Reviews & Comments of Downloads Router chrome extension

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

It still works as advertised, but the instruction is fairly difficult to understand. A casual user like me has to do some trials and errors before eventually understand how to use the extension. Great job, anyway.

Great extension

Renames (some?) files based on their mime type, not their original extension. eg. .some-random-application-specific-extension gets renamed .json, because that's the kind of file it is... but it won't work with the correct application because you've lost the metadata that says which application should open the file. Appears to work as advertised otherwise.

Unfortunately, this chrome extension is changing file extension. For example, .CSV files may change extension to .TXT or .XLS while the content stays CSV.

It's annoying to configure currently, but it could save a lot of time in the long-run. The main thing I wish for though is the compatibility to also define certain sections of a domain to work for routing through the referrer as well. For example places like 4chan have all the boards on the same subdomain but each board has its own section, like /a/ and /g/. So I'd like that kind of addition to this. Although the bitbucket link to this doesn't seem to exist anymore so I might just have to make this change on my own end to get it to work like that.

Works fine but the instructions are difficult to understand. Tip: do NOT include the full path in the "Destination folder". So, for example, if the default download location set in Chrome is "C:\Downloads", and you want to create a rule to save all files with the word "monkey" into "C:\Downloads\Animals\Mammals", then create a rule as follows: Filename: "monkey" Destination folder: "Animals\Mammals" Hope this helps others out.

4 stars. Love it. Would be 5 stars if it accepted wildcards MIME types such as "image/*" and "video/*"

wow

Unnecessarily complicated. would be very easy to improve some of the pain points mentioned in many other reviews that've been there for years. drop down for mime, auto subdomain or wildcard, subfolders based on name, etc etc. Needs improvement

Have been using for years in Chrome. Just installed in the new Chromium-based Microsoft Edge browser, and it's working perfectly so far. An export/import feature would've been nice (I had to copy/paste all my mappings) but considering the time this saves me, not a big deal.

It works great, but it occasionally resets all of its data (likely after a chrome update). This makes it a bit of a pain to use as you have to re-setup everything every few months. It is 5 stars otherwise.

Does nothing. Downloads follow my Chrome settings no matter what I do in this extension.

Just awesome!!! Can I download to any folder outside my Downloads folder? For example, I want to download to ~/xyz_site_downloads [Using MacOS]

Tried everything I could come up with but just could not get this extension to work. Always downloads the files to the default folder or asks me where I want it. A few examples would be great (filename, filetype, etc), otherwise it's useless.

Does not work completely. Even with a basic rule with just a keyword.

all i want to do is route a specific file type to a folder but it doesnt seem to work and the instructions are so confusing :( the file type is ".phz"

Great little plugin, with good docs. Works very well :-)

Awsome! I love it

it isn't working anymore

Wonderful application, it took some time to adjust the settings but the result is 100% worth it! A possibility to import and export the rules would be very useful however. Просто потрясающее приложение, понадобилось некоторое время, чтобы все настроить, но результат стоит того 100%!

It's a fantastic extension, but it needs improvements. - An import/export settings feature - the ability to automatically create folders - dropdown options for mime types

I only used one configuration to enable download to souce domain folders just to give a try and after working with it for a week, I found that it is the best to organize downloads.

I can begin to express how much I love this, would it be possible for an extension to create a folder? I was thinking per-site subfolder of an already matching rule.

Great extension! Took a while to debug, but works like a charm now! A tip I discovered -- one way to get around the fact that you can only route to a subfolder of your browser's download folder, without having to clutter your downloads folder with a bunch of symlinks, is: 1. Set Chrome's downloads folder to be your root (i.e., "C:/" on Windows or "/" on Mac), or your Users folder. 2. Add all the rules you want. 3. As the last rule, add a filename of .* which matches all filenames, and enter your usual downloads folder as the destination. This way, if none of your rules are matched, your file will go to your usual downloads folder. No symlinks necessary! My only question is -- is there a way to match all subdomains? I want to route everything from *.example.com, because the site I'm using changes its subdomain based on server. There doesn't seem to be a way to do this. Also, another tip, to match TV shows, you can use the expression s\d\de\d\d which matches anything of the form: S01E01 or s04e10.

UBER COMPLICATED!

The only thing I'm missing from this extension is a simple import/export rules option. (Though given the date this was last updated, I don't hold my hands high in anticipation of seeing this feature soon, if at all. :)) Five stars because the extension itself is really reliable and easy to set up otherwise, so thanks!

Needs Improvement, But Still Giving It 5 Stars Because Its An Absolute Necessity For Me And There's Nothing Else Out There That Does This... A Drop Down Menu with All Possible MIME Types And Suggestions For Rules Is The Next Most Important & Required Feaature, Since It'll Make Rule making Easier... Also, Interface Needs Bit Of Improvement...

