# Save In

> Right-click to save images, video, audio, links and pages into organized folders, with rules to sort and rename them automatically.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `save-in`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** gyng
- **Category:** download-management
- **Daily users:** 2,724
- **Weekly downloads:** 65
- **Rating:** 3.88 / 5 (106 ratings)
- **Version:** 4.1.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-15
- **First published:** 2017-04-22
- **Size:** 2.18 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/save-in/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/gyng/save-in/](https://github.com/gyng/save-in/)

## Description

Save In… is a powerful Chrome extension that enhances your download experience by adding a context menu to save various media types—including images, videos, audio, links, selections, and entire pages—directly into user-defined directories relative to your default download location. It supports saving into dynamically named folders and offers flexible, rules-based download renaming and routing to keep your files organized automatically.

Additionally, Save In… allows you to save files as shortcuts (.url, .desktop, .html redirect) and cleverly navigates browser limitations using symbolic links to enable downloads into directories beyond the default location. With careful permission handling and options, this extension is customizable to fit your download management workflow seamlessly. Configure it before use for best results and enhanced browser download control.

## Rankings

- #1,781 — Overall
- #156 — Download Management
- #4 — save
- #21 — sale
- #38 — rule
- #44 — spreadsheet

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `contextMenus`
- `declarativeNetRequestWithHostAccess`
- `downloads`
- `notifications`
- `storage`
- `offscreen`

### 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 was recently updated in the past month. New updates may not be stable or safe.

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## Review summary

Users praise Save In… for reliably saving to the Downloads folder, routing to many custom folders with quick access, and saving time. However, repeated issues include compatibility breakage across Firefox updates and site-specific problems (Instagram, Twitter, etc.), unreliability in file extension handling, and features that dont work outside the context menu. The UI path-management can be tedious and has a learning curve, and the documentation is lacking. Overall, it highly valued by power users when it works, but many reports indicate ongoing reliability problems and usability gaps.

### Pros

- Saves to the Downloads folder by default, solving the common "+Save As…" location issue.
- Allows saving to many folders via the context menu and hotkeys, enabling fast, organized saving.
- Generally reliable and improves the saving workflow; users report ys it cks 'just works'.
- Offers flexible filename/extension handling and customizable routing (including site-specific workarounds).
- Highly recommended by power users who need multi-folder saves and quick access.

### Cons

- Compatibility issues and breakage after Firefox updates or on certain sites (e.g., Instagram, Twitter; not working on v136.0).
- Core features like saving by file extension can be broken or produce incorrect extensions.
- Partial functionality: some features are only accessible via the context menu; the UI/path-management can be tedious and has a learning curve.
- Documentation is sparse or missing, making setup and troubleshooting harder.

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