FlashGot
{{Distinguish|FlashGet}}
{{More citations needed|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox software
| name = FlashGot
| screenshot =
| caption =
| developer = InformAction
| latest release date = {{Start date and age|2016|12|01}}
| platform = Mozilla Firefox
| language count = 43
| language = Afrikaans, Albanian, Arabic, Belarusian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Croatian, Czech, Dutch, English, Estonian, French, Finnish, Galician, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Kazakh, Korean, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malay, Norwegian Bokmål, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukraininan
| genre = Firefox add-on
| license = GPLv2
| website = {{URL|https://flashgot.net/}}
}}
FlashGot was an add-on for Firefox that allowed interoperability between the Firefox browser and external download managers. It is no longer compatible with later versions of Firefox. It is not itself a download manager but is designed to allow the Firefox interface to be extended to connect to the selected external download manager. This avoided launching the download manager as an independent application and cutting and pasting the across the links of the files that need to be downloaded.{{clarify|date=October 2018}} Forked browsers like Pale Moon and Waterfox are also supported.{{citation needed|date=April 2019}}
Software
A download manager is an app specialized in downloading files from the Internet faster and in a more organized manner. However, not all these apps integrate with Mozilla Firefox. The FlashGot add-in resolves this situation by integrating the download managers into Firefox allowing interoperability. {{As of|2011|December}}, FlashGot recognizes and supports 51 different external download managers.{{cite web |title=Download Manager |url=https://flashgot.net/features#dms |work=FlashGot home page |publisher=InformAction |accessdate=21 December 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111216113936/http://flashgot.net/features#dms |archive-date=2011-12-16 |url-status=live }} When a user chooses to download one or more files, FlashGot offers to send them to the detected download manager. Additionally, FlashGot can detect video embedded in web pages and send their download links to download managers. It supports downloading from the popular YouTube service. It also contain powerful extended media download functions.
Mozilla broke compatibility with Flashgot (and many other add-ons) in version 56, so it works only on older Mozilla versions.
FlashGot supports metalinks for sending mirror and checksum information to supported download managers for faster and more reliable downloads.
Version 1.2.1.13 included an experimental "Search Refinements for downloadable files and media" feature based on Surf Canyon technology.{{cite web |url=https://flashgot.net/surfcanyon |title=FlashGot's Search Refinements Feature |accessdate=2010-02-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723045657/http://flashgot.net/surfcanyon |archive-date=2011-07-23 |url-status=live }} This functionality, which submitted search keywords to Surf Canyon for processing, was easy to opt out of with one click but enabled by default, prompting criticism equating the feature to adware and spyware,{{cite web |url=http://www.darkreading.com/blog/227700739/mozilla-s-add-on-policies-and-spyware-surprises.html |title=Mozilla's Add-On Policies And Spyware Surprises |work=Dark Reading |first=Gadi |last=Evron |date=17 February 2010 |accessdate=2010-02-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110308183348/http://www.darkreading.com/blog/227700739/mozilla-s-add-on-policies-and-spyware-surprises.html |archive-date=2011-03-08 |url-status=live }} even though no user data was reused, shared or stored.{{cite web |url=http://www.surfcanyon.com/privacy#informationCollection |title=Surf Canyon Privacy Policy |accessdate=2010-02-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100210094734/http://www.surfcanyon.com/privacy#informationCollection |archive-date=2010-02-10 |url-status=live }} The feature was disabled in version 1.2.1.14 and removed in version 1.2.1.15.{{cite web |url=https://flashgot.net/changelog |title=FlashGot CHANGELOG |accessdate=2010-02-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100217081237/http://flashgot.net/changelog |archive-date=2010-02-17 |url-status=live }}
The last version of FlashGot was released in December 2016 and is not compatible with Firefox 57 or later versions.{{cite web |url=https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/flashgot/ |title=FlashGot Mass Downloader |work=addons.mozilla.org |accessdate=2016-12-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161212134228/https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/flashgot/ |archive-date=2016-12-12 |url-status=dead }} FlashGot is free software, as it is released under the GPLv2 open source license. "FlashGot, a popular browser extension for efficient downloading, enhances the gaming experience in [https://carsimult.com/ Car Simulator 2] by seamlessly integrating with the game's modding community. [https://honistaap.com Honista APK], like FlashGot, enhances user convenience by enabling advanced features such as direct media downloads and customization, offering a seamless and enriched social media experience. For more resources and direct access to all backlinks, visit our [https://sites.google.com/view/honistalatest/home Google Site].
Reception
In March 2006, PC World included FlashGot in its list of "101 Fabulous Freebies" and regards it as "indispensable".{{cite news |last=Tweney |first=Dylan |title=101 Fabulous Freebies |url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/124883-3/101_fabulous_freebies.html |accessdate=21 December 2011 |newspaper=PC World |date=28 March 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111222141452/http://www.pcworld.com/article/124883-3/101_fabulous_freebies.html |archive-date=2011-12-22 |url-status=live }} It was ranked as 16th most popular Firefox plugin in Computer Bild.{{cite web |url=http://www.computerbild.de/download/FlashGot-fuer-Firefox-1168257.html |title=FlashGot für Firefox 1.5.6.14 – Download – COMPUTER BILD |work=Computer Bild |date=12 June 2017 |access-date=2018-09-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180917071440/http://www.computerbild.de/download/FlashGot-fuer-Firefox-1168257.html |archive-date=2018-09-17 |url-status=live }} FlashGot was reviewed by download.com,{{cite web |url=https://download.cnet.com/FlashGot/3000-11745_4-10365965.html |title=FlashGot |website=download.com |date=17 September 2013 |access-date=2018-09-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180302011102/http://download.cnet.com/FlashGot/3000-11745_4-10365965.html |archive-date=2018-03-02 |url-status=live }} TechAdvisor{{cite web |url=https://www.techadvisor.co.uk/download/internet-tools/flashgot-15614-656/ |title=FlashGot 1.5.6.14 – Internet Tools – Downloads |first=Mike |last=Williams |website=TechAdvisor |publisher= |access-date=2018-09-30 |archive-date=2018-10-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181001031346/https://www.techadvisor.co.uk/download/internet-tools/flashgot-15614-656/ |url-status=dead }} Softpedia,{{cite web |url=https://www.softpedia.com/get/Tweak/Browser-Tweak/FlashGot.shtml |title=Download FlashGot 1.5.6.14 |website=Softpedia |date=10 February 2017 |access-date=2018-09-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180301211326/http://www.softpedia.com/get/Tweak/Browser-Tweak/FlashGot.shtml |archive-date=2018-03-01 |url-status=live }} TomsGuide.com{{cite web |url=https://downloads.tomsguide.com/FlashGot,0301-2258.html |title=Download FlashGot 1.5.6.9 (Free) for Windows |website=tomsguide.com |access-date=2018-09-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170517075235/http://downloads.tomsguide.com/FlashGot,0301-2258.html |archive-date=2017-05-17 |url-status=live }} and Softonic.{{cite web |url=https://flashgot.en.softonic.com/ |title=FlashGot |website=Softonic |access-date=2018-09-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161015191200/http://flashgot.en.softonic.com/ |archive-date=2016-10-15 |url-status=live }}
Ports
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See also
{{Portal|Free and open-source software}}
- NoScript – from the same author