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Download manager

A download manager that finishes what it starts

Every download in Dynamic Browser runs on its own engine: it resumes after a dropped connection, continues when the network comes back or the app restarts, and keeps going in the background with a progress notification.

  • Pause & resume
  • Background downloads
  • Auto retry
  • Up to 3 at once

What the download engine does for you

  • Resumes the same file

    An interrupted download continues from where it stopped (HTTP ranges). If the server now has a different version of the file, it starts again instead of mixing two versions.

  • Continues on reconnect

    Downloads that failed because the network dropped continue on their own when it is back, and interrupted downloads continue a few seconds after the app starts.

  • Several connections for video

    Video files from supported sites are fetched over up to four connections in parts of 1 to 8 MB, with a state file so they can resume.

  • Clear notifications

    File name, progress, MB done of the total, speed and time left, with Pause, Resume, Cancel and Retry buttons.

  • Saved where you look

    Files go to your phone’s public Downloads folder with their correct names, even for links that redirect.

  • History you can manage

    The Downloads page filters by type, shares files, pauses or resumes everything at once and asks before deleting a file.

Built to survive bad connections

Mobile data drops, Wi-Fi changes and phones restart. Dynamic Browser saves each download’s progress as it goes and remembers which version of the file it was fetching (its ETag and date). When it continues, it asks the server for the rest of that exact file. If the server answers with a different file, the download starts again from the beginning, so you never end up with a broken file made of two versions.

  • Automatic retries after dropped connections
  • Pause any download and resume it later, even after the app is closed
  • Up to three downloads run at the same time, the rest wait their turn
  • Downloads keep running in the background (Android foreground service)
  • Sends the site’s cookies and referrer, so downloads that need a signed-in session work

Any file, not only videos

Tap a download link, or long-press a link or picture and choose Download. Documents, archives, APKs, music and videos are all handled the same way, and file names come out right: the app reads names from the server’s headers, follows redirects and handles storage links such as S3.

Video and music downloads in the same place

Videos you save from a page appear in the same Downloads list with live progress, pause, resume and cancel. The video sheet shows each quality with its size before you tap, so you know what you are getting. Choose “Audio only · MP3” to save just the sound.

How a download works

  1. Tap a link or the Download button

    On a file link, a picture or the round button on a video.

  2. Watch it in the notification

    Speed, MB done and time left update live; pause from the notification if you need the bandwidth.

  3. Open it from Downloads

    The file is in your phone’s Downloads folder and in the app’s Downloads page.

Frequently asked questions

The download stops and retries on its own. If the network stays off, it continues automatically as soon as you are connected again, from where it stopped.

Yes. Paused downloads stay paused until you resume them, even if the app or phone restarts. The server has to still offer the same file; if it changed, the download starts again.

Three at a time. Extra downloads wait in the list and start when one finishes.

In the public Downloads folder of your phone, so any file manager or gallery app can open them.

For video files from supported sites the engine uses up to four connections at once, which helps on lines where one connection is slow. The final speed always depends on your connection and the server.

Get Dynamic Browser for Android

Free APK for Android 7.0 or newer. No account needed.