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.

Browser compatibility

BCD tables only load in the browser

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();
};

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