DiscoDrive

Browser extension

For Firefox and Chromium. It does three things: sends a file to your server by link, saves an article for later and syncs bookmarks between browsers.

Set up the serverExtension on GitHub

In short

An article you have no time for yet does not have to sit in an open tab — save it for later. Bookmarks stay the same in Firefox and Chromium.

The server downloads large files, and your computer can be switched off.

The extension connects with a code you confirm in the web interface. It never needs your password.

The extension at a glance
FeatureWhat you get
BrowsersFirefox and browsers built on Chromium
FilesDownload links directly to your server
ArticlesRead later, without ads or clutter
BookmarksSync between connected browsers
ConnectionA code confirmed in the web interface
GuideScreenshots and instructions in seven languages

Your server downloads the file, not your computer

A link to an archive, installer or video goes to the server, and the file lands straight in your storage.

  • Open the extension menu or right-click a link.
  • Choose saving to the cloud.
  • From there the server takes over. You can turn the computer off.
  • The file shows up in the web interface, the apps and over WebDAV.
The browser passes on the address, the server does the downloading.

A large archive no longer has to be downloaded to your laptop and then uploaded back to the cloud.

Save an article for later

The article is saved as clean text, without ads or page clutter.

  • Open the article in your browser.
  • Send it to read-later from the extension menu.
  • Read it later in the DiscoDrive web interface on any device.

The text is taken straight from the open tab, so articles you can only see after logging in or through a subscription are saved too.

The saved article Error handling in Go in the DiscoDrive reader, with formatted text and code examples.
The article you saved, ready to read without distractions.

The same bookmarks in every browser

Add a bookmark in one browser and it appears in the other. The bookmarks are stored on your server.

  • Install the extension in every browser you use.
  • On first connection, existing bookmarks are merged.
  • After that, new, renamed and deleted bookmarks sync both ways.
  • The same bookmarks are available in the web interface, in dd-cli and to an AI assistant.
Every connected browser sees the same bookmarks.

If you use both Firefox and Chromium, their bookmarks will match.

The bookmarks section of the DiscoDrive web interface: a saved collection of public websites, with bookmark search and an add button.
Your browser bookmarks are also available in the web interface.

Menus and notifications

Everything is done from the context menu or the extension popup.

  • Right-click a link to save a file or an article.
  • The server connection can be checked in settings.
  • The icon shows the number of active jobs.
  • A notification tells you when a download finishes.
The DiscoDrive extension popup over a public article, with the Pocket it action and Settings.
Save the current article for later from the browser toolbar.
A context menu opened on a link in the browser, with the DiscoDrive commands in it: save the file to the cloud and send the page to read-later.
Save a file or article directly from the context menu.

A guide built in

The extension includes a guide with screenshots, in seven languages.

The language is set in the extension settings and does not depend on your browser language.

Getting started

Install the extension, confirm the code in the web interface and save your first article.

Set up the server