Simple mass downloader

A light batch download manager with flexible filtering/mass-renaming options that make downloading files a lot easier & productive.

What is Simple mass downloader?

The 'Simple mass downloader' is a light, unintrusive, Chrome extension explicitly designed to assist users in mass downloading resources from the web. It has advanced features such as filtering links from bulk, renaming downloaded files using contextual data, and automatically directing downloads to appropriate folders. However, the extension isn't ideal for streaming media or sites where the download links are generated on the fly using heavy Javascript.

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By: George Prec

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Users: 200,000+

Rating: 4.59 (358) ▲ 1 new ratings

Version: 0.831 (Last updated: 2022-12-15)

Creation date: 2020-01-31

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

<all_urls>
storage
tabs
activeTab
downloads
downloads.open
contextMenus
clipboardRead
webNavigation

Size: 145.41K

Email: ge*****@gmail.com

URLs: Website

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Chrome-Stats Rank

# 1516 ▼ 14

Other rankings

#150 in Workflow & Planning

#10 in downloader keyword 83

#10 in simple keyword 50

#30 in folders keyword 9

#40 in download keyword 88 ▼ 20

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Other platforms

Simple mass downloader (v0.801)

4.38 (125) 9,461+

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Summary

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This is a light and unobtrusive chrome download manager and batch/bulk/mass downloader.

Good for: Assist the user in batch downloading various resources from the web: ● extract from the bulk links of web pages only desired ones (advanced filtering system) ● give better names for downloading files using the contextual info available for the corresponding links (name masks system) ● organise downloads by directing them to appropriate custom folders (favorite or automatic folders)

NOT so good for: ● downloading streaming media or embedded videos ● heavily javascripted sites where download links are generated "on the fly" (on user clicks) so my extension cannot see them in advance for objective reasons)

MAIN FEATURES:

● The links may be extracted from active tab / multiple open tabs or from selected text on web pages. Also from the clipboard or a local file or a pattern URL.

User reviews

User reviews summary

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Pros

Effective and efficient
Easy to use
Customizable
Works well for bulk downloading
Lightweight and fast

Cons

Some users experienced issues with downloading
Could be improved with automatic page scanning

Most mentioned

Works well for bulk downloading
Easy to use
Customizable

Recent reviews

Excellent

fdemitroff, 2024-04-10

Hace años que empecé a utilizar la extensión y descargaba muy bien los documentos de cualquier página... hace tiempo que no la he podido utilizar, no puedo descargar ningún documento en ninguna página.

Zulma Dennis, 2024-04-04

Straightforward, effective, efficient, powerful - all the things I prefer in software. Thank you for this wonderful freebie!

M. Smith, 2024-02-29

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Safety

Risk impact

Simple mass downloader is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Simple mass downloader if you trust the publisher.