Thunder Download Manager

A super fast download manager

Thunder Download Manager: Supercharge Your Downloads

Thunder Download Manager is a Chrome extension that takes full control of your download tasks, providing features like pause, resume, stop, clear, and more. Beyond managing downloads, it allows opening files directly or showing them in a file manager, grabs media files in your current tab, and notifies you when a download is finished. This open-source download manager has plenty more to offer.

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Extension stats

By: xiaozhuai7

Users: 6,000+

Rating: 4.28

(50)

Version: 0.2.1 (Last updated: 2021-10-29)

Creation date: 2020-02-06

Permissions:

downloads
downloads.shelf
downloads.open
notifications
storage
unlimitedStorage
activeTab

Size: 545.79K

Email: 79*****@qq.com

Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

# 11,744 ▲ 42

Other rankings

#6958 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 64 #51 in download keyword 58 ▼ 9 #155 in manager keyword 55 ▼ 21

Other platforms

Not available on Android

Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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

User-friendly interface
Effective for batch downloading
Open source and works within Chrome without needing external applications
Increases download speed significantly compared to the default Chrome downloader

Cons

Not functioning properly or at all for some users
High resource consumption leading to CPU and memory issues
Lack of dark mode for the popup window
Crashes when a network error occurs during downloads, losing progress
Incompatibility with some download sites or features

Most mentioned

High resource usage
Inconsistent performance
Lack of support for paused downloads after errors
Need for usability improvements like dark mode and downloading compatibility

User reviews

今日は2025年1月10日ですが、動作していません。アイコンも格好いいし、好きだったんですけど... 追伸　1月16日になったら動くようになりました！ありがとうございました。

maiko kurita, 2025-01-10

提示说快要停用了，拜托作者快更新啊

王洋, 2024-11-01

Not bad, shows download notifications with sound and shows the date for the downloaded files in the popup window BUT: - downloads prior the installation of this extension are not shown in the popup window - no dark mode for the popup window

Rainbow Warrior Princess, 2024-07-16

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Thunder Download Manager requires very minimum permissions.

Risk impact analysis details

Medium Allows management of download operations but generally doesn't severely affect security unless misused.
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Risk likelihood

We don't have sufficient data to confidently determine the risk likelihood of Thunder Download Manager. Use it at your own risk.

Risk likelihood analysis details

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