Best alternatives to Downloads (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to 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 Downloads
- Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 6)
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Chrome Downloads
Easily access and manage your chrome downloads. Open your downloads folder and organize google chrome downloads effortlessly
≈7K users4.0★ from 8 ratings3 permissions- A similar number of users to Downloads
- Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 6)
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My Downloads
Quickly manage your downloads with ease.
≈100K users3.8★ from 35 ratingsUpdated 7 weeks ago5 permissions- About 10× more users than Downloads
- Asks for fewer permissions (5 vs 6)
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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 2.5× fewer users than Downloads
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 6)
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Always Clear Downloads 3
A Google Chrome Extension to always clear the downloads list of all completed downloads.
≈20K users4.4★ from 54 ratingsUpdated 20 months ago2 permissions- About 2.0× more users than Downloads
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 6)
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Downloadyze
A simple downloader that can download multiple pages automatically.
≈6K users4.3★ from 23 ratingsUpdated 13 months ago10 permissions- About 1.7× fewer users than Downloads
- Asks for more permissions (10 vs 6)
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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 Downloads
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 6)
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Downloads Button
Quick Button to Chrome Downloads
≈3K users4.5★ from 4 ratingsUpdated 21 months ago3 permissions- About 3.3× fewer users than Downloads
- Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 6)
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Paste to download
Paste to download makes it easy to save images copied to your clipboard.
≈3K users2.9★ from 22 ratingsUpdated 19 months agoNo special permissions- About 3.3× fewer users than Downloads
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 6)
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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 Downloads
Downloads alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to 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 Downloads alternative has the best rating?
Always Clear Downloads 3 has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.4 out of 5 from 54 ratings.
Is there a Downloads alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
Paste to download asks for 0 permissions, against 6 for Downloads.
How many alternatives to Downloads are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to 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.