Tab Save

Name: Tab Save
Rating: 4.184931506849315 (146 reviews)
Author: naivelocus

One-click download for files from open tabs, lists of URLs, or scholarly article PDFs from their associated DOI.

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Tab Save is a Chrome extension that enables effortless one-click downloading of files displayed in your browser tabs. Whether you are looking to save PDFs, images, or any other file types open on active tabs, this tool streamlines the process without navigating away.

Additionally, Tab Save supports downloading from lists of URLs, providing a quick and efficient way to batch download files directly within your browser. It also offers an experimental feature to retrieve PDFs of scholarly articles via their DOI, catering to academics and researchers. Future updates will introduce filtering of links by file type on webpages for even more precise downloading.

Open source and actively developed, Tab Save ensures seamless file management for a variety of browsing needs.

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Version:

1.4.0.2 Last updated: 2014-07-01

Creation date:

2014-06-30

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Permissions:

downloads
tabs
<all_urls>

Size:

466.94K

Full description:

Source:

Chrome Web Store

Updated:

a day ago

Ranking

# 3,178 ▲ 23

Other rankings

#9881 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 2 #9 in save keyword 78 #15 in tab keyword 81 ▲ 1 #19 in browser tab keyword 51 ▲ 12

User reviews

Users praise Tab Save for efficiently downloading hundreds of files or images from URL lists, significantly saving time and outperforming alternatives. Many find it invaluable for bulk downloads and automation of tedious downloads. However, recurring issues include incomplete or zero-byte downloads, incompatibility or malfunction on certain browsers (like Brave), lack of recent updates and modern conveniences (file renaming, download folder selection), and occasional file format mismatches requiring workarounds. Additionally, the extension sometimes disrupts the download order when handling multiple files, necessitating manual corrections.

Pros

Efficiently downloads large numbers of images or files quickly and with expected filenames.
Allows importing and downloading from a list of URLs, which saves a lot of manual effort.
Works better than other extensions for mass image downloading.
Useful for tasks that would otherwise take hours or require custom tools, saving significant time and money.

Cons

Sometimes fails to download files properly, resulting in 0kb or empty files.
Not updated frequently; lacks modern features like renaming files upon download or changing default download folder.
Issues with file formats; images sometimes download as .webp instead of .jpg, requiring manual URL tweaks.
On some browsers like Brave, download function doesn't work as expected.
Download order of multiple files can break, requiring manual intervention.

Recent reviews

why is it gone now, any alternatives like this extension

AL*****, 2025-03-18

one of the grate plugins the download form list hit the spot !!

ur*****, 2025-02-02

quick effective usefull. i wish it allowed you to rename files upon download

ar*****, 2024-09-11

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Tab Save requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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Risk likelihood

Tab Save has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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