# gautamkrishnar/motrix-webextension

A browser extension for the Motrix Download Manager and its forks

Repository: https://github.com/gautamkrishnar/motrix-webextension
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/motrix-webextension
Language: JavaScript
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: chrome-extension, download-manager, motrix, plugin, chrome, webextension, hacktoberfest
Last push: 2026-06-24T06:56:15+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 91/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 89, release rhythm 89, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2441, "days_push": 70, "days_rel": 77, "gap_med": 11, "n_releases_24m": 8}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1926, forks 121 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:55.627351+00:00)

## What it is
A WebExtension that redirects browser downloads to the Motrix Download Manager via its RPC interface. It works with Chrome, Edge, Opera, and Firefox and requires Motrix to be running in the background.

## Use cases
- route all browser downloads through Motrix download manager
- capture downloads from Chrome and send them to Motrix
- use Motrix as the default downloader in Firefox
- connect a browser extension to Motrix via RPC secret
- replace the native browser download manager with Motrix

## When to choose
- you already use Motrix and want browser-integrated downloads
- you want faster or more reliable downloads than the browser's native manager
- you use Chrome, Edge, Opera, or Firefox and want automatic download interception

## When to avoid
- you don't have Motrix installed and don't want to install it
- you need the extension to launch Motrix automatically (it can't)
- you use a browser not supporting WebExtensions

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: browser-extension, file-upload, developer-tools
- domain: browser-extensions, developer-tools
- platform: browser, browser-extension, cross-platform
- tags: download-manager, motrix, webextension, chrome-extension, firefox-addon, rpc-integration

## Member repositories
- gautamkrishnar/motrix-webextension (main) score 91

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:55.627351+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:09:13.325188+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/gautamkrishnar/motrix-webextension (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:55.627351+00:00, sha b284f9be9a9b)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.