Best alternatives to Chrome Downloads (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Chrome Downloads, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.
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Downloads
Conveniently clear your Downloads history
≈9K users4.2★ from 66 ratingsNot updated for 4+ years3 permissions- A similar number of users to Chrome Downloads
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Downloads
Clear the downloads list of all completed downloads. Save images in downloads. Open downloads.
≈10K users4.5★ from 14 ratings6 permissions- A similar number of users to Chrome Downloads
- Asks for more permissions (6 vs 3)
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My Downloads
Quickly manage your downloads with ease.
≈100K users3.8★ from 35 ratingsUpdated 7 weeks ago5 permissions- About 14× more users than Chrome Downloads
- Asks for more permissions (5 vs 3)
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Downloads Router
Organize your downloads automatically! Set custom download locations based on filetype, filename, or source domain.
≈10K users4.1★ from 166 ratingsUpdated 11 months ago2 permissions- A similar number of users to Chrome Downloads
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 3)
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Downloads Button
Quick Button to Chrome Downloads
≈3K users4.5★ from 4 ratingsUpdated 21 months ago3 permissions- About 2.3× fewer users than Chrome Downloads
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Clear Downloads
Clears the Downloads list 10 seconds after the last download completes to force the download button to disappear
≈4K users4.4★ from 47 ratingsUpdated 8 months ago2 permissions- About 1.8× fewer users than Chrome Downloads
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 3)
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Free Download Manager for Google Chrome™
Easily manage and accelerate your downloads up to 5 times!
≈40K users3.9★ from 224 ratingsNot updated for 4+ years3 permissions- About 5.7× more users than Chrome Downloads
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Downloadyze
A simple downloader that can download multiple pages automatically.
≈6K users4.3★ from 23 ratingsUpdated 13 months ago10 permissions- A similar number of users to Chrome Downloads
- Asks for more permissions (10 vs 3)
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Download svg
Download svg: free solution to export SVG files from any website
≈10K users3.7★ from 16 ratingsUpdated 18 months ago6 permissions- A similar number of users to Chrome Downloads
- Asks for more permissions (6 vs 3)
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Download Button
Quick access to Chrome downloads page with a single click. Adds convenient toolbar button and context menu.
≈10K users4.6★ from 507 ratingsUpdated 8 months ago2 permissions- A similar number of users to Chrome Downloads
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 3)
Chrome Downloads alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Chrome Downloads?
By users, the most popular alternative is My Downloads with ≈100K users and a 3.8-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Downloads.
Which Chrome Downloads alternative has the best rating?
Download Button has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.6 out of 5 from 507 ratings.
Is there a Chrome Downloads alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
Downloads Router asks for 2 permissions, against 3 for Chrome Downloads.
How many alternatives to Chrome Downloads are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to Chrome Downloads on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.
Users and ratings are the figures shown on the Chrome Web Store, re-checked continuously. Alternatives are matched on name, description, category and topic. Browse best-of lists by niche.