Firelink vs Mipony
Firelink
github.comMipony
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| Figure | Firelink | Mipony |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | $1.17/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| Android | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 2 | 3 |
| Spec score · Download Manager Software | 8.6 (#7) | 7.9 (#26) |
| Privacy | The extension says requests stay on the local machine and it does not send download data to a remote service. | The privacy policy says Google account and Drive information is kept locally on the computer and is not sent or stored elsewhere by Mipony. |
| Product | Firelink is a cross-platform desktop download manager for direct files, browser handoffs, media, playlists, queues, and scheduling. | Mipony is a multi-cloud file manager for connecting accounts, browsing files, and transferring them between cloud storage and a computer. |
| Support | The maker directs users to GitHub Issues to report bugs and request features. | The manual says unsupported file-server links can be submitted through Help > Send us failures and suggestions for possible support in a future update. |
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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.
Mipony
Mipony is a multi-cloud file manager for connecting storage accounts, browsing files, and transferring them between cloud services and a computer. It supports uploads, downloads, and copying between accounts or between an account and the computer. Listed providers include Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, MEGA, iCloud Drive, Box, pCloud, SharePoint, Amazon S3, Azure, Nextcloud, and Backblaze. A two-pane explorer and transfer progress tracking help manage operations; users can pause, resume, cancel, or retry when those controls are available. Mipony can rename multiple files together and create sharing links when the provider supports them. The site advertises unlimited transfers between supported clouds. The free Basic plan allows four cloud accounts, one account per cloud, and two simultaneous uploads and downloads; business clouds are read-only. Pro is available for $14 a year or $19, paid once, and adds unlimited accounts and simultaneous transfers, business cloud access, a speed limiter, and startup password. Each Pro license covers one device. Listed platforms are Windows, macOS, and Android; the site directs Android users to Ponydroid for downloads.