Files your downloads into subfolders automatically, following your own rules.
Users
15
+13 in 30 days
Rating
0.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
0
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#172K
#144K among extensions
Version
0.1.0
updated 9 Sep 2026
Users
monthly, 1 months
Latest, 18 Oct 2026:15 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month
Ratings count
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Latest, 18 Oct 2026:0 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month
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About Download Sorter
Download Sorter files each download into a subfolder as it arrives, so you don't
have to move it afterwards. You write the rules; the extension applies the first
one that matches.
A rule looks at the file's extension, the site it came from, or a word in its
name, and points at a destination folder. Folder paths accept tokens, so
Invoices/{year} starts a fresh folder every January, and By site/{site} keeps one
folder per source.
Seven rules are active on installation. Edit them, reorder them to change which
one wins, switch them off, or write your own.
Main features
• Rules matched on the extension, the source site, or a keyword in the filename
• First match wins — the order of the list sets the priority
• Tokens in folder paths: {year}, {month}, {day}, {domain}, {site}, {ext}
• A panel listing what was filed recently, with a search box, that reopens a file
or shows it in its folder
• One switch to pause sorting without uninstalling
• Your choice when a file of that name already exists: number it, overwrite it,
or ask
Privacy
Everything happens on your computer. No account, no server, no analytics, and
nothing is sent anywhere. Your rules follow your Chrome profile if you use Chrome
sync; the list of filed files stays on the machine.
Permissions, and why each one is needed
• downloads — to set the destination folder while a download is starting. This is
the feature itself.
• downloads.open — to reopen a filed file from the panel.
• storage — to keep your rules and the recent list.
One limitation, stated up front
Chrome only lets an extension file into your Downloads folder. Filing onto
another drive, or into your Documents folder, is impossible for any extension —
it is a browser restriction, not a missing feature.