Download files directly
from a URL list.

Already have your links in a spreadsheet or text file? Skip page scanning and import the direct URLs for review.

Use the "Add Links" feature in Bulk File Downloader to paste your URLs, review the queue, and download them all at once.

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Best for: Spreadsheets, API exports, text lists
Requirement: Direct file URLs
Format: Chrome Extension

The Direct URL Workflow

Scanning a webpage is great when you are browsing, but if you have already compiled a list of links, pasting them directly is the strongest and most reliable workflow.

Skip the page scan

If you already have the links in a spreadsheet, there is no need to visit the webpages. Just paste them.

Exact control

The queue is built strictly from the URLs you provide, without adding unrelated page links.

urls.txt

1https://example.com/data-2024.csv

2https://example.com/report-final.pdf

3https://example.com/assets.zip

4https://example.com/image-pack.tar.gz

Understanding Direct URLs

To download successfully from a list, you must provide direct links to the files. A direct URL points to the actual file (e.g., ends in .pdf, .zip, .jpg). When you click it, the file downloads immediately.

Direct URLs (Will work)

•https://example.com/assets/report-2024.pdf
•https://cdn.example.com/downloads/v1.0.zip
•https://mysite.com/images/hero-banner.jpg

Indirect URLs (Will fail or download HTML)

•https://drive.google.com/file/d/123xyz/view (Cloud viewer)
•https://example.com/download-page.html (A page with a button)
•https://dropbox.com/s/abc1234/file?dl=0 (Cloud portal)

Authorization still matters: Imported URLs must point to files you are permitted to access. Login requirements, permissions, paywalls, and other access controls remain in place.