Firefox 3 has improved on the download manager, however it still leaves a lot to be desired, since you have to sort all the downloads in different folders after they have been download, with free download managers ^[1] you can easily sort the downloads making it easier to manage downloaded files.

There is some delight for Firefox users, in the form of a handy add-on called Download Sort which will help you sort the downloads in different folders based on their extensions.

Must Read: Save Time While Downloading Images, Files, Music and Videos in Firefox ^[2]

Once you have downloaded and installed the add-on, you can configure the add-on to setup the folders you want to sort different files into. The initial setup provides you with several options such as what action should be taken when a duplicate file is available in the directory and so on.

However there is a small catch with this add-on, as it only works when you use the right-click context menu to Save Link Asor Save Image Asoptions, this add-on will not help you sort downloads that are triggered on clicking links, but useful nevertheless.

Related: Best Image Management add-ons for Firefox ^[3]

In addition to the current features we would love to see some pre-defined settings that will automatically sort images, videos, music and softwares along with the ability to configure this to work with the regular download features.

Download Sort add-on For Firefox ^[4] [via GHacks - Sort Downloads In Firefox ^[5]]