Download Manager (S3)

Name: Download Manager (S3)
Rating: 4.1232 (836 reviews)
Author: Oleksandr

View and manage downloads from a tidy status bar.

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Download Manager (S3) is a powerful yet compact Chrome extension designed to enhance your downloading experience. It offers a customizable status bar that neatly displays download progress, remaining time, file path, and more without disrupting your workflow. The interface automatically hides when not in use, providing a clean and unobtrusive user experience.

Key features include the ability to pause, resume, cancel, or retry downloads individually or in groups, preview image files directly, and manage your entire download history with control over the display. Additional conveniences such as hotkeys for quick actions and notification alerts when downloads complete are built-in. While fully compatible with Google Chrome, some limitations exist on Firefox browsers due to system constraints. Download Manager (S3) replaces the traditional downloads library page and lets you position control buttons anywhere in the bar for personalized use.

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Version:

5.12 Last updated: 2019-07-09

Version code:

4753280

Creation date:

2013-12-25

Risk:

Permissions:

activeTab
tabs
notifications
storage
webRequest
webRequestBlocking
downloads
downloads.shelf
downloads.open
history

Size:

371.81KB

Email:

se*****@gmail.com

URLs:

Website

Full description:

Source:

Firefox Browser Add-ons

Updated:

20 hours ago

Ranking

# 306

Other rankings

#6 in Download Management

#1 in manage keyword 23

#2 in download keyword 72

#2 in downloader keyword 80

#3 in manager keyword 54

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User reviews

Users appreciate the add-on's functionality on Firefox for macOS and the option for automatic clearing of download history. However, recurring issues include the annoying non-disableable download completion chime, absence of file opening on click, lack of multi-threading and failed download resuming support, and poor performance or incompatibility on Firefox for Android. Some also report bugs and printing problems with the status bar included in PDFs. Overall, it is seen as useful but needing significant improvements.

Pros

Works well on Firefox for macOS as per some users.
Allows automatic deletion of downloaded file history, which is appreciated by at least one user.
Generally considered a nice or great add-on apart from noted issues.

Cons

Lacks the ability to open downloaded files by clicking on them, which is missed by users.
Contains an annoying chime on download completion that cannot be disabled.
Does not support multi-threaded downloads or resuming failed downloads, reducing effectiveness.
Reported to be buggy or non-functional on Firefox for Android and other platforms.
Includes status bar in printouts which some users find inconvenient.

Recent reviews

by AR*****, 2025-06-14

Sometimes gets annoyingly buggy, really needs a better design, doesn't need a message while deleting downloaded files via extention

by Fi*****, 2025-06-03

by gp*****, 2025-06-01

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Extension safety

Risk impact

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Download Manager (S3) requires a lot of sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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Risk likelihood

Risk likelihood measures the probability that a Firefox add-on may turn malicious. This is determined by the publisher and the Firefox add-on reputation on Firefox Browser Add-ons, the amount of time the Firefox add-on has been around, and other signals about the Firefox add-on. Our algorithms are not perfect, and are subject to change as we discover new ways to detect malicious extensions. We recommend that you always exercise caution when installing a Firefox add-on.

Download Manager (S3) has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

Low This extension was updated more than 6 months ago. Older versions are more likely to be stable and safe.
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