[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"chrome-reviews:carousel:en:12:true":3,"blog-article-best-video-downloader-chrome-extensions":64,"chrome-reviews:banner:en":187},[4,9,14,19,24,29,34,39,44,49,54,59],{"reviewer":5,"reviewText":8},{"name":6,"avatarURL":7},"Mary Trisha Joie Quiddam","https:\u002F\u002Flh3.googleusercontent.com\u002Fa-\u002FALV-UjW4DXKAC5hjEBkSVsldpYZ3LrgmeCsBxF2nODbcO1__N3JQe5s=s32","Very useful so I don't have to save the page as pdf and save on my ipad just to annotate.",{"reviewer":10,"reviewText":13},{"name":11,"avatarURL":12},"Yonda rass","https:\u002F\u002Flh3.googleusercontent.com\u002Fa\u002FACg8ocKc4IXT46ayRTtzMtSRfgC34A4Ip2CY6qTefY525Q-ClGR5BA=s32-mo","Saves me so much time! Highlighting web content and PDFs with Web Highlights is a breeze.",{"reviewer":15,"reviewText":18},{"name":16,"avatarURL":17},"Shariff Muhammad","https:\u002F\u002Flh3.googleusercontent.com\u002Fa-\u002FALV-UjXyRpeGFwg9hftTjz3m235ntV0pkFyVHOUIJy66JB-DxGqGNw4=s32","Highlighting key sections and adding notes directly on web articles\u002FPDFs is seamless.",{"reviewer":20,"reviewText":23},{"name":21,"avatarURL":22},"Aniki","https:\u002F\u002Flh3.googleusercontent.com\u002Fa\u002FACg8ocLCTYyCH1zT3VgVs6yCjZfaFrpmYkXVfszQTUVZHnl4m7poxSg=s32-mo","Exactly what I wanted. Easy to highlight and read your highlighted notes.",{"reviewer":25,"reviewText":28},{"name":26,"avatarURL":27},"Abdullah Yahya","https:\u002F\u002Flh3.googleusercontent.com\u002Fa-\u002FALV-UjV1uE5X-HaCZUntEH54L4UPFwMPwyk5ajrM_49uZoGHLg=s32","Good, Just wish free version had a feature to sync or export highlights.",{"reviewer":30,"reviewText":33},{"name":31,"avatarURL":32},"Dipo O","https:\u002F\u002Flh3.googleusercontent.com\u002Fa\u002FACg8ocJsrxOmCWFWyQj6J2KT7ElJCvFmXKcvqas4ddlYbFeAkcQanw=s32-mo","This app is a life saver for the course I am studying for. Couldn't recommend this more. Bravo.",{"reviewer":35,"reviewText":38},{"name":36,"avatarURL":37},"Oscar Amaya","https:\u002F\u002Flh3.googleusercontent.com\u002Fa-\u002FALV-UjX-3QX8PeguZOp58h812Uo1VIc65XPWHqhk7BYcQFdDiyWucSM=s32","Great extension! I especially love the taking-notes and adding-tags functions!",{"reviewer":40,"reviewText":43},{"name":41,"avatarURL":42},"Julia Breviglieri","https:\u002F\u002Flh3.googleusercontent.com\u002Fa-\u002FALV-UjWSRh_UlKyQ27ImmEtIn1yjlPiHWzduqqf9FrkHcKx7skvOlYI=s32","I use this extension almost everyday to study and highlight researches! Love it, 10\u002F10",{"reviewer":45,"reviewText":48},{"name":46,"avatarURL":47},"thet hmue","https:\u002F\u002Flh3.googleusercontent.com\u002Fa-\u002FALV-UjXJkG_ev_LzL8Xjm2tQ83m0dzHgCnBYc3br8fjmD0Uj19pMLYY=s32","nice and I love it. It really help me when i read research books , notes .Love it",{"reviewer":50,"reviewText":53},{"name":51,"avatarURL":52},"Vlad","https:\u002F\u002Flh3.googleusercontent.com\u002Fa\u002FACg8ocKYOOaBUFJl9Dc51_JsK-7h0_ieoQrXuV0mEa1bTAowfa6yYw=s32-mo","Probably the best tool to store notes and highlight things you read on internet.",{"reviewer":55,"reviewText":58},{"name":56,"avatarURL":57},"Mariah Kenney","https:\u002F\u002Flh3.googleusercontent.com\u002Fa-\u002FALV-UjU-7sAAz6hEiFqDwssKkaTtN2v7_BgRJQiwSw77-PrZ3oc=s32","Great tool for studying. I like that you can add notes to highlighted sections.",{"reviewer":60,"reviewText":63},{"name":61,"avatarURL":62},"Vivaan Jain","https:\u002F\u002Flh3.googleusercontent.com\u002Fa-\u002FALV-UjV1dExK7-JYkzMu9UnUlfz8xaBlq6eKUR7dKeGMBfKgjoXD208=s32","Best highlighting tool I've tried. Highly recommend and I love the variety of colors readily available :)",{"meta":65,"html":108,"authorName":109,"authorFacebookUrl":110,"authorProfileImage":111,"authorWebsite":112,"authorJobTitle":113,"authorTwitterUrl":114,"wordCount":115,"recommended":116},{"id":66,"slug":67,"type":68,"title":69,"excerpt":70,"metaTitle":71,"metaDescription":72,"canonicalUrl":72,"featureImage":73,"publishedAt":78,"createdAt":79,"updatedAt":78,"featured":80,"readingTime":81,"tags":82,"author":91,"recommendedSlugs":72,"faq":92},"8f2b41d6a90c73e5b1f4028c","best-video-downloader-chrome-extensions","post","Top 10 Chrome Video Downloader Extensions: The Great Comparison","Compare the 10 best video downloader extensions for Chrome. We tested FetchV, CocoCut, Video DownloadHelper and more on m3u8 streams and reliability.","The 10 Best Video Downloader Chrome Extensions (2026)",null,{"url":74,"alt":75,"caption":72,"width":76,"height":77},"\u002Fblog\u002Fcontent\u002Fimages\u002F2026\u002F08\u002Fbest-video-downloader-chrome-extensions.jpg","Top 10 Chrome Video Downloader Extensions",1200,630,"2026-08-28T09:00:00.000+00:00","2026-08-28T08:30:00.000+00:00",false,23,[83,86,88],{"name":84,"slug":85},"Chrome Extension","chrome-extension",{"name":87,"slug":87},"comparison",{"name":89,"slug":90},"Tools","tools","marius-bongarts",[93,96,99,102,105],{"question":94,"answer":95},"Why can't Chrome extensions download YouTube videos?","Chrome Web Store program policies prohibit extensions that download YouTube content, and Google removes the ones that try. That is why every tool in this comparison skips YouTube entirely, paid tiers included. Any extension still promising YouTube downloads is either about to be delisted or is quietly routing you to an external website, which is worth treating with suspicion before you install it.",{"question":97,"answer":98},"What is an m3u8 file, and why do normal downloaders miss it?","An .m3u8 is a plain-text playlist. Instead of one MP4, it points at hundreds of short .ts segments the player fetches one after another as you watch. There is no single file to right-click and save, so ordinary downloaders report nothing found. Stream tools read the playlist, pull every segment, and stitch them back into one playable MP4.",{"question":100,"answer":101},"Are video downloader extensions safe to install?","Treat them like any extension with access to every page you visit. Check the permissions it requests, whether it forces an account, and — more telling than the lifetime rating — how the last 100 reviews read. Tools that work locally and never sign you in have the smallest data surface. Be wary of any downloader asking for permissions unrelated to finding video.",{"question":103,"answer":104},"Is it legal to download videos with a browser extension?","It depends on the source and where you live, and this is not legal advice. Most sites govern downloads through their terms of service. Saving your own uploads, openly licensed clips, or material a site explicitly offers for offline viewing is usually fine. Circumventing DRM is illegal in many countries, which is one reason no extension here attempts it.",{"question":106,"answer":107},"Why did my download arrive as separate audio and video files?","Adaptive HLS and DASH streams often carry audio and video as separate tracks. The downloader has to mux them back together, and the ones that skip that step leave you with two files. Look for a tool that merges automatically — Video Downloader Plus does it by design, and FetchV and MPMux consistently produce a single finished MP4.","\u003Cp>\n  You sat through the webinar, you have the replay link, and there is no\n  download button anywhere on the page. Right-click the player and Chrome offers\n  you nothing useful. That isn’t sloppiness on the site’s part — the video\n  simply isn’t a file sitting on a server anymore. It arrives as an m3u8\n  playlist chopped into hundreds of short fragments, streamed as you watch and\n  gone the moment you close the tab.\n\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\n  Extension developers have turned that into an arms race. Specialists like\n  FetchV and Stream Recorder rebuild fragmented HLS streams into one playable\n  file. The veteran Video DownloadHelper has spent years accumulating support\n  for over a thousand sites. And a wave of all-rounders promises one-click saves\n  from almost anywhere — several of which turn out to have a very specific idea\n  of what “free” means.\n\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\n  I compared the 10 best video downloader extensions on the Chrome Web Store,\n  ranked by score. A few also ship on Edge and Firefox, and I’ll say so where it\n  changes the picture, but the focus is the Chrome build throughout — and if you\n  are on Edge, every one of them installs straight from the Chrome Web Store\n  anyway (\n  \u003Ca href=\"\u002Fblog\u002Fhow-to-install-chrome-extensions-in-microsoft-edge-browsers\u002F\"\n    >here is the two-minute version\u003C\u002Fa\n  >\n  ). The scores come from \n  \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\">Tooltivity\u003C\u002Fa>\n  's own review methodology rather than from any vendor’s marketing page.\n\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\n  One caveat applies to the whole category, and the honest tools state it on\n  their own store listings: none of these download from YouTube — Chrome’s store\n  policy forbids it — and none can touch DRM-protected services like Netflix.\n  Beyond that, what you’re allowed to save depends on the site’s terms and the\n  law where you live, so it’s worth checking both before you download something\n  that isn’t yours.\n\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3 id=\"list-of-the-best-video-downloader-extensions-for-chrome\">\n  List of the Best Video Downloader Extensions for Chrome:\n\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cul>\n  \u003Cli>\n    \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fextensions\u002Ffetchv\"\n      >FetchV - Video Downloader for m3u8 & hls\u003C\u002Fa\n    >\n  \u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>\n    \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fextensions\u002Ffoursaved-video-downloader\"\n      >Video Downloader for Chrome - M3U8 Video Downloader | 4saved\u003C\u002Fa\n    >\n  \u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>\n    \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fextensions\u002Fvideo-downloader-professional\"\n      >Video Downloader Professional\u003C\u002Fa\n    >\n  \u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>\n    \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fextensions\u002Fstream-recorder-hls-m3u8\"\n      >Stream Recorder - HLS & m3u8 Video Downloader\u003C\u002Fa\n    >\n  \u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>\n    \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fextensions\u002Fvideo-downloader-mpmux\"\n      >Video Downloader - MPMux\u003C\u002Fa\n    >\n  \u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>\n    \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fextensions\u002Fcococut-video-downloader\"\n      >video downloader - CocoCut\u003C\u002Fa\n    >\n  \u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>\n    \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fextensions\u002Flive-stream-downloader\"\n      >Live Stream Downloader\u003C\u002Fa\n    >\n  \u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>\n    \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fextensions\u002Fvideo-download-helper\"\n      >Video Download Helper\u003C\u002Fa\n    >\n  \u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>\n    \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fextensions\u002Fvideo-downloader-plus\"\n      >Video Downloader Plus\u003C\u002Fa\n    >\n  \u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>\n    \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fextensions\u002Fvideoplus-free-video-downloader\"\n      >VideoPlus - Free Video Downloader\u003C\u002Fa\n    >\n  \u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Cp>\n  If you’d rather see everything side by side, here’s the \n  \u003Ca\n    href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fextensions\u002Fcompare\u002Fcategory\u002Fvideo-downloader\u002Fchrome\"\n    rel=\"noreferrer\"\n  >\n    comparison table of all Chrome video downloader extensions\n  \u003C\u002Fa>\n  :\n\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cfigure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-width-full kg-card-hascaption\">\n  \u003Cimg\n    src=\"\u002Fblog\u002Fcontent\u002Fimages\u002F2026\u002F08\u002Fscreenshot-video-downloader-comparison-extensions.webp\"\n    class=\"kg-image\"\n    alt=\"Comparison table of all Chrome video downloader extensions with ratings\"\n    loading=\"lazy\"\n    width=\"4400\"\n    height=\"2016\"\n  \u002F>\n  \u003Cfigcaption>\n    \u003Ca\n      href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fextensions\u002Fcompare\u002Fcategory\u002Fvideo-downloader\u002Fchrome\"\n    >\n      \u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap\"\n        >Comparison of all Chrome Video Downloader Extensions\u003C\u002Fspan\n      >\n    \u003C\u002Fa>\n  \u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\n\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003Ch2 id=\"1-fetchv-video-downloader-for-m3u8-hls\">\n  \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fextensions\u002Ffetchv\"\n    >1. FetchV - Video Downloader for m3u8 & hls\u003C\u002Fa\n  >\n\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cfigure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card\">\n  \u003Cimg\n    src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fdata\u002Ftooltivity\u002Fapps\u002Ffetchv\u002Fimages\u002Fgallery-image-1.webp\"\n    class=\"kg-image\"\n    alt=\"FetchV detecting an m3u8 stream on a web page\"\n    loading=\"lazy\"\n    width=\"512\"\n    height=\"320\"\n  \u002F>\n\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003Cp>\n  FetchV is the tool people install after a string of others has failed them. It\n  has 800,000 downloads and a 4.91\u002F5 rating on the Chrome Web Store from 10,487\n  reviews, and the recent numbers run higher still — 4.96 across the last 100.