Is Developer's Download Helper safe to install?

What data it declares

The developer declares that it does not collect or use your data.

The developer also certifies that your data is not sold to third parties outside approved uses, not used for purposes unrelated to the extension's core function, and not used to decide creditworthiness or lending.

The listing does not link to a privacy policy.

This is the developer's own declaration in the Chrome Web Store. We cannot check it against what the extension does.

What Chrome asks you to allow

When you add it, Chrome asks you to allow it to:

• Read and change your data on all github.com sites, all githubusercontent.com sites, and gitlab.com
• Manage your downloads
• Display notifications

Derived from the manifest by Chrome's documented rules; the dialog's exact wording depends on your Chrome version and language. Chrome asks again if an update requests more.

What it can reach

Specific sites only: 3 match patterns.

• https://*.github.com/* github.com and all its subdomains
• https://*.githubusercontent.com/* githubusercontent.com and all its subdomains
• https://gitlab.com/* only gitlab.com

Worth knowing

• Manage your downloads downloads

Routine for an extension

• Act on the current tab, but only after you click it activeTab
• Add items to the right-click menu contextMenus
• Show you notifications notifications
• Store data in your browser storage

What it may ask for later

Not granted when you add it: Chrome asks you the moment the extension requests one of these, and you can refuse. It may later ask for access to every site.

• <all_urls> every site

How usual this is for its category

In Productivity · Developer, 30% of extensions ask for access to every site. This one: Access to specific sites only.

The typical extension there declares 3 browser permissions; this one declares 5 browser permissions.

Counted over the live extensions of the same category after our latest full pass of the store. A share is context, not a verdict: what is normal depends on what the extension is for.

Who uses it and how it is kept up

754 users

• Last updated in the store 71 days ago, on 2026-08-31.
• No new version in the last 90 days.

What the store shows

• Established publisher The store's badge for publishers with a good record and no history of violations.

Has it asked for more over time?

This is the question a permission list on its own cannot answer. An extension that shipped narrow and widened later is a different proposition from one that always asked for the same thing.

The permissions this extension requests have not changed since we started watching it.

Who publishes it

lezram. This listing has been in the store since 2017-05-13 and was last updated on 2026-08-31.

Similar extensions that ask for less

Listings close to this one in what they say they do, which declare less reach. Less reach is not a verdict on either: compare what each needs for the job.

1. GitHub Download Button Access to specific sites only · 2 site patterns 33 users
2. GitHub Directory Downloader: Download Folders, Files & ZIPs Access to specific sites only · 1 permission, 1 site pattern 605 users ★ 5.0
3. Gitd Download Manager Access to specific sites only · 2 permissions, 1 site pattern 1k users ★ 5.0

How to check or remove it in Chrome

1. Type chrome://extensions in the address bar and find the extension in the list.
2. Open its details. The site access setting shows where it can run; set it to run only on click and it reaches a page only after you press its icon.
3. To uninstall it, choose Remove on the same page.

Questions people ask

What can Developer's Download Helper access?

Specific sites only: 3 match patterns. It declares 5 browser permissions.

What data does Developer's Download Helper collect?

The developer declares that it does not collect or use your data. This is the developer's own declaration in the Chrome Web Store. We cannot check it against what the extension does.

Has Developer's Download Helper asked for more permissions over time?

The permissions this extension requests have not changed since we started watching it.

Does Developer's Download Helper publish a privacy policy?

No, the store listing does not link to a privacy policy.