# BoltFox Link Catcher

> Catch download links and hand them to the BoltFox app.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/boltfox-link-catcher](https://chrome-stats.com/d/boltfox-link-catcher)

## Overview

- **ID:** `boltfox-link-catcher`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Likz
- **Category:** download-management
- **Version:** 1.1.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-19
- **First published:** 2026-06-10
- **Size:** 66 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/boltfox-link-catcher/)
- **Website:** [https://boltfox.net](https://boltfox.net/)

## Description

BoltFox Link Catcher helps users send download links from Chrome to the BoltFox desktop app.

Features:
- Send the current tab URL to BoltFox.
- Auto-catch direct file downloads by extension. Direct top-level file URLs show a confirmation page; clicked links and Chrome download fallbacks are handed straight to BoltFox.
- Catch supported video/audio media requests and send them to BoltFox.
- Filter detected videos so small media fragments are hidden.
- Support Vietnamese and English popup UI.

BoltFox does not collect browsing history or upload captured URLs to a third-party server. Captured links are handed to the local BoltFox app through the boltfox:// protocol.

## Rankings

- #131,876 — Overall
- #200 — fragment

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `contextMenus`
- `downloads`
- `storage`
- `tabs`
- `webRequest`
- `cookies`

### Host permissions

- `http://*/*`
- `https://*/*`

### Content script matches

- `*`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** High risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/boltfox-link-catcher)