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Features

• Downloads keep running after you close Raycast — each transfer is handed to a background process that outlives the command, so dismissing the window does not kill a download in progress.
• Real filenames, not download.bin — the name comes from the server's Content-Disposition header when it sends one, falling back to the URL path, and gains the right extension from the content type when the URL has none.
• Batch downloads from messy input — paste one URL per line, a wall of prose with links in it, or markdown links. Duplicates are removed. A live list shows per-file status, percentage, and speed.
• Curl-style range patterns — https://example.com/file[001-025].zip expands into 25 downloads. Zero-padding is inferred from the start value, descending ranges work, and the batch form previews the expansion before you commit to it.
• Nothing silently overwrites — a colliding filename gets a (1) suffix unless you opt into overwriting, and concurrent downloads reserve their names up front so two files in the same batch can never collide.
• Interrupted transfers can resume — a partial file is kept and continued with an HTTP range request, validated against the server's ETag so a changed file restarts instead of corrupting.
• History with the actions you actually want — the last 100 downloads, with open, reveal in Finder, copy URL, copy path, and re-download. Failed entries keep their error message.
• Import every open browser tab with ⌘⇧B, via the Raycast browser extension.

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Requirements

• Raycast on macOS
• curl, which ships with macOS — there is nothing to install
• The Raycast browser extension, only for importing open tabs

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Quick Start

1. Copy a URL to your clipboard
2. Open Raycast and search for "Download" — the clipboard URL is used automatically if you do not type one
3. The file lands in ~/Downloads (or wherever you point Output Directory), and the completion toast offers Show in Finder and Open File

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Usage

Commands

Command	Mode	Description
Download	no-view	Downloads a single URL taken from the argument or the clipboard. A range pattern hands off to Download Batch automatically.
Download Batch	view	Downloads many URLs at once with a live progress list. Pre-fills from the clipboard.
Download History	view	The last 100 downloads, with actions for each.

Actions

Action	Shortcut	Description
Show in Finder	⌘ ⏎	Reveals the finished file
Open File	⌘ O	Opens it in the default application
Import URLs from Browser Tabs	⌘ ⇧ B	Appends every open tab to the batch form
Retry	⌘ R	Re-runs a failed download
Cancel / Cancel All	⌃ X / ⌘ ⇧ .	Stops one download, or every running download
Copy Error	⌘ ⇧ E	Copies the failure message
Delete Entry	⌃ X	Removes a history entry — the downloaded file is left alone

Preferences

Preference	Values	Default
Output Directory	any folder	~/Downloads
Overwrite Existing	on / off	off
Follow Redirects	on / off	on
Stall Timeout	seconds	300
Max Parallel Downloads	1–10	3
Debug Logging	on / off	off
Strict Redaction	on / off	off

Strict Redaction also masks every URL query string and fragment in the logs, not just values it recognizes as secrets by name. Turn it on before reproducing a problem you plan to share a log of.

Stall Timeout is a speed limit, not a time limit. It is the number of seconds a transfer may stay below 1 KiB/s before it is abandoned. A large file downloading at a steady pace above that is left alone however long it takes.

The batch form's output directory overrides the preference for that batch only.

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Development

Project Structure

raycast-fetch/
├── src/
│   ├── download.ts              # Single download (no-view)
│   ├── download-batch.tsx       # Batch form + progress list
│   ├── download-history.tsx     # History list
│   ├── lib/                     # Downloader adapter, URLs, history, toasts, prefs
│   ├── views/                   # List views
│   └── actions/                 # Action panels
├── scripts/sync-runner.mjs      # Copies the downloader runner into assets/
├── assets/                      # Extension icon + runner bundle (runtime)
├── media/                       # README images
└── package.json

Scripts

Script	Description
npm run dev	Start in development mode with hot reload
npm run build	Build for production
npm run lint	Run Raycast ESLint config
npm run fix-lint	Auto-fix lint issues
npm run publish	Publish to the Raycast Store

ray build bundles with esbuild and does not typecheck — run npx tsc --noEmit separately.

Clone & Run

git clone https://github.com/chrismessina/raycast-fetch.git
cd raycast-fetch
npm install
npm run dev

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Tech Stack

Package	Role
@raycast/api	Raycast extension primitives
@chrismessina/raycast-downloader	Detached download runner, resume, failure classification
@chrismessina/raycast-kit	Failure toasts with a Copy Error action, count formatting
@chrismessina/raycast-logger	Logging gated on the Debug Logging preference

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MIT © Chris Messina