The download manager that lives in your notch.

Lynx Download Manager is the best download manager for Mac: a native SwiftUI app that lives in your MacBook’s notch, runs on its own download engine, downloads just the part of a video you need and lets you pick exactly the files you want from a big Google Drive folder.

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A MacBook Pro on a pale grey set, seen from the left, its screen a macOS desktop in blue and violet with Chrome open. Under the notch, Lynx Notch catches a copied link: Northern Light offered in 1080p, Adding, Added, the download, then a thumbnail and a progress ring beside the camera, and Done.
A MacBook Pro from the front, its screen a macOS desktop in blue and violet with Chrome open. Under the notch, Lynx Notch catches a copied link: Northern Light offered in 1080p, Adding, Added, the download, then a thumbnail and a progress ring beside the camera, and Done.

Supported browsers

  • Chrome
  • Edge
  • Brave
  • Arc

Coming soon

  • Safari
  • Firefox

Watch it work.

The real Lynx on a Mac, in 74 seconds: a copied link caught by the notch, a clip, a playlist, the Lynx button in Chrome, the Shelf, and more.

The Lynx teaser film on a MacBook Pro: a link copied in Chrome is caught by the notch and downloaded, then a 35-second clip, a playlist, 32 connections, the Lynx button on a video, the Shelf, the Clipboard, music search, Auto-Delete, and the Pro welcome.

Download just the part you need.

Paste a link, a Google Drive video included, choose Clip and drag the two handles along the video’s frames. Lynx downloads only those 35 seconds, as a video, a vertical or square clip, a GIF or audio.

The Lynx window on the blue stage: a link to Northern Light: The Making Of, a 25:28 video, is pasted and opens as a card, and Clip is chosen. The two handles are dragged to 4:10 and 4:45, 35 sec; Video, Vertical, Square, GIF and Audio are tried, Vertical is kept at about 4.5 MB and its 9:16 frame moved on the thumbnail, and Download Clip is pressed. The clip lands in the list: “Your first clip. Lynx downloaded just that part instead of the whole video.”

Those 35 seconds of a 25:28 video land in your list as a vertical clip of about 4.5 MB. Clip

Your music, a smart Shelf and your clipboard, in the notch.

Lynx Notch
Lynx Notch open at the top of a MacBook screen, playing Blue Hour by Lynx Sessions with its cover, the time and playback controls. The Lynx Notch Shelf as a grid: the Northern Light film, a clip and two stills kept today, each with its own preview. The Lynx Notch Clipboard: a screenshot, a note from Messages and a colour copied in Figma, each with when it was copied.

Your iPhone joins the download.

Turbo Mode adds your iPhone’s connection to your Mac’s Wi‑Fi, so big videos and files arrive dramatically faster. Plug it in, turn on Personal Hotspot, and Lynx checks each step for you. Free on Lynx Basic for your file downloads.

Turbo Mode
Wi‑Fi + your iPhone
Connections per file
Up to 32
Resumes after
sleep, restart, dropped Wi‑Fi
The Lynx window on a blue stage, Turbo Mode page. Set Up Turbo… opens a panel beside it: Connect your iPhone, then Turn on Personal Hotspot, each step checked as it is done, then Turbo is on. Home shows Northern Light downloading in 4K with Turbo. Back on Turbo Mode, the Wi‑Fi lane and the iPhone lane both carry the download, each with its own speed.

The Lynx button sits on the video.

Open a page with a video in Chrome, Edge, Brave, Arc, Dia, Comet, Vivaldi, Opera or Chromium. The extension connects to Lynx by itself. Click Download, pick the quality, or choose Clip to take just a part.

The browser extension
A light Chrome window on a film page, with the Lynx button in the video’s top left corner: Download, the 1080p quality, Clip and more options, and Lynx pinned in the toolbar.

And everything a download manager should do.

The download manager
Paste a playlist and all 12 videos come up ticked, ready to save as videos or audio. A public Google Drive folder works the same way, up to 1,000 files, even on Lynx Basic, so you keep only what you need.
A Lynx playlist card for Northern Series from slowrox.com, Slowrox Films, 12 videos, 1 hr 33 min: saved as Videos up to 1080p, Subtitles off, Select All ticked, and the first six videos ticked: Northern Light, First Light Over the Hills, The Watcher on the Ridge, Still Water, Rivers From Above and Blue Hour.
Every quality with its file size, from 4K at 1.66 GB to 480p at 171.1 MB.
Part of the Lynx card for a link: Save as Video in MP4; Quality 4K at 1.66 GB picked, 1440p at 993 MB, 1080p at 614.6 MB, 720p at 368.7 MB and 480p at 171.1 MB; Subtitles off; the LynxDownload folder and Auto-Delete.
Lynx’s own download engine spreads one 9.4 GB file over 32 connections, with Pause and Stop beside it.
The Lynx inspector for Slowrox-Photo-Library-2026.zip: 40 percent, 51 s left, Pause and Stop, saving to the LynxDownload folder, 32 connections with 3,873 of 9,600 pieces, and 3.79 GB of 9.4 GB from slowrox.com.

Lynx in numbers

  • 11MB

    A 35-second clip came out at 11 MB, not 255 MB: Lynx downloads just that part, not the whole video.

    The clip in the Lynx list: Northern Light, Vertical clip, 1080p, 11 MB.

  • 32connections

    Up to 32 connections a file on Lynx’s own download engine, added only while they help, and a download that stops resumes where it was.