\n  For a free utility doing a fairly technical job, that combination is rare.\n\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\n  What earns it the top spot is its refusal to be everything at once. FetchV\n  concentrates entirely on HLS and m3u8 streams — the fragmented format behind\n  most modern video players — pulling hundreds of tiny segments in parallel and\n  stitching them into one clean MP4. That puts it in the same lane as Stream\n  Recorder and Live Stream Downloader, yet in our testing it reached streams\n  that broad grabbers like Video DownloadHelper walked straight past. And it\n  does all of it for free, with no caps, no watermarks, and no account.\n\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3 id=\"key-features\">Key Features\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cul>\n  \u003Cli>\n    \u003Cstrong>HLS & m3u8 Detection\u003C\u002Fstrong>\n     – Sniffs out .m3u8 playlists on a page and locks onto the underlying\n    HLS stream automatically\n  \u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>\n    \u003Cstrong>Single-File MP4 Output\u003C\u002Fstrong>\n     – Downloads the hundreds of .ts fragments a stream is split into and\n    stitches them back into one playable MP4\n  \u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>\n    \u003Cstrong>Live Stream Capture\u003C\u002Fstrong>\n     – Records streams as they broadcast, not just finished videos already\n    sitting on a server\n  \u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>\n    \u003Cstrong>Blob & Recording Mode\u003C\u002Fstrong>\n     – Falls back to capturing blob-based or awkward-player video when no\n    clean download link is exposed\n  \u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>\n    \u003Cstrong>Multi-Thread Downloads\u003C\u002Fstrong>\n     – Pulls many segments in parallel, so an hour-long video finishes in a\n    fraction of the time\n  \u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>\n    \u003Cstrong>Quality Selection\u003C\u002Fstrong>\n     – Shows the resolutions a stream offers so you can grab the version\n    you actually want\n  \u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>\n    \u003Cstrong>Wide Site Coverage\u003C\u002Fstrong>\n     – Works on the large majority of streaming and course sites, including\n    plenty that other tools quietly fail on\n  \u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>\n    \u003Cstrong>Unlimited & Account-Free\u003C\u002Fstrong>\n     – No download limits, no sign-up, no ads getting between you and the\n    file\n  \u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Ch3 id=\"pros-cons\">Pros & Cons\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Pros:\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n  \u003Cli>Fast multi-threaded m3u8 downloads\u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>Completely free with no limits\u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>Grabs streams other tools miss\u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>Merges segments into single MP4\u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>Simple, no-account setup\u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>Handles live streams well\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Cons:\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n  \u003Cli>No custom file naming\u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>Wrong file creation timestamps\u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>Occasional failed or stuck downloads\u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>Cannot grab DRM-protected streams\u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>Interface can feel utilitarian\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Ch3 id=\"who-is-this-great-for\">Who is this great for?\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>\n  FetchV is perfect for anyone whose download problem involves the letters m3u8\n  — webinar attendees, online-course students who are entitled to rewatch\n  material offline, and people archiving their own live broadcasts. If a page\n  streams its video instead of serving a plain file, this is the first extension\n  to try.\n\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\n  It’s especially great for users who’ve been burned by fake-free downloaders.\n  There’s no paywall anywhere near the core feature, so the only cost is your\n  bandwidth. Just know the limits going in: DRM-protected services stay locked,\n  and Chrome’s policies keep YouTube off the table — deliberately so.\n\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3 id=\"compared-to-others\">Compared to others\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>\n  Within the stream-specialist niche, FetchV currently edges out \n  \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fextensions\u002Fstream-recorder-hls-m3u8\"\n    >Stream Recorder\u003C\u002Fa\n  >\n   on reliability — Stream Recorder’s recent updates split some recordings\n  into separate audio and video files, while FetchV keeps producing single\n  playable MP4s. \n  \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fextensions\u002Flive-stream-downloader\"\n    >Live Stream Downloader\u003C\u002Fa\n  >\n   matches it on detection but stumbles more often mid-download. And where\n  an all-rounder like \n  \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fextensions\u002Fcococut-video-downloader\"\n    >video downloader - CocoCut\u003C\u002Fa\n  >\n   covers far more site types, FetchV digs deeper into the streams CocoCut\n  occasionally can’t crack.\n\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3 id=\"detailed-comparisons\">Detailed comparisons\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>\n  \u003Ca\n    href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fextensions\u002Fcompare\u002Ffetchv-vs-stream-recorder-hls-m3u8\"\n  >\n    FetchV vs Stream Recorder\n  \u003C\u002Fa>\n   • \n  \u003Ca\n    href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fextensions\u002Fcompare\u002Ffetchv-vs-live-stream-downloader\"\n  >\n    FetchV vs Live Stream Downloader\n  \u003C\u002Fa>\n   • \n  \u003Ca\n    href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fextensions\u002Fcompare\u002Ffetchv-vs-cococut-video-downloader\"\n  >\n    FetchV vs CocoCut\n  \u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3 id=\"rating-summary\">Rating Summary\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>\n  FetchV has 800,000 downloads on Chrome with a 4.91\u002F5 rating from 10,487\n  reviews, and its last 100 reviews average higher still at 4.96 — the most\n  consistently liked downloader in this list. \n  \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\">Tooltivity\u003C\u002Fa>\n   gave FetchV - Video Downloader for m3u8 & hls a score of \n  \u003Cstrong>9.00\u002F10\u003C\u002Fstrong>\n  . \n  \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fextensions\u002Ffetchv\"\n    >Check out the full review here\u003C\u002Fa\n  >\n  .\n\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Chr \u002F>\n\u003Ch2 id=\"2-video-downloader-for-chrome-m3u8-video-downloader-4saved\">\n  \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fextensions\u002Ffoursaved-video-downloader\"\n    >2. Video Downloader for Chrome - M3U8 Video Downloader | 4saved\u003C\u002Fa\n  >\n\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cfigure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card\">\n  \u003Cimg\n    src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fdata\u002Ftooltivity\u002Fapps\u002Ffoursaved-video-downloader\u002Fimages\u002Fgallery-image-1.webp\"\n    class=\"kg-image\"\n    alt=\"4Saved video downloader popup listing detected videos\"\n    loading=\"lazy\"\n    width=\"512\"\n    height=\"320\"\n  \u002F>\n\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003Cp>\n  4Saved flies under the radar with 100,000 downloads, but the people who find\n  it clearly like what they get: a 4.76\u002F5 rating across 1,321 Chrome Web Store\n  reviews. The recent picture softens only slightly, at 4.61 for the last 100 —\n  still comfortably above where most downloaders land.\n\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\n  Its trick is range in a single popup. Where FetchV lives entirely in m3u8\n  territory, 4Saved pairs the same stream capture with genuinely dependable\n  social-media grabs — Facebook, X, Instagram, TikTok, and Twitch — coverage\n  that usually takes two or three separate tools to match. An in-popup preview\n  and a resolution picker mean you see what you’re saving before you commit, and\n  the whole thing runs without an account or a download limit.\n\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3 id=\"key-features-1\">Key Features\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cul>\n  \u003Cli>\n    \u003Cstrong>M3U8 & HLS Stream Capture\u003C\u002Fstrong>\n     – Detects streaming playlists on the page and stitches them into a\n    single saved video\n  \u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>\n    \u003Cstrong>Social Media Downloads\u003C\u002Fstrong>\n     – Pulls clips from Facebook, X, Instagram, TikTok, and Twitch\n  \u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>\n    \u003Cstrong>Broad Site Support\u003C\u002Fstrong>\n     – Also handles Vimeo, Dailymotion, Pinterest, and countless embedded\n    players\n  \u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>\n    \u003Cstrong>Resolution Picker\u003C\u002Fstrong>\n     – Lists the available quality options so you choose before downloading\n  \u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>\n    \u003Cstrong>In-Popup Preview\u003C\u002Fstrong>\n     – Shows the detected video inside the extension before you commit\n  \u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>\n    \u003Cstrong>No Download Limits\u003C\u002Fstrong>\n     – Unlimited saves with no daily cap, queue, or watermark\n  \u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>\n    \u003Cstrong>Offline Viewing\u003C\u002Fstrong>\n     – Files download straight to your device for watching without a\n    connection\n  \u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>\n    \u003Cstrong>Completely Free\u003C\u002Fstrong>\n     – No account, no signup, and no paid tier gating the core features\n  \u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Ch3 id=\"pros-cons-1\">Pros & Cons\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Pros:\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n  \u003Cli>Fast, efficient video downloads\u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>Reliable across most sites\u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>No download limits\u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>Strong social-media platform coverage\u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>Simple, beginner-friendly interface\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Cons:\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n  \u003Cli>VK downloads often unreliable\u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>Not every site supported\u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>Some files fail to play\u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>No YouTube or DRM downloads\u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>Occasional save-button glitches\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Ch3 id=\"who-is-this-great-for-1\">Who is this great for?