FirefoxSegmented downloads
Up to 32 connections per file with Pro, 4 in Haul Free. Haul starts with one and keeps adding more while every one of them is receiving.
The download manager for Windows and Mac.
Haul splits each file across up to 32 connections, picks up right where it stopped, plays video while it downloads, and takes over downloads straight from your browser.
Free to use. Haul Pro is $12.99 once, with a 7-day trial. See pricing
The app's own themes, or a ninth that follows your system's light and dark setting. Light, Dark and that one are in Haul Free; the rest come with Haul Pro.
Built for heavy loads.
Everything a serious download manager needs, in one window that stays out of your way.
Resume after anything
Dropped Wi-Fi, a sleeping laptop or a restart. If the file changed on the server, Haul starts fresh instead of splicing it.
Browser capture
Catches downloads by file type in nine browsers, Safari included, with right-click menus and a Download video button on media pages.
Play while it downloads
Start watching before the download finishes. Jump anywhere in the film and Haul fetches that part first, while the rest keeps coming in.
Dolby Vision, HDR and SDR
A built-in player for MKV, MP4, AVI, WMV, TS and more. It uses your computer's own video hardware, so a film plays smoothly on very little power.
Every audio and subtitle track
Change language at any moment, even mid-download. Tracks are listed by name, and Haul remembers your choices for the next film.
Video, saved properly Pro
HLS and DASH streams, and videos from many sites, saved as a single file in the quality you pick.
Queues and schedules Pro
Run queues on the weekdays you choose, then sleep, hibernate or shut down when they finish.
Site Grabber and batch Pro
Crawl a site for every file that matches your rules, or fill in a numbered range of addresses.
X photos and WeTransfer
Save every photo of an X post in original quality, and download WeTransfer files from their link.
ZIP preview
Open an archive's folders and see what's inside before you download the whole thing.
Speed limiter
One limit for everything or one per file, so calls and browsing keep their share of the line.
Watch it while it downloads.
A built-in player that doesn't wait for the last byte, with every audio and subtitle track in the file a click away.
- Play before it's donePress Play on any video or music download. It starts as soon as enough has arrived; jump anywhere and Haul fetches that part first.
- MKV, MP4, AVI, WMV, TS…FLV, MPEG, MOV and WebM too, and the same files when they're finished. Prefer your own player? Open in… sends it there.
- Dolby Vision, HDR, SDRIt uses your computer's own video hardware, so a film plays on very little power. How HDR looks depends on your screen.
- Every track, your placeSwitch audio and subtitle tracks mid-film. Haul remembers your languages for the next film, and picks up each film where you left off.
Free on files you download directly. Videos from sites and HLS and DASH streams need Pro to download at all, and then play the same way. Subtitles stored as pictures, as on Blu-ray and DVD, aren't shown yet.
Film shown: Big Buck Bunny, © Blender Foundation, CC BY 3.0.
Your browser starts over. Haul carries on.
Same file, same connection. Haul splits it into parallel streams, and when the line drops it picks up exactly where it stopped.
FeatureYour browser
Connections per file (4 in Haul Free)1Up to 32
Picks up after a dropped connection or a restartSometimes
Queues that start and stop on a schedule Pro
Speed limiter
Plays video while it downloads
Videos from sites and streaming pages Pro
Every link on a page in one go
Files sorted into categories
Shuts down the computer when it's done Pro
Grab video from sites. Pro
Paste a page's address, or click Download video on the player. Haul lists every quality the site has, then saves picture and sound as one file.
- Up to 4KEvery quality the site has, or only the sound as M4A.
- One filePicture and sound joined into one MP4, ready to play.
- Streams tooHLS and DASH video on any other page.
- Plays fairDRM-protected video is left alone.
Recognises YouTube, Vimeo, X, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, Twitch, Reddit, Dailymotion, Bilibili, SoundCloud and Streamable.
Videos from sites and HLS and DASH streams are part of Haul Pro. Photos from X posts and WeTransfer links Free work in every plan.
Video shown: Big Buck Bunny, © Blender Foundation, CC BY 3.0.
Already in your browser.
Add Haul Browser Integration and Haul takes over your downloads: from the Chrome Web Store for Chrome and every Chromium browser, or from Firefox Add-ons. On a Mac, Safari's copy comes with Haul.
Works with
- Chrome
- Edge
- Brave
- Vivaldi
- Opera
- Arc
- Helium
- Firefox
- Safari
- Right-click a link, a video, a selection or the whole page
- Takes over downloads the browser has already started
- Skips sites you exclude and files under your minimum size
A closer look.
