johnculviner/jquery.fileDownload
jQuery File Download is a cross server platform compatible jQuery plugin that allows for an Ajax-like file download experience that isn’t normally possible using the web. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
23/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 5253
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 741
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1063 stars · 950 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
A jQuery plugin that provides an Ajax-like file download experience using a hidden iframe and a success cookie, since true Ajax downloads are not possible in browsers. It works across server platforms and legacy browsers, with a modern fetch/blob alternative documented in the README.
Use cases
- download files from a server with ajax-like UX in jquery apps
- show success or failure feedback when a file download completes
- support file downloads in legacy browsers like IE6+
- trigger file downloads without navigating away from the page
- handle download failures gracefully across browsers
When to choose
- you maintain a legacy jQuery codebase needing cross-browser file downloads
- you must support old browsers like IE6+ where fetch/blob is unavailable
- you need a server-platform-agnostic download mechanism with cookie-based completion signals
When to avoid
- you target only modern browsers - use fetch with blob URLs or FileSaver.js instead
- you need to send custom headers with the download request
- you are downloading very large files that could exhaust memory with blob approaches
- you are starting a new project without jQuery
Facets
plugin · maturity maintenance
file-upload http-client web-development frontend files browser jquery-plugin file-download ajax-like-download iframe cookie-based jquery
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/johnculviner/jquery.fileDownload · fetched 2026-08-28 · 0f73f1b2aa1e
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| johnculviner/jquery.fileDownload | main | 23 |
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