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New generic extensionSince 2015

.download domain registration

The extension of downloads: for a page where a program, an app or a file is downloaded, under a name that tells its visitor what they’ll find, with the caution its reputation calls for.

Score card

.download in six cells

Our score out of five, as we see it when we help a customer choose.

Trust
2 out of 5
Easy to remember
3 out of 5
Global reach
1 out of 5
Price stability
2 out of 5
Short names available
4 out of 5
Local meaning
1 out of 5

Overview

What is .download

.download entered the internet’s root in 2015, and its name is the word download. Closest to it are those who distribute a program, an app or files: a developer posting versions of their software, an institute posting its lessons, or a band posting its album.

It asks for no documents and supports DNSSEC signing, but it doesn’t accept names in Arabic. Its short words are usually free, since it is a specialist, little-used extension; its first-year offer is low, but renewal costs much more.

The most important thing to know: it often appears in spam, so some mail filters and security tools are stricter with it, and a visitor may hesitate before downloading a file from it. So make it a page that points to files whose source the visitor trusts, and don’t make it an email address.

Type
New generic extension (new gTLD)
In the root since
5 February 2015
Name’s origin
download
Responsible body
dot Support Limited
Who may register
Anyone, person or organization, from any country
DNSSEC
Supported
Names in Arabic
Not supported

Who it suits

For your field: is .download the best fit?

Every field has an extension that says something about it. Here is what .download says in each, and which extension completes it.

  • A software download page

    Good · A good fit

    The name says what the visitor will find; but put the files themselves on your main site.

    Register it with.download.com

  • An album or art files

    Good · A good fit

    A short link to what you publish; .link gathers your accounts with it.

    Register it with.download.link

  • A library of learning files

    Good · A good fit

    The student knows from the name they’ll download their lessons; .academy for the course site itself.

    Register it with.download.academy

  • A phone app

    Consider another · Consider .app

    .app says it’s an app and requires HTTPS, so whoever downloads it feels safer.

    Register it with.app.com

  • A local business in the UAE

    Consider another · Consider .com

    Your nearby customer trusts .com more than an extension they hesitate to download from.

    Register it with.com.site

  • A store or business email

    Consider another · Consider .com

    Some filters are stricter with it, and buyers hesitate; .com or .store reassures them more.

    Register it with.com.store

What it does for you

What you gain when you register it

  • The name says what’s on the page

    Your visitor knows before clicking that they’ll download something.

  • The short name is free

    A specialist, little-used extension, so its short words are usually free.

  • A low-cost start

    A low first-year offer, then decide whether you need it.

  • Every release in one place

    baramij-dubai.download gathers your software’s versions and each release’s notes.

And where its value shows

On the software’s page

A download link named for what it is.

In release notes

The new version’s link in one line.

In tutorials

The link to the file the student needs.

On your social accounts

One link for everything you publish.

Pros and cons

What you should know before you register

Frankly, as we’d tell a customer who asks us before registering.

Pros

  • 01Says what the visitor will find
  • 02Its short words are usually free
  • 03A low first-year offer with us
  • 04Open to everyone, with no conditions or documents
  • 05Supports DNSSEC signing

Cons

  • 01Often appears in spam
  • 02A visitor may hesitate before downloading from it
  • 03Renewal costs much more than the first year
  • 04Doesn’t accept names in Arabic

Rules

Registration terms for .download

What the registry requires and what we add, in one place.

Who may register
Anyone, person or organization, from any country
Documents
None required
Name length
Up to 63 characters
Characters
a–z, digits and hyphens, never first or last
Names in Arabic
Not supported
Registration term
1 to 10 years
DNSSEC
Supported
Privacy protection
Optional, for a separate fee
Transfer
60 days after registration or the last transfer, with an EPP code; adds a year to its term

Life cycle

From registration until the name is free again

What happens to your name if it isn’t renewed, and when you can still get it back.

  1. 01Registration1 to 10 yearsThe name is yours from the moment you pay, for the term you chose.
  2. 02Before expiry31 days, then 8 days beforeWe remind you twice by email; auto-renewal saves you the reminder.
  3. 03After expiryDays 1–8The website and email stop; renew within these days at the regular renewal price.
  4. 04AuctionFrom day 10The name may go to auction; if it sells, it passes to its buyer.Domain recovery policy
  5. 05Redemption30 daysIf the registry offers it after deletion: a $200 redemption fee plus a year’s renewal.
  6. 06Final deletion5 daysThen the name is free again for anyone to register.

Tips

Before you register

  1. 1Sign your files and publish their checksumsThe signature and checksum reassure whoever downloads that the file is yours and unchanged.
  2. 2Keep the files on your main siteMake .download a gateway, with the files themselves on a name your visitor knows.
  3. 3A short name, read as it’s writtenIf it needs spelling out on the phone, it’s too long or too complicated.
  4. 4No digits or hyphens that need explainingEvery hyphen or digit has to be said, and what has to be said gets forgotten.
  5. 5Renew automatically, or register for yearsUp to 10 years at once, so you never miss a date.
  6. 6Make sure the name isn’t someone else’s trademarkA registered trademark’s owner can recover the name from whoever registered it first.

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Frequently asked questions about .download

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  • $10 for the first year with an offer, then $34 for each renewal. Look at the renewal price before you register: it’s what you’ll pay every year after the first.

  • Anyone, person or organization, from any country, with no documents or conditions; the contact details in the owner’s name just need to be accurate.

  • Yes, once 60 days have passed since it was registered or last transferred. Ask your current provider for the transfer (EPP) code and open a transfer request with us; a full year is added to the domain’s term.

  • We remind you by email 31 days and 8 days before expiry, and 3 days after it. After expiry the website and email stop, and you can renew in the first eight days at the regular renewal price; from day 10 it may go to auction. If it is deleted and the registry allows redemption within 30 days, the redemption fee is $200 plus a year’s renewal.

  • No. IANA’s repository of internationalized names (IDN) holds no Arabic table for .download, so names in it use Latin letters, digits and hyphens.

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