Quick downloads in OSX

In every version Mac OSX, if you hold down the option key while clicking on a link it will automatically download that link into the downloads folder. This works in Safari and Firefox.

Submitted on December 15, 2007 at 12:09 am - Quick downloads in OSX was written by atmac - There have been 2 comments - Categorized in Easy Tips, General Tips, keyboard shortcuts

2 Responses to “Quick downloads in OSX”

Michael Zhao

Hasn't this always been true with Macs? December 15th, 2007 at 12:13 am
Omer Zach

Yes, the only difference is that there is a pseudo-universal downloads folder in Leopard. December 15th, 2007 at 12:22 am