Filed under: Internet, Utilities
OpenDownload: Add a run option to the Firefox Download dialog
OpenDownload is a Firefox add-on that adds a run option. When you select "Run," the file will be downloaded to a temp directory and then launched. 24 hours after the file is downloaded, it will be automatically deleted it.
Aside from keeping your download directory clean, the main benefit of the Run box is that you can now download and run files with a single click instead of two clicks, thus saving you a valuable fraction of a second.
[via CyberNet]
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w said 3:50PM on 4-02-2008
get opera.
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shane said 4:05PM on 4-02-2008
This is a great extension. I never really thought about the fact that firefox lacked this feature until now.
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Jack said 4:07PM on 4-02-2008
I really always loved this feature of IE and am glad there is now an extension to get it back
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mrblewett said 7:10PM on 4-02-2008
it's... about... time.
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Zack said 6:03PM on 4-02-2008
Heck yes. Why has this not been widely available before now? This was one of my biggest pet peeves with FF (although there are very few).
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alienvenom said 6:37PM on 4-02-2008
I, for one, do not welcome this extension overlord. It's bad for security. All we need is someone hitting the "Run" button infecting their computer with viruses or spyware and blaming Firefox. BAD BAD BAD.
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Donoho said 4:12PM on 4-07-2008
Wow. Am I so old that I remember that the run was Purposefully no implemented for security purposes? This add-on is not a feature. It's a flaw, but to each their own and to the power of choice.
Josh said 8:25PM on 4-02-2008
Get the Download Statusbar and do away with the Download Manager and be able to access any file (not just an executable) with a simple double click. And on a Mac, this extension is next to useless (Since you can't open an app the same way as on Windows. Which, honestly, is better)
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yabun said 9:18AM on 4-03-2008
I agree with alienvenom that execution with too much ease might not be the best for security and keeping crapware off a computer. And, it's just as easy to hit 'Save', then the Downloads window pops up and when its done, click 'Open'. One extra click and you get a couple seconds to re-think whether you should really be running the file. Plus the file gets downloaded to the usual download folder. It's really not that hard.
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Baz L said 5:34PM on 6-17-2008
First off about the security risk: I don't get it. 1. It's an add-on, so it can be added to specific profiles if we're worried about security. 2. If someone wants to run malware, they're gonna run it regardless.
Secondly, I don't think you guys understand a subtle difference with the way this works. This is the issue: Sometimes you just don't want to save files. Sometimes I want to download an update for something and run it once and be done. So the best place for this is in the tmp folder. Then you don't have to go run constant clean up in your main downloads folder.
Add-ons are about choice. If it doesn't fit your choice, don't add it on.