diff --git a/applications/admin/controllers/default.py b/applications/admin/controllers/default.py
index 6aefe163..c8949034 100644
--- a/applications/admin/controllers/default.py
+++ b/applications/admin/controllers/default.py
@@ -1185,7 +1185,74 @@ def plugin():
                 languages=languages,
                 crontab=crontab)
 
+def http_download_file():
+    '''
+    allows downloading files via http.
+    example:
+        in the input request.var.filename puts:
+            http://masonry.desandro.com/masonry.pkgd.min.js
 
+        This will download the file to the folder masonry.pkgd.min.js
+        automatically.
+
+    for save it in a subdirectory alone passes the name of the folder:
+        js/http://masonry.desandro.com/masonry.pkgd.min.js
+
+    ---- if does not exist the folder is created automatically. ----
+    '''
+
+    import urllib2
+
+    if request.vars and not request.vars.token == session.token:
+        redirect(URL('logout'))
+    try:
+        filename = None
+        http = request.vars.location.split('/')[0]
+        app = get_app(name=http)
+        path = apath(request.vars.location, r=request)
+        
+        #nombre del archivo
+        if request.vars.filename:
+            filename = request.vars.filename.split('/')[-1]
+        else:
+            filename = re.sub('[^\w\./]+', '_', request.vars.filename)
+            
+        filename = os.path.join(path, filename)
+        dirpath = os.path.dirname(filename)
+        
+        #recuperamos el registro http
+        newdir = dirpath + '/' + request.vars.filename.split('/')[0]
+        insert = request.vars.filename.split('http://')
+        insert.append('http://')
+        
+        if not os.path.exists(newdir):
+            os.makedirs(newdir)
+
+        urls = insert[-1] + insert[-2]
+        get_url = urllib2.urlopen(urls)
+        
+        data = get_url.read()
+        fil = request.vars.filename.split('http://')
+        lineno = count_lines(data)
+        if fil[0] != '':
+            filename = filename.split('/')
+            filename.insert(-1, fil[0][:-1])
+            ruta = '/' + '/'.join(filename)
+            safe_write(ruta, data, 'wb')
+        else:
+            safe_write(filename, data, 'wb')          
+        log_progress(app, 'HTTP', filename, lineno)
+        session.flash = T('file "%(filename)s" downloaded',
+                          dict(filename=request.vars.filename.split('/')[-1]))
+    except Exception:
+        if filename:
+            d = dict(filename=filename[len(path):])
+        else:
+            d = dict(filename='unkown')
+        session.flash = T('cannot download file "%(filename)s"', d)
+
+    redirect(request.vars.sender)
+    
 def create_file():
     """ Create files handler """
     if request.vars and not request.vars.token == session.token:
diff --git a/applications/admin/views/default/design.html b/applications/admin/views/default/design.html
index c9ed67a2..86077980 100644
--- a/applications/admin/views/default/design.html
+++ b/applications/admin/views/default/design.html
@@ -33,6 +33,19 @@ def file_upload_form(location, anchor=None):
             _action=URL('upload_file'),
             _class="generatedbyw2p well well-small")
     return form
+
+def http_download_file(location, anchor=None):
+    form=FORM(
+            LABEL(T("download files via http:")),
+            INPUT(_type="text",_name="filename",requires=IS_NOT_EMPTY,_class=""),
+            DIV(TAG['BUTTON'](T("Download"),_type="submit",_class="btn"),_class="controls"),
+            INPUT(_type="hidden",_name="location",_value=location),
+            INPUT(_type="hidden",_name="token",_value=session.token),
+            INPUT(_type="hidden",_name="sender",_value=URL('design',args=app, anchor=anchor)),
+            _action=URL('http_download_file'),
+            _class="generatedbyw2p well well-small")
+    return form
+
 def file_create_form(location, anchor=None, helptext=""):
     form=FORM(
             LABEL(T("create file with filename:")),
@@ -336,6 +349,7 @@ for c in controllers: controller_functions+=[c[:-3]+'/%s.html'%x for x in functi
       <div id="form5" class="row-fluid" style="display:none">
         <div class="span3">{{=file_create_form('%s/static/' % app, 'static')}}<em>{{=T('or alternatively')}}</em></div>
         <div class="span3">{{=file_upload_form('%s/static/' % app, 'static')}}</div>
+        <div class="span3">{{=http_download_file('%s/static/' % app, 'static')}}</div>
       </div>
     </div>
 </div>