The m3u8 Stream Detector
Formerly known as The Stream Detector Ver.2.12 Formerly known as HLS Stream Detector. Detects M3U8/MPD/F4M/ISM playlists and VTT subtitles used by HLS/DASH/HDS/MSS streams. Assembles readymade youtube-dl/FFmpeg/Streamlink/hlsdl commands.
What is The m3u8 Stream Detector?
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Summary
This addon provides an easy way to keep track of playlists and subtitles used by Apple HLS, Adobe HDS, MPEG-DASH, and Microsoft Smooth Streaming streams.
Copy URLs by clicking their filenames in the addon's popup menu (accessed by clicking on the toolbar icon). URLs can either be copied as they are or transformed into readymade youtube-dl (recommended), FFmpeg, Streamlink or hlsdl commands, including the User-Agent, Cookie, and Referer headers. The chosen tool then downloads the stream into a single file until it is finished or stopped. Use the addon's options page to customize your experience.
Note that websites such as YouTube, Vimeo, Facebook, etc. are very likely to use proprietary technologies which are not supported by this addon. When it comes to such "mainstream" services, it's better to use the tools (e.g. youtube-dl) directly.
(youtube-dl, FFmpeg, Streamlink, and hlsdl not provided with this addon.)
The copy button not visible in the Stream Detector. Modified and uploaded
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Pros
- Effective at extracting m3u8 links
- Useful for downloading streams with yt-dlp/ffmpeg
- Saves time by extracting links without searching through developer pane
Cons
- Causes high CPU usage on some sites
- Doesn't work on YouTube
- No visual indication when links are copied
Most mentioned
- Useful for downloading streams with yt-dlp/ffmpeg
- Doesn't work on YouTube
- Effective at extracting m3u8 links
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Risk impact
The m3u8 Stream Detector is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this add-on. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install The m3u8 Stream Detector if you trust the publisher.
Risk likelihood
The m3u8 Stream Detector has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.