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downloads.showDefaultFolder()

The showDefaultFolder() function of the downloads API opens the default downloads folder in the platform's file manager.

Syntax

js
browser.downloads.showDefaultFolder();

Parameters

None.

Examples

The following snippet contains a show button, which when clicked invokes showDefaultFolder() to open the default downloads folder in the platform's file manager:

js
let showBtn = document.querySelector(".show");

showBtn.onclick = () => {
  browser.downloads.showDefaultFolder();
};

Browser compatibility

Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Opera
Safari
Firefox for Android
Safari on iOS
showDefaultFolder
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 30 (Release date: 2013-10-01)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 79 (Release date: 2020-01-15)
footnote Full support
Firefox – Full support
Firefox 48 (Release date: 2016-08-02)
footnote Full support
Opera – Full support
Opera 17 (Release date: 2013-10-08)
footnote Full support
Safari – No support
Safari
footnote No support
Firefox for Android – No support
Firefox for Android 48 – 68 (Release date: 2016-08-02)
footnote Removed in 79 and later
Safari on iOS – No support
Safari on iOS
footnote No support

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Full support
No support

Note: This API is based on Chromium's chrome.downloads API.

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