# AB Download Manager Browser Integration

> Download files with AB Download Manager app

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/ab-download-manager](https://chrome-stats.com/d/ab-download-manager)

## Overview

- **ID:** `ab-download-manager`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Amir Ai
- **Category:** download-management
- **Daily users:** 15,366
- **Weekly downloads:** 2,737
- **Rating:** 4.67 / 5 (78 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.5.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-27
- **First published:** 2024-07-11
- **Size:** 203 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/ab-download-manager/)
- **Website:** [https://abdownloadmanager.com](https://abdownloadmanager.com/)

## Description

AB Download Manager Browser Integration adds a convenient "Download with AB DM" option to your browser context menu and opens a popup to send selected links directly to your AB Download Manager app. The extension auto-detects downloadable resources, including video, audio, and HLS streaming media (note: YouTube and encrypted streaming sites are not supported), and makes it easy to capture links and queue downloads from web pages.

This extension requires the AB Download Manager app installed on your device to function. It's a free, open-source project with the source code available on GitHub, designed to streamline file downloads by integrating your browser with the AB Download Manager application.

## Rankings

- #600 — Overall
- #43 — Download Management
- #5 — integration
- #28 — manage
- #29 — browser
- #32 — chrome browser

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `*://*/*`
- `contextMenus`
- `webRequest`
- `cookies`
- `storage`
- `tabs`
- `downloads`
- `notifications`
- `nativeMessaging`
- `webRequestBlocking`

### Content script matches

- `*`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Very high risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- This extension was updated in the past 3 months. New updates may not be stable or safe.

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## Review summary

Users broadly praise AB Download Manager's ease of use, strong Firefox integration, and a clean UI, with open-source status and active development. There are some feature requests and occasional reliability concerns in specific cases, but no pervasive issues across multiple reviews. Overall, the add-on is well-regarded for its concept and UX, with users hoping for broader feature support and continued stability.

### Pros

- Very easy to use / user-friendly
- Excellent browser integration with Firefox
- Clean, modern UI
- Open-source and actively developed
- Positive performance when the integration is working

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/ab-download-manager)