Downloader / Download files from direct links
Download files from direct links on Windows 
Links in. Files out. Nothing overwritten. Paste the address of a file and get it, with the name the server gives it, never over one you already have. It needs a file address: a web page’s address saves that page, not what is on it.
- You paste
- A direct file link
- You get
- The file, with its real name, in Downloads
- Works on
- Windows 10 & 11, 64-bit
- Account
- None, and no ads
- Price
- Free · v0.1.0
Try it here
Press Download.
The app’s own window, with this page’s link already in the box. It follows the app’s rules; nothing is actually downloaded.
PodallsDownloader·DownloadsDownloads
Web links, magnet links and YouTube videos, saved to your computer.
Step by step
How do you download a file from a URL?
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Paste a link. An address copied without https:// works too.
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Press Download, and keep adding: every download runs at the same time with its own progress.
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When it is done: Open, Show in folder, or Convert it with Podalls Convert.
What you get
And why it matters.
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The right name
The name the server sends is used when it sends one, made safe for Windows; otherwise the link’s own.
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Never overwrites
A file with the same name stays: the new one is saved as “name (1)”.
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Nothing half-finished
Downloads arrive in a hidden part-file and are moved into place only when complete. A failure leaves nothing.
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Errors that say why
“The server answered 404 Not Found”, “The connection closed early”: you see what happened, not a spinner.
Honest limits
No surprises.
What this version does not do, said plainly.
- Downloads cannot be paused or resumed yet, including after a restart. Retry starts again.
- There is no browser extension yet: copy the link and paste it into the app.
- Speed limits, scheduling and a saved download history are not in the app yet.
- Links with a user name or password written into them are not supported.
Questions
Download files from direct links, answered.
4 answers
Something not working? Every message the app shows, explained.
Can I download several files at once?
Yes. Every link you add starts straight away and runs alongside the others, each with its own progress. Cancel all stops them together.
Does it work with Chrome or Edge?
Not directly yet. Right-click a download link, choose Copy link, and paste it into Podalls Downloader (Ctrl+L jumps to the link box).
What happens to a download that fails?
It is marked Failed with the reason, and its partial file is removed. Retry tries again from the start.
Where do files go?
Your Downloads folder, or the folder you choose in Settings › Saving or with Change… above the list.
Then convert it
Straight into Podalls Convert.
Every finished download has a Convert button that opens the file in Podalls Convert, free and on your PC.
- Downloader finds Convert
It looks for Podalls Convert when it starts. Settings, under Converting, says where it found it.
- Every finished download gets a Convert button
Next to Open and Show in folder. No saving, finding and dragging.
- Convert takes it from there
As if you had dropped the file on its Tools page: a video or picture opens its dialog, a PDF does what your Dropped PDFs setting says.
Podalls Convert More with the Downloader
Other things it does.
Get Podalls Downloader for Windows.
Before you download
- You paste
- A direct file link
- You get
- The file, with its real name, in Downloads
- Works on
- Windows 10 & 11, 64-bit
- Price
- Free, with no account and no ads