# AstoundDrive - Google Drive as Encrypted ZIP

> Download Google Drive folders (including subfolders) as password-protected ZIP files with AES-256 encryption. Works with your existing Google session — no setup needed. All files are processed locally

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/astounddrive](https://chrome-stats.com/d/astounddrive)

## Overview

- **ID:** `astounddrive`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Astound Technology
- **Category:** web-development,download-management,privacy-security
- **Daily users:** 16
- **Weekly downloads:** 1
- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-04-15
- **First published:** 2026-04-12
- **Size:** 89 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/astounddrive/)
- **Website:** [https://astound.technology](https://astound.technology/)

## Description

Download any Google Drive folder as a password-protected ZIP file, directly from your browser. AES-256 encryption, recursive subfolders, Google Workspace export (Docs, Sheets, Slides) no OAuth or API keys needed. Everything runs locally, nothing leaves your machine.

AstoundDrive adds a "Download ZIP" button to the Google Drive toolbar. Click it, pick a filename, set a password (or skip it for a regular ZIP), and the extension handles the rest — scanning subfolders,  downloading files, encrypting, and saving the archive.

Works with Shared Drives and My Drive. Google Workspace files are exported automatically (Docs → docx, Sheets → xlsx, Slides → pptx, Drawings → png). Supports folders up to 20 levels deep.

No data collection, no analytics, no tracking. The extension only connects to Google's own servers using your existing browser session. Encryption is handled by zip.js (BSD-3-Clause), a well-known open-source library.

## Rankings

- #27,183 — Overall
- #14 — drive
- #23 — encrypt
- #48 — password-protected
- #115 — crypto
- #125 — exist

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `tabs`
- `downloads`
- `webRequest`
- `webRequestBlocking`

### Host permissions

- `*://drive.google.com/*`
- `*://clients6.google.com/*`
- `*://drive.usercontent.google.com/*`
- `*://docs.google.com/*`
- `*://*.googleusercontent.com/*`

### Content script matches

- `drive.google.com`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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