Download Master

Name: Download Master
Rating: 3.4943 (176 reviews)
Author: WestByte Software

Intercept downloads for Download Master, download a file or a group of files from the context menu.

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Download Master is a powerful Chrome extension designed to streamline your downloading process by integrating seamlessly with the Download Master desktop application. Once installed, it adds new context menu options such as "Download link", "Download all links", and "Remote download", allowing you to download single or multiple files directly from any webpage.

This extension enables browser integration that you can enable or disable as needed and allows setting a minimum file size for interception. When visiting supported video services, you can easily download videos through an intuitive button change. Moreover, the extension also assists in searching highlighted text online to find downloadable files. Note that Download Master desktop software must be installed on your PC for the extension to function properly.

Add-on

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Daily users:

Rating:

Version:

3.1.10resigned1 Last updated: 2024-04-25

Version code:

5727432

Creation date:

2016-12-30

Risk:

Permissions:

nativeMessaging
notifications
downloads
downloads.shelf
downloads.open
cookies
storage
contextMenus
tabs
activeTab

Size:

211.38KB

Email:

*****@westbyte.com

URLs:

Website

Full description:

Source:

Firefox Browser Add-ons

Data ingested on:

2025-07-17

Ranking

# 1,291 ▼ 11

Other rankings

#119 in Download Management ▼ 3

#199 in Appearance ▼ 3

#6 in waste keyword 12

#23 in download keyword 72

#64 in countdown keyword 14 ▼ 3

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Other platforms

Download Master (v4.1.0)

100,000 3.79

(1,722)

User reviews

Download Master is praised for its video downloading capabilities and general download management. However, users complain about its long lack of updates, inability to exclude certain file types or sites, problems uninstalling, and some serious security concerns raised by users about possible malicious activity.

Pros

Works pretty well as a video downloader
Provides decent download management functionality

Cons

No updates in many years (last update was 7 years ago)
Lacks option to exclude certain file types from downloading (e.g., torrents)
Issues with not respecting site exclusion settings (downloads still occur from excluded sites)
Reports of difficult uninstallation
Concerns or warnings about potential malicious behavior from some users

Recent reviews

имеется проблема с аддоном. Он ломает встроенный механизм закачки firefox. При попытке сохранить файл в конкретную папку - он всегда сохраняется в папку загрузок по умолчанию. В настройках указано "игнорировать закачки меньше 50 мегабайт". и отключено "передавать папку сохранения". Раньше с такими настройками всё работало корректно, сейчас оно сломалось. Разработчики аддона проблему игнорируют.

by Bl*****, 2025-07-16

by ve*****, 2025-07-09

by Fi*****, 2025-06-28

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Risk impact measures the level of extra permissions an extension has access to. A low risk impact extension cannot do much harms, whereas a high risk impact extension can do a lot of damage like stealing your password, bypassing your security settings, and accessing your personal data. High risk impact extensions are not necessarily malicious. However, if they do turn malicious, they can be very harmful.

Download Master requires a lot of sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

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Download Master has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

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