# File Centipede

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

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/filecxx](https://chrome-stats.com/d/filecxx)

## Overview

- **ID:** `filecxx`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** namelessitguy
- **Category:** download-management
- **Daily users:** 1,007
- **Weekly downloads:** 115
- **Rating:** 4.80 / 5 (20 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.99.6
- **Last updated:** 2024-12-06
- **First published:** 2022-04-19
- **Size:** 1.13 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-13
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/filecxx/)
- **Website:** [http://www.filecxx.com](http://www.filecxx.com/)

## Description

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.

## Rankings

- #3,325 — Overall
- #301 — Download Management
- #6 — file
- #41 — film
- #101 — effort
- #213 — torrent

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `<all_urls>`
- `tabs`
- `activeTab`
- `cookies`
- `contextMenus`
- `webRequest`
- `webRequestBlocking`
- `webNavigation`
- `storage`
- `downloads`
- `declarativeNetRequest`
- `*://*/*`
- `http://*/*`
- `https://*/*`

### Content script matches

- `*`
- ``

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Very high risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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## Review summary

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.

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