1. The first step is to create a download task. You can do this in one of the following ways:
Select File → New Task in the main menu.
Press the + button at the top of the main window:
Tip: You can also just paste a URL and hit Enter. In this case the download will start automatically with the default settings.
Click a download link on a web page (this requires the Use Folx to catch download links in browsers option in Preferences to be enabled).
Copy the download links to a text editor, select them and drag and drop them into the Folx window.If you are using TextEdit, you can also select the links, right-click them and choose Services → Download links with Folx (if this option is not available, you can enable it under TextEdit → Services → Services Preferences → Shortcuts → Download links with Folx).
Organize downloads by tags, filter the transfers by status, and store host credentials. Each time when you add a new transfer to the Folx GO+ manager, you get to assign any number of tags. Mac users interested in Folx 3 pro generally download: Folx 5.18 Folx is a Mac utility that enables you to fetch data from the web a lot faster than by using your web browser's download manager. Folx also features a browser extension, which has the options to download all, download selected, and download with Folx. The supported browsers are: Safari, Firefox, Opera, Chrome. Torrent Client for Mac. Folx by Eltima is a powerful torrent client. The app downloads torrent files as well as creates new torrents for various trackers.
2. Set the download options:
URL: paste the URL of the file.
Tags: assign tags (if none is selected, “other” is assumed).
Save to: choose the download path.Select your own, or leave Automatic to let Folx set the download path based on the first tag you have chosen (these paths can be configured on the Tags tab in Preferences). Assigning more than one tag will not affect the download path; rather, in each of the directories set for these tags a link to the file will be created.
Start: specify whether the download should start automatically, manually or on schedule.
Split into: choose the number of threads to split the download into.
Rename: set a new name for the file if needed.
Referrer:The referrer is an HTTP header field that identifies the address of the webpage that linked to the resource being requested. Some of the websites you download from may require the referrer URL to be present.
Description: set a description for the file you are downloading.Once downloaded, the file will become searchable by this description in Spotlight. To view the description as well as the assigned tags, locate the file in Finder, select Get Info from the right-click menu and check the Comments section.
Authentication: specify the login and password if the server you are downloading from requires them. (See also the section about Password Manager.)
Set as default: click to remember the current settings. These settings will be automatically applied the next time you add a task.
3. Press OK to finish adding the task.
Folx 5.22.13962 Released: October 13, 2020
Improved: password manager functionality with some websites.
Improved: compatibility with macOS Big Sur.
Lots of other fixes and improvements (thank you for your continued feedback!).
Folx 5.21.13951 Released: August 6, 2020
Improved: we added the ability to download some UHD videos from YouTube.
Improved: download speed from certain servers.
Fixed: downloading some videos from YouTube.
Fixed: error downloading video from YouTube using shortened links.
Lots of other fixes and improvements (thank you for your continued feedback!).
Folx 5.20.13946 Released: June 10, 2020
Fixed: an issue with downloading torrents containing multiple files.
Folx 5.19.13945 Released: June 1, 2020
Fixed: an issue with downloading some videos from YouTube.
Folx 5.18.13943 Released: April 9, 2020
Fixed: downloading some videos from YouTube.com.
Folx 5.17.13942 Released: March 31, 2020
Fixed: error when adding several magnet links at the same time.
Folx 5.16.13940 Released: March 23, 2020
Fixed: extension for Chrome restored in Chrome Web Store. It is advised that you delete the older version and download the newest one.
Fixed: erroneous downloads interruption for certain types of torrents.
Fixed: issue when torrent tracker was not detected for some search results in the internal torrent finder.
Folx 5.15.13938 Released: January 27, 2020
Added: the “Update Tracker” option for torrent files.
Improved: download speed from certain websites.
Fixed: issue with recheck of unfinished downloads (added via magnet links) after the torrent was stopped or started.
Fixed: crash when adding a big amount of magnet links simultaneously.
Fixed: crash when downloading certain videos from YouTube.
Fixed: rare cases of crash at adding tracker to the torrent.
Lots of other minor fixes and improvements (thank you for your continued feedback!).
Folx 5.14.13922 Released: December 30, 2019
Fixed: an issue with “Looking for peers” status when downloading torrents by some magnet links.
Folx 5.14.13921 Released: December 26, 2019
Added: an ability to choose encryption of connections with peers.
Improved: when enabling the option “On task completion move .torrents to”, torrent files are moved and not copied to the specified folder.
Fixed: an issue when adding torrent files via magnet links.
Fixed: an issue with adding downloads from some servers with a space in URL.
Fixed: an issue with adding downloads from some servers with non-Latin characters in URL.
Fixed: an issue with adding downloads through browser extensions.
Fixed: an issue with port number randomization when closing the Preferences window.
Added: support for websites requiring web authentication.
Added: downloading of private and age-restricted videos from YouTube.
Added: Quick Look support.
Added: view the torrent search results without sorting.
Added: the possibility to keep current category after the new download task was added.
Improved: compact mode is kept on Folx relaunch.
Improved: password manager got some tuning.
Improved: links identification and downloading of YouTube videos.
Fixed: issues with downloading of files with the same name.
