Firelink

The modern, blazing-fast download manager built natively for Apple Silicon macOS.

Firelink reimagines macOS file downloading by wrapping legendary open-source engines (aria2c, yt-dlp, and ffmpeg) in a beautifully crafted, highly polished SwiftUI interface. Enjoy high-speed segmented downloads, native media extraction, seamless browser integration, and intelligent file organization without compromising on the aesthetics of your Mac.

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✨ Features

⚡ Multi-Segmented Engine: Ultra-fast parallel downloading powered by aria2c with configurable speed limits.
🪄 Media Downloader: Instantly extract high-quality media (4K, 1080p, MP3) with smart cascading format pickers, powered by bundled yt-dlp and ffmpeg.
🎨 Premium Native UI: A responsive, frosted-glass SwiftUI interface tailor-made for Apple Silicon, featuring a visual chunk map and dynamic progress tracking.
🌐 Seamless Browser Integration: Send downloads directly from your browser via the secure Firelink Companion extension.
🛡️ Privacy & Security: Zero-configuration setup with deferred Keychain integration ensures your credentials are kept safe and only accessed when strictly necessary.
🗂️ Smart Organization: Auto-categorizes incoming files and remembers your preferred download locations.
🔄 Native Updater: Built-in seamless GitHub release checking for lightweight and transparent app updates.

🧩 Browser Integration

We are live! Send downloads directly from your browser to the Firelink app with zero friction.

(Check out the Firelink-Extension source code to contribute or learn more.)

🛠️ Quick Start

OS Support: macOS 14.0 or newer (Apple Silicon natively).

Run the application directly:

swift run Firelink

Or build a production .app bundle:

make app && open build/Firelink.app

🏆 Credits

Firelink stands on the shoulders of giants. A massive thank you to the contributors of these phenomenal open-source projects:

aria2 - The legendary multi-protocol download utility driving our core engine.
yt-dlp - The definitive command-line audio/video downloader.
FFmpeg - The industry standard for media stream manipulation and merging.

📄 License

Firelink is released under the MIT License. See LICENSE for details.

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