\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>\n  4Saved is perfect for anyone who saves more social clips than raw streams. If\n  your downloads mostly come from Facebook, X, Instagram, TikTok, or Twitch —\n  your own posts, clips you’ve been given permission to reuse, material under\n  open licenses — this covers all of them from one toolbar icon.\n\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\n  It’s especially great for users who want one free tool instead of three. The\n  M3U8 capture handles the occasional streaming page, the social coverage\n  handles everything else, and there’s no daily cap waiting to interrupt you.\n  Heavy VK users are the exception; that’s the one platform where it misses too\n  often.\n\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3 id=\"compared-to-others-1\">Compared to others\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>\n  4Saved occupies a sweet spot the bigger names leave open. \n  \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fextensions\u002Fcococut-video-downloader\"\n    >video downloader - CocoCut\u003C\u002Fa\n  >\n   casts a wider net but now caps free daily downloads, while 4Saved stays\n  unlimited at no cost. Against \n  \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fextensions\u002Ffetchv\">FetchV\u003C\u002Fa>\n   it trades some stream-capture depth for far better social-platform\n  reach. And compared with the freemium \n  \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fextensions\u002Fvideo-downloader-plus\"\n    >Video Downloader Plus\u003C\u002Fa\n  >\n  , it simply never asks for money.\n\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3 id=\"detailed-comparisons-1\">Detailed comparisons\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>\n  \u003Ca\n    href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fextensions\u002Fcompare\u002Ffoursaved-video-downloader-vs-cococut-video-downloader\"\n  >\n    4Saved vs CocoCut\n  \u003C\u002Fa>\n   • \n  \u003Ca\n    href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fextensions\u002Fcompare\u002Ffoursaved-video-downloader-vs-fetchv\"\n  >\n    4Saved vs FetchV\n  \u003C\u002Fa>\n   • \n  \u003Ca\n    href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fextensions\u002Fcompare\u002Ffoursaved-video-downloader-vs-video-downloader-plus\"\n  >\n    4Saved vs Video Downloader Plus\n  \u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3 id=\"rating-summary-1\">Rating Summary\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>\n  100,000 downloads and a 4.76\u002F5 rating from 1,321 reviews won’t headline any\n  charts, but for a completely free tool with this much platform coverage the\n  numbers are quietly excellent, and the last 100 hold at 4.61. \n  \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\">Tooltivity\u003C\u002Fa>\n   gave Video Downloader for Chrome - M3U8 Video Downloader | 4saved a\n  score of \n  \u003Cstrong>8.50\u002F10\u003C\u002Fstrong>\n  . \n  \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fextensions\u002Ffoursaved-video-downloader\"\n    >Check out the full review here\u003C\u002Fa\n  >\n  .\n\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Chr \u002F>\n\u003Ch2 id=\"3-video-downloader-professional\">\n  \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fextensions\u002Fvideo-downloader-professional\"\n    >3. Video Downloader Professional\u003C\u002Fa\n  >\n\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cfigure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card\">\n  \u003Cimg\n    src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fdata\u002Ftooltivity\u002Fapps\u002Fvideo-downloader-professional\u002Fimages\u002Fgallery-image-1.webp\"\n    class=\"kg-image\"\n    alt=\"Video Downloader Professional listing downloadable files by resolution\"\n    loading=\"lazy\"\n    width=\"512\"\n    height=\"320\"\n  \u002F>\n\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003Cp>\n  Video Downloader Professional is the crowd favourite by sheer volume: 5\n  million downloads and a 4.54\u002F5 rating built from a staggering 229,423 Chrome\n  reviews. What’s striking is how little that number moves. The last 100 reviews\n  average 4.49 — within a rounding error of a lifetime score accumulated over\n  years, which is not something many tools this old can claim.\n\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\n  The appeal is focus. It skips the streaming arms race that FetchV and CocoCut\n  compete in and simply nails ordinary web video: click the icon, see every\n  downloadable file tagged by resolution, and grab the highest quality by\n  default. Small touches carry it — files keep their original names instead of a\n  random string of numbers, and a collect mode lets you queue clips for later.\n  For the everyday “save this video” moment, it’s about as frictionless as the\n  category gets.\n\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3 id=\"key-features-2\">Key Features\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cul>\n  \u003Cli>\n    \u003Cstrong>One-Click Web Video Download\u003C\u002Fstrong>\n     – Detects the clip playing on a page and saves it in a single click\n  \u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>\n    \u003Cstrong>Resolution Picker\u003C\u002Fstrong>\n     – Lists every available quality and grabs the highest version by\n    default\n  \u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>\n    \u003Cstrong>Original File Names\u003C\u002Fstrong>\n     – Saves with the real video title instead of a generic string of\n    numbers\n  \u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>\n    \u003Cstrong>Collect Mode\u003C\u002Fstrong>\n     – Add clips to a video list and come back to download them later\n  \u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>\n    \u003Cstrong>Broad Site Coverage\u003C\u002Fstrong>\n     – Pulls standard MP4 and web video from a wide range of sites\n  \u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>\n    \u003Cstrong>Blob & Embedded Capture\u003C\u002Fstrong>\n     – Catches embedded and blob videos that some tools walk straight past\n  \u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>\n    \u003Cstrong>No Account, No Ads\u003C\u002Fstrong>\n     – Core downloading works instantly with no sign-up and nothing to\n    dismiss\n  \u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>\n    \u003Cstrong>Fast Local Downloads\u003C\u002Fstrong>\n     – Files save straight to your device at full speed\n  \u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Ch3 id=\"pros-cons-2\">Pros & Cons\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Pros:\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n  \u003Cli>Simple one-click downloading\u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>Reliable across most websites\u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>Auto-grabs the highest resolution\u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>Keeps original video file names\u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>Completely free, no account\u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>Fast, full-speed downloads\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Cons:\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n  \u003Cli>No YouTube or social media\u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>Misses some m3u8 live streams\u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>Needs a page refresh sometimes\u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>Embedded ads clutter the list\u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>Pushes a paid desktop companion\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Ch3 id=\"who-is-this-great-for-2\">Who is this great for?\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>\n  Video Downloader Professional is perfect for anyone who wants downloading to\n  be a two-click afterthought rather than a hobby. If your needs are standard\n  web video — no live streams, no social platforms — its one-click flow and\n  automatic best-quality selection make it the least demanding tool in this\n  list.\n\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\n  It’s especially great for users who save clips in batches. Real file names and\n  the collect mode turn what’s normally a rename-everything chore into something\n  organized from the start. Just don’t expect it to chase m3u8 live streams;\n  that’s simply not its job.\n\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3 id=\"compared-to-others-2\">Compared to others\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>\n  Against the veteran \n  \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fextensions\u002Fvideo-download-helper\"\n    >Video Download Helper\u003C\u002Fa\n  >\n  , Video Downloader Professional trades site breadth for a free tier with no\n  rate limit — a trade that got a lot more interesting after DownloadHelper\n  started throttling free downloads. \n  \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fextensions\u002Fcococut-video-downloader\"\n    >video downloader - CocoCut\u003C\u002Fa\n  >\n   beats it on HLS streams and site coverage but caps free daily use. And\n  next to \n  \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fextensions\u002Fvideoplus-free-video-downloader\"\n    >VideoPlus - Free Video Downloader\u003C\u002Fa\n  >\n  , it’s the tool that actually delivers the “free” its rival only promises.\n\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3 id=\"detailed-comparisons-2\">Detailed comparisons\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>\n  \u003Ca\n    href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fextensions\u002Fcompare\u002Fvideo-downloader-professional-vs-video-download-helper\"\n  >\n    Video Downloader Pro vs Video DownloadHelper\n  \u003C\u002Fa>\n   • \n  \u003Ca\n    href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fextensions\u002Fcompare\u002Fvideo-downloader-professional-vs-cococut-video-downloader\"\n  >\n    Video Downloader Pro vs CocoCut\n  \u003C\u002Fa>\n   • \n  \u003Ca\n    href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fextensions\u002Fcompare\u002Fvideo-downloader-professional-vs-videoplus-free-video-downloader\"\n  >\n    Video Downloader Pro vs VideoPlus\n  \u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3 id=\"rating-summary-2\">Rating Summary\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>\n  Five million downloads, a 4.54\u002F5 rating from 229,423 reviews, and a recent\n  average of 4.49 that barely differs from it — few tools this old stay this\n  steady. \n  \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\">Tooltivity\u003C\u002Fa>\n   gave Video Downloader Professional a score of \n  \u003Cstrong>8.50\u002F10\u003C\u002Fstrong>\n  . \n  \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fextensions\u002Fvideo-downloader-professional\"\n    >Check out the full review here\u003C\u002Fa\n  >\n  .\n\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Chr \u002F>\n\u003Ch2 id=\"4-stream-recorder-hls-m3u8-video-downloader\">\n  \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fextensions\u002Fstream-recorder-hls-m3u8\"\n    >4. Stream Recorder - HLS & m3u8 Video Downloader\u003C\u002Fa\n  >\n\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cfigure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card\">\n  \u003Cimg\n    src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fdata\u002Ftooltivity\u002Fapps\u002Fstream-recorder-hls-m3u8\u002Fimages\u002Fgallery-image-1.webp\"\n    class=\"kg-image\"\n    alt=\"Stream Recorder capturing an HLS stream in the browser\"\n    loading=\"lazy\"\n    width=\"512\"\n    height=\"320\"\n  \u002F>\n\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003Cp>\n  Stream Recorder has passed 1 million downloads on the Chrome Web Store, where\n  it holds a 4.33\u002F5 rating across 2,752 reviews. The recent trend points up\n  rather than down, at 4.45 for the last 100 — though we’ll be honest about the\n  rough patch hiding inside that number.\n\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\n  Like FetchV, this is a pure HLS specialist, and its core trick is genuinely\n  good: it reassembles fragmented .ts segments into one MP4 without re-encoding,\n  so quality is preserved exactly. Two touches stand out — you can close the\n  source tab and let a live recording keep running in the background, and boost\n  mode fetches segments in parallel to speed up long captures. What keeps it a\n  step behind FetchV is a recent regression that splits some recordings into\n  separate audio and video files you then have to re-join yourself.