For file types which Firefox can display (image, text, PDF), never force a download.
User Growth & Download Statistics
Manifest V2 Add-on
- By:
- Anthony Lieuallen
- Daily users:
- 22
- Rating:
- 4.00 (5)
- Version:
- 7 Last updated: 2021-02-24
- Version code:
- 5188330
- Creation date:
- 2018-01-03
- Risk:
- Moderate risk impact Low risk likelihood
- Permissions:
- <all_urls>
- webRequest
- webRequestBlocking
- <all_urls>
- Size:
- 22.35KB
- URLs:
- Website
- Source:
- Firefox Add-ons Store
- Data ingested on:
- 2026-06-19
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User Reviews
by 远离*****, 2025-04-16
by 退出*****, 2025-03-11
In principle this is great and works fine as far as I can see ... but unfortunately it blocks the download of Gmail attachments.
It would be desirable to have a blacklist (and/or a modifier key) to disable the add-on on certain websites.
by jw*****, 2025-01-10
Is Never Force Download Safe?
Risk impact
Risk impact measures the level of extra permissions an extension has access to. A low risk impact extension cannot do much harms, whereas a high risk impact extension can do a lot of damage like stealing your password, bypassing your security settings, and accessing your personal data. High risk impact extensions are not necessarily malicious. However, if they do turn malicious, they can be very harmful.
Never Force Download requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.
Risk impact analysis details
- Critical Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
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Risk likelihood
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Never Force Download 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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