Best alternatives to Simple mass downloader (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Simple mass downloader, 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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Simple mass downloader alternatives, compared
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Free Download Manager
Free Download Manager integration with browser
≈3M users4.2★ from 4.8K ratingsUpdated 3 months ago14 permissions- About 30× more users than Simple mass downloader
- Rated 0.4 stars lower
- Asks for more permissions (14 vs 11)
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Download with JDownloader
Integrates the browser with JDownloader either by interrupting the built-in download manager or from right-click context menu
≈100K users3.8★ from 122 ratingsUpdated 3 months ago8 permissions- A similar number of users to Simple mass downloader
- Rated 0.8 stars lower
- Asks for fewer permissions (8 vs 11)
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Moodle Downloader
A chrome extension for downloading Moodle resources
≈10K users4.8★ from 303 ratingsUpdated 5 months ago4 permissions- About 10× fewer users than Simple mass downloader
- Rated 0.3 stars higher
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (4 vs 11)
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Moodle Downloader
Download all moodle files with one click.
≈2K users3.6★ from 12 ratingsNot updated for 3+ years2 permissions- About 50× fewer users than Simple mass downloader
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 11)
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Video Downloader Web
Download videos from popular websites in different resolutions and watch it later with video downloader. One click to save video.
≈50K users4.3★ from 603 ratingsUpdated 20 months ago4 permissions- About 2.0× fewer users than Simple mass downloader
- Rated 0.2 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (4 vs 11)
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Video Downloader Pro
Video downloader is a lightweight and ultra fast tool that allows users to easily download videos from popular websites.
≈100K users4.3★ from 1.3K ratingsUpdated 9 months ago6 permissions- A similar number of users to Simple mass downloader
- Rated 0.2 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (6 vs 11)
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Media Downloader
Browse and download images, video and audio on a web page.
≈20K users3.4★ from 24 ratingsUpdated 5 months ago8 permissions- About 5.0× fewer users than Simple mass downloader
- Rated 1.2 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (8 vs 11)
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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 2.5× fewer users than Simple mass downloader
- Rated 0.7 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 11)
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Easy Video Downloader
A video downloader that works with both internal and external download managers
≈200K users2.9★ from 207 ratingsUpdated 20 months ago6 permissions- About 2.0× more users than Simple mass downloader
- Rated 1.7 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (6 vs 11)
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Simple Video Download Helper
Simple Video Download Helper (doesn't work on youtube.com)
≈20K users3.1★ from 135 ratingsUpdated 3 months ago7 permissions- About 5.0× fewer users than Simple mass downloader
- Rated 1.4 stars lower
- Asks for fewer permissions (7 vs 11)
Simple mass downloader alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Simple mass downloader?
By users, the most popular alternative is Free Download Manager with ≈3M users and a 4.2-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Free Download Manager.
Which Simple mass downloader alternative has the best rating?
Moodle Downloader has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.8 out of 5 from 303 ratings.
Is there a Simple mass downloader alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
Moodle Downloader asks for 2 permissions, against 11 for Simple mass downloader.
How many alternatives to Simple mass downloader are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to Simple mass downloader 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.