How to hide Chrome download bar

My project are not allow the download bar auto popup, so I try to search Google. Many results are shown using the Chrome Extensions, but I don't want to use Chrome Extensions to solve the problem. Also, users are using Chrome version 77-84 now.

According the How to disable Google Chrome download bar?, some people suggested chrome://flags, but this method cannot use now.

So, any ideas can disable Chrome download bar (e.g. Group Policy, registry)? Thank you.


Chrome doesn't feature any built-in means to turn the download shelf off, so extensions are required.

The following extensions will do the task. Try them out to decide on the one you like best:

  • Always Clear Downloads in Chrome
  • Disable Download Bar
  • Disable Download Bar (another one)
  • AutoHideDownloadsBar
  • Close download bar

If you want to use any of the extensions in Incognito mode, right-click the extension icon, select Manage extensions and enable "Allow In Incognito".

To still access the Chrome downloads manager, open the Chrome menu and click "Downloads", or press Ctrl+J.