\n\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3 id=\"key-features-3\">Key Features\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cul>\n  \u003Cli>\n    \u003Cstrong>Automatic Stream Detection\u003C\u002Fstrong>\n     – Spots every HLS and m3u8 source on a page as it loads, no URL\n    hunting\n  \u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>\n    \u003Cstrong>In-Browser MP4 Export\u003C\u002Fstrong>\n     – Reassembles the fragmented .ts segments into one MP4 without\n    re-encoding, so quality is preserved\n  \u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>\n    \u003Cstrong>Live Stream Recording\u003C\u002Fstrong>\n     – Captures ongoing broadcasts, and keeps running even after you close\n    the source tab\n  \u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>\n    \u003Cstrong>Boost Mode\u003C\u002Fstrong>\n     – Fetches segments in parallel to noticeably speed up long downloads\n  \u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>\n    \u003Cstrong>Title-Aware Saving\u003C\u002Fstrong>\n     – Names the file after the source page so your downloads stay\n    organised\n  \u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>\n    \u003Cstrong>No Manual Merging\u003C\u002Fstrong>\n     – Replaces the old routine of grabbing hundreds of segments and\n    stitching them by hand\n  \u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>\n    \u003Cstrong>Account-Free & Ad-Light\u003C\u002Fstrong>\n     – Works straight after install with no sign-up or paywall\n  \u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>\n    \u003Cstrong>Lightweight Footprint\u003C\u002Fstrong>\n     – A tiny install that does all its work locally in the browser\n  \u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Ch3 id=\"pros-cons-3\">Pros & Cons\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Pros:\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n  \u003Cli>Auto-detects every on-page stream\u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>Saves HLS\u002Fm3u8 as clean MP4\u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>Completely free, no subscription\u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>Fast boost download mode\u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>Simple, uncluttered interface\u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>Captures live streams in-browser\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Cons:\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n  \u003Cli>Recently splits audio and video\u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>Can’t grab DRM or YouTube\u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>Can spawn duplicate stream entries\u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>Occasional failed or partial downloads\u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>No subtitle downloads\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Ch3 id=\"who-is-this-great-for-3\">Who is this great for?\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>\n  Stream Recorder is perfect for anyone who records live broadcasts they’re\n  entitled to keep — webinars, streams of their own events, course sessions. The\n  ability to start a capture and close the source tab while it keeps running is\n  a small freedom no one gives back once they’ve had it.\n\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\n  It’s especially great for users who want quality preserved bit-for-bit, since\n  the MP4 export skips re-encoding entirely. If you hit the current audio-video\n  split issue on your sites, though, be prepared to re-join files — or to keep a\n  second stream tool installed until a fix lands.\n\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3 id=\"compared-to-others-3\">Compared to others\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>\n  \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fextensions\u002Ffetchv\">FetchV\u003C\u002Fa>\n   is the obvious head-to-head, and right now FetchV wins on output\n  reliability while Stream Recorder counters with background live\n  recording. \n  \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fextensions\u002Flive-stream-downloader\"\n    >Live Stream Downloader\u003C\u002Fa\n  >\n   hunts streams in stranger places — blob URLs, buried embeds — but\n  finishes downloads less dependably. And \n  \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fextensions\u002Fvideo-downloader-mpmux\"\n    >Video Downloader - MPMux\u003C\u002Fa\n  >\n   makes a strong alternative if you want stream capture plus ordinary MP4\n  grabbing in one simpler package.\n\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3 id=\"detailed-comparisons-3\">Detailed comparisons\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>\n  \u003Ca\n    href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fextensions\u002Fcompare\u002Fstream-recorder-hls-m3u8-vs-fetchv\"\n  >\n    Stream Recorder vs FetchV\n  \u003C\u002Fa>\n   • \n  \u003Ca\n    href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fextensions\u002Fcompare\u002Fstream-recorder-hls-m3u8-vs-live-stream-downloader\"\n  >\n    Stream Recorder vs Live Stream Downloader\n  \u003C\u002Fa>\n   • \n  \u003Ca\n    href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fextensions\u002Fcompare\u002Fstream-recorder-hls-m3u8-vs-video-downloader-mpmux\"\n  >\n    Stream Recorder vs MPMux\n  \u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3 id=\"rating-summary-3\">Rating Summary\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>\n  Stream Recorder has 1 million downloads on Chrome with a 4.33\u002F5 rating from\n  2,752 reviews, rising to 4.45 across the last 100 — a specialist that still\n  delivers, current rough edges included. \n  \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\">Tooltivity\u003C\u002Fa>\n   gave Stream Recorder - HLS & m3u8 Video Downloader a score of \n  \u003Cstrong>8.33\u002F10\u003C\u002Fstrong>\n  . \n  \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fextensions\u002Fstream-recorder-hls-m3u8\"\n    >Check out the full review here\u003C\u002Fa\n  >\n  .\n\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Chr \u002F>\n\u003Ch2 id=\"5-video-downloader-mpmux\">\n  \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fextensions\u002Fvideo-downloader-mpmux\"\n    >5. Video Downloader - MPMux\u003C\u002Fa\n  >\n\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cfigure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card\">\n  \u003Cimg\n    src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fdata\u002Ftooltivity\u002Fapps\u002Fvideo-downloader-mpmux\u002Fimages\u002Fgallery-image-1.webp\"\n    class=\"kg-image\"\n    alt=\"MPMux showing detected video resolutions before download\"\n    loading=\"lazy\"\n    width=\"512\"\n    height=\"320\"\n  \u002F>\n\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003Cp>\n  On raw store rating, nothing in this list beats MPMux: a 4.92\u002F5 average across\n  5,981 Chrome reviews, earned on a comparatively modest 200,000 downloads. And\n  it’s no legacy halo either — the last 100 reviews average 4.91, so recent\n  users are just as satisfied as the ones who found it years ago.\n\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\n  MPMux sits neatly between the specialists and the all-rounders. It saves mp4,\n  m3u8, HLS, and live streams as one finished MP4, shows you the available\n  resolutions before you commit, and falls back to a built-in record mode when a\n  site blocks a direct grab — a spread that neither FetchV’s narrow focus nor\n  CocoCut’s capped free tier quite matches. It ranks below the bigger names here\n  mostly on ecosystem: it’s a smaller extension from a less-established\n  developer, with thinner privacy documentation than we’d like.\n\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3 id=\"key-features-4\">Key Features\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cul>\n  \u003Cli>\n    \u003Cstrong>Broad Format Support\u003C\u002Fstrong>\n     – Saves mp4, m3u8, HLS, and live streams as a single ready-to-play MP4\n  \u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>\n    \u003Cstrong>On-Page Video Detection\u003C\u002Fstrong>\n     – Automatically spots playable video on the current tab, no URL\n    hunting required\n  \u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>\n    \u003Cstrong>Resolution Picker\u003C\u002Fstrong>\n     – Lists the available qualities so you choose before the download\n    begins\n  \u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>\n    \u003Cstrong>Built-In Record Mode\u003C\u002Fstrong>\n     – Captures playback as a fallback on sites that block a direct grab\n  \u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>\n    \u003Cstrong>Handles Large Files\u003C\u002Fstrong>\n     – Pulls multi-hundred-megabyte videos quickly and without stalling\n  \u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>\n    \u003Cstrong>No Account Needed\u003C\u002Fstrong>\n     – Works the moment it’s installed, with no sign-up or login\n  \u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>\n    \u003Cstrong>Free, No Usage Limits\u003C\u002Fstrong>\n     – Full functionality with no caps on how much or how often you\n    download\n  \u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>\n    \u003Cstrong>Works Where Others Fail\u003C\u002Fstrong>\n     – Reliably grabs clips that simpler downloaders miss\n  \u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Ch3 id=\"pros-cons-4\">Pros & Cons\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Pros:\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n  \u003Cli>Works when other downloaders fail\u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>Fast downloads, even large files\u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>Clean, simple, no-clutter interface\u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>Free with no usage limits\u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>Handles m3u8, HLS and live streams\u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>Detects video resolutions before downloading\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Cons:\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n  \u003Cli>No YouTube or DRM downloads\u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>Occasional breakage after site changes\u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>Record mode sometimes shows blank pages\u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>Light ads in the interface\u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>No subtitle downloading\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Ch3 id=\"who-is-this-great-for-4\">Who is this great for?\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>\n  MPMux is perfect for anyone who wants one free tool covering both ordinary web\n  video and the trickier m3u8 and HLS streams, without learning two different\n  workflows. Its automatic detection means you never copy stream URLs or dig\n  through network tabs — you just pick a resolution and go.\n\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\n  It’s especially great for users who have already worked through a pile of\n  downloaders that didn’t stick. The recurring theme in its reviews is exactly\n  that journey, and the near-identical all-time and recent ratings suggest\n  people who land here tend to stay. A few light ads are the entire price.\n\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3 id=\"compared-to-others-4\">Compared to others\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>\n  Against \n  \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fextensions\u002Ffetchv\">FetchV\u003C\u002Fa>\n  , MPMux is less surgical on pure m3u8 work but more forgiving across the\n  everyday web. It’s currently the steadier pick over \n  \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fextensions\u002Fstream-recorder-hls-m3u8\"\n    >Stream Recorder\u003C\u002Fa\n  >\n  , which is wrestling with an audio-video split regression MPMux doesn’t share.\n  And where \n  \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fextensions\u002Fcococut-video-downloader\"\n    >video downloader - CocoCut\u003C\u002Fa\n  >\n   counters with broader site coverage, CocoCut’s free tier caps daily\n  downloads while MPMux stays unlimited.