# Developer's Download Helper

> Download files and folders from GitHub or GitLab via context menu.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `developers-download-helper`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** lezram
- **Category:** web-development,download-management
- **Daily users:** 16
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (3 ratings)
- **Version:** 0.4.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-30
- **First published:** 2021-05-31
- **Size:** 167 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-13
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/developers-download-helper/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/lezram/developers-download-helper-webext](https://github.com/lezram/developers-download-helper-webext)

## Description

Developer's Download Helper is a web extension for Firefox that allows you to conveniently download files and folders from online file browsers like GitHub and GitLab. It also supports custom/enterprise GitHub configurations.

## Rankings

- #27,280 — Overall
- #39 — developer
- #41 — developer tools
- #177 — reload
- #178 — development
- #180 — folders

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `contextMenus`
- `downloads`
- `storage`
- `notifications`

### Host permissions

- `https://*.github.com/*`
- `https://*.githubusercontent.com/*`
- `https://gitlab.com/*`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Request access to the following domains: github.com, githubusercontent.com, gitlab.com
- This extension was recently updated in the past month. New updates may not be stable or safe.

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