Download Manager (S3)

View and manage downloads from a tidy status bar.
What is Download Manager (S3)?
Download Manager (S3) is a versatile tool that enhances the standard download utilities of the Firefox browser. This add-on provides a customizable interface that offers full control to the user and features like download progress display, completed downloads count, image preview, and more. It also supports hotkeys for easy access and has certain limitations due to web extensions.

Add-on stats

By: Oleksandr
Rating: 4.18 (805)
Version: 5.12 (Last updated: 2019-07-09)
Creation date: 2013-12-25
Weekly download count: 2,070
Firefox on Android: Yes
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • activeTab
  • tabs
  • notifications
  • storage
  • webRequest
  • webRequestBlocking
  • downloads
  • downloads.shelf
  • downloads.open
  • history
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Size: 380.73K
URLs: Website

Other platforms

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Add-on summary

What is Download Manager (S3)? Despite its compact size, Download Manager (S3) packs in a bunch of useful features that standard download utilities don’t provide. Its fully customizable interface automatically disappears when not in use - giving you full control without interruption.

Features:

  • Displays download progress, time remaining, full file path, URL, etc.
  • Hides status bar when all downloads are complete
  • Position buttons in the download bar where you prefer
  • Ability to show only the number of completed downloads
  • Preview image files
  • Can pause, cancel, resume, or re-try single and group downloads
  • Replace Downloads Library page - you have full control of your download history
  • Change the text and tooltip sizes
  • Has a Queue mode
  • Shows «Download complete» notification
Hotkeys (by default for Windows):
  • Ctrl + J = open Download History page
  • Ctrl + Shift + Z = show/hide Download Bar
  • Ctrl + Shift + Backspace = clear the last downloaded item
  • Ctrl + Shift + Insert = undo last clear
  • Ctrl + Shift + Enter = open the last downloaded item
  • Alt + Shift + Enter = show the last downloaded item
WebExtensions Limitations:
  • Download Bar not displayed on some sites from mozilla.org and google.com
  • Download Bar not displayed on sites that do not have pages, for example error 404 (page not found)
  • Download Bar not displayed on internal Firefox and GoogleChrome pages, for example about:addons , about:config , chrome://extensions/ , chrome://settings/ , etc.
  • Download Bar not displayed on the extensions pages "moz-extension://...." , "chrome-extension://...."

============ You also can use Download Manager (S3) for Google Chrome: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/download-manager-s3/ngmcjenopiialholjggicgplegmcmjda

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User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Firefox Browser Add-ons does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Excellent app
  • Very good functionality
  • The developer is responsive
Cons
  • Not all settings working properly
  • Unclear how the add-on is supposed to work
  • Does not integrate with Firefox download method as expected
  • Not working on Ubuntu 22.04
  • Download sound does not play when finished
Most mentioned
  • Good functionality but with issues
  • Developer is responsive
  • Integration problems with Firefox
  • Issues with download sound
Recent reviews
excellent app
by BIKRAMJIT, 2024-11-02

Accidentally found this. When I searched for "Download Status Bar" (my old FF extension pre Quantum) it didn't show up. Not all settings working properly for me, but still very good.

by yasermashaee, 2024-10-20
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Add-on safety

Risk impact

Download Manager (S3) requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

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

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