\n\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3 id=\"detailed-comparisons-4\">Detailed comparisons\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>\n  \u003Ca\n    href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fextensions\u002Fcompare\u002Fvideo-downloader-mpmux-vs-fetchv\"\n  >\n    MPMux vs FetchV\n  \u003C\u002Fa>\n   • \n  \u003Ca\n    href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fextensions\u002Fcompare\u002Fvideo-downloader-mpmux-vs-stream-recorder-hls-m3u8\"\n  >\n    MPMux vs Stream Recorder\n  \u003C\u002Fa>\n   • \n  \u003Ca\n    href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fextensions\u002Fcompare\u002Fvideo-downloader-mpmux-vs-cococut-video-downloader\"\n  >\n    MPMux vs CocoCut\n  \u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3 id=\"rating-summary-4\">Rating Summary\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>\n  A 4.92\u002F5 rating from 5,981 reviews with a 4.91 across the last 100 is the most\n  consistent scorecard in this comparison, even from a smaller install base of\n  200,000. \n  \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\">Tooltivity\u003C\u002Fa>\n   gave Video Downloader - MPMux a score of \n  \u003Cstrong>8.17\u002F10\u003C\u002Fstrong>\n  . \n  \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fextensions\u002Fvideo-downloader-mpmux\"\n    >Check out the full review here\u003C\u002Fa\n  >\n  .\n\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Chr \u002F>\n\u003Ch2 id=\"6-video-downloader-cococut\">\n  \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fextensions\u002Fcococut-video-downloader\"\n    >6. video downloader - CocoCut\u003C\u002Fa\n  >\n\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cfigure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card\">\n  \u003Cimg\n    src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fdata\u002Ftooltivity\u002Fapps\u002Fcococut-video-downloader\u002Fimages\u002Fgallery-image-1.webp\"\n    class=\"kg-image\"\n    alt=\"CocoCut video downloader detecting media on a streaming page\"\n    loading=\"lazy\"\n    width=\"512\"\n    height=\"320\"\n  \u002F>\n\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003Cp>\n  CocoCut has built one of the larger followings in this category, with 800,000\n  Chrome downloads and a strong 4.78\u002F5 rating across 10,647 reviews — enthusiasm\n  that holds in the recent data at 4.76 for the last 100. Its Edge build adds\n  another 343,206 downloads, though that audience is noticeably cooler on it, at\n  4.4 stars from 498 reviews.\n\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\n  Breadth is the pitch. CocoCut pulls video and audio from thousands of sites,\n  reassembles HLS and M3U8 streams, records live broadcasts, and screen-captures\n  as a fallback when a stream refuses to download — a wider toolkit than either\n  FetchV or Video Downloader Professional carries. Its calling card is\n  stubbornness: it kept clearing pages in our testing that stopped other\n  extensions cold. What drags the score below the tools above it is the free\n  tier, which now caps daily downloads and throttles speed on large files.\n\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3 id=\"key-features-5\">Key Features\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cul>\n  \u003Cli>\n    \u003Cstrong>Downloads From Thousands of Sites\u003C\u002Fstrong>\n     – Pulls video and audio from most streaming and social pages in a\n    single click\n  \u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>\n    \u003Cstrong>HLS \u002F M3U8 Stream Capture\u003C\u002Fstrong>\n     – Reassembles fragmented .m3u8 stream chunks into one playable MP4\n  \u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>\n    \u003Cstrong>Recording Mode\u003C\u002Fstrong>\n     – Screen-records a stream as a fallback when it refuses to download\n    directly\n  \u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>\n    \u003Cstrong>Live Broadcast Downloading\u003C\u002Fstrong>\n     – Saves live streams while they are still playing\n  \u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>\n    \u003Cstrong>Quality Selection\u003C\u002Fstrong>\n     – Choose the resolution you want and save it as a standard MP4\n  \u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>\n    \u003Cstrong>In-Popup Preview\u003C\u002Fstrong>\n     – Play a detected clip inside the extension to confirm you’re grabbing\n    the right file\n  \u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>\n    \u003Cstrong>Auto-Named Files\u003C\u002Fstrong>\n     – Saves each download using the original video title instead of a\n    random string\n  \u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>\n    \u003Cstrong>Audio & Music Extraction\u003C\u002Fstrong>\n     – Grab just the audio track from a page when you don’t need the video\n  \u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Ch3 id=\"pros-cons-5\">Pros & Cons\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Pros:\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n  \u003Cli>Downloads from thousands of sites\u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>Grabs HLS\u002FM3U8 streams reliably\u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>Simple, one-click, easy to use\u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>Works where other downloaders fail\u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>Recording mode as a fallback\u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>Free to install, no ads\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Cons:\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n  \u003Cli>Free tier caps daily downloads\u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>Throttled speed without Pro\u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>No YouTube (Chrome policy)\u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>Occasional corrupted or out-of-sync files\u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>Slow, unresponsive customer support\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Ch3 id=\"who-is-this-great-for-5\">Who is this great for?\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>\n  CocoCut is perfect for anyone who wants one downloader for everything —\n  regular web video, streams, live broadcasts, and audio extraction — and only\n  saves a handful of files a day. Inside the free tier’s daily cap, it’s one of\n  the most capable grabbers you can install at no cost.\n\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\n  It’s especially great for users who keep meeting pages other tools give up on;\n  the recording-mode fallback means there’s almost always a path to the file.\n  Volume downloaders should do the math on the Pro subscription first, though —\n  and read up on the billing complaints before subscribing.\n\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3 id=\"compared-to-others-5\">Compared to others\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>\n  CocoCut’s natural rival is \n  \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fextensions\u002Fvideo-download-helper\"\n    >Video Download Helper\u003C\u002Fa\n  >\n  : both are veteran all-rounders, and both have moved to limiting free use, so\n  the choice often comes down to which handles your specific sites better.\n  Against \n  \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fextensions\u002Fvideo-downloader-plus\"\n    >Video Downloader Plus\u003C\u002Fa\n  >\n   it offers a similar breadth with a friendlier free tier. And for pure\n  m3u8 depth, \n  \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fextensions\u002Ffetchv\">FetchV\u003C\u002Fa>\n   remains the specialist CocoCut can’t quite match.\n\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3 id=\"detailed-comparisons-5\">Detailed comparisons\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>\n  \u003Ca\n    href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fextensions\u002Fcompare\u002Fcococut-video-downloader-vs-video-download-helper\"\n  >\n    CocoCut vs Video DownloadHelper\n  \u003C\u002Fa>\n   • \n  \u003Ca\n    href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fextensions\u002Fcompare\u002Fcococut-video-downloader-vs-video-downloader-plus\"\n  >\n    CocoCut vs Video Downloader Plus\n  \u003C\u002Fa>\n   • \n  \u003Ca\n    href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fextensions\u002Fcompare\u002Fcococut-video-downloader-vs-fetchv\"\n  >\n    CocoCut vs FetchV\n  \u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3 id=\"rating-summary-5\">Rating Summary\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>\n  With over 1.1 million combined installs across Chrome and Edge and a 4.78\u002F5\n  Chrome rating from 10,647 reviews, holding 4.76 over the last 100, CocoCut has\n  earned its all-rounder reputation. \n  \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\">Tooltivity\u003C\u002Fa>\n   gave video downloader - CocoCut a score of \n  \u003Cstrong>8.00\u002F10\u003C\u002Fstrong>\n  . \n  \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fextensions\u002Fcococut-video-downloader\"\n    >Check out the full review here\u003C\u002Fa\n  >\n  .\n\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Chr \u002F>\n\u003Ch2 id=\"7-live-stream-downloader\">\n  \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fextensions\u002Flive-stream-downloader\"\n    >7. Live Stream Downloader\u003C\u002Fa\n  >\n\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cfigure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card\">\n  \u003Cimg\n    src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fdata\u002Ftooltivity\u002Fapps\u002Flive-stream-downloader\u002Fimages\u002Fgallery-image-1.webp\"\n    class=\"kg-image\"\n    alt=\"Live Stream Downloader listing detected stream feeds\"\n    loading=\"lazy\"\n    width=\"512\"\n    height=\"320\"\n  \u002F>\n\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003Cp>\n  Live Stream Downloader has crossed 400,000 downloads on the Chrome Web Store,\n  where it holds a 4.26\u002F5 rating across 570 reviews, with the last 100 a little\n  lower at 4.15. Those aren’t headline numbers, but stream capture is a brutal\n  niche to score well in — players change constantly, and every change breaks\n  somebody’s download.\n\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\n  Its reason to exist is reach. The detection engine digs video out of blob URLs\n  and embedded players that other extensions don’t even register, then pulls the\n  fragments down in parallel threads and merges them automatically. More than\n  once in our testing it was the only tool that could grab a clip at all. The\n  trade-offs are real: downloads can stall with no way to resume, there’s no\n  built-in converter, and the bare-bones interface makes you guess which of\n  several detected feeds is the right one.\n\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3 id=\"key-features-6\">Key Features\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cul>\n  \u003Cli>\n    \u003Cstrong>M3U8 & HLS Detection\u003C\u002Fstrong>\n     – Automatically spots live and archived HLS stream feeds playing on a\n    page\n  \u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>\n    \u003Cstrong>Multi-Threaded Downloading\u003C\u002Fstrong>\n     – Fetches stream fragments in parallel so large videos save faster\n  \u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>\n    \u003Cstrong>Automatic Merging\u003C\u002Fstrong>\n     – Stitches the downloaded segments into a single continuous file for\n    you\n  \u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>\n    \u003Cstrong>Quality Selection\u003C\u002Fstrong>\n     – Lets you choose the resolution or bitrate when a site offers several\n  \u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>\n    \u003Cstrong>Deep Page Detection\u003C\u002Fstrong>\n     – Catches videos hidden in blob URLs and embedded players that rivals\n    miss\n  \u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>\n    \u003Cstrong>Saves Straight to Disk\u003C\u002Fstrong>\n     – Writes files directly to your computer with no cloud middleman\n  \u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>\n    \u003Cstrong>Audio & Subtitle Streams\u003C\u002Fstrong>\n     – Can grab separate audio and subtitle tracks when a feed exposes them\n  \u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>\n    \u003Cstrong>Completely Free\u003C\u002Fstrong>\n     – No account, no ads, and no paid tier to unlock features\n  \u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Ch3 id=\"pros-cons-6\">Pros & Cons\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Pros:\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n  \u003Cli>Detects streams other tools miss\u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>Fast multi-threaded downloads\u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>Simple, no setup needed\u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>Completely free, no ads\u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>Merges stream fragments automatically\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Cons:\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n  \u003Cli>Downloads can stall or fail\u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>No resume after interruptions\u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>No built-in format conversion\u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>Interface can feel bare\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Ch3 id=\"who-is-this-great-for-6\">Who is this great for?