Download Shelf Disabler

Turns off Chrome's downloads shelf.

Download Shelf Disabler - Chrome Extension

Download Shelf Disabler is a Chrome extension that allows macOS users to disable Chrome's downloads shelf, providing a similar experience to Safari's default behavior. It is a simple tool that makes a single call to the chrome.downloads.setShelfEnabled API, without collecting data or consuming memory.

Extension stats

By: Ferb

Users: 122

Rating: 4.88

Version: 1.1 (Last updated: 2022-09-21)

Creation date: 2016-09-14

Permissions:

downloads
downloads.shelf

Size: 12.52K

Email: fe*****@gmail.com

Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

# 65,286 ▼ 714

Other rankings

#27684 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 899 #263 in download keyword 67 ▲ 13

Other platforms

Not available on Android

Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

User reviews

Thank the gods! (and the creator of this extension) This did the trick.

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Dark Passions, 2022-09-24

Good stuff, this actually works for permanently closing the download shelf/bar.

by

TTmrk, 2019-05-22

Thank you so much!

by

Isabeau FS, 2018-06-05

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Download Shelf Disabler requires very minimum permissions.

Risk impact analysis details

Medium Allows management of download operations but generally doesn't severely affect security unless misused.
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Risk likelihood

We don't have sufficient data to confidently determine the risk likelihood of Download Shelf Disabler. Use it at your own risk.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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