AutoHideDownloadsBar

This extension hides annoying downloads bar in the bottom of the screen.

What is AutoHideDownloadsBar?

AutoHideDownloadsBar is a smart Chrome extension made to provide a cleaner browsing experience by hiding the downloads bar. Key options include the choice of hiding the download bar only after downloads completion or not displaying it at all, setting a delay before the shelf auto-closes, displaying download notifications, and showing loading progress in the icon panel. This extension maintains a simple, lean interface and is open-source, with no ads.

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By: raingart

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Users: 10,000+

Rating: 4.88 (107)

Version: 2.12.2 (Last updated: 2022-07-07)

Creation date: 2020-02-08

Risk impact: Low risk impact

Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

storage
downloads
downloads.shelf

Size: 68.11K

Email: ra*****@protonmail.com

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Chrome-Stats Rank

# 7123 ▼ 2

Other rankings

#70 in Accessibility ▼ 2

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Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

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Summary

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Open-source, simple, lean and no ads.

Options:

hide download bar only after downloads completion. Or not display the shelf at all.
set delay before the shelf is auto-closed.
display download notifications.
shows the progress of the loading in the icon panel.

User reviews

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Pros

Automatically hides the download bar
Customizable settings
Includes notification and sound for download completion
Preserves browser real estate

Cons

May cause browser freezing in some versions
Reappearing download shelf when closing and reopening Chrome
Not compatible with certain browser updates

Most mentioned

Automatically hides the download bar
Customizable settings
Browser freezing
Reappearing download shelf
Notification and sound for download completion

Recent reviews

This extension would've been perfect if it didn't have a critical flaw: the download shelf reappears when you close and reopen Chrome and doesn't disappear.