Chrome Download Helper

This extension helps you managing your donwloads.

Chrome Download Helper - Efficient Download Management Tool

Chrome Download Helper is a Chrome extension designed to improve your download management. It organizes your downloads into separate subdirectories named after the domain from the downloads originated. Furthermore, it lets you use a whitelist functionality to manage your downloads. It also provides shortcut keys to access your last download and the default download directory, these settings are customizable for improved convenience.
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Extension stats

By: Obstc0rp
Users: 10,000+
Rating: 2.91
(23)
Version: 1.2.2 (Last updated: 2015-04-09)
Creation date: 2015-04-09
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • downloads
  • downloads.open
Size: 702.46K

Other platforms

Chrome Dev (v133.0.6903.3)
4.38 (183,769) 25,849,260+
Not available on Firefox
Not available on Edge
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Extension summary

This extension helps you managing your donwloads. If enabled any download gets it own subdirectory inside the download directory. This subdirectory gets the name of the domain where the download comes from. If enabled you can use a whitelist. Then only those downloads get a subdirectory which domain is listed.

Additionally you can use defined shortkeys to open the last download (default Alt+L) and open the default download directory (default Alt+O). You can change this settings in the Chrome extension menu at the very bottom.

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Keeps download folder organized easily
  • User-friendly for managing downloads
  • Frequently praised as very wonderful
Cons
  • Issues with subscription charges and unclear cancellation process
  • Difficulty finding videos on websites with many options
  • Problems with videos not playing or incomplete downloads
  • Lack of clear instructions and guidance
Most mentioned
  • Subscription issues
  • Organization of downloads
  • Video recognition problems
User reviews
I used the premium once, since then it keeps charging me monthly. I never agreed to that. How can I cancel it? Besides, when there are many videos on a website, its so hard to find the right ones.
by Artem Khudaverdiev, 2020-09-15

Very wonderful
by van hoanglong, 2020-08-22

Not working ...Devreye girmiyor.
by Özcan Özkan, 2019-12-16
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Chrome Download Helper requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

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

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