download attribute not working anymore

Question

I used to use this code to download resources:

<a href='http://example.com' download> Download </a>

Where example.com is another website (cross origin).

But this is not working now , I tried Chrome - Opera - Mozilla and even Internet Explorer , But it's not working.

Certain browsers disallow cross domain download attributes in a links. You've already tried a bunch, so your best bet would be to try using a direct file (such as site.com/index.php, or site.com/file.zip) to test it out. You should also make sure to check the console log and ensure there is nothing overriding the default behavior (JS for example in footer). — Nerdi.org, Apr 10 '18 at 17:59
Possible duplicate of [Chrome 65 blocks cross-origin . Client-side workaround to force download?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/49474775/chrome-65-blocks-cross-origin-a-download-client-side-workaround-to-force-down) — Kevin Farrugia, Jul 21 '19 at 14:33

score 11 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 12 '18 at 12:57

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See https://caniuse.com/#search=download ("Known Issues" Tab) where it says:

Firefox only supports same-origin download links.

Chrome 65 and above only supports same-origin download links.

IE does not support the download-attribute at all

answered Apr 12 '18 at 12:57

snsttr

score -1 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 14 '18 at 11:45

-1

All major browsers have implemented this as a security guard for the user. In addition it is stated in the HTML spec (link to chrome feature)

answered Nov 14 '18 at 11:45

noobed

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