Quick answers about Lynx

Lynx runs on Macs with Apple silicon (M1 or later) and macOS 11 or later. The Intel version isn’t out yet. Lynx Notch needs macOS 14 or later.

Not yet. Lynx runs on Macs with Apple silicon (M1 or later). Leave your email and we’ll write once, when the Intel version is ready.

Lynx is signed and notarized by Apple, so it opens like any other app. Downloads happen on your Mac over your own connection, and nothing you save passes through our servers. More on Security.

Not yet. Lynx is Mac-only today. Leave your email to hear when the Windows version is ready.

No. Install Lynx and every Pro feature is on for 14 days, without an account or a card. A Pro licence is a key you paste in Settings › Licence.

English. Titles and file names in any language are kept as they are.

16 by default. You can set up to 16 on the free version and up to 32 with Pro in Settings › Downloads › Parts per file. More on speed.

Yes, when the server supports it (most do). Lynx retries automatically and picks up where it stopped after a dropped connection, sleep, quitting or a restart.

Two on the free version and up to 10 with Pro. The rest wait in the queue and start automatically.

Yes, on the free version too. Paste up to 500 links and they open as one batch. Whole playlists are part of Pro. Playlists and batches.

In Downloads › LynxDownload, unless you choose another folder. Turn on Sort into folders by kind to get Videos, Music, Clips and Files subfolders. Where your downloads go.

No. Lynx handles direct downloads, your browser’s downloads and pages with video. For torrents, see the best download managers for Mac.

Yes. When you switch to Lynx with a download link on the clipboard, Lynx offers it. Press Return to open it. This is also how you send downloads from Safari and Firefox to Lynx today.

Yes, as MP3 or M4A (128 to 320 kbps), or as lossless FLAC or WAV.

MP4, MKV or WebM. Lynx prefers H.264, so files open in QuickTime and video editors. Up to 1080p on the free version, and up to 8K with Pro when the source has it. Quality and format.

Yes, with Pro: English and the video’s original language, embedded in the file so your player can turn them on. Subtitles.

Yes. Pick a start and end, and Lynx saves that range. Source retrieval can include the whole video. In our test, a 35-second clip from a 10-minute film was 11 MB instead of 255 MB. Clip Download.

Up to 5 minutes on the free version, and any length with Pro.

Yes, with Pro: Vertical 9:16 and Square 1:1 with a frame you can move, and GIFs at 15 fps up to 640 px wide. Clip shapes.

Chrome, Edge, Brave and Arc. You add it from Lynx › Settings › Browser, and it installs from the Chrome Web Store. Firefox and Safari don’t have an extension yet. In those browsers, copy a link and Lynx offers it. Browser extension.

Yes. Small files, web pages and private windows always stay in the browser, and the extension’s popup can send any download back to the browser with one click.

Yes. On Macs and displays without a notch, Lynx Notch appears at the top center of the screen. Lynx Notch.

Yes, with no time limit. The free version includes multi-connection downloads, resume, downloads from your browser, video up to 1080p and clips up to 5 minutes. Pro costs $29.99 a year, $4.99 a month or $99 once. Pricing.

One Mac at a time. You can move it to another Mac yourself in Settings › Licence, up to 3 times in 30 days. Teams get one key per seat.

The free version works offline. Pro checks its licence from time to time. A paid licence keeps working for 14 days without a connection, and the trial for 3 days.