\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>\n  Live Stream Downloader is perfect for anyone who occasionally meets a stream\n  nothing else can touch. As the emergency tool you keep installed for stubborn\n  blob URLs and deeply embedded players, it earns its slot many times over —\n  especially since it costs nothing and shows no ads.\n\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\n  It’s especially great for users comfortable with a little roughness: picking\n  the right feed from an unlabelled list, retrying a stalled download,\n  converting a file afterward. For a one-shot live event you can’t re-record,\n  we’d want a steadier primary tool and this as the backup.\n\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3 id=\"compared-to-others-6\">Compared to others\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>\n  Among the stream specialists, \n  \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fextensions\u002Fstream-recorder-hls-m3u8\"\n    >Stream Recorder\u003C\u002Fa\n  >\n   offers the smoother happy path and background live recording, while Live\n  Stream Downloader wins on sheer detection reach. \n  \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fextensions\u002Ffetchv\">FetchV\u003C\u002Fa>\n   beats both on finishing what it starts — its multi-threaded downloads\n  fail far less often. And if you need everyday MP4 and social-site coverage on\n  top of streams, \n  \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fextensions\u002Fcococut-video-downloader\"\n    >video downloader - CocoCut\u003C\u002Fa\n  >\n   is the broader companion.\n\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3 id=\"detailed-comparisons-6\">Detailed comparisons\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>\n  \u003Ca\n    href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fextensions\u002Fcompare\u002Flive-stream-downloader-vs-stream-recorder-hls-m3u8\"\n  >\n    Live Stream Downloader vs Stream Recorder\n  \u003C\u002Fa>\n   • \n  \u003Ca\n    href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fextensions\u002Fcompare\u002Flive-stream-downloader-vs-fetchv\"\n  >\n    Live Stream Downloader vs FetchV\n  \u003C\u002Fa>\n   • \n  \u003Ca\n    href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fextensions\u002Fcompare\u002Flive-stream-downloader-vs-cococut-video-downloader\"\n  >\n    Live Stream Downloader vs CocoCut\n  \u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3 id=\"rating-summary-6\">Rating Summary\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>\n  400,000 downloads, a 4.26\u002F5 rating from 570 reviews, and 4.15 across the last\n  100 mark this out as a dependable niche pick rather than a mass-market\n  star. \n  \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\">Tooltivity\u003C\u002Fa>\n   gave Live Stream Downloader a score of \n  \u003Cstrong>8.00\u002F10\u003C\u002Fstrong>\n  . \n  \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fextensions\u002Flive-stream-downloader\"\n    >Check out the full review here\u003C\u002Fa\n  >\n  .\n\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Chr \u002F>\n\u003Ch2 id=\"8-video-download-helper\">\n  \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fextensions\u002Fvideo-download-helper\"\n    >8. Video Download Helper\u003C\u002Fa\n  >\n\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cfigure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card\">\n  \u003Cimg\n    src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fdata\u002Ftooltivity\u002Fapps\u002Fvideo-download-helper\u002Fimages\u002Fgallery-image-1.webp\"\n    class=\"kg-image\"\n    alt=\"Video Download Helper toolbar panel with detected media\"\n    loading=\"lazy\"\n    width=\"512\"\n    height=\"320\"\n  \u002F>\n\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003Cp>\n  Video Download Helper is the only extension here with a serious presence on\n  all three browsers: 5 million Chrome downloads at a 4.46\u002F5 rating from 34,413\n  reviews, 1,724,362 downloads on Firefox at 4.3 stars from 42,300 reviews, and\n  1,337,826 more on Edge at 4.1 stars from 1,362. The Chrome trend runs ahead of\n  its own history, at 4.56 across the last 100.\n\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\n  This is the category’s veteran, and the range shows it: support for well over\n  a thousand sites, capture of adaptive DASH, HLS, and MPD streams, and\n  conversion to MP4, MKV, WebM, or MP3 through a companion app. Renaming files\n  and picking a folder before a download starts is the kind of touch younger\n  rivals like Video Downloader Professional still haven’t copied. So why eighth?\n  A recent freemium shift now rate-limits free downloads after a grab or two — a\n  change that landed without warning and still colours its newest reviews.\n\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3 id=\"key-features-7\">Key Features\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cul>\n  \u003Cli>\n    \u003Cstrong>Broad Site Coverage\u003C\u002Fstrong>\n     – Detects and grabs video from well over a thousand websites where\n    lighter tools come up empty\n  \u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>\n    \u003Cstrong>Adaptive Stream Capture\u003C\u002Fstrong>\n     – Pulls DASH, HLS, and MPD streams, not just plain MP4 files\n  \u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>\n    \u003Cstrong>Built-in Format Conversion\u003C\u002Fstrong>\n     – Turns captures into MP4, MKV, WebM, or MP3 through a companion app\n  \u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>\n    \u003Cstrong>One-Click Detection\u003C\u002Fstrong>\n     – Automatically spots playable media on a page and offers it from the\n    toolbar\n  \u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>\n    \u003Cstrong>Rename Before Saving\u003C\u002Fstrong>\n     – Edit the filename and choose the destination folder before the\n    download starts, with smart-naming rules\n  \u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>\n    \u003Cstrong>Download Side Panel\u003C\u002Fstrong>\n     – A dedicated sidebar tracks active and finished downloads at a glance\n  \u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>\n    \u003Cstrong>Quality Selection\u003C\u002Fstrong>\n     – Pick the resolution you want, up to the highest the source provides\n  \u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>\n    \u003Cstrong>Audio-Only Downloads\u003C\u002Fstrong>\n     – Save just the soundtrack as an MP3 when you don’t need the picture\n  \u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Ch3 id=\"pros-cons-7\">Pros & Cons\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Pros:\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n  \u003Cli>Works on over a thousand sites\u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>Reliable one-click media detection\u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>Rename and pick folder before saving\u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>Handles adaptive HLS and DASH streams\u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>Fast, often highest-quality downloads\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Cons:\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n  \u003Cli>Recent paywall limits free downloads\u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>No YouTube on Chrome build\u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>Can’t download DRM-protected video\u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>Conversion needs a companion app\u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>Occasional broken downloads after updates\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Ch3 id=\"who-is-this-great-for-7\">Who is this great for?\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>\n  Video Download Helper is perfect for anyone who downloads regularly enough to\n  justify a license — by most accounts a fair one-off cost rather than a heavy\n  subscription — and wants the widest site coverage available. It’s also the\n  natural pick for Firefox users, where it’s been the standard for years.\n\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\n  It’s especially great for users who care about what happens after the\n  download: format conversion, audio-only saves, tidy filenames, and a side\n  panel tracking every job. Occasional downloaders should test the rate-limited\n  free tier honestly before deciding — that’s where the recent frustration\n  lives.\n\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3 id=\"compared-to-others-7\">Compared to others\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>\n  The trade against \n  \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fextensions\u002Fvideo-downloader-professional\"\n    >Video Downloader Professional\u003C\u002Fa\n  >\n   is now clean: DownloadHelper offers far broader coverage and conversion,\n  Video Downloader Professional offers unlimited free use. \n  \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fextensions\u002Fcococut-video-downloader\"\n    >video downloader - CocoCut\u003C\u002Fa\n  >\n   is its closest all-rounder rival, with both now limiting free tiers —\n  pick by which handles your sites. And against the freemium \n  \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fextensions\u002Fvideo-downloader-plus\"\n    >Video Downloader Plus\u003C\u002Fa\n  >\n  , DownloadHelper’s one-time license is the friendlier way to pay.\n\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3 id=\"detailed-comparisons-7\">Detailed comparisons\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>\n  \u003Ca\n    href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fextensions\u002Fcompare\u002Fvideo-download-helper-vs-video-downloader-professional\"\n  >\n    Video DownloadHelper vs Video Downloader Pro\n  \u003C\u002Fa>\n   • \n  \u003Ca\n    href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fextensions\u002Fcompare\u002Fvideo-download-helper-vs-cococut-video-downloader\"\n  >\n    Video DownloadHelper vs CocoCut\n  \u003C\u002Fa>\n   • \n  \u003Ca\n    href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fextensions\u002Fcompare\u002Fvideo-download-helper-vs-video-downloader-plus\"\n  >\n    Video DownloadHelper vs Video Downloader Plus\n  \u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3 id=\"rating-summary-7\">Rating Summary\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>\n  More than 8 million combined installs across Chrome, Firefox, and Edge, a\n  4.46\u002F5 Chrome rating from 34,413 reviews, and a recent Chrome average of 4.56\n  keep this veteran firmly relevant. \n  \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\">Tooltivity\u003C\u002Fa>\n   gave Video Download Helper a score of \n  \u003Cstrong>8.00\u002F10\u003C\u002Fstrong>\n  . \n  \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fextensions\u002Fvideo-download-helper\"\n    >Check out the full review here\u003C\u002Fa\n  >\n  .\n\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Chr \u002F>\n\u003Ch2 id=\"9-video-downloader-plus\">\n  \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fextensions\u002Fvideo-downloader-plus\"\n    >9. Video Downloader Plus\u003C\u002Fa\n  >\n\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cfigure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card\">\n  \u003Cimg\n    src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fdata\u002Ftooltivity\u002Fapps\u002Fvideo-downloader-plus\u002Fimages\u002Fgallery-image-1.webp\"\n    class=\"kg-image\"\n    alt=\"Video Downloader Plus resolution picker in the extension popup\"\n    loading=\"lazy\"\n    width=\"512\"\n    height=\"320\"\n  \u002F>\n\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003Cp>\n  Video Downloader Plus has 1 million Chrome downloads and a solid 4.50\u002F5 rating\n  across 28,133 reviews, though the current build is landing a touch below that\n  history — 4.38 for the last 100.