Video Downloader Prime

Easily download most popular video formats.

Video Downloader Prime: Download Videos Across the Internet

'Video Downloader Prime' is an addon for Firefox. It allows the user to download various video formats from the Internet directly within the browser. The video download can be managed from the toolbar-panel window. It provides several features such as showing the number of captured videos, customizable video format settings, and a minimum size trigger for downloads. It does not support downloading videos from YouTube or other websites with embedded YouTube videos because of Google and YouTube's policies.

Add-on stats

By: mark
Rating: 3.61
(443)
Version: 0.2.6 (Last updated: 2022-07-14)
Creation date: 2015-10-24
Weekly download count: 650
Firefox on Android: Yes
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • storage
  • *://*/*
  • downloads
  • webRequest
Size: 67.23K
URLs: Website

Other platforms

Video Downloader Prime (v0.2.8)
3.17 (134) 50,000
Not available on Android
Not available on Edge
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Add-on summary

Video Downloader Prime is an addon, that helps you quickly download popular video formats right from your browser's toolbar-panel window.

Note: Video Downloader Prime is NOT working for the YouTube website or any other YouTube videos embedded in other websites due to Google and YouTube policies and restrictions.

Note: Video Downloader Prime is NOT responsible for media content that you download with this Addon. We strongly recommend that you verify the related media copyright permissions on each website before downloading any video file(s).

Key features:

  1. Toolbar popup, provides an easy interface to download the video(s) or copy the video links to the clipboard.
  2. Badge icon text shows the number of captured videos within the page.
  3. You can add, delete, or disable video formats from the Options page.
  4. There is also an option to specify the minimum size for videos in order to trigger the download.

Note: This addon is a companion to my other addon, Audio Downloader Prime, which is specially tailored to download Audio content only. These two add-ons together, make a complete package for downloading media contents (video + audio) over the internet.

If you see any bugs, or you have a feature request or other improvements in mind, please fill the bug report form on the addon'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
  • Very good!
  • Best addon for downloading web video.
Cons
  • Doesn't work properly for downloading files.
  • Slow performance and lag when accessing videos on Facebook.
  • Only downloads small file sizes or non-video content.
Most mentioned
  • Cannot successfully download videos from many platforms.
  • Files often do not play after download.
User reviews
Downloaded files don't play
by Rafaelis, 2025-01-01


It works unstable. Udl helper is the best extension for youtube so far
by Noah Bird, 2024-06-29
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Add-on safety

Risk impact

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

Risk likelihood

Video Downloader Prime has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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