Security

Is Lynx safe?

Lynx is notarized by Apple and runs entirely on your Mac. It never sends us what you download, and it has no ads or third-party trackers.

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Verify

Verify your copy

Open Terminal (Applications › Utilities) and run these two commands. Neither changes anything on your Mac.

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  1. 01

    Check the installer

    Run this on the file you downloaded:

    shasum -a 256 ~/Downloads/Lynx_1.1.2_aarch64.dmg

    It should print this SHA-256 for Lynx 1.1.2:

    7aeb6ac57791b011582528b9b251e19e6c22fad497c3e0b6b34bf49d9d80d1a2

    If yours is different, delete the file and download Lynx again from this site.

  2. 02

    Check the installed app

    Ask macOS to assess the app:

    spctl -a -vv "/Applications/Lynx Download Manager.app"

    It should print:

    /Applications/Lynx Download Manager.app: accepted source=Notarized Developer ID

    accepted means macOS allows it to run, and Notarized Developer ID means Apple notarized it. If you see rejected, don’t open it.

  3. 03

    If macOS can’t verify Lynx

    Lynx 1.0.7 and later open with macOS’s usual question about an app from the internet. If macOS says it can’t verify Lynx, your copy is older or came from somewhere else. Download Lynx again, or read Lynx can’t be opened.

Your data

What Lynx sends

Lynx needs a few connections to run the trial, licences and updates. Your downloads stay private.

What leaves your Mac

  • Our licence service. At launch and about once a day: an anonymous device ID, the Lynx and macOS versions, your language, the Mac model (for example “MacBook Air”) and the number of finished downloads. Only the number, never what they were.
  • Our update service. Every few hours: the version you run and whether the last update installed. Updates for Lynx and its components are downloaded from our file hosting.
  • The sites you download from. The same requests your browser would make, sent directly from your Mac.

What never does

  • The links you paste or copy
  • File names, titles or your download history
  • The files you download
  • What’s playing on your Mac
  • Ads, third-party tracking or analytics code (the app has none)

Full details are in our privacy policy.

Browser extension

Extension permissions

The extension talks only to the Lynx app on your Mac and sends nothing to our servers. It works in Chrome, Edge, Brave and Arc.

Add the extension in one click from Lynx › Settings › Browser. It comes from the Chrome Web Store. Extensions with similar names elsewhere aren’t ours.

It asks for access to

  • Your downloadsSo large downloads can move to Lynx. Download in Browser Instead keeps any file in the browser.
  • The sites you visitTo show the Lynx button on pages with video, and so downloads that need a sign-in also work in Lynx.
  • Lynx on your MacTo open Lynx in the background when it isn’t running.

You can turn off download catching or hide the button in the extension’s popup. The extension asks for your permission before it handles any download.

Report a security issue

Email support@lynxdownloadmanager.com with “Security” in the subject. Include what you found and how to reproduce it, and please keep it private until we’ve fixed it. For questions about your data, write to privacy@lynxdownloadmanager.com.

Questions

Is Lynx Download Manager safe?
Yes. Lynx is signed with our Apple Developer ID and notarized by Apple, so macOS can confirm where it came from and that it hasn’t been changed. It downloads on your Mac, never sends us the links or files you download, and has no ads or third-party trackers.
Is Lynx notarized by Apple?
Yes. Every version since 1.0.7 (September 28, 2026) is signed with our Developer ID and notarized by Apple. The spctl command on this page confirms it for your copy.
How does Lynx update?
Lynx checks for updates in the background and installs only releases signed by us.
Why did macOS ask me to click Open Anyway?
Your copy is older than Lynx 1.0.7, the first notarized version, or it didn’t come from us. Download Lynx again from this site. It then opens with macOS’s usual question about an app from the internet. See Lynx can’t be opened.
Does Lynx see what I download?
No. The app checks in with our licence service about once a day with an anonymous device ID and a count of finished downloads. It never sends links, titles or files. Downloads go from the site straight to your Mac. Details are in our privacy policy.
Where does the browser extension come from?
From the Chrome Web Store, where Google reviews every version. Lynx › Settings › Browser opens its page for you. Extensions with similar names elsewhere aren’t ours.
Are other apps called Lynx made by you?
No. Apps and extensions with similar names exist, but we publish Lynx only on lynxdownloadmanager.com.

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