# Download Accelerator

> Adds "Download Accelerator" context menu item for links, adds a download panel, and helps to intercept downloads.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/download\_accelerator](https://chrome-stats.com/d/download_accelerator)

## Overview

- **ID:** `download_accelerator`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Messey à Ndiomo
- **Category:** download-management
- **Daily users:** 25
- **Weekly downloads:** 4
- **Rating:** 2.33 / 5 (3 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.0
- **Last updated:** 2022-01-30
- **First published:** 2020-03-11
- **Size:** 112 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/download_accelerator/)

## Description

Download Accelerator is a Firefox add-on that adds a download panel, intercepts downloads, and improves download speeds. Compatible with Ubuntu and requires the installation of the 'downloadaccelerator' application from Ubuntu snapstore.

## Rankings

- #22,043 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `tabs`
- `activeTab`
- `webNavigation`
- `*://*/*`
- `webRequest`
- `contextMenus`

### Content script matches

- `*`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Very high risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate 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/download_accelerator)