Firelink vs Jaksta Media Recorder
Firelink
github.comJaksta Media Recorder
jaksta.comSide by side
| Figure | Firelink | Jaksta Media Recorder |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | $29.95/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 2 | 2 |
| Spec score · Download Manager Software | 8.6 (#7) | 8.0 (#23) |
| Purpose | Firelink manages direct downloads, browser captures, media, playlists, queues, and scheduling in one desktop app. | Jaksta Media Recorder downloads and captures online video and audio to a PC. |
Plans
Jaksta Media Recorder
- Jaksta Media Recorder for Windows$29.95 a month
- Jaksta Media Recorder for Windows$29.95, paid once
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.
Jaksta Media Recorder
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