    A Lynx download in progress: 32 connections, 3,873 of 9,600 pieces, each piece a mark on one bar.

  • 2weeks

    Every Pro feature, free for 2 weeks. After that, Lynx Basic keeps files and 10 videos a day free for good.

    1. Today Every Pro feature
    2. After 2 weeks Lynx Basic, free
    3. Any day Keep Pro

Two weeks of everything. Then it’s your call.

Every install starts with the full Pro for 2 weeks. After that, keep Pro, pay once for Lifetime, or stay on Lynx Basic for free.

Lynx Basic

Free for good

What every install keeps after its 2 weeks of Pro.

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No card, no account.

Files
Unlimited, full speed
Whole videos
10 a day, up to 1080p
Faster files
Up to 8 connections
Downloads at once
3
Music player in the notch
Included

Also free: downloads, copied links, the Shelf, AirDrop and 24 hours of clipboard in the notch, catching downloads in your browser, and 3 Shelf tools a day.

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$4.99a month

Billed monthly. Cancel anytime.

Faster files
Up to 32 connections
Whole videos
Up to 8K, no daily limit
Download just the part
Any length
Playlists and subtitles
Included
Downloads at once
Up to 10

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Faster files
Up to 32 connections
Whole videos
Up to 8K, no daily limit
Download just the part
Any length
Playlists and subtitles
Included
Downloads at once
Up to 10

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What is the best download manager for Mac?
Lynx Download Manager is the best download manager for Mac in 2026 for most people because it downloads just the part of a video you need, works from your MacBook’s notch, downloads Google Drive files, videos and whole folders, connects to your browser by itself and runs its own download engine in a native SwiftUI Mac app notarized by Apple. It also has Turbo Mode, resume after a drop, sleep or a restart, and no account. See how it compares with other Mac download managers.
What is the best native download manager for Mac?
Lynx Download Manager. It is a native SwiftUI app built for Apple silicon, with Mac menus, shortcuts and notifications, and Lynx’s own download engine underneath. It is signed and notarized by Apple. Motrix is built on Electron and JDownloader 2 runs on Java. Folx, Progressive Downloader and Downie are native Mac apps too, but in hands-on use their interfaces felt dated and slower, and none of them works from the notch, downloads just part of a video or opens a Google Drive folder as a list to pick from. Lynx needs an Apple silicon Mac with macOS 14 or later.
Is there a download manager that lives in the Mac notch?
Yes. Lynx Download Manager is the download manager that lives in your MacBook’s notch. Lynx Notch shows live downloads beside the camera, turns a link you copy into a download card, offers Download Later, and adds a smart Shelf, clipboard history and music with lyrics. Macs without a notch get the same island at the top center of the screen.
What is the best notch app for Mac?
Lynx Notch, built into Lynx Download Manager, is the best notch app for Mac for most people. It has music with lyrics, a file Shelf with a smart next step for each file, clipboard history and Calendar, Timer and Notes modules, and opens on the page you need next. It adds what other notch apps don’t: live downloads beside the camera and a download card for any link you copy. Compared with other notch apps.
How do I download from Google Drive on a Mac?
In a browser, open the file or folder and choose Download; Google zips big folders and can split them. With Lynx Download Manager, paste a public Drive link instead: files download as real files and resume after a drop, Drive videos offer Full Video or Clip, and a folder opens as a list of every file (up to 1,000) so you pick just what you need.
How do I download just part of a video on a Mac?
Paste the link into Lynx Download Manager, choose Clip instead of Full Video, drag the start and end, pick Video, Vertical, Square, GIF or Audio and press Download Clip. Lynx downloads only that part, not the whole video. It works for videos on web pages, Google Drive videos and files on your Mac. Clip Download is Pro.
Is Lynx free?
Yes, with no time limit and no ads. Lynx Basic is free with no time limit: files at full speed, resumable, over up to 8 connections a file, 10 whole videos a day up to 1080p, browser catching and Lynx Notch with music and downloads. Pro adds video up to 8K with no daily limit, clips, playlists, subtitles, Download Later, converting, up to 32 connections a file and up to 10 downloads at a time. Every install starts with 2 weeks of Pro, with no card and no account.
What can it download?
Any direct link to a file, such as an installer, archive, disk image or document, and public Google Drive files and folders. Large downloads you start in Chrome, Edge, Brave, Arc and other Chromium browsers go to Lynx automatically. Lynx also saves video and audio from web pages, 10 whole videos a day up to 1080p on Lynx Basic and with no limit on Pro; the app lists more than 1,000 supported sites. It doesn’t bypass copy protection (DRM), so it can’t save from streaming services that use it. Download only what you have the right to.
Does it work on Windows?
No. Lynx Download Manager is a Mac app for Apple silicon with macOS 14 or later. Leave your email to hear if that changes.
Do my downloads go through Lynx’s servers?
No. Lynx downloads on your Mac, over your own connection. What you save never passes through Lynx’s servers, and you don’t need an account.
What happens after the free trial?
Lynx becomes Lynx Basic: it keeps downloading files, plus 10 whole videos a day up to 1080p, and your downloads stay where they are. Clips, playlists, video up to 8K and no daily limit need Pro. Buy Pro at any time to turn the Pro features back on. The trial never charges you automatically.
Can I get a refund?
Yes, within 14 days of buying, for any reason. Email support@lynxdownloadmanager.com with your order number. See the refund policy.

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Every Pro feature is on for 2 weeks, with no card and no account. After that, Lynx Basic stays free for files and 10 videos a day.

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