Autohide Downloads Bar

This extension closes the downloads bar after a set amount of time

Autohide Downloads Bar - Chrome Extension

Autohide Downloads Bar is a smart Chrome extension designed to bring convenience to your browsing experience. It works by automatically hiding the downloads bar or shelf on your Chrome browser after a set amount of time. This avoids visual clutter and enhances your browsing experience.

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Extension stats

By: Tyler Barron

Users: 4,000+

Rating: 4.74

(38)

Version: 1.3 (Last updated: 2021-07-27)

Version code: 1.3

Creation date: 2017-05-22

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

downloads
downloads.shelf
storage

Size: 14.51K

Email: sh*****@gmail.com

Ranking

# 15,014 ▼ 240

Other rankings

#4256 in Accessibility ▼ 16 #153 in download keyword 66 ▲ 102

Other platforms

Not available on Android

Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

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Extension summary

Analyze keywords

Hides shelf automatically

User reviews

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Pros

Lightweight and works well across different browsers (including Brave)
Does exactly what it is supposed to do without issues
Helps in reducing stress by automatically hiding the downloads bar
Flexible settings that allow users to customize hide duration

Cons

Stops working intermittently, requiring restart of Chrome or the extension
Issues with setting hide duration longer than 1 minute
Some users experienced problems on iMacs

Most mentioned

Works as advertised
Lightweight
Intermittent issues

User reviews

it's great, lightest of all 3

26 j, 2023-05-12

Does what it is supposed to do. Never had any problems

Johannes Potapski, 2023-02-14

Works in Brave, and it's great!

GreY Tss, 2022-12-25

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Autohide Downloads Bar requires very minimum permissions.

Risk impact analysis details

Medium Allows management of download operations but generally doesn't severely affect security unless misused.
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Risk likelihood

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