Firefox's own downloader takes files, add-on misses them
Firefox still takes the download itself, so the add-on never catches it.
Tier I · Proven The best-established problems.
24 public reports · first reported 25 May 2018 · last reported 14 September 2026
What's going wrong
Many reviewers say they click a link and the file goes to Firefox's built-in downloader instead of the download manager.
AI-assisted: written with the help of AI from the reports. The idea report has the full summary.
In the idea report
- The full summary.
- The products the 24 reports are about, and how many came each month.
- Related problems.
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