Download images using java script

Asked Jan 03 '14 at 09:00

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I am developing a cross platform app , where in I want to download few images from my back end using Java Script.

I see with HTML5 you can use "download" property of anchor tag , but unfortunately it works only for Chrome and no other browser.

I have also tried some of the traditional ways like:-

but that did not work. Can someone tell me an alternative that is not browser dependent.

I have also tried somethings like "modernizr" and "html5Shiv" but to no effect.

asked Jan 03 '14 at 09:00

Shashank Awasthi

do you mean the onDownload event rather than *"download" property"*? – Liam Jan 03 '14 at 09:02
I want something like download property, which works fine for chrome but not for others. – Shashank Awasthi Jan 03 '14 at 09:04
can you use php readfile? – Godinall Jan 03 '14 at 09:05
If your images are CORS enabled you may be able to use https://github.com/eligrey/FileSaver.js – Prinzhorn Jan 03 '14 at 09:06
No I am developing cross platform app , it has to be java script or html only. – Shashank Awasthi Jan 03 '14 at 09:08
do you know anything of blob? – Godinall Jan 03 '14 at 09:10
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http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6796974/force-download-an-image-using-javascript it is working for me – Dharmendra Jan 03 '14 at 09:11
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also check the 2nd most upvoted answer, within the thread mentioned by Dharmendra, using `canvas` http://stackoverflow.com/a/9158343/2835455 – melc Jan 03 '14 at 09:12
and a related article, http://greenethumb.com/article/1429/user-friendly-image-saving-from-the-canvas/ – melc Jan 03 '14 at 09:15

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