When I executed chrome.downloads.download, it downloads the file and popups up the download bar at the bottom and shows it, can I suppress it?

Example:

/* some code to suppress download bar */

chrome.downloads.download(
  { "url": request.ImageToDownload },
  function (downloadId){
    // ...
  }
);

When I executed chrome.downloads.download, it downloads the file and popups up the download bar at the bottom and shows it, can I suppress it?

Example:

/* some code to suppress download bar */

chrome.downloads.download(
  { "url": request.ImageToDownload },
  function (downloadId){
    // ...
  }
);

• javascript
• google-chrome-extension

• 6 I hope to God not... (as an end-user) – Brad Christie Commented Feb 26, 2015 at 20:38
• no, downloads go to downloads, that's what the tool is for. – dandavis Commented Feb 26, 2015 at 20:42
• 2 Downloads can go to downloads, we just don't want the pixel space taken up at the bottom because of it, in some situations. – Vasily Hall Commented Dec 9, 2018 at 21:27

1 Answer 1

Yes, it's possible. You can fully suppress the download bar:

chrome.downloads.setShelfEnabled(boolean enabled)

Enable or disable the gray shelf at the bottom of every window associated with the current browser profile. The shelf will be disabled as long as at least one extension has disabled it. Enabling the shelf while at least one other extension has disabled it will return an error through runtime.lastError. Requires the "downloads.shelf" permission in addition to the "downloads" permission.

Make sure to restore it after you're done. The idea of this function is to allow you to build a custom UI that replaces the shelf.