originfox by Icewind
Save download origin data to extended attributes
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About this extension
Store the download url and referrer in the "user.xdg.origin.url" and "user.xdg.referrer.url" extended attributes.
Installation
Privacy concerns
Note that the the information this stores with the files is potentially
sensitive information. While sharing the files online will not preserve the
extended attributes, users should still be aware of the potential issues with
leaking download locations.
Supported platforms
This is currently on tested on Linux, if somebody is interested in using it on
another operating system and wants to help test feel free to open an issue.
Installation
- Download the host binary from the
releases and place it
somewhere permanent. - Run
/path/to/downloaded/originfox install-manifest firefoxto install the
native messaging manifest. - Install the
firefox addon.
Privacy concerns
Note that the the information this stores with the files is potentially
sensitive information. While sharing the files online will not preserve the
extended attributes, users should still be aware of the potential issues with
leaking download locations.
Supported platforms
This is currently on tested on Linux, if somebody is interested in using it on
another operating system and wants to help test feel free to open an issue.
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Permissions and data
Required permissions:
- Exchange messages with programs other than Firefox
- Download files and read and modify the browser’s download history
More information
- Add-on Links
- Version
- 1.0
- Size
- 7.99 KB
- Last updated
- 24 days ago (Oct 12, 2025)
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- License
- MIT License
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