# CSDC Downloader

> CSDC Archive Download Tool aids in the download of observation fits files from NOIRLab's Astroarchive

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `csdc-downloader`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** NOIRLab.edu
- **Category:** download-management
- **Daily users:** 1
- **Version:** 0.0.2
- **Last updated:** 2023-06-09
- **First published:** 2023-06-08
- **Size:** 241 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/csdc-downloader/)
- **Website:** [https://astroarchive.noirlab.edu/faq](https://astroarchive.noirlab.edu/faq)

## Description

CSDC Downloader is a Firefox add-on that allows users to easily download observation fits files from NOIRLab's Astroarchive. It enables downloads from the Astroarchive download page or by loading a previously saved manifest.json file. With the built-in download management, multiple files can be downloaded at once, even if they are large in size. This add-on allows users to queue and initiate downloads efficiently.

## Rankings

- #110,815 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `downloads`

### Content script matches

- `astroarchive.noirlab.edu`
- `*.csdc.noirlab.edu`
- `localhost`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Injects scripts into web pages, which may alter or extract site contents, resulting in a substantial risk.
- 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/csdc-downloader)