Don Blevens asks:
I am using Chrome 21 and would like to have a way to watch my downloads from whatever tab I am on. Either at the bottom (Chrome used to do this) or side or the likes. I don’t want to have to keep a separate ‘Downloads’ tab open to monitor the downloads. I have been looking in the Chrome store for an app/extension for this but haven’t run across one yet. Is it possible to do this?
Browser: Chrome 21
System: Windows
Tagged: browser addon, browser tips, chrome, download, download manager
System: Windows
Tagged: browser addon, browser tips, chrome, download, download manager
14 Answers -
Shakirah Faleh Lai
September 10, 2012You can see your download by clicking the spanner at the top right side then choose downloads.
Rajaa Chowdhury
September 10, 2012I am using Chrome 21 and it still shows the downloads at the bottom, so am a bit surprised hearing and it is not showing for you. Did you, by ny chance, change any settings in Chrome.
Vipul Jain
September 10, 2012Until you manually close the bottom bar, any downloads in progress will be shown below. If you cannot see that, install Ccleaner and run it with all options for Chrome ticked (except saved passwords).
Then try downloading, it should appear!
Usman Mubashir
September 10, 2012I can’t believe it is not already here. The fastest method is Ctrl=J
Ctrl+J
September 10, 2012its Ctrl +J
September 10, 2012Jackerry
September 10, 2012Press “Ctrl” + “J”
Jackerry
September 10, 2012Why not press “Ctrl” + “J”? so easy!
Min Shum
September 10, 2012I am also using the latest version of Google Chrome (v21) and it shows the downloads as it used to – at the bottom of the Chrome window in a new tool bar – happens once you start a download.
however, if you click on the Clear button at the far-right of the download toolbar, the toolbar will disappear untill the next time you download something.
Patrick Jackson
September 10, 2012Whenever one start any download in Chrome, a small bar is shown below regarding what’s downloading and can be seen from any tab, if I’m not wrong.
Also, we can really can’t pause and resume any downloads in Chrome, or even Firefox!
I hope this may help!
but the bar will not show speed, % downloaded etc.
honestly I would go for Ctrl+J, instead of hogging memory with another add-on.
September 10, 2012yuvsch
September 10, 2012I don’t believe there’s a solution to what you want.
What you can do is to install an extension that add a button to quickly open the downloads window. something like this –
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/mhaaapflafeapcmgbphlmealldkomfbe
Blader Peh
September 10, 2012Yes it is. Go the the wrentch button and select downloads. there you are!
Don Blevens
September 10, 2012Thanks for the info. I just installed a Download Extension button while I try to figure out why Chrome no longer shows the downloads at the bottom. If it still works for others there must be something in my setup that was changed.
This is for you @Don and @GrrGrr, it is a lot better if you want such thing, instead of installing any other extension, go for Free Download Manager (http://www.freedownloadmanager.org), it supports Chrome and is completely free and open-source. It can accelerate your speeds as well and you can see all the information related to speed, etc.
Hope this would help!
September 14, 2012susendeep dutta
September 11, 2012You can also use Chrome Downloads extension too -
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/mhaaapflafeapcmgbphlmealldkomfbe/reviews?hl=en
Alexis Akridge
September 19, 2012try “Ctrl +J”
Joel Jacob
December 8, 2012Press Ctrl+J