Download Sound

Plays a sound or utters a text using speech synthesis when a download is completed.

What is Download Sound?

Download Sound is an efficient, user-friendly Chrome extension that enhances your downloading experience by playing a sound or using speech synthesis to announce when a download is completed. With the option to customise volume settings and the choice between sounds for successful or failed downloads, this extension offers versatility for the user. Recent updates include migration to Manifest V3 and Chrome text-to-speech engine, and enhanced save button and notification features.

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Extension stats

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Users: 3,000+

Rating: 3.96 (23)

Version: 1.7 (Last updated: 2022-09-04)

Creation date: 2018-06-03

Risk impact: Low risk impact

Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

downloads
storage
notifications
tts

Size: 321.54K

Email: Do*****@gmx.net

Ranking

# 17883 ▼ 154

Other rankings

#1983 in Accessibility ▲ 1 #13 in sound keyword 44 ▲ 6 #99 in download keyword 74 ▲ 28 #205 in volume control keyword 49 ▼ 12

Other platforms

Download Sound (v1.6)

4.22

(72) 1,212+

Download Sound (v1.7)

0.00

(0) 467

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Extension summary

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This simple extension plays a sound or utters a text using speech synthesis when a download is completed.

New in version 1.7: Migration to Manifest V3 Migration to Chrome text-to-speech engine Show options in normal browser tab Minor bug fixes

New in version 1.4: Separate texts for successful and failed downloads

New in version 1.3: New parameter: Volume New option: Show notification Enhanced: Save button

User reviews

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Pros

Works great for notifying about downloads.
New features like 'download failed' notifications and volume control.
Users appreciate the narrator and text voice options.
Easy to use and satisfies many users.

Cons

Lacks the ability to customize sound files for notifications.
No option to set a minimum file size for sound notifications.
Some users experience bugs like unwanted notifications.
Reports of the extension being ineffective for specific functions like Google word pronunciation.

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