A private-by-design downloads library and organizer for Chromium browsers.
View the Project on GitHub Ralkero/downloads-library-organizer
Effective date: August 19, 2026
Downloads Library & Organizer is a local-first browser extension. It has no developer-operated server, account system, analytics, advertising, or telemetry.
The extension accesses browser download records so it can display and manage downloads. Those records can include filenames, local file paths, source and final URLs, referrers, file sizes, progress, timestamps, interruption errors, file-existence information, and browser-reported safety status.
The extension stores user-selected settings and optional download-routing rules in chrome.storage.local. Routing rules contain only the domains, relative Downloads subfolders, categories, and options entered by the user.
For troubleshooting, the extension keeps up to ten redacted routing decisions in chrome.storage.session. These entries contain source hostnames rather than full URLs and do not contain filenames, paths, page content, URL paths, query strings, or authentication information. Session diagnostics are deleted when the browser session ends and can also be cleared from Settings.
Data is used only on the user’s device to provide the extension’s visible download-library, file-management, progress, badge, window-placement, native-download-interface, and optional folder-routing features.
The extension does not sell, rent, share, or transmit download records, settings, or diagnostics to the developer or to third parties. No human can access this local data through the extension.
When the user explicitly retries a download or starts another browser download, the browser sends the selected download URL to that URL’s server as necessary to perform the requested download. The extension does not proxy the request through a developer-controlled service.
Browser download history remains under the browser’s control. Settings and routing rules remain in local extension storage until the user changes them, clears the relevant data, or uninstalls the extension. Session diagnostics are limited to ten entries and expire at the end of the browser session.
The library clearly separates removing a browser history record from permanently deleting a downloaded file. File deletion requires confirmation.
The extension uses only downloads, downloads.ui, downloads.open, storage, and clipboardWrite. It requests no host permissions and cannot read ordinary webpage content.
The use of information received from browser APIs adheres to the Chrome Web Store User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements. Data is used only to provide or improve the extension’s single, user-facing purpose: managing and organizing browser downloads.
Material changes to these practices will be disclosed before an updated version begins using data differently.
Downloads Library & Organizer is published by Ralkero. Privacy and support questions can be sent to ralkerosoftware@gmail.com or submitted through the support page.