File Centipede

Name: File Centipede
Rating: 4.8 (20 reviews)
Author: namelessitguy

By: namelessitguy

Download files, videos, audio, and images from web pages.

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Features & Capabilities

File Centipede is a powerful Chrome extension designed to streamline your downloading process. It integrates smoothly with the File Centipede desktop app to help you download videos, audio, images, and other file types from web pages with ease. The extension intelligently detects media previews and magnet links, simplifying multimedia and torrent downloads.

Customize your download preferences by specifying file types via CSS selectors, MIME types, or file suffixes. Use the built-in resource browser to batch preview and download images, CSS, and JS files, saving valuable time for developers and content collectors alike. In collector mode, batch download thousands of videos and audio files across multiple pages, while managing your media library seamlessly. With extensive protocol support and accelerated download speeds, File Centipede is an essential tool for efficient file management. Note: Requires the File Centipede desktop application to unlock full features.

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Version:

2.99.6 Last updated: 2024-12-06

Version code:

5857063

Creation date:

2022-04-19

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Size:

1.13MB

URLs:

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Source:

Firefox Add-ons Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-18

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 3,209 ▲ 51

Other rankings

#287 in Download Management ▲ 3

#6 in file keyword 38

#35 in film keyword 10 ▲ 2

#108 in effort keyword 2 ▼ 1

#187 in torrent keyword 18 ▼ 2

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Other platforms

File Centipede (v2.99.6)

8,000 3.92

(13)

File Centipede (v2.99.6)

17,575 4.10

(30)

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Developed by:

namelessitguy

Firefox Add-ons Store

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/filecxx/

Website:

http://www.filecxx.com

Permission Change History

2024-12-02: Version 2.93 → 2.99

Add Permissions: activeTab

2024-02-04: Version 2.3 → 2.91

Add Permissions: declarativeNetRequest

User Reviews

Users find File Centipede highly effective and easy to use for downloading files and videos, especially as a superior alternative to IDM on Linux. They appreciate the developer's quick bug fixes and overall functionality. However, some users note the lack of support for saving files by type to different folders and wish to disable Firefox's native download manager completely. Overall, it is praised for enhancing the download experience with responsive development and robust features.

Pros

Highly effective as a download manager in Firefox, offering superior functionality compared to alternatives like IDM on Linux.
Simplifies downloading videos and other files with ease.
Responsive developer support that addresses reported bugs promptly.
Serves as a reliable and long-awaited alternative for Linux users who lacked IDM support.
Replaces IDM functionality effectively and is appreciated by users for its performance.

Cons

Does not support saving different file types to different paths.
Some users desire the ability to completely disable Firefox's built-in download manager from appearing.

Recent reviews

Muy completo, no busques mas, esto soporta videos que otros gestores no. Necesitas esta extensión y el programa de escritorio que perfectamente reemplaza a idm

by De*****, 2026-05-05

It requires an external program to work, but once you have it it does work for otherwise undownloadable files. It is here filecxx;com/en_US/index;html

by Fi*****, 2025-12-30

相见恨晚啊，好用

by Fi*****, 2025-07-22

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Is File Centipede Safe?

Risk impact

Risk impact measures the level of extra permissions an extension has access to. A low risk impact extension cannot do much harms, whereas a high risk impact extension can do a lot of damage like stealing your password, bypassing your security settings, and accessing your personal data. High risk impact extensions are not necessarily malicious. However, if they do turn malicious, they can be very harmful.

File Centipede requires a lot of sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
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Risk likelihood

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File Centipede has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

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