How to Save Multiple Links as Files at Once (Save Target As — But Faster)

The "Save Target As" Problem

Right-click → Save Target As (or Save Link As) works fine for a single file. But when a page has 20 PDF links and you need all of them, doing it 20 times is a workflow killer.

Here's how to do it in bulk.

Method 1: DownThemAll (Firefox — Easiest)

DownThemAll was built specifically to replace repetitive "Save Target As" workflows.

1. Right-click the page → DownThemAll → DownThemAll...
2. All links on the page appear in a list
3. Apply a fast filter (e.g., *.pdf) to show only the file types you want
4. Check all → Download

One setup, all files saved at once.

DownThemAll Fast Filters

*.pdf          — only PDFs
*.mp3|*.wav    — audio files
*.zip|*.rar    — archives
.*             — all files (use carefully)

Method 2: FileGrab — Server-Side Scanning

FileGrab replaces the "find links, then save them" workflow entirely:

1. Copy the page URL
2. Paste into FileGrab
3. See every linked file (PDF, video, audio, image, document) listed with names and sizes
4. Check the ones you want → Download individually or ZIP (Pro)

Unlike DownThemAll, FileGrab works in Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Safari, and mobile.

Method 3: Browser Developer Console

For the technically inclined, this JavaScript snippet auto-downloads all PDF links on the current page:

document.querySelectorAll('a[href$=".pdf"]').forEach((a, i) => {
  setTimeout(() => {
    const link = document.createElement('a');
    link.href = a.href;
    link.setAttribute('download', '');
    link.click();
  }, i * 500); // 500ms gap between downloads
});

Adjust the selector for other file types.

Method 4: wget

From the terminal, if you know the URL pattern:

wget -r -np -nd -A "*.pdf" https://example.com/resources/

This recursively downloads all PDFs from the resources directory.

Comparison

Conclusion

DownThemAll is the best in-Firefox solution. FileGrab is the best cross-browser, no-extension solution — and it previews file sizes before you commit to downloading anything.