{"id":754,"date":"2026-08-25T21:47:48","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T20:47:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/developers.jordantbh.me\/blog\/?p=754"},"modified":"2026-08-25T21:47:48","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T20:47:48","slug":"my-downloads-nightfall-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/developers.jordantbh.me\/blog\/my-downloads-nightfall-update\/","title":{"rendered":"My Downloads Extension \u2013 Nightfall Update"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meet <strong>Nightfall<\/strong>, the latest update to My Downloads Extension.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nightfall brings a cleaner, more customisable download-management experience designed to go beyond Chrome\u2019s default downloads page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here\u2019s a breakdown of the latest updates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What\u2019s new?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A cleaner downloads dashboard<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Refined card-based download layout<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Improved spacing, contrast, and visual hierarchy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Clearer download status indicators<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Better handling of completed, interrupted, and in-progress downloads<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Updated extension icon package for improved toolbar visibility<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Light, dark, and system themes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Choose between:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Light mode<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dark mode<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Follow system preference<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dark-mode contrast has also been improved across buttons, dialogs, settings, and the welcome page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Customise your action buttons<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Choose how download actions appear:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Icon + label<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Icon only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Label only<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This lets you keep the interface compact or make each action more descriptive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Improved date and time controls<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can now choose how timestamps are displayed:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Exact date and time<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Date only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Time only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Relative time<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hidden<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Safer history management<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Removing a download from history now leaves a clear visual record:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The filename is struck through<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The file icon is muted<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The status changes to \u201cRemoved from history\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>File actions are disabled<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The removed state remains until visible history is cleared<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Confirmation dialogs are also available before removing individual downloads or clearing history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">New keyboard shortcut and context-menu access<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My Downloads can now be opened using the default shortcut:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>Ctrl+Shift+Y<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The shortcut can be changed through Chrome\u2019s extension shortcut settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A new right-click menu option, <strong>Open My Downloads<\/strong>, is also available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Improved welcome experience<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The updated welcome page now lets you:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Jump straight into your downloads<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Open preferences immediately<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Learn about the main features<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Access release notes and privacy information<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Configure your keyboard shortcut<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Improved lifecycle and feedback handling<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nightfall includes improved install, update, and uninstall handling, including tokenised uninstall feedback support through the shared feedback system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Localised interface<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The interface now includes complete translations for:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>English<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>German<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Spanish<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>French<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Japanese<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Korean<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Portuguese<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Russian<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Simplified Chinese<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Built with privacy in mind<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My Downloads only requests the permissions needed to manage download history, store preferences, provide the context-menu shortcut, and open the extension\u2019s own feedback and update pages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No browsing history or website content is collected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thank you for using My Downloads Extension. Nightfall is another step towards making Chrome\u2019s download experience faster, clearer, and more personal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-35f06ea7 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div id=\"download\" class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/click.jordantbh.me\/8G6vY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"https:\/\/click.jordantbh.me\/8G6vY noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Download via Chrome Web Store<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Thank you for using My Downloads! Please continue to send suggestions and report bugs via X (formerly Twitter) <a href=\"https:\/\/click.jordantbh.me\/TBHNetworks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">@TBHNetworks<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nightfall is the latest update to My Downloads Extension, bringing improved dark mode, custom action buttons, configurable date and time display, safer history management, keyboard shortcuts, context-menu access, localisation, and a cleaner welcome experience.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[75],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-754","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-announcements-information"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3R5Fi-ca","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/developers.jordantbh.me\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/754","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/developers.jordantbh.me\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/developers.jordantbh.me\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/developers.jordantbh.me\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/developers.jordantbh.me\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=754"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/developers.jordantbh.me\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/754\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/developers.jordantbh.me\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=754"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/developers.jordantbh.me\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=754"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/developers.jordantbh.me\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=754"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}