Download Statusbar

By Devon Jensen Free Editors' Rating
The Download Now link will prompt a local download of the Firefox extension. To install the extension directly, open the file using your Firefox browser.

Editors' Review

Download.com Staff Feb 27, 2009

Even Firefox diehards will admit the download dialog could use some work. It's not bad, exactly, just a bit clunky. The Download Statusbar extension for Firefox has made great strides toward a solution. The latest version fixes a long-standing problem, and now you can pause, stop, and resume downloads midstream. Its compact toolbar, which can be minimized to a solitary icon, makes it easy to check the status of your downloads (for instance, the speed and the percent completed). Maximized, the application shows each download as a tab at the bottom of the Firefox window that opens a control panel.

The display indicates the various download speeds with different colors, which you can customize. The source URL of the download can be copied to the Clipboard, even if the site has been closed. The file can also be renamed from the manager, cutting down on the switching of program windows. We're still waiting for a definitive Firefox download manager, but until then Download Statusbar is a good step forward. Active downloaders should definitely give it a try.

Full Specifications

What's new in version 0.9.8

Version 0.9.8 added "Open containing folder" to in-progress downloads has fixed Pixel shift when moving onto the menu from Downloads button.

General

Release March 17, 2011
Date Added March 11, 2011
Version 0.9.8

Operating Systems

Operating Systems Windows 2000, Windows Vista, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows, Windows XP, Windows NT
Additional Requirements Firefox 3.6 - 4.0

Popularity

Total Downloads 227,666
Downloads Last Week 0
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Developer's Description

Download Statusbar is a browser extension that allows you to keep track of ongoing and completed downloads in a hide-away statusbar. View and manage downloads from a tidy statusbar--without the download window getting in the way of your Web browsing.

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