Fixed: occasional crashes when downloading from YouTube.
Fixed: incorrect downloading of torrents when specific files were selected.
Fixed: occasional crashes on adding torrent files via magnet links.
Fixed: issues with maximum ratio setting for torrent seeding.
Folx 5.0 Released: May 26, 2016
Added: a redesigned interface.
Added: a password manager (PRO version).
Added: automatic saving and filling of passwords on websites you are downloading from (PRO version).
Added: the ability to set a speed limit for a specific download task (PRO version).
Added: sorting and filtering of torrent search results (PRO version).
Added: the ability to make Folx the default torrent client (for files and magnet links).
Added: new preferences for torrent files:
Store .torrents for current tasks in ;
On task completion move .torrents to ;
Automatically load .torrents from ;
Delete loaded .torrents.
Improved: Smart Speed now allows limiting the upload/download speed based on a schedule (PRO version).
Improved: Scheduler has been overhauled for better usability (PRO version).
Fixed: downloading from YouTube (PRO version).
Fixed: capturing of download links in Google Chrome (requires an extension).
Fixed: incorrect behavior of DHT and Local Peer Discovery.
Fixed: a crash on adding a magnet link.
Fixed: other minor bugs.
Folx 4.2 Released: June 17, 2015
Added: since OS X 10.9 Mavericks, Folx tags are integrated into Finder Tags.
Added: now you can easily prioritize downloads by moving them up or down in the list.
Added: you can add multiple torrent tasks to Folx via drag-n-drop.
Improved: support for certain trackers for even better built-in torrents search.
Fixed: issue when scheduled tasks wouldn’t start on time.
Fixed: crash at closing Preferences window while download is in process.
Fixed: erroneous file deletion when one of its tags were deleted in “Edit task” window, in case the task had three or more tags.
Fixed: settings for “Stop seeding at ratio” option wouldn’t save if the specified value was less than 1.
Fixed: torrent task couldn’t be deleted in Folx in case the torrent file was deleted before that.
Fixed: limitation of max number of active torrent tasks was not saved after the program restart.
Fixed: YouTube URL wasn’t handled if pasted into New Task window which was opened in advance.
Folx 4.1 Released: April 10, 2015
Improved: the list of trackers used by internal search was greatly enlarged (extratorrent, torrentdownloads, and many more).
Improved: notification is now accompanied by a sound once download is complete.
Fixed: reporting incorrect number of seeds while using internal search.
Fixed: new download from the same torrent would not start once the torrent met share ratio limit.
Fixed: wrong path to a file when renaming downloads.
Fixed: changes would not apply when editing description for torrent files/magnet links.
Fixed: erroneous tagging when changing localization.
Folx 4.0 Released: January 21, 2015
Added: magnet links support.
Added: possibility to download movies from YouTube in various formats and quality, as well as just the sound, if you do not need the movie itself.
Much improved: torrents download.
Fixed: Folx Agent icon is now adaptive to Status bar color scheme.
Fixed: incorrect display of files names in File Manager on Retina displays.
Fixed: blinking icon issue in the list of completed tasks.
Fixed: issue when Folx started a download from the start in case the torrent file was previously relocated.
Fixed: erroneous torrent files download from thepiratebay.cr and kickass.so.
Folx 3.2.7830 Released: August 29, 2014
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Added: torrent files download
Added: torrents search directly from the application – in PRO version only.
Added: possibility to create torrent file to upload to a torrent tracker.
Added: possibility to control upload speed (auto speed mode or manual adjustment).
Added: torrent tasks prioritization.
Fixed: issue when Folx wouldn’t open from the dock if switched to compact view, while working in another workspace.
Folx 3.0.2436 Released: March 7, 2014
Added: FlashGot (free add-on for Firefox) support, allowing downloads to be automatically caught by Folx in Firefox.
Fixed: incorrect display of Folx Agent icon in Status Bar on Retina displays.
Fixed: sudden switch to File Manager tab when trying to invoke right-click menu.
Fixed: issue when a scheduled task stopped abruptly if started manually.
Folx 3.0.2371 Released: March 4, 2014
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Added: possibility to drag-n-drop multiple downloads at a time to Folx window from text editor. Each link should be listed from the new line.
Added: Japanese localization.
Added: Folx Plugin preferences are now available at click on Folx icon in Menu Bar.
Folx 3.0.870 Released: October 9, 2013
Greatly improved interface for even better user experience.
Added: all Mac OS X browsers integration.
Added: Folx gained support for Apple’s Retina displays.
Added: new approach to adding download tasks: either add them in few clicks via “Quick Add” option, or set up advanced options in “New Task” window.
Added: File Manager for easier browsing through completed downloads. Tasks can be filtered by tag, date and type.
Added: Quick Look integration – highlight download in Folx File Manager and press Space key for quick preview of file contents in Finder.
Added: totally new mini controller allowing managing tasks when Folx is switched to compact view.
Improved: overall application stability.
Improved: mechanisms of download links catching.
Update: since version 3.x, Folx does not feature downloading torrent files, RSS subscriptions from Folx interface and organizing tasks into smart groups.