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01/08 ·Snag

Vol. 1.0.3 · For Windows

Pl. I — the hook and the arrow

Download anything.

The fast, free download manager for Windows — catches any video like IDM, downloads files 8× in parallel

Download for Windows
View on GitHub (opens in a new tab)

Windows 10 & 11 · 12 MB · Mac & Linux soon

Snag’s main window: a library of downloads by type, three downloads in progress with one at 8.4 MB/s, and the details of the selected video
The browser extension’s popup: connected to Snag, catching downloads, the media found on the page, and buttons to download or save the page
Fig. 1 — Snag’s main window, three downloads under way; over it, the browser extension’s popup.

Part 02 of 08Downloads

Everything it downloads.

Everything you’d reach for IDM to do, plus music, galleries, torrents and whole web pages. No account, no licence key.

No.01

Eight connections per file

8 parts · Pause · resume · survives a restart or a crash

Big files are split into up to eight parts that download at once. Pause whenever you like; Snag picks up where it stopped, even after a restart or a crash.

Fig. 2 — one file in eight parts, each at its own pace.
No.02

About 35 MB of memory

~35 MB · Written in Rust

Snag stays light while big downloads run in the background.

Part 03 of 08Video

Catches any video.

Like IDM, a Download button appears on videos as they play. Pick a quality and Snag takes it from there.

No.03

Video & music · 1,800+ sites

yt-dlp · 1080p · 720p · MP3 · playlists · subtitles · live

Pick 1080p, 720p or MP3, take a whole playlist with its subtitles, or record a live stream as it airs. Works on more than 1,800 sites, YouTube included.

  • YouTube
  • Vimeo
  • SoundCloud
  • Twitch
  • Dailymotion
  • Bandcamp
  • Reddit
  • X
  • Instagram
  • TikTok
  • Bilibili
  • Mixcloud
  • and many more
No.04

Catches what the player is playing

IDM-style · Browser extension · Chrome, Edge, Firefox

The extension sees the stream a page’s player loads and puts a Download button on it, with every quality it found, even on sites no list knows about.

A video page with the extension’s Download button in its bottom-right corner
Fig. 3 — the Download button (A), on any video page.

Part 04 of 08Catalogue

Pictures, torrents, pages.

The rest of the catalogue: what else Snag brings down, and what it does once a file lands.

No.05

Galleries and albums

Paste a gallery, album or post and Snag brings down every picture in it.

gallery-dl · Pinterest · Imgur · Reddit · Instagram · X

No.06

Torrents

Magnet links and .torrent files download right in Snag, next to everything else. No second app.

built in · Magnet links and .torrent files

No.07

Saved web pages

Save a whole page, with its pictures and styles, as a single file that opens without the internet.

1 file · One .html file you can open offline

No.08

GitHub repo → ZIP

Paste a GitHub repository or branch link and Snag downloads the code as a ZIP.

.zip · Paste a repo or branch link

No.09

A safety check for programs

SHA-256 · VirusTotal · your own free key

Add your own free VirusTotal key and Snag looks up the programs you download. Only the file’s SHA-256 fingerprint is sent, never the file.

No.10

Rules after download

automatic · By type, site or category

Tell Snag what to do once a file lands: convert to MP3, shrink videos, unpack archives or move files.

No.11

Stats

7d · 30d · all · By day, by type, by site

See what you downloaded by day, by type and by site, over the last week, month or all time.

Snag’s stats page: data per day, a breakdown by type and the top sites
Fig. 4 — the stats page, over the last seven days.
No.12

Themes and any accent colour

yours · Light · dark · any colour

Make Snag yours. Try it here: pick a colour and this page follows along.

Part 05 of 08Privacy

Everything stays on your PC.

No account, no analytics, no server of our own. Your downloads, settings and history stay in %APPDATA%\Snag.

You decide what Snag may use

Change any of these later in Settings.

  • Read copied links

    Only links: a copied link pops up in the corner, ready to download.

    on by default

  • Windows notifications

    When a download finishes or fails.

    on by default

  • Phone sharing on your Wi-Fi

    Send links from your phone. Off until you turn it on.

    off by default

  • Browser cookies

    Only for the site you download from, only when you send the download.

  • Internet

    Only the sites you download from, plus tool updates from GitHub. Nothing about you is sent.

  • Safety check

    Off until you add your own VirusTotal key. Only a fingerprint is sent.

Where your data goes

The extension talks only to Snag on this computer, after you press Allow.

Snag servers: none

Snag’s first-run tour: switches for copied links, notifications and phone sharing, and what Snag does with cookies, the internet and the safety check
Fig. 5 — the first-run tour’s last card, the first time Snag opens.

The real thing: the first time you open Snag, it asks.

Read the privacy policy →

Part 06 of 08Setup

Set up in a minute.

  1. I.

    Install Snag

    Run the installer. It sets Snag up for your Windows user only, so it needs no admin rights.

    Snag-Setup-1.0.3.exe · 12 MB

  2. II.

    Connect the browser extension

    Click the Snag icon in your browser, then Connect to Snag, and press Allow in Snag. You do this once.

    One click, then Allow

  3. III.

    Click Download on any video

    A Download button appears on videos as they play. Pick a quality and Snag takes it from there.

    1080p · 720p · MP3

The browser extension

  • ChromeQueued · coming to Chrome Web Store
  • EdgeQueued · coming to Edge Add-ons
  • FirefoxQueued · coming to Firefox Add-ons

Load it from Snag’s install folder today

  1. 1.Open chrome://extensions or edge://extensions and turn on Developer mode.
  2. 2.Click Load unpacked and pick the browser-extension folder in Snag’s install folder.
  3. 3.Click the Snag icon, then Connect to Snag, and press Allow in Snag.

Brave and other Chromium browsers work the same way. Until the Firefox listing is live, you can build the extension from the source on GitHub and load it from about:debugging as a temporary add-on.

The extension’s popup, connected to Snag, with switches for catching downloads and the media found on the page
Fig. 6 — the extension’s popup, connected to Snag.

Part 07 of 08Questions

Fair questions.

Q01Is it free?
Yes, completely. Snag is open source under the MIT licence: no trial, no ads, no paid tier. The code is on GitHub (opens in a new tab).
Q02Is it safe?

The whole app is open source, so anyone can read what it does. Each release on GitHub (opens in a new tab) lists the installer’s SHA-256 checksum, so you can check your file is the one that was published.

The installer isn’t code-signed yet, so Windows may show “Windows protected your PC” the first time. Click More info, then Run anyway.

Q03Is there a Mac or Linux version?
Not yet. Both are coming. For now Snag runs on Windows 10 and 11.
Q04Can it download from Netflix or Spotify?
No. Those services protect their streams with DRM, and Snag does not and will not break DRM. Please download only what you have the right to, and respect the work of the people who made it.
Q05Why does it need ffmpeg?
To join HD video with its sound and to make MP3s. Snag fetches it once, the first time you need it (about 35 MB, checked against its published checksum). Ordinary file downloads never need it.

Part 08 of 08 · Download complete

Your download is ready.

Snag-Setup-1.0.3.exe

12 MB · Windows 10 & 11

Download for Windows
View on GitHub (opens in a new tab)

Free and open source. No account. Mac & Linux soon.