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.
Extension stats
By: BPS
Users: 3,000+
Rating: 4.10
(21)
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
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Extension summary
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 well for notifying downloads.
- New features like 'download failed' notification.
- Ability to control volume output.
- Satisfaction with narrator voice and text voice options.
- Better than alternative extensions like 'Download Notifier'.
Cons
- Shows empty download notification despite being disabled.
- Irritation with sounds playing for small file sizes.
- Request for minimum size option not being addressed.
- Repetitive suggestions for features that are not implemented.
- Some users find it useless.
Most mentioned
- Please add minimum size option.
- Download completed/failure sounds are appreciated.
- Good overall experience.
- Interest in an added sound for 'Download added'.
- Satisfaction with this being the best download sound extension.
Recent reviews
It works great!
by 
Kostas Android, 2024-04-28
Kostas Android, 2024-04-28BUG: Shows (empty) download notification although I disabled it in the extension settings.
by 
Rainbow Warrior Princess, 2024-04-06
Rainbow Warrior Princess, 2024-04-06Good. Please add an optional "Download added" sound too.
by 
Zakir Şıxlı, 2022-05-16
Zakir Şıxlı, 2022-05-16Extension safety
Risk impact
Download Sound is relatively safe to use as it requires very minimum permissions.
Risk likelihood
Download Sound has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
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