Struggling with Cumbersome Cloud Drive Downloads? You’re Not Alone

Baidu Netdisk, Kuak Netdisk, and Alibaba Cloud Disk—each of them has its own unique characteristics. When you try to download a file, you often find yourself required to install a client software, and the download process is particularly cumbersome.

结果 GitHub 上来了个狠角色：LinkSwift！

This open-source project has already gained tens of thousands of Stars, specifically designed to solve the inconvenience of downloading files from cloud drives.

It is essentially a JavaScript script that supports multiple platforms including Baidu Netdisk, Alibaba Cloud Disk, Kuaike Netdisk, Xunlei Cloud Disk, Tianyi Cloud Disk, China Mobile Cloud Disk, UC Netdisk, and 123 Cloud Disk.

Install Tampermonkey or Script Cat, then install LinkSwift. This will enable direct link access to file downloads on supported cloud disk websites. It not only copies links but also supports download tools such as IDM, Aria2, cURL, etc. In some scenarios, multi-threading can be used for downloads.

However, it should be noted that the author has clearly stated that it does not bypass the speed limits of cloud storage. The download speed still depends on the platform’s policies and the network conditions.

In the past, downloading files was a compromise between users and cloud storage services; now, there are tools that attempt to make cloud storage more user-friendly.