manages direct downloads, browser captures, media, playlists, queues, and scheduling in one desktop app. | HTTrack copies websites to a local directory and rewrites links so the mirrored site can be browsed offline. |
| Support | The maker directs users to GitHub Issues to report bugs and request features. | The project points users to its forum and documentation, and notes that the author cannot always respond to email questions. |
Plans
In their own words
Firelink
Firelink is a free desktop download manager for direct files, browser handoffs, media, playlists, torrents and scheduled queues. It supports segmented HTTP and HTTPS downloads with retries, speed limits, connection controls and adaptive mirror selection. Queues can be paused, resumed, retried, redownloaded and scheduled. Bundled yt-dlp, FFmpeg and Deno support media and playlist downloads, including direct HLS, DASH and Smooth Streaming manifest URLs; DRM and other protected-key workflows are not supported, and subtitle or multiple-audio-track selection is not exposed in the current phase.
The Firelink Companion can send browser downloads, selected links, media pages and torrent information to the desktop app for review. It supports Firefox and Chromium Manifest V3, with Edge installation through Microsoft Edge Add-ons and a release ZIP for other Chromium browsers. The extension says download data stays local. Firelink is available for macOS, Windows and Linux under the MIT License. The macOS package is ad-hoc signed and not notarized, the Windows installer is unsigned, and the current Linux AppImage requires glibc 2.35 or newer.