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Best alternatives to GitHub Easy Download (2026)

10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to GitHub Easy Download, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.

GitHub Easy Download: reviews, users and permissionsBest Developer Tools extensions

GitHub Easy Download today

≈1K users5.0★ from 2 ratingsUpdated 10 months ago3 permissions

GitHub Easy Download alternatives, compared

  1. 1

    GitHub Directory Download

    Download directories, files from Github with one click.

    640 users5.0★ from 2 ratingsUpdated 17 months ago1 permissions
    • About 1.6× fewer users than GitHub Easy Download
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 3)
    • Listed under Tools
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  2. 2

    GitHub Download Button

    Instant, OS-filtered download options for any GitHub repo.

    147 usersNot rated yet6 permissions
    • About 6.8× fewer users than GitHub Easy Download
    • Asks for more permissions (6 vs 3)
    • Listed under Accessibility
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  3. 3

    GitHub Direct Download

    Download individual files or entire folders from GitHub with correct structure.

    127 users5.0★ from 1 rating5 permissions
    • About 7.9× fewer users than GitHub Easy Download
    • Asks for more permissions (5 vs 3)
    • Listed under Functionality & UI
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  4. 4

    GitHub Smart Downloader

    Download GitHub repositories, folders, or selected files as ZIP archives directly from your browser.

    341 users5.0★ from 7 ratingsUpdated 6 weeks ago8 permissions
    • About 2.9× fewer users than GitHub Easy Download
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (8 vs 3)
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  5. 5

    QuickClone for GitHub

    Adds a one-click 'Clone' button to GitHub repositories.

    105 usersNot rated yetUpdated 13 months ago3 permissions
    • About 9.5× fewer users than GitHub Easy Download
    • Updated less recently
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  6. 6

    GitHub Release Downloads

    This extension displays the number of downloads GitHub releases have on the releases page.

    485 users4.5★ from 11 ratingsUpdated 11 months ago2 permissions
    • About 2.1× fewer users than GitHub Easy Download
    • Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 3)
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  7. 7

    GitHub Proxy - Download Accelerator & Mirror

    Accelerate GitHub resource downloads with multiple proxy nodes, image acceleration, and git clone proxy

    673 users5.0★ from 4 ratingsUpdated 4 months ago9 permissions
    • A similar number of users to GitHub Easy Download
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (9 vs 3)
    • Listed under Tools
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  8. 8

    GitHub Master

    Enhance GitHub repositories by adding DeepWiki and GitDiagram buttons for better code understanding

    137 users5.0★ from 1 rating2 permissions
    • About 7.3× fewer users than GitHub Easy Download
    • Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 3)
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  9. 9

    Graph Tab for GitHub

    Adds a Graph tab to GitHub repositories. Renders the commit graph without requiring any permissions.

    250 users5.0★ from 4 ratingsUpdated 7 weeks agoNo special permissions
    • About 4.0× fewer users than GitHub Easy Download
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 3)
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  10. 10

    GIFs for GitHub

    Easily search and add a GIF into any GitHub comment box.

    ≈8K users4.6★ from 41 ratingsUpdated 4 weeks ago6 permissions
    • About 8.0× more users than GitHub Easy Download
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (6 vs 3)
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GitHub Easy Download alternatives: questions

What is the best alternative to GitHub Easy Download?

By users, the most popular alternative is GIFs for GitHub with ≈8K users and a 4.6-star rating. The closest match by what it does is GitHub Directory Download.

Is there a GitHub Easy Download alternative that asks for fewer permissions?

Graph Tab for GitHub asks for 0 permissions, against 3 for GitHub Easy Download.

How many alternatives to GitHub Easy Download are there?

We list 10 close alternatives to GitHub Easy Download 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.