Organize your downloads automatically! Set custom download locations based on filetype, filename, or source domain.

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0.8.1
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June 10, 2016
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20,000+
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2
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Downloads Router Extension

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Downloads Router is a tiny extension that helps you avoid cleaning the dreaded \"Downloads\" folder by automatically saving files in the right places.

Downloads Router springs into action whenever you start downloading a file. It looks at the filename, filetype, or origin domain (source website) of the item, and matches this information against rules that you define on the extension's Options page. Should a matching rule exist, a \"suggestion\" is sent to the browser, indicating where it should save the file; this suggestion may however be overridden, as for instance when you use the \"Save As...\" feature.

The Options page opens automatically after installing the extension, and may thereafter be reached from the chrome://extensions page.
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx","manifest_version": 2,"name": "__MSG_appName__","short_name": "DLRouter","description": "__MSG_appDesc__","default_locale": "en","version": "0.8.1","options_page": "options.html","homepage_url": "https://bitbucket.org/lfk/downloads-router-chrome-extension","permissions": ["downloads"],"background": {"scripts": ["manager.js"],"persistent": false},"icons": {"16": "data/icon16.png","32": "data/icon32.png","48": "data/icon48.png","128": "data/icon128.png"}}
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How to download and manually install Downloads Router extension for Chrome

Looking for a way to install Downloads Router extensions for Chrome, you can search for them in the Chrome Web Store, clicking the "Add to Chrome" button, and following the straightforward process.

However, you may need to install Downloads Router extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install Downloads Router extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.

Method 1: Download Downloads Router extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

If you ever need to manually install a Downloads Router extension for Chrome, don't worry, it's a simple process. Just follow these easy steps, and you will have your extension ready to use in no time.

Step 1: Download the Downloads Router Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

Look for the Downloads Router extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the Downloads Router extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for Downloads Router extension that contains all the data.

Step 2: Extract &Arrange Files

Once the file is downloaded, extract that file into its own folder. Similarly, give that extension files a permanent home. In other words, keep it in a folder that you don't accidentally delete it because these files will be needed to make that extension work.

Step 3: Go to the Chrome Extensions Page

Open Google Chrome and in the address bar, type chrome://extensions; it will open the Google Chrome extensions page. Make sure that "My extensions" is selected in the sidebar.

Step 4: Drag and Drop the Extension

Now, go to the folder where you extracted the Downloads Router extension and drag &drop the extension file from there anywhere onto the extension page within Google Chrome.

Step 5: Complete the Installation

Once you drag and drop the extension file, follow the steps that Google Chrome takes you through. Similarly, if the extension file is of .crx file format, you will be required to review the permissions and then add the extension.

Now, you can manage that added extension as you would like to with any other Chrome extension that you added through Chrome Webstore. Its icon will also appear in the Google Chrome Menu on the right side of the address bar once you activate it.

Method 2: Download Downloads Router extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode

This is another method to install Downloads Router extension manually, but the twist is that here, you install by enabling the developer mode option provided in Google Chrome. This mode is commonly used for testing extensions or running unpublished tools.

Step 1: Download the Downloads Router extension file

Select and download the Downloads Router extension by clicking the 'Download CRX' button on the website.

Step 2: Extract the downloaded contents

Convert the file to a ZIP file if it is in CRX format then extract the Downloads Router extension zip file or folder that you downloaded. Make sure you extract it using the same folder name and keep it safely in another folder, so you don't delete it by mistake. The extracted folder will be needed to keep your Downloads Router extension running.

Step 3: Open Chrome Extension Setting Page

In the address bar of Google Chrome, type chrome://extensions and open the Chrome Extension Page.

Step 4: Enable Developer Mode

After opening the Chrome Extension page, look at the top right side, and you will find the toggle option of "Developer mode."Simply enable that developer mode option.

Step 5: Load the Unpacked Extension

Once you enable the developer mode option, you will see the menu of Load Unpacked, Pack Extensions and Update. From that, select the option "Load unpacked."

Step 6: Select the Extension Folder

Once the pop-up opens upon clicking Load unpacked, select the Downloads Router extension directory and click on the "Select Folder "button.

