Chrome-Stats extension
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.
Stats
By:
Tyler Barron
Users:
4,000+
Rating:
4.74
(38)
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
Email:
sh*****@gmail.com
URLs:
Website
Stats date:
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Summary
Hides shelf automatically
User reviews
User reviews summary
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Pros
- Does what it is supposed to do reliably
- Lightweight extension
- Saves users from having to manually close the downloads bar
Cons
- Extension stops working for some users after a period of use
- Cannot set auto-hide time to more than 1 minute (60,000 ms)
- Sometimes the downloads bar does not auto-hide
Most mentioned
- Auto-hide functionality
- Difficulty with setting an auto-hide time above 60,000 ms
- Stops working after some time
- Relief from manually closing the downloads bar
Recent reviews
it's great, lightest of all 3
by
Jame N, 2023-05-12
Jame N, 2023-05-12Does what it is supposed to do. Never had any problems
by
Johannes Potapski, 2023-02-14
Johannes Potapski, 2023-02-14Works in Brave, and it's great!
by
GreY Tss, 2022-12-25
GreY Tss, 2022-12-25Safety
Risk impact
Autohide Downloads Bar is relatively safe to use as it requires very minimum permissions.
Risk likelihood
Autohide Downloads Bar has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
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