# Selection Downloader

> Allows mass-downloading of links in a selection.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `selection-downloader`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Chlod Alejandro
- **Category:** download-management
- **Daily users:** 8
- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Last updated:** 2022-02-14
- **First published:** 2022-02-14
- **Size:** 34 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/selection-downloader/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/ChlodAlejandro/selection-downloader/issues](https://github.com/ChlodAlejandro/selection-downloader/issues)

## Description

Selection Downloader is a Firefox add-on that allows users to download all links in a selected block of HTML. It is a convenient tool for mass-downloading files such as PDFs and Word documents.

## Rankings

- #36,725 — Overall
- #38 — selection

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `contextMenus`
- `downloads`
- `activeTab`
- `cookies`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Allows management of download operations but generally doesn't severely affect security unless misused.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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