Rivet — Download Manager

Send links to your local Rivet queue. Media discovery requires explicit site permission.

Connect Chrome to the free, open-source Rivet desktop download manager. Send download links to your local Rivet queue without copying and pasting between applications. Review and start your downloads in the desktop app. INSTALLATION 1. Install the desktop app • Open Rivet GitHub Releases. at -> https://github.com/Mfuon2/rivet/releases • Download the latest package for your computer: • Windows: Setup .exe. • macOS: .pkg for your processor. • Linux: .deb for Debian/Ubuntu, or the portable .tar.gz. • Install and launch Rivet. • Allow access to your Downloads folder if prompted. Rivet prepares its browser helper automatically. 2. Install the Chrome extension • Open the public Rivet — Download Manager listing. • Click Add to Chrome → Add extension. • Pin Rivet using Chrome’s Extensions menu. • Let the setup page connect automatically. Use Check connection if needed. • Store installation requires no Developer mode or ZIP extraction. 3. Start downloading • Right-click a download link and choose Send link to Rivet, then start it from the desktop queue. • For the media widget, open the extension, choose Enable for this site, approve access, refresh the page, and start playback. • Use Download with Rivet beside the player. • Right-click completed downloads to Open/Play, Show in folder, Rename, or manage their entries. If connection fails: open Rivet’s Browsers setup, retry configuration, then reload the extension and check again. FEATURES • Right-click a link and choose “Send link to Rivet.” • Send direct audio and video file links through the context menu. • Paste an HTTP or HTTPS download URL into the extension popup. • Check the connection to the installed Rivet desktop helper. • Optionally discover direct media links on sites you explicitly allow. • Disable site discovery and remove its permission from the popup. DESKTOP APP REQUIRED This extension requires the Rivet desktop application and its native messaging helper. Install Rivet, open its browser setup, then use “Check connection” in the extension. Download Rivet: https://github.com/Mfuon2/rivet/releases PRIVACY Selected download URLs are sent to the Rivet helper on your own computer and stored in your local download queue. Optional media discovery processes media URLs and response content types on enabled sites. Enabled-site preferences are stored locally. The extension does not forward browser cookies or passwords and includes no advertising or analytics. Starting a download in Rivet contacts the server hosting the selected file. CURRENT LIMITATIONS The extension does not automatically take over browser downloads or forward signed-in browser sessions. HLS and DASH entries can be saved as playlist files; assembling them into complete videos is not supported. Source code and support: https://github.com/Mfuon2/rivet https://github.com/Mfuon2/rivet/issues