Autohide Downloads Bar

This extension closes the downloads bar after a set amount of time
What is Autohide Downloads Bar?
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.

Extension stats

Users: 4,000+
Rating: 4.74 (38)
Version: 1.3 (Last updated: 2021-07-27)
Creation date: 2017-05-22
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • downloads
  • downloads.shelf
  • storage
Size: 14.51K

Other platforms

Not available on Firefox
Not available on Edge
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Extension summary

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
Recent reviews
it's great, lightest of all 3
by j 26, 2023-05-12

Does what it is supposed to do. Never had any problems
by Johannes Potapski, 2023-02-14

Works in Brave, and it's great!
by GreY Tss, 2022-12-25
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Autohide Downloads Bar requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Autohide Downloads Bar has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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