Issue with kget is that it only works with Konqueror web browser. It would be far more useful if support for other web browsers is possible via a browser add-on.
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Does this help? (I haven’t tried it myself, just searched online!)
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Ah, that’s a 3rd party option. Also, the GitHub link has been archived.
There is an official publisher page for kde on Firefox add-ons but the only option is kde plasma.
The idea being is that an end user, should be able to install the official kget addon, then when a download is started, kget takes over. Much like IDM on Windows.
It is something that would be nice to be developed and improved on officially, rather than using another web browser or complex workaround just for downloads.
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I agree this would be a great fit for
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Given the amount of crashing Firefox has been doing lately on my system, integration with KGet would be amazing.
It is still wonderful. I use it daily. I just use it when the download size is Big and for others probably less than 100MB. I let firefox handle it.
How do you people use KGet to get Download links - Manual ?
That would be wonderful, especially since all the other download managers seem to be dead. (RIP my beloved Xtreme Download Manager that doesn’t launch at all under Wayland. [*]) I know there’s this unofficial integration, but it’s also no longer maintained, and has this weird quirk that when it interrupts clicked link it gives the file a weird name, but the file gets normal name if the link is downloaded via right-click menu option.
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I guess, over the Plugin “Plasma Integration” for Firefox, and via a checkbox in the Plugin Configuration of “Plasma Integration”, there should it give more possibiliys in “Plasma Integration”, maybe a Option for
Use Applications for [Listing]+[App-Selector]
like in Systemsettings => Applications => Standart-Applications
but for Download, SSH, FTP, SFTP
like how
Downloads = kget %U
ssh = konsole -e ssh %U
sftp = dolphin %U
ftp = dolphin %U
tel= Telephoneapp //for Fritzbox
and other protokolls who be more praktical to use the "external"apps in WM so, here KDE/Plasma , FF external programms. And Configurable in the Plugin “Plasma Integration” wherewith could it be manny more practical in the Plasma/KDE WM , and if exist some App-Selector for Protokolls, could it be very easy to make more extended later and manny other protokolls in the Plugin.
therewith it’s also given for use wget -gui or other programms for download…
because, it’s configurable over the Plugin-configuration-Gui, an ftp-client or sftp-client, there can use totalcommander in wine or doublecommander-* for linux
and so on, also the diffrent app multiselecting is then giving by enable and disable switch between 2 (or more) diffrent apps for one Protokoll if it’s right programming with an “protokoll-tree” for earch Protokoll…
| Protokoll | Programm | url/argu. | Active | extras buttons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downloads = | kget | %U | [Configbutton] | |
| wgetgui | %U | [_] | [Configbutton] | |
| Owncloud | %U | [_] | [Configbutton] | |
| Nextcloud | %U | [_] | [Configbutton] | |
| ssh = | konsole -e ssh -p %p | %U | [Configbutton] | |
| kitty | %U | [_] | [Configbutton] | |
| putty | %U | [_] | [Configbutton] | |
| otherclient | %U | [_] | [Configbutton] | |
| sftp = | dolphin | %U | [Configbutton] | |
| wine …/totalcmd/TOTALCMD.EXE | %U | [_] | [Configbutton] | |
| doublecmd | %U | [_] | [Configbutton] | |
| ftp = | dolphin | %U | [Configbutton] | |
| wine …/totalcmd/TOTALCMD.EXE | %U | [_] | [Configbutton] | |
| doublecmd | %U | [_] | [Configbutton] | |
| tel= | Telephoneapp | %U | [Configbutton] | |
| freespeechtel | %U | [_] | [Configbutton] | |
| headphonestel | %U | [_] | [Configbutton] | |
| New Protokoll / | Programm | [Newbutton] |
also send the Download url to an other adress like owncloud or nextcloud,
the downloader of them Clouds, as example if you use a Notebook/Schlepptop
and work with a Cloud… could sent the plugin the download-task to a cloud, both clouds… and please hold MS n’ G Clouds out… :\
(but bad that i cant working with c or c++, python or java…html/php n’ bash only… and knowing what how could work’s)
best regards
Blacky
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*thumpsup* you’re right ! 
There is a new app called ABDownloadManager, open source and available on Github with good browser integration and really good.
The Linux version of AB Download Manager is still in experimental stage. On my PC the only thing it does is showing black window and nothing more, so yeah it’s not an alternative yet, though looks very promising. Hopefully one day when it’ll mature enough to be included in repos other than AUR.