Download files directly
from a URL list.

Already have your links in a spreadsheet or text file? Bypass the page scanner and import your URLs directly to start a batch download in seconds.

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

Get the extension See the guide

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

You know exactly what you are getting. The queue is built strictly from the URLs you provide, bypassing extra 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)

Authentication still matters: If the URLs require a login to access, you must be logged into that site in your browser before starting the batch. The extension uses your current browser session to fetch the files.