How to fix IDM not automatically downloading music and video links on Chrome and Firefox

The error of IDM not automatically downloading links to videos, Mp3. is quite common with users today. When encountering this error, users have installed IDM on their device but when opening a Youtube video, Facebook or a song, they listen to it. IDM does not automatically capture the link to be able to download that Youtube video or song to your computer like before.

How to fix IDM not automatically capturing music and video links

To fix the error of IDM not automatically capturing links, first open IDM and check your version to see if the version you are using is the latest version by selecting Help -> Check for updates . You can download the latest version of IDM , because if the IDM version is too old, it will not support capturing links on Google Chrome, Firefox or the new version of Coc Coc.

* Latest IDM link here: Download IDM

Next, for Firefox and Chrome browsers, follow the instructions below to learn how to fix errors when IDM does not catch links on Firefox or Chrome browsers.

1. How to fix IDM not automatically capturing links on Google Chrome

Step 1:  Similarly, open your browser and enter chrome://extensions/

Step 2:  You also open the IDM installation folder and copy the file  IDMGCExt.crx  to the desktop

Step 3:  Then you drag the  IDMGCExt.crx  file on the desktop into the Chrome browser

Step 4:  A dialog box displays and you select  Add extension  to proceed with the installation

You can choose to add  Allow in incognito  for anonymous user status

Finally, open IDM and reset the settings. First, select Tab  Options

In the  General  section , select the browsers, then click  OK

Next, select  File types  to add music or video extensions, then click  OK  to complete

In case you have completed all the steps above but IDM still cannot automatically capture the link, you can try  downloading  the latest Chrome to your device.

2. How to fix IDM not automatically catching links on Firefox

Step 1: Open Firefox browser, select Tools -> Add-ons

Step 2: In the Extensions section, check to see if IDM CC has been installed. If my computer has already installed it, I will choose Enable.

Step 3: For computers that have not yet installed it, go to the IDM installation folder and copy the idmmzcc file to the desktop.

Step 4: You will drag the file from this desktop into the Firefox browser

Step 5: After dragging the idmmzcc file into the browser, a dialog box will appear. To install, select Install Now

If you have installed the Add-on but still cannot do it, it may be because the add-on is not compatible with the current version of the browser, try updating Firefox or installing the latest version of Firefox. You should reinstall both IDM and Firefox to get the best support. Installing IDM is quite easy, with the latest version you will get more support.

Above , Taimienphi.vn has shown how to fix the error of IDM not automatically capturing music and video links on Firefox/Chrome. Hopefully this article will help you fix these errors most effectively. In addition, while using IDM, if you want to further speed up the file download speed for IDM, you can refer to the way to speed up idm that we introduced in the previous tips, this is how to speed up IDM. IDM speed is quite effective and successful