# Creating a download link

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-a-download-link/12955>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [February 6, 2003, 5:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-a-download-link/12955 "2003-02-06T17:58:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![rugget](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ed8c4c/32.png) [@rugget](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rugget)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2003, 5:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-a-download-link/12955/1 "2003-02-06T17:58:13Z")

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How do you make a download link to a mp3 file?

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2003, 6:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-a-download-link/12955/2 "2003-02-06T18:06:49Z")

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first zip the file or the browser will open the file instead of downloading it

the just make a button and use this script

```auto
instanceName.onRelease = function () {
	getURL ("yourFile.zip", "_blank")
}

```