Simple mass downloader

Name: Simple mass downloader
Rating: 4.4922 (128 reviews)
Author: George Prec

A simple but powerful mass downloader. Download links from multiple tabs at once, from the clipboard or selected text on web pages. Advanced filtering or multi-renaming options. User-defined automatic download folders.

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Simple Mass Downloader is a powerful yet lightweight Firefox extension designed for efficient batch downloading. Extract links from multiple tabs, selected web text, or clipboard data, then manage downloads with advanced filtering and customizable renaming options. It offers a special thumbnail view for images, user-defined automatic folders, and flexible download management including pause, resume, and server limit settings. Users can set custom download directories relative to their browser's default folder and define favorite folders for quick access.

Despite being in early development, this extension provides versatile workflows for collecting download links via the browser toolbar, context menus, or tabs dialogs. It supports intelligently filtering and renaming files for better organization. While it does not support private browsing or embedded video downloads, it offers a reliable solution for general mass downloads with continuous improvements underway.

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Version:

0.802resigned1 Last updated: 2024-04-25

Version code:

5730919

Creation date:

2018-05-06

Risk:

Permissions:

<all_urls>
*://*/*
storage
unlimitedStorage
tabs
activeTab
downloads
downloads.open
contextMenus
clipboardRead

Size:

146.68K

Email:

ge*****@gmail.com

URLs:

Website

Full description:

Source:

Firefox Browser Add-ons

Updated:

a day ago

Ranking

# 776 ▼ 6

Other rankings

#65 in Download Management ▼ 2

#125 in Other extensions ▼ 1

#8 in simple keyword 38

#29 in downloader keyword 86

#35 in download keyword 69

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Other platforms

Simple mass downloader (v0.831)

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User reviews

The Simple Mass Downloader is praised for its configurability, quick media downloads, and useful filtering options, making it effective once understood. However, multiple reviews highlight significant drawbacks such as poor retention of user settings, inadequate error handling resulting in incorrect file downloads, lack of logging or export features for managing failed downloads, limited folder selection options, and a repetitive, somewhat cumbersome user interface. These issues especially affect users dealing with batch downloads, causing frustration and extra manual work.

Pros

Configurable and capable of downloading media files quickly from websites.
Allows filtering of files by extension and supports image-only downloads.
Easy to use once figured out, with options to clear downloads and retry failed ones.
Intuitive interface recognized by some users as efficient and well-designed.

Cons

Settings and preferences (e.g., filters and rename options) are not retained after restarting Firefox.
Error handling is poor; the addon often downloads HTML pages instead of target files and falsely reports success.
No export or logging features to manage or identify failed downloads, making batch downloads frustrating.
Limited choice for download folders; users can only save to the default download folder or its subfolders.
User interface requires many repetitive clicks, which can be cumbersome during use.

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Simple mass downloader requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
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Risk likelihood

Simple mass downloader has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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