Video & Audio Downloader

Easily download video & audio streams via toolbar popup.
What is Video & Audio Downloader?
Video & Audio Downloader is a Firefox add-on developed to make the procedure of downloading video and audio streams from the internet more streamlined. It automatically detects the media as you play it and makes it available for download in a toolbar popup. This add-on does not work with YouTube or its embedded videos due to Google's policies. Please note that you should respect and check the media's copyright permission before proceeding with any downloads. There's also an option for bulk downloads of media items as a zip file.

Add-on stats

By: Glin
Users: 4,871 ▲ 34
Rating: 3.11 (53)
Version: 0.1.5 (Last updated: 2021-06-03)
Creation date: 2018-06-10
Weekly download count: 256
Firefox on Android: Yes
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • storage
  • *://*/*
  • downloads
  • webRequest
  • notifications
Size: 77.19K
URLs: Website

Other platforms

Video & Audio Downloader (v0.1.7)
3.53 (75) 70,000
Video & Audio Downloader (v0.1.7)
4.10 (21) 26,347
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Add-on summary

Video & Audio Downloader is an add-on to enhance the process of downloading media files from internet. Badge icon text shows the number of captured items.

Important: Video & Audio Downloader add-on is NOT working for YouTube website or any other YouTube videos embedded in other websites due to Google and YouTube policies and restrictions.

Important: Video & Audio Downloader add-on is NOT responsible for the media content(s) that you download with this add-on. You are responsible for verifying the media's copyright permission before downloading anything from internet.

In order to work with this add-on, simply browse to a website with online media stream. Once the media (video or audio) is being played, the addon automatically detects the media and renders it in a list in toolbar popup. Within the popup, you can choose and download media items easily. Moreover, there is also a button to copy download links to the clipboard.

In this add-on, you can download all media items at once as a "zip" file. Please note that, this add-on only shows media items for the active tab (current tab). Once you switch tabs, the list in the popup will be changed. There is also a button at top toolbar to clear media list.

If you have a feature request, or found a bug to report, please fill the bug report form in the add-on's homepage.

User reviews

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
  • Can download videos from some websites
  • Can merge downloaded video segments with free software
Cons
  • Does not work on YouTube, Soundcloud, Xvideos, and lernen.goethe.de
  • Breaks down videos into multiple segments without sound
  • Does not detect audio on some websites
  • Not the best interface
Most mentioned
  • Does not work on YouTube
  • Does not detect audio
  • Breaks down videos into multiple segments
  • Not the best interface
Recent reviews
by Сырное, 2023-10-30
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Add-on safety

Risk impact

Video & Audio Downloader requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

Video & Audio Downloader has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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