javascript link to download file code example

Example 1: html download link

<a href="path/to/file.ext" download rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">
   Download File
</a>

<!-- Please keep in mind that the dowload attribute is not supported by IE11. This why we need a target="_blank" fallback -->

Example 2: html download link

<a href="the/name/of/your/file.x" download>

Example 3: javascript download file

browser.downloads.download({url: "https://example.org/image.png"})

Example 4: download file javascript

function download(link) {
  var element = document.createElement('a');
  element.setAttribute('href', link);

  element.style.display = 'none';
  document.body.appendChild(element);

  element.click();

  document.body.removeChild(element);
}