Download files with Turbo
Download a file, follow its progress, pause and resume it, and use Turbo Download Link to fetch large files over several connections at once.
Download a file
Select a download link on any page. Flint saves the file straight to your Downloads folder without asking where; if a file with the same name is already there, it adds a number, such as report (1).pdf.
While a download is running, a dot appears on the Downloads button (the down arrow on the toolbar).
Open the downloads list
Select the Downloads button, press Ctrl + J, or open the menu and select Downloads.
Each entry shows the file's name, its state and buttons for what you can do next:
| State | Buttons |
|---|---|
| Downloading | Pause, Cancel |
| Paused | Resume, Cancel |
| Completed | Open, Folder (shows the file in your file manager), Remove |
| Failed | Retry for a Turbo download, Remove |
| Cancelled | Remove |
Remove takes the entry off the list; it does not delete the file. Clear finished at the top removes every finished entry at once.
Speed up a large download with Turbo
Turbo download is Flint's own downloader. It asks the server for several parts of the file at the same time and joins them, which is often faster than one connection.
Right-click the download link.
Select Turbo Download Link.
The download appears in the downloads list and starts.
How Turbo behaves:
- Files smaller than 8 MB are fetched over one connection; splitting them would not help.
- If the server does not allow downloading in parts, Turbo fetches the whole file over one connection.
- A Turbo download can be paused and resumed, and a failed one can be retried from where it stopped. While it runs, Flint keeps a small progress file next to the download with the ending
.flintdl. - Turbo sends your cookies for that site, as a normal download would, so files behind a sign-in still work.
Change the number of Turbo connections
Open the menu and select Settings.
Under Downloads, set Turbo download connections to 4, 6, 8 or 12.
The default is 6. More connections can be faster on a fast line, but some servers limit how many connections one visitor may open.
Change where files are saved
Open the menu and select Settings.
Under Downloads, next to Save files to, select Change and pick a folder.
The snap can only save inside your home folder or on removable drives.