Download Notifier

Name: Download Notifier
Rating: 3.983050847457627 (118 reviews)
Author: ehaagwlke

You get a desktop notification while your downloading finished.

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Download Notifier is an open-source Chrome extension designed to enhance your downloading experience. It disables the default download shelf, replacing it with desktop notifications to alert you instantly when a download completes. You can configure sound alerts, notification behavior, and visibility options via the extension's settings. Noteworthy features include multiple notification cards, an optional 'Open' button on notifications, and a download badge indicator. The extension also attempts to handle potentially harmful downloads with confirmation prompts. Overall, it's a lightweight and customizable tool to keep you informed without interrupting your browsing workflow.

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Version:

0.0.5 Last updated: 2016-04-25

Creation date:

2016-04-24

Risk:

Permissions:

downloads
downloads.open
downloads.shelf
notifications
tabs
management
storage

Size:

1.73MB

Email:

eh*****@gmail.com

Full description:

Source:

Chrome Web Store

Data ingested on:

2025-07-13

Ranking

# 13,777 ▲ 52

Other rankings

#10965 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 7 #14 in download keyword 72 ▲ 14 #126 in notification keyword 16 ▲ 4 #163 in button for google calendar keyword 30 ▲

User reviews

Pros

Provides download notifications
Good sound notification feature
User-friendly for some users

Cons

Frequent bugs causing reinstallation
Fails to remember user settings
Browser freezing when launched
Generates excessive notifications for old downloads
Pop-up issues obstructing downloads

Recent reviews

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Pa*****, 2024-03-05

다운로드 완료뿐 아니라 시작할때도 알려주는 기능이 있었으면 좋았을텐데

YG*****, 2023-11-18

The extension keeps getting corrupted, and I need to reinstall it repeatedly to restore its functionality.

Ma*****, 2023-10-19

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Extension safety

Risk impact

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Download Notifier requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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Risk likelihood

Risk likelihood measures the probability that a Chrome extension may turn malicious. This is determined by the publisher and the Chrome extension reputation on Chrome Web Store, the amount of time the Chrome extension has been around, and other signals about the Chrome extension. Our algorithms are not perfect, and are subject to change as we discover new ways to detect malicious extensions. We recommend that you always exercise caution when installing a Chrome extension.

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

Risk likelihood analysis details

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