Screenshots as the store published them when we checked on .
Why we score it 10
- Asks for a wide set of powerful permissions.
What it can access
On the sites it runs on, Free Download Manager can reach every site you visit. Its permission set rates 100 out of 100 for reach — a measure of what it could do, not of anything it has done.
Store rating 4.2 out of 5 from 4,806 people.
| Permission | What it allows | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| nativeMessaging | Exchange messages with a companion program installed on your computer. | 20 |
| cookies | Read and change cookies for the sites it has access to, including the ones that keep you signed in. | 15 |
| webRequest | Watch all network traffic from the sites it has access to, including what is sent and received. | 15 |
| history | Read and change your browsing history. | 10 |
| scripting | Run its own code inside the pages you visit. | 10 |
| downloads | Start downloads and see what you have downloaded. | 8 |
| tabs | See the addresses and titles of every tab you have open. | 5 |
| activeTab | Read and change the page in the current tab, but only after you click the extension. | - |
| alarms | Schedule its own code to run at set times, even when you are not using it. | - |
| contextMenus | Add its own items to your right-click menu. | - |
| declarativeNetRequest | Block or change requests using rules it declares in advance, without being able to read your traffic. | - |
| notifications | Show you desktop notifications. | - |
| storage | Save its own settings and data in your browser. | - |
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