Windows from Haul 2.0, as they open on your computer.
Queues that keep their own hours.
Give big downloads a queue of their own, and let it run while you sleep.
- Start and stop times, once or on the weekdays you choose
- Repeat every few minutes, or start with Haul
- How many files at once, and how many retries
- When it's done: shut down, sleep or hibernate, with a countdown you can cancel
Pro Part of Haul Pro.
Point it at a site.
The Site Grabber follows a site's links and collects every file that matches your rules.
- How deep to go, which pages to visit and which files to keep
- Works on sites that need a login
- Save it as a project and run it again
- Batch download fills in a numbered range of addresses, img_001.jpg to img_200.jpg
Pro Part of Haul Pro.
Look inside a ZIP first.
See what's in an archive before you commit to the whole download.
- Folders you can open and close, and a search box
- Size, packed size and date of every file
- Works before and during the download, when the server allows it
Free In Haul Free too.
Options, rebuilt.
Every setting in one window, with its panes in a sidebar: General, Appearance, File Types, Downloads, Connection, Speed and more.
- Nine themes: follow your system, Light and Dark, plus 6 more with Haul Pro
- 10 languages that switch live
- Sounds, site logins and your virus scanner
- Export your settings and bring them to another computer
Free with System, Light and Dark. Pro for the rest.
Free to use. Pro is one payment.
No subscription. Every new computer tries all of Haul Pro free for 7 days, or 90 days if you used Haul on it before 2.0.
Haul Free
$0 no time limit
- Up to 4 connections per file, 3 downloads at once
- Picks up after a dropped line or a restart
- Catches downloads in every browser
- The built-in player on files you download
- Speed limiter, ZIP preview, X photos and WeTransfer
Haul Pro
$12.99 once, for 3 computers
- Up to 32 connections, any number at once
- Videos from sites, HLS and DASH streams
- Queues of your own, on a schedule
- Shut down, sleep or hibernate when it's done
- Site Grabber, batch downloads, proxies and PAC scripts
- All nine themes
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Speaks your language.
Ten languages that follow your system and switch live, from the menus to the browser extension.
Englishहिन्दीनेपालीEspañolFrançaisDeutschPortuguêsРусский简体中文日本語
Questions, answered.
Everything people ask before they install Haul.
All questionsStill unsure? Email us and we'll answer.
Which systems does Haul run on?
Windows 10 and 11, 64-bit, and Macs with Apple silicon (M1 and later) on macOS 11 or newer.
Is Haul safe to install?
Yes. Every release is built automatically from the same source, and Haul checks the signature of each update before installing it. No ads, no toolbars, no bundled offers.
Why does Windows show a SmartScreen warning?
Haul's installer isn't code-signed yet, so SmartScreen doesn't recognise it. Choose More info, then Run anyway.
Will Haul slow down my computer?
It's built to stay out of the way: the engine is native code and the window only redraws what changes. Set a speed limit if you want browsing and calls to keep the bandwidth.
What if my connection drops or the computer restarts?
Haul picks up where it stopped, as long as the server allows resuming, which most do. If the file changed on the server meanwhile, it starts over instead of mixing two versions.
Which browsers does Haul work with?
Chrome, Edge, Brave, Vivaldi, Opera, Arc and Helium through the extension from the Chrome Web Store, Firefox through Firefox Add-ons, and Safari on a Mac with the extension inside Haul.
Can Haul save videos?
Yes, with Haul Pro. It saves HLS and DASH streams, and videos from many sites through the yt-dlp that comes with it, in the quality you pick.
Can I bring my downloads over from IDM?
Yes. Haul imports IDM's .ef2 export lists, with their referrers and cookies, as well as plain text lists and any file full of links. How to switch from IDM
How do updates work?
Haul checks shortly after it starts and every six hours, verifies the signed update and restarts. Running downloads carry on in the new version. You can turn this off in Options → General.
Does Haul collect any data?
Only anonymous usage statistics, and you can turn them off. There are no accounts and no tracking. Haul sends its version, your system's release and build, the processor type and how many downloads finished or failed, never addresses or file names. Statistics are on by default; Haul shows a one-time notice, and Options → General turns them off at any time, which deletes Haul's random install number. For the Haul Pro trial and license, Haul also checks with our license server every few days, with a hashed device id and your computer's name. The privacy policy has the details.
Try it on your next big download.
Windows or Mac, and all of Haul Pro for 7 days. All downloads
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