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Developer's Download Helper

Established publisherManifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

Download files and folders from GitHub or GitLab via context menu.

Users
741
0 in 30 days
Rating
4.6 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
5
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#36K
#30K among extensions
Version
0.4.0
updated 31 Aug 2026

Users

monthly, 3 years
1005501,000Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 741 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years
135Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 5 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

The Chrome Web Store rounds user counts down to the leading digit, so the user line moves in steps. The ratings count is exact and is the better signal of real adoption.

About Developer's Download Helper

Open source browser extension for GitHub and GitLab. It adds two entries to the right click menu: • Download, which saves to your default downloads folder • Save as..., which opens the file dialog so you can choose the location and name Both work on a single file, a folder, or an entire repository. Folders and repositories are packed into a zip. Single files are saved unchanged. This avoids cloning the repository or saving files one at a time. Self hosted and enterprise instances are supported. Enter the URL pattern of your server on the options page and the menu entries appear there too. Either platform and either action can be switched off. The extension requests access only to the sites you configure. It collects no data and sends nothing to third parties.

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days−1−0.1%00.00
30 days0+0.0%00.00
6 months+39+5.6%00.00
1 year−54−6.8%00.00

Version history

3 versions recorded
0.4.031 Aug 2026
0.3.02 Jun 2021
0.2.115 May 2020

Details

Category
Developer Tools
First seen
15 May 2020
Size
160 KB
Languages
en
Pricing
Free
Support
github.com
Extension ID
apchbjkblfhmkohghpnhidldebmpmjnn

Permissions and risk

Moderate riskimpact 3, likelihood 2
Permissions
activeTabcontextMenusdownloadsstoragenotifications
Site access
https://*.github.com/*https://*.githubusercontent.com/*https://gitlab.com/*

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