I absolutely adore this extension. Took a bit of effort to thoroughly set it up, but it was worth it. Keeps my Downloads folder organized with zero effort. Tip: Using .*\.xxx in the "Filename -> folder mapping" section works better for some extensions than the "Filetype -> folder mapping" section does. Use both to maximize functionality.

Works like butter! Thanks!

Works great!! 4 stars because it took me a couple of tries to get it right. Instructions in more layman terms would be helpful. But I did get it to work! It will save me a lot of time.

That's what I've been searching for long time

Works really well.. just installed it today, set up the symbolic link, added a keyword match & I was off! It routed the download to the correct file without much messing. Thank you!

No longer working. Also, looks like it's no longer supported by developer. Icon is grayed out. Everything just goes in the downloads folder. Rules don't do anything.

Getting filetype to download to a different folder (yes, within Downloads folder) is impossible with the current set of instructions by the developer. date: 11252016

thank you so much for this Lars ! <3

it working is so good.

Haven't figured out how to make it work with .rar. Either way, what a wonderful, life-changing extension!!!

Can not figure it out and help is very unhelpful.

Takes a few minutes to wrap your head around the instructions, but once running it's effortless! Nicely done!

This, is literally the best extension ever to be created for chrome. It took me a while to understand how to get it working, but I blame myself for being tired and stupid. This will make my life much easier. Finally I can easily archive all my porn and other crap without losing my mind. Thank you so much for making this extension.

Works fine, except doesn't support hidden folders like .torrents/

Love the fact that I can add as many MIME references as I want. Have not noticed any big issues.

Finally I can have an automatically sorted downloads folder. I should have downloaded this ages ago.

Rather cool application i found it a lot, as i understood there is some bugs, but i found at least one =) 1. when i downloaded file with routed MIME, next file with no defined MIME will downloaded into the same folder as previous p.s. still 5 cuz i intrested in this ex a lot =)

<3

Only complaint is that it doesn't seem to interact well with the extensions I've found to add a right-click "save to default download location" option. Ideally that would allow the router to catch and route the downloads, but it doesn't (though if anyone finds one that does work with this, let me know). I can't blame the author for this, though - it may well be due to the implementation of other extensions or limitations on interaction between extensions. In any case, this extension does exactly what's advertised extremely well, works great on Linux as well as Windows, and has a friendly configuration interface that isn't too dumbed down for power users. Two features would make it perfect, however - first would be simple regular expression support in the mimetype definitions (eg allowing a mimetype rule for, say, "video/.*"). The other would be to add a "Save to router-specified folder" option in the right-click context menu for images and links. For me, this would be huge, as saving images into folders based on referrer is something I currently can only do manually with the 'save image as' or 'save link as' dialog. Five stars anyway for an excellent extension, hoping for an update to add these features if the author is continuing to support it.

Very useful extension, works correctly.

Great extension!

My Downloads folder too was getting out of hand. This extension EASILY lets you direct regularly downloaded file types to a separate user defined folder. Instructions even reminded me of the symbolic link function in Windows. I use the feature extensively on my *nix platforms and had forgotten that MS had a similar feature.

An excellent extension! I don't know whether it supports mapping multiple filetypes(mime) to one folder in only one rule. If it does, it will be perfect. And the filename routing instruction is not clear enough

Update: Make sure to never choose the option "Enable global referrer folders" as this will mess up all of your router settings. This is off by default, but just a warning in case someone tries it and doesn't realize that's the reason the extension started acting weird. This extension is pretty amazing. One of the most common and annoying problems with browsers is that your downloads folder piles up and becomes a complicated mess of different files you've accumulated over time, which can take a lot of effort to sort through. This extension takes care of all that ahead of time, and makes organizing your downloads folder much easier. So far my only problem has been that .zip files have been labeled as "undefined" rather than in the zip folder that I designated in the settings.

This extension is fantastic. Possible change is to make the "Save configuration" pop out a little more. Even though it is a green bar, I kept missing it and though the settings were being automatically saved. PEBKAC on my part 100% but maybe make it look more like a button rather than a header/separator.

This really helps me when I'm developing excel files. Thanks!

Any way to save in a folder besides C/downloads/folder? I tried entering the whole path of another HDD but does not seem to work

You are a GOD, my friend! There was only one guy that attempted to create a similar extension, but he abandoned the project. I have searched for this functionality on chrome for years, but to no avail. I've saved hundreds of thousands of files throughout the years and now they are completely unorganized and spread on 8 hdd's. Your extension is awesome.

Did exactly what I wanted it to do! The routing rules page told me exactly how to get the functionality I wanted set up up!

Stopped working on latest update but un-installed and then re-installed fixed it.

not working

Great extension! Allows you to set your own routing rules for download locations. This is a feature I missed from firefox. This could be further improved if the extension could pick up a user's file-saving habits from recently downloaded files and automatically establish rules. Regardless. still a great extension. Thanks!

This extension is EXACTLY what I was looking for. Lightweight, logical sorting of my downloads as soon as they start. Thank you so much!