Drag & dropping links onto Downie can be very tedious, which is why we include browser extensions for all major browsers out there. Each extension provides three new features for the browser. Extensions can be installed from the Preferences. For information about extension for Safari on macOS 10.12 Sierra or later, please see below.
Toolbar Button
When you install the browser extension, you will get a button in the toolbar that allows you to send the current page to Downie with a single click.
Note: Not all browsers need to automatically display the toolbar button - you may need to customize the browser's toolbar and add the button manually. Please see your browser's documentation.
Contextual Menu Item
When you right-click a link, you will get a menu item to send the link to Downie.
Keyboard Shortcut
Alternatively, you can press Ctrl+Shift+D on a webpage to send it to Downie.
Safari Extension on OS X 10.10 and 10.11
Unfortunately, there is a confirmed bug in Safari on OS X 10.10 and 10.11 which may cause the extension not to install even after you press the Trust button. Unfortunately, there is no known workaround for this issue. This issue is fixed on macOS 10.12.
Safari Extension on macOS 10.12
macOS 10.12 Sierra introduced native Safari Extensions. The extension is now bundled with Downie and doesn't need to be installed. Instead of installing it from the Preferences, go to Safari and select Safari > Preferences… in the menu bar, select the Extensions tab and enable Downie Extension.
Note that if the extension list in Safari includes an extension called simply Downie, it's the old extension - please uninstall it.