Firefox Add-on Moves Downloads to a Tab

Written by Alan Saturday, 21 May 2011 06:00

As all Firefox users know, when you you download a file a separate download window opens.  That’s fine, but it’s not exactly optimum because if you click to another tab or on a link then that downloads window gets buried behind the browser.  It would be much better if you could make your download a tab of it own.  Fortunately, thanks to Firefox’s extensive add-ons market, someone has created an extension to do just that.

Downloads in Tab is an add-on that automatically moves your download window to a tab of it’s own.  The extension actually even gives you the option to show the old window.  You can also choose to open the tab when a download starts, close it when it ends, and move the tab to first.

The Downloads to Tabs extension solves a big need in Firefox for my house.  Having the downloads window hidden away has been a real hassle for us and this is a great fix with a few simple, useful options.

Alan

Alan is the owner and editor of Making Windows Easy. In addition to writing about technology he is also an avid distance runner and hiker. Read More

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