Step 7: Confirm and Install

After you select an extension folder of a Google Chrome extension you're installing manually, confirm its installation for the final time and let the installation complete.

Conclusion

Here we've made a step-by-step guide on How to manually install Downloads Router extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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User reviews

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(ID: ) Voted 3 ★ - Updated 10/05/2024 You don't support mime masks or "starts with", do you? That's huge deficiency!

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Kyle McCoskey (ID: 000000e1ae00f802) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 12/19/2023 The extension works great, I am having an issue where it is saving the files in a folder titled "null" rather than the destination I entered of "Quotes". Apart from that, it works perfectly.

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danteasy (ID: 000000f2d09dbee6) Voted 3 ★ - Updated 07/19/2023 The idea is great. Unfortunately, the extension isn't working

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Riaz Ali (ID: 000000684d37e9a3) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 06/23/2023 Here's my router config, I collected filetypes from Everything Search and filesamples.com (great site to test downloading different filetypes): audio/ 8svx|aac|ac3|aiff|amb|amr|ape|au|avr|caf|cda|cdda|cvs|cvsd|cvu|dts|dvms|fap|fla|flac|fssd|gsrt|hcom|htk|ima|ircam|it|m1a|m2a|m3u|m4a|m4r|maud|mid|midi|mka|mod|mp2|mp3|mpa|nist|oga|ogg|opus|paf|prc|pvf|ra|sd2|sln|smp|snd|sndr|sndt|sou|spc|sph|spx|tta|txw|umx|vms|voc|vox|w64|wav|wma|wv|wve|xm archive/ 7z|ace|arj|bz2|cab|gz|gzip|jar|r00|r01|r02|r03|r04|r05|r06|r07|r08|r09|r10|r11|r12|r13|r14|r15|r16|r17|r18|r19|r20|r21|r22|r23|r24|r25|r26|r27|r28|r29|rar|tar|tgz|z|zip document/ chm|csv|cxx|djvu|doc|docm|docx|dot|dotm|dotx|hpp|hxx|mht|mhtml|odp|ods|odt|ott|pdf|potm|potx|ppam|pps|ppsm|ppsx|ppt|pptm|rtf|sldm|sldx|thmx|txt|vsd|wpd|wps|wri|xlam|xls|xlsb|xlsm|xlsx|xltm|xltx code/ bat|c|class|cpp|cs|css|go|h|htaccess|html|ini|java|js|json|kml|lua|php|pl|py|rb|sh|sql|swift|vb|yaml image/ ani|apng|bmp|bpg|cr2|cur|dds|dng|erf|exr|fts|gif|hdr|heic|heif|ico|jfif|jp2|jpe|jpeg|jpg|jps|mng|nef|nrw|orf|pam|pbm|pcd|pcx|pef|pes|pfm|pgm|picon|pict|png|pnm|ppm|psb|psd|raf|ras|rle|rw2|sfw|sgi|svg|tga|tiff|wbmp|webp|wmf|wpg|x3f|xbm|xcf|xpm|xwd video/ 3g2|3gp|3gp2|3gpp|amv|asf|avi|bdmv|bik|d2v|divx|drc|dsa|dsm|dss|dsv|evo|f4v|flc|fli|flic|flv|hdmov|hevc|ifo|ivf|m1v|m2p|m2t|m2ts|m2v|m4v|mjpeg|mkv|mov|mp2v|mp4|mp4v|mpe|mpeg|mpg|mpls|mpv2|mpv4|mts|mxf|ogm|ogv|pss|pva|ram|ratdvd|rm|rmm|roq|rpm|smil|smk|swf|tp|tpr|ts|vob|vp6|webm|wmv|wtv unity/ unity|unitypackage torrent/ torrent ebook/ azw3|epub|fb2|lrf|mobi|pdb|snb font/ cff|dfont|otf|pfb|ps|sfd|ttf|woff

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Rony Kurnianto (ID: 0000007be70fd836) Voted 4 ★ - Updated 06/21/2022 This is one of the extensions that can prevent me from using Firefox as my main browser since there is no extension that can AUTOMATICALLY route download based on file type in that browser, at least not yet