\n\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\n  Technically, there’s a lot to like. It inspects HLS, DASH, and MP4 streams\n  directly, saves at resolutions up to 8K where a site offers them, and — unlike\n  VideoPlus below — merges separate audio and video tracks into one finished\n  file automatically. So why the 7.17? The freemium wall. Full HD and above, MP3\n  extraction, and unlimited daily downloads all sit behind a subscription the\n  “free” store listing doesn’t advertise, and the premium account ties your\n  activity to the developer’s service — a bigger data surface than the\n  local-only tools higher up this list.\n\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3 id=\"key-features-8\">Key Features\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cul>\n  \u003Cli>\n    \u003Cstrong>Stream Detection\u003C\u002Fstrong>\n     – Finds HLS, DASH, and MP4 sources that most pages try to keep out of\n    reach\n  \u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>\n    \u003Cstrong>Up to 8K Downloads\u003C\u002Fstrong>\n     – Grabs the highest resolution a site actually offers\n  \u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>\n    \u003Cstrong>Audio + Video Merge\u003C\u002Fstrong>\n     – Stitches separate tracks into one playable file automatically\n  \u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>\n    \u003Cstrong>Format Conversion\u003C\u002Fstrong>\n     – Save clips in the container you need rather than the raw stream\n  \u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>\n    \u003Cstrong>Live Stream Recording\u003C\u002Fstrong>\n     – Capture broadcasts as they play, not just finished videos\n  \u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>\n    \u003Cstrong>Resolution Picker\u003C\u002Fstrong>\n     – Choose the exact size and quality before you download\n  \u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>\n    \u003Cstrong>Preview Before Saving\u003C\u002Fstrong>\n     – Play a detected clip to confirm it’s the one you want\n  \u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>\n    \u003Cstrong>One-Click Grabbing\u003C\u002Fstrong>\n     – Trigger a download straight from the toolbar on any supported site\n  \u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Ch3 id=\"pros-cons-8\">Pros & Cons\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Pros:\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n  \u003Cli>Detects streams other tools miss\u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>Fast, reliable downloads\u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>Resolution choice up to 8K\u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>Simple, intuitive interface\u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>Merges audio and video\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Cons:\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n  \u003Cli>Best features behind paywall\u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>No YouTube or DRM\u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>Detection fails on some sites\u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>Download flow can confuse\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Ch3 id=\"who-is-this-great-for-8\">Who is this great for?\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>\n  Video Downloader Plus is perfect for anyone who needs maximum resolution and\n  doesn’t mind paying for it — if 4K or 8K saves of your own footage matter,\n  this and its automatic audio-video merging are hard to beat in a browser\n  extension.\n\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\n  It’s especially great for users who treat the free tier as an extended trial:\n  standard-quality clips cost nothing, so you can verify it handles your\n  specific sites before a single payment. Go in expecting a genuinely free\n  unlimited tool, though, and you’ll join the reviewers who felt blindsided.\n\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3 id=\"compared-to-others-8\">Compared to others\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>\n  If free matters most, \n  \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fextensions\u002Fvideo-downloader-professional\"\n    >Video Downloader Professional\u003C\u002Fa\n  >\n   does the everyday job without ever reaching for your wallet. \n  \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fextensions\u002Fcococut-video-downloader\"\n    >video downloader - CocoCut\u003C\u002Fa\n  >\n   offers similar breadth with a more generous entry tier, while \n  \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fextensions\u002Fvideo-download-helper\"\n    >Video Download Helper\u003C\u002Fa\n  >\n   counters the subscription model with a one-time license and wider site\n  support. Video Downloader Plus answers all three with the highest resolution\n  ceiling of the group.\n\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3 id=\"detailed-comparisons-8\">Detailed comparisons\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>\n  \u003Ca\n    href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fextensions\u002Fcompare\u002Fvideo-downloader-plus-vs-video-downloader-professional\"\n  >\n    Video Downloader Plus vs Video Downloader Pro\n  \u003C\u002Fa>\n   • \n  \u003Ca\n    href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fextensions\u002Fcompare\u002Fvideo-downloader-plus-vs-cococut-video-downloader\"\n  >\n    Video Downloader Plus vs CocoCut\n  \u003C\u002Fa>\n   • \n  \u003Ca\n    href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fextensions\u002Fcompare\u002Fvideo-downloader-plus-vs-video-download-helper\"\n  >\n    Video Downloader Plus vs Video DownloadHelper\n  \u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3 id=\"rating-summary-8\">Rating Summary\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>\n  A million Chrome installs and a 4.50\u002F5 rating from 28,133 reviews prove the\n  engine is good; the freemium wall, and a recent average easing to 4.38, are\n  what keep the score down. \n  \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\">Tooltivity\u003C\u002Fa>\n   gave Video Downloader Plus a score of \n  \u003Cstrong>7.17\u002F10\u003C\u002Fstrong>\n  . \n  \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fextensions\u002Fvideo-downloader-plus\"\n    >Check out the full review here\u003C\u002Fa\n  >\n  .\n\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Chr \u002F>\n\u003Ch2 id=\"10-videoplus-free-video-downloader\">\n  \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fextensions\u002Fvideoplus-free-video-downloader\"\n    >10. VideoPlus - Free Video Downloader\u003C\u002Fa\n  >\n\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cfigure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card\">\n  \u003Cimg\n    src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fdata\u002Ftooltivity\u002Fapps\u002Fvideoplus-free-video-downloader\u002Fimages\u002Fgallery-image-1.webp\"\n    class=\"kg-image\"\n    alt=\"VideoPlus free video downloader popup with a detected file\"\n    loading=\"lazy\"\n    width=\"512\"\n    height=\"320\"\n  \u002F>\n\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003Cp>\n  VideoPlus has found an audience — 100,000 downloads and a 4.05\u002F5 rating across\n  646 Chrome reviews — but the direction of travel is the problem. Its last 100\n  reviews average 3.47, the steepest recent drop in this entire comparison, and\n  that slide is the story of this extension.\n\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\n  We’ll give it its due first: the detection engine is genuinely wide-ranging,\n  handling HLS and DASH streams and repeatedly finding video on obscure pages\n  where every other tool came up empty. That last-resort reach is why some users\n  swear by it. Everything wrapped around the core lets it down — a free tier\n  capped at roughly one download per hour despite “Free” sitting in the product\n  name, files that too often arrive as separate audio and video tracks, and\n  downloads that stall with no clear feedback. Our 6.17 reflects exactly that\n  gap between capability and experience.\n\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3 id=\"key-features-9\">Key Features\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cul>\n  \u003Cli>\n    \u003Cstrong>One-Click Capture\u003C\u002Fstrong>\n     – Detects the video or audio in your tab and saves it in a single\n    click\n  \u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>\n    \u003Cstrong>Broad Site Coverage\u003C\u002Fstrong>\n     – Finds media on mainstream and lesser-known sites, including pages\n    many tools skip\n  \u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>\n    \u003Cstrong>HLS and DASH Streams\u003C\u002Fstrong>\n     – Handles fragmented m3u8 and DASH sources, not just direct MP4 links\n  \u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>\n    \u003Cstrong>Resolution Options\u003C\u002Fstrong>\n     – Lists the available quality levels so you can choose the file size\n    you download\n  \u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>\n    \u003Cstrong>Built-In Preview\u003C\u002Fstrong>\n     – Plays the detected file inside the popup before you commit to saving\n    it\n  \u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>\n    \u003Cstrong>Audio Extraction\u003C\u002Fstrong>\n     – Pull just the audio track when the sound is all you need\n  \u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>\n    \u003Cstrong>Cross-Browser Support\u003C\u002Fstrong>\n     – Runs across Chromium browsers including Chrome, Edge, Brave, Opera,\n    and Vivaldi\n  \u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>\n    \u003Cstrong>Reliable Fallback\u003C\u002Fstrong>\n     – Often succeeds on stubborn pages where downloaders like \n    \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fextensions\u002Fvideo-download-helper\"\n      >Video DownloadHelper\u003C\u002Fa\n    >\n     come up empty\n  \u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Ch3 id=\"pros-cons-9\">Pros & Cons\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Pros:\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n  \u003Cli>Works when rival downloaders fail\u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>Fast downloads on supported sites\u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>Simple one-click operation\u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>Broad site and stream coverage\u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>Runs across Chromium browsers\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Cons:\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n  \u003Cli>Free tier caps hourly downloads\u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>Not truly free to use\u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>Downloads audio and video separately\u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>Unreliable, sometimes stalls mid-download\u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>Login breaks after Chrome updates\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Ch3 id=\"who-is-this-great-for-9\">Who is this great for?\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>\n  VideoPlus is perfect for anyone who needs a last-resort net rather than a\n  daily workhorse. When your usual downloader reports “no video found” on a page\n  you know is playing one, this is the backup that surprisingly often catches\n  the file.\n\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\n  It’s especially great for users who save at most a clip or two per session,\n  since the hourly cap never bites at that pace. Anyone downloading in volume,\n  or anyone who took the “Free” in the name at face value, will run into the\n  paywall fast — and the paid tier’s own reliability record doesn’t make that an\n  easy upgrade to recommend.\n\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3 id=\"compared-to-others-9\">Compared to others\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>\n  For honest everyday free downloading, \n  \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fextensions\u002Fvideo-downloader-professional\"\n    >Video Downloader Professional\u003C\u002Fa\n  >\n   is the recommendation VideoPlus can’t counter. \n  \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fextensions\u002Fcococut-video-downloader\"\n    >video downloader - CocoCut\u003C\u002Fa\n  >\n   delivers merged, playable files far more consistently, and \n  \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fextensions\u002Fvideo-download-helper\"\n    >Video Download Helper\u003C\u002Fa\n  >\n   brings vastly more site coverage for a fairer price. VideoPlus’s one\n  real card against all three is its knack for the obscure page nothing else can\n  read.