Best alternatives to Downloads Button (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Downloads Button, 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 Button alternatives, compared
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Downloads Button
Quick Button to Chrome Downloads
≈3K users4.5★ from 4 ratingsUpdated 22 months ago3 permissions- A similar number of users to Downloads Button
- Updated less recently
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
- 2
Download Button
This extension replaces the download bar with a button in the toolbar, where you can manage your downloads.
597 users3.4★ from 10 ratingsNot updated for 4+ years2 permissions- About 6.7× fewer users than Downloads Button
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 3)
- Listed under Accessibility
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Download Button
Quick access to Chrome downloads page with a single click. Adds convenient toolbar button and context menu.
≈10K users4.4★ from 507 ratingsUpdated 9 months ago2 permissions- About 2.5× more users than Downloads Button
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 3)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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My Downloads Button - Open Browser Downloads
One-click button to open your Web Browser download page. Simple and convenient way to Find your downloaded files quickly.
≈1K users5.0★ from 2 ratingsNot updated for 4+ years1 permissions- About 4.0× fewer users than Downloads Button
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 3)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Downloads
Easily access downloads on this device. Manage all downloaded files in Google Chrome with a single link to the downloads history
≈10K users3.6★ from 14 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years4 permissions- About 2.5× more users than Downloads Button
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (4 vs 3)
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My Downloads
Quickly manage your downloads with ease.
≈200K users3.7★ from 36 ratingsUpdated 2 months ago5 permissions- About 50× more users than Downloads Button
- Asks for more permissions (5 vs 3)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Chrome Downloads
Easily access and manage your chrome downloads. Open your downloads folder and organize google chrome downloads effortlessly
≈7K users4.1★ from 9 ratings3 permissions- About 1.8× more users than Downloads Button
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Downloads
Conveniently clear your Downloads history
≈10K users4.2★ from 66 ratingsNot updated for 4+ years3 permissions- About 2.5× more users than Downloads Button
- Updated less recently
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Downloads Pro
A clean and modern download manager for professionals.
≈5K users4.5★ from 74 ratingsUpdated 17 months ago8 permissions- A similar number of users to Downloads Button
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (8 vs 3)
- Listed under Functionality & UI
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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 9 months ago2 permissions- A similar number of users to Downloads Button
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 3)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
Downloads Button alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Downloads Button?
By users, the most popular alternative is My Downloads with ≈200K users and a 3.7-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Downloads Button.
Which Downloads Button alternative has the best rating?
Downloads Pro has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.5 out of 5 from 74 ratings.
Is there a Downloads Button alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
My Downloads Button - Open Browser Downloads asks for 1 permissions, against 3 for Downloads Button.
How many alternatives to Downloads Button are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to Downloads Button on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.
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