- Quick specs
- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows 98/Me/2000/XP/Vista/NT
- Date added: June 18, 2008
- Total Downloads: 217,190
- Downloads last week: 219
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 57 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
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.
Publisher's description
From Devon Jensen :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.
Version 0.9.6.3 adds support for Firefox 3.0.
CNET Editor's Note: 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.
What's new in this version:
Version 0.9.6.3 adds support for Firefox 3.0.
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User reviews
- Average user rating: 4.2 stars out of 57 votes
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Version: Download Statusbar 0.9.6.3
Pros: it does what is says
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Version: Download Statusbar 0.9.6.3
"Who has the .xpi installer needed to install this?"
Pros: Nothin'.
Cons: Could not get the durned thing to install-it looked for the .xpi XpInstaller and I'm running Vista. This was just released-it should be Vista-ready.
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Version: Download Statusbar 0.9.6.3
"simple; neat & professional."
Pros: saves another window opening.
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Version: Download Statusbar 0.9.6.3
Pros: convenient
Cons: learniong curve
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Version: Download Statusbar 0.9.6.3
Pros: inside firefox3 it OK
Cons: none that I can see.
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