Twitter Media Downloader

Twitter Media Downloader

Download images/videos of user's media-timeline on Twitter.

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What is Twitter Media Downloader?

'Twitter Media Downloader' is a Firefox add-on that facilitates downloading of images and videos from a user's or search timeline on Twitter. The downloaded media is conveniently stored in a ZIP file. Ideal for saving media from favorite illustrators and photographers found on Twitter.

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Stats
This add-on was removed from Firefox Browser Add-ons on 2023-09-15
Stats date:
By: 風柳
Users: 25,361
Rating: 4.18 (301)
Version: 0.1.5.4 (Last updated: 2022-09-30)
Creation date: 2017-11-17
Weekly download count: 689
Firefox on Android: No
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • storage
  • *://*.twitter.com/*
  • *://pbs.twimg.com/*
  • *://video.twimg.com/*
  • *://*.cdn.vine.co/*
Size: 267.64K
Email: Click to see
URLs: Website
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: High risk likelihood

Other platforms

Not available on Chrome
Not available on Edge
Merlin
Summary

If you find favorite illustrators and photographers on Twitter, you will want to save their all images.

With this extension, in the Twitter official Web site, images/videos of a user's media timeline (https://twitter.com/<screen_name>/media) or search timeline, to be able to download at once(*).

(*) Images/videos collectively will be stored in a ZIP file .

User reviews
User reviews summary
These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Firefox Browser Add-ons does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Convenient extension for saving pictures from artists' profiles
  • Useful file naming feature for easy traceability of original tweets
  • Extensive tool for downloading single tweets and mass downloading
  • Works well with tweetdeck
  • Saves time and effort
  • Great features offered by the add-on
  • Works fine after updates
Cons
  • Stopped working properly since around two months ago
  • Cannot download pictures that are over a year old
  • Hasn't been updated in a year
  • Noticeably worse with current API changes
  • Doesn't download all tweets
  • Cannot download tweets with no media
  • Cannot download retweets
  • Media mass download button not available on lists
  • Issues with downloading individual videos
  • Doesn't work anymore
  • Only downloads images and not videos
  • Error messages and failure to retrieve tweet information
  • No longer maintained
  • Broken after recent updates
  • Failed to get tweet information
  • Abruptly stopped working
  • Recent issues with functionality
Most mentioned
  • Stopped working properly
  • API changes
  • Download pictures
  • Cannot download videos
  • Not maintained
  • Failed to get tweet information
  • Broke after recent updates
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Safety
Risk impact

Twitter Media Downloader 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 Twitter Media Downloader if you trust the publisher.

Risk likelihood

Twitter Media Downloader may not be trust-worthy. Avoid installing if possible unless you really trust this publisher.

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