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

Users: 6,000+
Rating: 4.20
(50)
Version: 0.2.1 (Last updated: 2021-10-29)
Creation date: 2020-02-06
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • downloads
  • downloads.shelf
  • downloads.open
  • notifications
  • storage
  • unlimitedStorage
  • activeTab
Size: 545.79K

Other platforms

Not available on Android
Not available on Firefox
Not available on Edge
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Extension summary

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Feature:

  1. Manage Chrome download task(create, pause, resume, stop, clear, etc...)
  2. Open file or show in file manager
  3. Grab media files in current tab
  4. Notification when task finished
  5. Open source
  6. More to explorer...

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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。
by maiko kurita, 2025-01-10

提示说快要停用了,拜托作者快更新啊
by 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
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Thunder Download Manager requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Thunder Download Manager has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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