Free JavaScript file download from URL script.
index.html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en" dir="ltr">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>File Downloader in JavaScript | Edopedia.com</title>
<style>
/* Import Google Font - Poppins */
@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Poppins:wght@400;500;600;700&display=swap');
*{
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
box-sizing: border-box;
font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif;
}
body{
display: flex;
padding: 0 10px;
align-items: center;
justify-content: center;
min-height: 100vh;
background: #4285F4;
}
.wrapper{
max-width: 500px;
background: #fff;
border-radius: 7px;
padding: 20px 25px 15px;
box-shadow: 0 15px 40px rgba(0,0,0,0.12);
}
header h1{
font-size: 27px;
font-weight: 500;
}
header p{
margin-top: 5px;
font-size: 18px;
color: #474747;
}
form{
margin: 20px 0 27px;
}
form input{
width: 100%;
height: 60px;
outline: none;
padding: 0 17px;
font-size: 19px;
border-radius: 5px;
border: 1px solid #b3b2b2;
transition: 0.1s ease;
}
form input::placeholder{
color: #b3b2b2;
}
form input:focus{
box-shadow: 0 3px 6px rgba(0,0,0,0.13);
}
form button{
width: 100%;
border: none;
opacity: 0.7;
outline: none;
color: #fff;
cursor: pointer;
font-size: 17px;
margin-top: 20px;
padding: 15px 0;
border-radius: 5px;
pointer-events: none;
background: #4285F4;
transition: opacity 0.15s ease;
}
form input:valid ~ button{
opacity: 1;
pointer-events: auto;
}
</style>
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
</head>
<body>
<div class="wrapper">
<header>
<h1>File Downloader</h1>
<p>Paste url of image, video, or pdf to download. This tool is made with vanilla javascript.</p>
</header>
<form action="#">
<input type="url" placeholder="Paste file url" required>
<button>Download File</button>
</form>
</div>
<script>
const fileInput = document.querySelector("input"),
downloadBtn = document.querySelector("button");
downloadBtn.addEventListener("click", e => {
e.preventDefault();
downloadBtn.innerText = "Downloading file...";
fetchFile(fileInput.value);
});
function fetchFile(url) {
fetch(url).then(res => res.blob()).then(file => {
let tempUrl = URL.createObjectURL(file);
const aTag = document.createElement("a");
aTag.href = tempUrl;
aTag.download = url.replace(/^.*[\\\/]/, '');
document.body.appendChild(aTag);
aTag.click();
downloadBtn.innerText = "Download File";
URL.revokeObjectURL(tempUrl);
aTag.remove();
}).catch(() => {
alert("Failed to download file!");
downloadBtn.innerText = "Download File";
});
}
</script>
</body>
</html>
