# Moodle Buddy

> Moodle Buddy offers mass file download and notification functionality to the moodle learning management platform. Students see updates to their courses immediately and can download all learning materials with just one click.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/moodle-buddy](https://chrome-stats.com/d/moodle-buddy)

## Overview

- **ID:** `moodle-buddy`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** marcelreppi
- **Category:** download-management,alerts-updates
- **Daily users:** 767
- **Weekly downloads:** 27
- **Rating:** 4.91 / 5 (141 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.59.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-19
- **First published:** 2019-12-25
- **Size:** 1.05 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/moodle-buddy/)
- **Website:** [https://moodlebuddy.com/](https://moodlebuddy.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/moodle-buddy/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/moodle-buddy/privacy/)

## Description

Moodle Buddy is a powerful Chrome extension designed for students and teachers using the Moodle learning management platform. It streamlines your learning experience by allowing you to download all course resources—such as PDFs and other materials—with a single click, eliminating the hassle of downloading files individually. Additionally, it keeps you informed by scanning your Moodle courses for any updates, notifying you instantly whenever new resources or activities are available.

With features like filtering downloadable files, modifying filenames, and background course scanning, Moodle Buddy ensures you never miss important updates while managing your course materials efficiently. Prioritizing privacy, it operates entirely on your computer without collecting login or resource data. Whether accessing your Moodle dashboard or course pages, Moodle Buddy simplifies and enhances your e-learning journey.

## Rankings

- #3,846 — Overall
- #107 — Alerts & Updates
- #345 — Download Management
- #30 — food
- #39 — course
- #67 — student

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `downloads`
- `storage`
- `scripting`

### Host permissions

- `<all_urls>`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- This extension was recently updated in the past month. New updates may not be stable or safe.

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## Review summary

Users consistently praise Moodle Buddy for reliably downloading entire course materials in one click and being especially useful for university students. Multiple reviewers note it “just works” and highlight configurable options (sorting and auto-download). No recurring complaints appear across reviews.

### Pros

- Reliable — multiple users say it “just works” or works as described
- Bulk download of course materials — downloads whole courses/archives in one click
- Helpful for students/academic use — repeatedly called very useful for university/MBA use
- Configurable — options for sorting and automatic downloading mentioned by several users

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/moodle-buddy)