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- yt-dlp downloads video and audio streams sequentially, causing the progress bar to reset when switching streams. - The status message was previously hardcoded to 'Downloading Media' and overwrote track change indicators. - Now, when yt-dlp starts a new stream, the status message clearly reads 'Downloading Video Track', 'Downloading Audio Track', etc., explaining the progress reset to the user.
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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A premium native experience, from batch linking to advanced settings.
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✨ Features
- ⚡ Multi-Segmented Engine: Ultra-fast parallel downloading powered by
aria2cwith configurable speed limits and a built-in download scheduler. - 🪄 Media Downloader: Instantly extract high-quality media (4K, 1080p, MP3) with smart cascading format pickers, powered by bundled
yt-dlpandffmpeg. - 🎨 Premium Native UI: A responsive, frosted-glass SwiftUI interface strictly adhering to Apple Human Interface Guidelines, 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 and secure HMAC-SHA256 authenticated local API endpoints ensure your system remains strictly isolated and protected from malicious scripts.
- 🗂️ 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.
- Deno - The secure runtime for JavaScript and TypeScript solving complex media extraction challenges.
📄 License
Firelink is released under the MIT License. See LICENSE for details.