Downloads Router

Organize your downloads automatically! Set custom download locations based on filetype, filename, or source domain.

What is Downloads Router?

Downloads Router is a Chrome extension that assists in automatically saving downloaded files to the correct locations based on filename, filetype, or the originating website. It works by identifying these parameters and matching them to rules you define, sending a suggestion to the browser denoting the save location. You can override these suggestions, for example, using 'Save As...'. This keeps your 'Downloads' folder clear and organized.

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Extension stats

By: Lars F. Karlström

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Users: 20,000+

Rating: 4.09 (161)

Version: 0.8.1 (Last updated: 2016-06-11)

Creation date: 2016-06-10

Risk impact: Low risk impact

Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

downloads

Size: 18.90K

Ranking

# 6077 ▼ 30

Other rankings

#10990 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 12 #28 in download keyword 74 ▲ 5 #97 in suggestion keyword 20 ▼ 2 #115 in rule keyword 8 ▼ 3 #257 in source keyword 29 ▼ 4

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Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

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Extension summary

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Downloads Router is a tiny extension that helps you avoid cleaning the dreaded "Downloads" folder by automatically saving files in the right places.

Downloads Router springs into action whenever you start downloading a file. It looks at the filename, filetype, or origin domain (source website) of the item, and matches this information against rules that you define on the extension's Options page. Should a matching rule exist, a "suggestion" is sent to the browser, indicating where it should save the file; this suggestion may however be overridden, as for instance when you use the "Save As..." feature.

The Options page opens automatically after installing the extension, and may thereafter be reached from the chrome://extensions page.

User reviews

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Pros

Works well for download management and routing based on file types and domains.
Great for organizing downloads, especially for frequently downloaded files from specific sites.
Can prevent switching back to Firefox by providing unique functionality.
Users find it generally useful and effective once configured correctly.

Cons

Difficult to understand and configure instructions, especially for casual users.
Issues with incorrect renaming of file extensions based on MIME types instead of original extensions.
Some users experience bugs, like files saving in a 'null' folder or freezing upon launching the browser.
Limitations on regex support and wildcards for routing.

Most mentioned

Difficulty in configuration
File naming issues (e.g., incorrect extensions)
Effective download management
User-friendly once rules are set up properly

Recent reviews

Best extention for my workflow! Please update it for latest chrome policies.

David Cournoyer, 2024-10-28

Работает как надо, но при запуске браузера именно это расширение его фризит. Браузер vivaldi

Jim Carrigan, 2024-10-24

This is an amazing extension that I wish I had found years ago. One thing that was annoying and almost a deal breaker till I found a workaround is that if you use MIME to try to sort files that are covered under more than one MIME this seems to always put stuff in the more broad MIME folder. Eg .CBZ is a zip file type "application/x-cbz" for comic books would always go to where zips "application/zip" where saved. The workaround for this is to just set for these filetypes the rules under Finename and don't have any rules for them with MIME.