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@Armone0 Armone0 released this 13 Nov 18:18
v1.9.2
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✨ What's new

🔔 Update notice

Shortly after start, at most once a day, Vortex asks GitHub for the latest version number. When a newer one exists, a small notice appears at the top of the sidebar with Release notes and Skip this version. Nothing is downloaded or run, and you can turn it off in Settings, where there is also a manual Check for updates button.

📋 Clipboard links (off by default)

Turn it on in Settings, copy a direct file link anywhere, and Vortex asks whether to download it. Plain web pages are ignored, and it stays quiet while a fullscreen game runs.

🔑 Proxy and site logins

  • Proxy: system proxy (default), no proxy, or manual host/port with an optional login. Applies after a restart; your local network always connects directly. yt-dlp follows the same setting. The password is stored encrypted with Windows DPAPI.
  • Username/password sites (HTTP Basic): an optional section in New Download. Paste https://user:pass@host/... and the login moves into the fields by itself. It is sent only to that site's server, never to mirrors or to a redirect to another site. A wrong login shows a clear error instead of marking a mirror dead.

🦊 Firefox (experimental, 121+)

The browser extension (now 1.8.0) also works in Firefox. See the README for how to load it.

🔧 Fixes

  • Show in folder no longer launches explorer.exe; it asks the Windows shell directly, which some antivirus behaviour rules flagged.
  • Pasting a second link in New Download now updates the file name and size (a name you typed is kept).
  • bridge.log no longer writes request bodies, which contained the page's cookies.
  • GitHub release window: asset names now use the theme's text colour instead of black.

🧰 Project

  • CI on every push, a one-line installer and a demo GIF in the README.

📦 Install

One command (PowerShell):

irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Armone0/VortexDownloader/main/install.ps1 | iex

Or by hand:

  1. Download VortexDownloader-v1.9.2-win-x64.zip and extract it.
  2. Run VortexDownloader.exe. It's portable, with no installer and no .NET runtime needed.
  3. The browser extension is in the extension folder. If you already use it, reload it (version 1.8.0).

Windows SmartScreen may warn on first run because the binary is not code-signed. Click More info → Run anyway.

SHA-256 (VortexDownloader-v1.9.2-win-x64.zip):
B4E671687A1ACF115457300B6A0D088D770461828015CF3C5CCA3E0F4F0BA540

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