# NZBDonkey

> The ultimate NZB file downloader extension

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `nzbdonkey`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Tensai
- **Category:** download-management
- **Daily users:** 2,136
- **Weekly downloads:** 51
- **Rating:** 4.25 / 5 (32 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.7.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-04-19
- **First published:** 2018-06-19
- **Size:** 2.13 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/nzbdonkey/)
- **Website:** [https://tensai75.github.io/NZBDonkey/](https://tensai75.github.io/NZBDonkey/)

## Description

NZBDonkey is a powerful Chrome extension designed to streamline the downloading of NZB files. It enables automatic download or sending of NZB files to popular Usenet clients like NZBGet, SABnzbd, Synology DownloadStation, and JDownloader. Additionally, it integrates with premium services such as premiumize.me and torbox.app for enhanced downloading options.

This extension supports NZBLNK links and plain text files containing headers, passwords, and titles. It can search across multiple NZB search engines either sequentially or simultaneously, providing flexible file interception and processing capabilities from any website. NZBDonkey boasts extensive configurability, including multiple target applications, category management with automatic, default, or manual settings, and NZB file completeness checks with adjustable thresholds. With templated or custom NZB search engine setups, NZBDonkey is the ultimate tool for efficient NZB file management and downloading.

## Rankings

- #2,080 — Overall
- #173 — Download Management
- #79 — keyword
- #84 — target
- #128 — category
- #130 — keyboard

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `scripting`
- `notifications`
- `downloads`
- `contextMenus`
- `clipboardWrite`
- `webRequest`
- `declarativeNetRequestWithHostAccess`

### Host permissions

- `<all_urls>`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High 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 has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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## Review summary

Reviews largely praise NZBDonkey for reliable SABnzbd/NZBGet integration, easy setup, and time-saving NZB management, including LAN use. The developer’s responsiveness is also highlighted. Common concerns center on stability and UI issues: pop-up searches that vanish, a blank window after Firefox updates, and the settings page auto-opening on restart. Additional drawbacks include occasional NZB renaming errors and questions about license/source code transparency. Overall, it’s well-liked for core functionality with some reliability and transparency caveats.

### Pros

- Reliable integration with SABnzbd (and NZBGet) for sending NZBs.
- Easy to install and configure with simple setup and one-click use.
- Useful for managing NZBs and saving time across Usenet, including LAN usage.
- Developer is responsive and provides support when issues arise.

### Cons

- UI stability issues: search pop-ups can disappear, the extension may show a blank window after Firefox updates, and the settings page can auto-open on each restart.
- Occasional NZB renaming errors that can mislabel files.
- Questions about license/source code transparency and privacy concerns.

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