Downly

Install the browser extension

The Chrome Web Store version is still in review. Download the package and use “Load unpacked”. The extension finds things on the page. The desktop app does the download.

Download the extension Download the Windows app

  1. Unzip it, and leave it thereUnzip it into a folder you will not delete or move, such as your Documents folder. Chrome keeps using that location.
  2. Open the extensions pageType chrome://extensions in the address bar and press Enter.
  3. Turn on Developer modeTurn on the Developer mode switch at the top right of that page.
  4. Load unpackedClick “Load unpacked” and choose the unzipped folder that contains manifest.json directly inside it.
  5. Then install the desktop appDownload and install the Windows app. The trial lasts 7 days. There is no macOS version.

Chrome may say this extension is in developer mode. Keep it; that is normal for this install. Do not load it twice, or two copies of Downly will appear. When the store version is available, install that and remove this one.