Firelink vs iGetter
Firelink
github.comiGetter
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| Figure | Firelink | iGetter |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 2 | 1 |
| Spec score · Download Manager Software | 8.6 (#7) | 8.1 (#21) |
| Platforms | Desktop packages are listed for macOS Apple silicon, Windows x64, and Linux x64. | The download page lists Windows 7 through Windows 11, macOS 10.15 or later via Wine, and Linux via Wine; it also lists a legacy Mac version for macOS 10.6 through 10.14. |
| Privacy | The extension says requests stay on the local machine and it does not send download data to a remote service. | Presenta says it does not maintain credit card information and says personal information submitted for technical support is used for that purpose only. |
| Product | Firelink is a cross-platform desktop download manager for direct files, browser handoffs, media, playlists, queues, and scheduling. | iGetter is a download manager and accelerator that uses segmented downloading to improve download speeds. |
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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.