Provides the ability to use external files with file fields without saving the files to your local files directory. Also provides a 'Remote URL' browser plugin for Media.

By default the module adds support for any URL using http://, https://, or feed://. Also note these stream wrappers are read-only and cannot perform any writing operations.

Developed by Palantir.net and sponsored by American Public Media.

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Releases

2.1.1 Stable release covered by the Drupal Security Team released 16 August 2025
Works with Drupal: ^10.3 || ^11

Drupal 11 compatible release

Install:

Development version: 2.x-dev updated 18 Jun 2026 at 16:45 UTC

2.0.0 Stable release covered by the Drupal Security Team released 4 May 2022
Works with Drupal: ^9.2 || ^10

Initial D9-only and above release

Install:

Development version: 2.x-dev updated 18 Jun 2026 at 16:45 UTC