Leech 2.1 is a relatively minor update that garners a “dot upgrade” number mainly because of one thing: Leech now works with Safari 5.1, albeit only via a new contextual menu (via the Leech Context Menu extension for Safari).

As much as we would love to bring back direct integration, it just isn’t feasible at this time. Given that, we felt the ability to send URLs to Leech via the contextual menu was the next best solution. (Firefox users can still get full integration via the FlashGot add-on.)

After installing Leech 2.1, launch Leech and select Leech > Install Safari Context Menu Extension. This extension will auto-update with any improvements we make in the future (assuming you’ve enabled updates to extensions within Safari). If Apple ever provides the ability to intercept download requests, we’ll do our best to bring back direct integration.

Also, not directly related to Leech 2.1, but Chrome users can gain at least some integration via the Download Assistant extension. While direct downloading doesn’t work (we’ve opened a trouble ticket with the developers), you can use the contextual menu to send URLs to Leech.

Note: If you’re using Safari 5.0 or earlier, and want to keep your browser integration, do not install Leech 2.1; Leech 2.0.7 will continue working just fine. If you’ve already updated, download Leech 2.0.7 again to restore your integration.

This entry was posted on Wednesday, October 5th, 2011 at 11:09 am by Rob Griffiths and Peter Maurer, and is filed under Leech, Products. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.