Motrix WebExtension

This WebExtension allows you to automatically download all the files via Motrix Download Manager instead of your browser's native download manager.

You must download and install the Motrix download manager first to use this extension: Releases

Setup

Chrome

• Open chrome://extensions in chrome
• Toggle the developer mode by clicking on the toggle button on the top right corner
• Download the latest release from the releases page
• Extract the release file
• Load extension in the browser using the Load Unpacked button. Point to the extracted release folder.
• Once the extension is loaded you can see its icon in the toolbar, Set an API Key by clicking on the extension icon set any value you like
• Open Motrix app, select Preferences > Advanced. Type in the same key you used previously on the RPC Secret field.
• Click Save & Apply

For more info see the video: Motrix Download Manager chrome extension demo

Firefox

• Open about:debugging in firefox
• Click on This firefox option on left
• Download the latest release from the releases page
• Click on Load Temporary add-on... button
• Select the downloaded zip file
• Once the extension is loaded you can see its icon in the toolbar, Set an API Key by clicking on the extension icon set any value you like
• Open Motrix app, select Preferences > Advanced. Type in the same key you used previously on the RPC Secret field.
• Click Save & Apply

For more info see the video: Motrix Download Manager firefox extension demo

Getting started with the development

These instructions will get you a copy of the project up and running on your local machine for development and testing purposes.

Prerequisites

Node.js >= 12
Firefox Developer Edition ( Optional for Firefox development ) 
Chromium-based Browser ( Optional for Chromium development )

Installing

A step by step series of examples that tell you how to get a development env running

Clone the Repo

git clone https://github.com/gautamkrishnar/motrix-chrome-extension.git
cd motrix-chrome-extension

Install dependecies

npm install

Check package.json for build scripts.

Why it is not available in the chrome web store

Will publish it once it is stable. Requires a lots of testing.

Built With

• Webpack - The Bundler used
• Babel.js - Javascript Compiler
• Web-Ext - Used to test the extension
• WebExtension-Polyfill - Used to make extension cross-browser

Contributing

Please note that this extension is still in the initial version of its release. There may be bugs, please open an issue if you encounter any. Feel free to modify the code and open a PR. This is my first chrome extension 😄 any suggestions are always welcome.

Authors

• Gautam Krishna R - Initial work - gautamkrishnar
• 149segolte - WebExtensions Migration - 149segolte

See also the list of contributors who participated in this project.

License

This project is licensed under the GPL License - see the LICENSE file for details

Releases

Please see the releases page.