# Patreon Helper

> Automatically downloads media in the background as you browse Patreon — images, videos, audio, documents, and attachments — so you don't have to save each file by hand. Downloads are de-duplicated and sorted by creator.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `patreon-helper`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** draconigen
- **Category:** download-management,photos-music-videos
- **Daily users:** 1,027
- **Weekly downloads:** 75
- **Rating:** 3.93 / 5 (28 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.5
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-07
- **First published:** 2020-01-21
- **Size:** 103 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-15
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/patreon-helper/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/dogpixels/patreon-helper](https://github.com/dogpixels/patreon-helper)

## Description

Patreon Helper is a Chrome extension designed to simplify your Patreon experience by automatically downloading media as you browse your favorite creators' monthly submissions. There's no need to manually open each media file; the extension saves them directly to your designated download folder inside a convenient "patreon" subfolder.

Perfect for content patrons, Patreon Helper ensures that you only download media you have pledged for, respecting access restrictions. While currently optimized for Firefox, the extension may face occasional issues on MacOS, and user feedback is appreciated. The tool is open source and independent, not affiliated with Patreon itself. Customize settings within the add-on to enhance your downloading experience.

## Rankings

- #3,257 — Overall
- #297 — Download Management
- #47 — appreciate
- #161 — documentation
- #201 — sort
- #208 — document

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `*://*.patreon.com/*`
- `*://*.patreonusercontent.com/*`
- `tabs`
- `storage`
- `unlimitedStorage`
- `downloads`
- `webRequest`
- `webRequestBlocking`
- `clipboardWrite`

### Content script matches

- `*.patreon.com`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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## Review summary

Users praise the add‑on for quickly and reliably batch‑downloading attachments from Patreon (not just images). Repeated complaints are about the automatic, uncontrolled downloads (users want a manual toggle), messy file organization (\_unknown/strange paths), and occasional failed or skipped downloads with poor tracking/resume behavior; macOS compatibility issues are also reported.

### Pros

- Downloads attachments (not just in-page images) so post attachments are saved
- Batch/automatic downloading makes it easy to grab a creator’s feed quickly
- Generally fast and easy to use; many users report it works reliably for most pages

### Cons

- Automatically starts downloading with little or no UI control — users want a manual start/toggle to prevent flooding
- Poor file organization: files saved into \_unknown or strange/duplicate paths
- Occasional failed or skipped downloads and lack of robust resume/track state (reinstall can cause redownloads)
- Mac users report authorization/errors and more chaotic behavior on macOS

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