LordPretender

<p>This plugin allow you to add files into your media library without having to upload them. So, you will be able to share, for example, your files into your Google Drive.<br />
This also save you steps to download the image to local computer and upload again to your own WordPress.</p>
<h4>Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Automatically downloads and adds the file to the media library.</li>
<li>After the uploading is successful, you are redirected to the edit screen</li>
<li>A new dropdown list is available in the media library to let you display only uploaded files, not uploaded files, …</li>
</ul>


Add Media from URL

large chunks of code taken from the much better original here:

https://en-au.wordpress.org/plugins/lh-add-media-from-url/

IMO it unethical to use this plugin

A crappy clone of the original

Let you add media files into your media library without having to upload them.

shawfactor

ricardosimoes

<p>This plugin allow you to grab image from remote url and save into your own word press media library. By doing so, you never worried if the remote image was removed by its owner. This also save you steps to download the image to local computer and upload again to your own WordPress. There is also a JavaScript bookmarklet that helps to automate the process if you are surfing the internet and find something you would like to add to the library</p>
<h4>Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Automatically downloads and adds the file to the media library.</li>
<li>After the uploading is successful, you are redirected to the edit screen</li>
<li>Once the bookmarklet is installed you don’t even need to copy and paste a url (just navigate to the url and select the bookmark).</li>
</ul>
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LH Add Media From Url

It does not work when the URL contains spaces. Luckily I can change the URL so I can workaround the issue, but it would be much better if it worked out of the box with any valid URL. Five stars if you fix it.



It nearly works

Upload files from an url to wordpress media library, either enter file urls in an onsite input box or click a bookmarklet.

Add Media from URL vs LH Add Media From Url