Download Manager Tweak

Tuesday, Dec 28, 2010

Download Manager appears in a sidebar, tab or window with some extra features.

Days and nights are all about downloads—music, images, whatever suits your fancy. And it’s nice to have an easy way to keep track of those files that fall from the ether.

A while ago we talked about Down Them All!, an add-on to speed and manage multiple downloads. And Firefox has a pretty sweet Download Manager already baked in, with pause and resume features and searches by name or Web address. Download Manager Tweak just adds a bit more to that functionality we already know and love.

Start by downloading a file, or go “Tools” to “Downloads” to “Options” to get things like you want them:

Configure your options, including opening the Manager in sidebar or tab (default opens it in a separate window):

Download Manager Tweak adds big buttons and fine functionality to let you Launch, Delete, Remove and more:

And you can get even pickier:

If you’re itching for more control of when, where and how you download files, Download Manager Tweak is a nice treat.

Post from Elise Allen, who has consulted on Mozilla Engagement projects since 2007. See all posts by Elise Allen.

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  1. Bobby Battista

    I love the new options!

    December 28th, 2010 at 11:07 am

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  2. Silly

    Your option text is deliberately unclear. You should say what you mean by delete versus remove. Does one remove from the download list and the other from the file system? If so, make it clear.

    December 28th, 2010 at 5:30 pm

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