Compare Chrome extensions: Internet Downloader vs Simple Download Manager

Stats Internet Downloader Internet Downloader Simple Download Manager Simple Download Manager
User count 60,000+ 3,000+
Average rating 4.22 4.13
Rating count 40 8
Last updated 2020-02-19 2023-10-01
Size 122.88K 1.52M
Version 1.0 2.2.0
Short description
Internet Downloader enables you to download a desired item with an Internet Download Manager (IDM) application. Simple Download Manager
Full summary

Internet Downloader is a browser extension that enables you to open and download a desired item like a movie, mp3, pdf .. with an Internet Download Manager (IDM) application. In order to operate with this extension you need a native-client patch to connect your browser with native IDM application in your OS.

Internet Downloader is NOT a Youtube Downloader. Due to restrictions of the Google Webstore Policies and Developer Program Policies we can not download Youtube Videos. Thank you for understanding. Allows you to download MP4, MOV, FLV, WEBM - Files, but not streams. No Youtube Downloader.

Please read the following to get more info on how to install native-client and operate with this extension.

Note: After installing the extension, you need to connect it with native IDM application on your machine. If you do not have IDM, please head to https://www.internetdownloadmanager.com/download.html and install IDM on your machine. Once you have IDM, you need to make the connection between IDM and your browser. In order to make this connection, a separate patch is provided in GitHub. Please download and install this patch from: https://github.com/adoluisa/native-client

Follow the instructions in the above GitHub page to download and install the related patch to your system. After installing, the Internet Downloader extension, your browser can communicate with IDM on your machine (Windows, Linux and Mac).

Note: Before using the extension, please open the option's page and make sure the path to IDM is correct based on your Operating System. For example, the path to IDM in Window 10 is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Download Manager\IDMan. Next, please follow the below steps to open and download desired links in IDM.

a. Right click on a download link and then click on the Internet Downloader from the context-menu.

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Simple Download Manager is integrated into your browser download manager as much as possible.

Main features:

  1. Pause and resume downloads.
  2. Notification telling you the download estimated time.
  3. Sound played when download ends.

Share your experience at the Chrome Store and rate Simple Download Manager(SDM) extension Extension made by Adrián Arbizu Donoso (Spain). Framework used: Angular 16.