\n\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3 id=\"detailed-comparisons-9\">Detailed comparisons\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>\n  \u003Ca\n    href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fextensions\u002Fcompare\u002Fvideoplus-free-video-downloader-vs-video-downloader-professional\"\n  >\n    VideoPlus vs Video Downloader Pro\n  \u003C\u002Fa>\n   • \n  \u003Ca\n    href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fextensions\u002Fcompare\u002Fvideoplus-free-video-downloader-vs-cococut-video-downloader\"\n  >\n    VideoPlus vs CocoCut\n  \u003C\u002Fa>\n   • \n  \u003Ca\n    href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fextensions\u002Fcompare\u002Fvideoplus-free-video-downloader-vs-video-download-helper\"\n  >\n    VideoPlus vs Video DownloadHelper\n  \u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3 id=\"rating-summary-9\">Rating Summary\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>\n  The numbers tell an honest story: 100,000 downloads and a decent 4.05\u002F5\n  lifetime rating from 646 reviews, undercut by a 3.47 average across the last\n  100. \n  \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\">Tooltivity\u003C\u002Fa>\n   gave VideoPlus - Free Video Downloader a score of \n  \u003Cstrong>6.17\u002F10\u003C\u002Fstrong>\n  . \n  \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fextensions\u002Fvideoplus-free-video-downloader\"\n    >Check out the full review here\u003C\u002Fa\n  >\n  .\n\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Chr \u002F>\n\u003Ch2 id=\"final-thoughts\">Final Thoughts\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>\n  After working through all 10 of these extensions, the pattern is hard to miss:\n  the tools that pick one hard problem beat the ones that promise\n  everything. \n  \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fextensions\u002Ffetchv\">\u003Cstrong>FetchV\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fa>\n   takes the top spot at 9.00\u002F10 for exactly that reason. It turns\n  fragmented HLS and m3u8 streams into clean single MP4s faster and more\n  reliably than anything else we tried, free, with no account and no cap — and a\n  4.91 rating from 10,487 reviews, running at 4.96 across the last 100, says its\n  users agree. Honourable mention to \n  \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fextensions\u002Fvideo-downloader-mpmux\"\n    >\u003Cstrong>MPMux\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fa\n  >\n  , whose 4.92 store rating is technically the highest in the list.\n\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\n  A second pattern showed up once we’d tested the whole field: in this category,\n  the word “free” does most of the lying. \n  \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fextensions\u002Fvideoplus-free-video-downloader\"\n    >\u003Cstrong>VideoPlus\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fa\n  >\n   caps you at roughly one download an hour with “Free” in its own name,\n  and its last 100 reviews have fallen to 3.47 because of it. \n  \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fextensions\u002Fvideo-downloader-plus\"\n    >\u003Cstrong>Video Downloader Plus\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fa\n  >\n   keeps Full HD and above behind a subscription, and both \n  \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fextensions\u002Fcococut-video-downloader\"\n    >\u003Cstrong>CocoCut\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fa\n  >\n   and \n  \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fextensions\u002Fvideo-download-helper\"\n    >\u003Cstrong>Video Download Helper\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fa\n  >\n   added limits to tiers that used to be open. The download engines are\n  mostly fine. The billing is where the one-star reviews come from.\n\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\n  For specific needs, the field spreads out nicely. \n  \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fextensions\u002Ffoursaved-video-downloader\"\n    >\u003Cstrong>4Saved\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fa\n  >\n   is the free pick for social clips from Facebook, X, TikTok, and Twitch,\n  while \n  \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fextensions\u002Fvideo-downloader-professional\"\n    >\u003Cstrong>Video Downloader Professional\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fa\n  >\n   makes everyday web video a genuine one-click job at no cost. \n  \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fextensions\u002Fvideo-download-helper\"\n    >\u003Cstrong>Video Download Helper\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fa\n  >\n   is still the coverage king across Chrome, Firefox, and Edge if you’ll\n  pay its one-time license. \n  \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fextensions\u002Fstream-recorder-hls-m3u8\"\n    >\u003Cstrong>Stream Recorder\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fa\n  >\n   is the one for long live captures you want to start and walk away from,\n  and \n  \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fextensions\u002Flive-stream-downloader\"\n    >\u003Cstrong>Live Stream Downloader\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fa\n  >\n   is the backup to keep installed for the buried embed nothing else can\n  see. If you’d rather not learn two tools, \n  \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fextensions\u002Fvideo-downloader-mpmux\"\n    >\u003Cstrong>MPMux\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fa\n  >\n   covers stream capture and ordinary MP4 grabbing in one popup.\n\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\n  Every extension here installs free, so test your own sites before you pay for\n  anything — the disappointments in this category live behind the paywall, not\n  in the download engine. And stay on the right side of the line: none of these\n  touch YouTube or DRM-protected services, and what else you may keep depends on\n  the site’s terms and your local law. Browse the \n  \u003Ca\n    href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftooltivity.com\u002Fextensions\u002Fcompare\u002Fcategory\u002Fvideo-downloader\u002Fchrome\"\n  >\n    full comparison of all Chrome video downloader extensions\n  \u003C\u002Fa>\n   to weigh them side by side. And if this format is useful, I have run the\n  same test on \n  \u003Ca href=\"\u002Fblog\u002Fbest-bookmark-manager-chrome-extensions\u002F\"\n    >bookmark manager extensions\u003C\u002Fa\n  >\n   and on \n  \u003Ca\n    href=\"\u002Fblog\u002Ftop-chrome-language-learning-extensions-the-great-comparison\u002F\"\n    >language learning extensions\u003C\u002Fa\n  >\n  .\n\u003C\u002Fp>\n","Marius Bongarts","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.facebook.com\u002FMariusBongartsWeb","\u002Fblog\u002Fcontent\u002Fimages\u002F2022\u002F08\u002FIMG_7861_Square.jpeg","https:\u002F\u002Fmarius-bongarts.de\u002F","Founder & Software Engineer","https:\u002F\u002Ftwitter.com\u002FMariusBongarts",6377,[117,140,162],{"id":118,"slug":119,"title":120,"description":121,"url":122,"publishedAt":123,"createdAt":124,"updatedAt":123,"featured":80,"readingTime":125,"tags":126,"imageUrl":129,"imageAlt":130,"faviconUrl":131,"publishedAtString":123,"category":132,"readTimeString":139},"537614cd9310b904b680d774","best-email-finder-tools","Top 10 Chrome Email Finder Extensions: The Great Comparison","Compare the 10 best email finder extensions for Chrome. We tested Hunter, Snov.io, Apollo and more on accuracy, credit fairness and bounce rates.","https:\u002F\u002Fweb-highlights.com\u002Fblog\u002Fbest-email-finder-tools\u002F","2026-08-04T15:00:00.000+00:00","2026-08-04T14:30:00.000+00:00",24,[84,87,127,128,89],"Email","Productivity","https:\u002F\u002Fweb-highlights.com\u002Fblog\u002Fcontent\u002Fimages\u002F2026\u002F08\u002Fchrome-email-finder-extensions-the-great-comparison.jpg","Logos of the ten Chrome email finder extensions over a photo of two elephants meeting trunk to trunk","https:\u002F\u002Fweb-highlights.com\u002Ffavicon.ico",[133],{"type":134,"title":135,"shortTitle":128,"icon":136,"description":137,"excerpt":138},"productivity","Browser Productivity & Chrome Extensions","command","Curated extension lists, focus workflows, and tips for getting more from Chrome—always with an eye toward reading, capture, and learning.","Productivity isn’t only task managers. These articles cover the browser layer: extensions that protect focus, comparisons that save you from dead-end tools, and setup tips that keep your reading and capture stack lightweight but powerful.","24 min read",{"id":141,"slug":142,"title":143,"description":144,"url":145,"publishedAt":146,"createdAt":147,"updatedAt":146,"featured":80,"readingTime":148,"tags":149,"imageUrl":150,"imageAlt":151,"faviconUrl":131,"publishedAtString":146,"category":152,"readTimeString":161},"4c4f3f6e07b8d087c330193b","best-bookmark-manager-chrome-extensions","Top 12 Chrome Bookmark Manager Extensions: The Great Comparison","Compare the 12 best Chrome bookmark manager extensions. We tested Web Highlights, Raindrop.io, Session Buddy, Toby and more to find the top pick.","https:\u002F\u002Fweb-highlights.com\u002Fblog\u002Fbest-bookmark-manager-chrome-extensions\u002F","2026-07-28T15:00:00.000+00:00","2026-07-28T14:30:00.000+00:00",26,[84,87,128,89],"https:\u002F\u002Fweb-highlights.com\u002Fblog\u002Fcontent\u002Fimages\u002F2026\u002F07\u002Fchrome-bookmark-manager-extensions-the-great-comparison.jpg","Top 12 Chrome Bookmark Manager Extensions",[153,160],{"type":154,"title":155,"shortTitle":156,"icon":157,"description":158,"excerpt":159},"bookmarks","Bookmarks, Clips & Save-for-Later","Bookmarks","bookmark","Organize bookmarks, export from Chrome, and capture pages with less chaos. Web Highlights helps you save smarter than the default bookmark bar.","Exporting and organizing bookmarks is a huge search topic for a reason: browser defaults don’t scale. Web Highlights adds structure—tags, notes, and highlights—so saved pages stay findable, whether you’re migrating from Pocket or just tired of duplicate folders.",{"type":134,"title":135,"shortTitle":128,"icon":136,"description":137,"excerpt":138},"26 min read",{"id":163,"slug":164,"title":165,"description":166,"url":167,"publishedAt":168,"createdAt":169,"updatedAt":170,"featured":80,"readingTime":171,"tags":172,"imageUrl":176,"imageAlt":177,"faviconUrl":131,"publishedAtString":168,"category":178,"readTimeString":186},"6a61e89d909b7209ced49b2f","top-chrome-language-learning-extensions-the-great-comparison","Top 11 Chrome Extensions For Language Learning: The Great Comparison","Compare the 11 best Chrome language learning extensions — popup dictionaries, AI translators, subtitle tools and flashcard trainers tested, rated and ranked.","https:\u002F\u002Fweb-highlights.com\u002Fblog\u002Ftop-chrome-language-learning-extensions-the-great-comparison\u002F","2026-07-23T12:05:50.000+00:00","2026-07-23T10:10:37.000+00:00","2026-07-31T09:00:00.000+00:00",29,[84,173,174,175],"Learning","students","Flashcard Learning","https:\u002F\u002Fweb-highlights.com\u002Fblog\u002Fcontent\u002Fimages\u002F2026\u002F07\u002Fchrome-language-learning-extensions-the-great-comparison.jpg","Top 11 Chrome Language Learning Extensions",[179,185],{"type":180,"title":181,"shortTitle":173,"icon":182,"description":183,"excerpt":184},"learning","Retain What You Read with Web Highlights","repeat","Most of what we read is forgotten within days. Web Highlights turns your highlights into spaced repetition flashcards so you can actively review and lock knowledge into long-term memory.","Spaced repetition and active recall beat passive re-reading. Web Highlights connects what you highlight on the web and in PDFs to short review sessions, so quotes and facts resurface when your brain needs them—not only when you remember to open the source again.",{"type":134,"title":135,"shortTitle":128,"icon":136,"description":137,"excerpt":138},"29 min read",[188,193,198,203,208,213],{"reviewer":189,"reviewText":192},{"name":190,"avatarURL":191},"Maria Mills","https:\u002F\u002Flh3.googleusercontent.com\u002Fa\u002FACg8ocKhTUz6aTHCJj3pErsWdRnTKqWmbnWhlQzCMPG0RM3O0EpC9A=s32-mo","As someone who has struggled with both ADHD and dyslexia, I can say with absolute certainty that Web Highlights has been a true game-changer in my life. It has had a profound impact on my ability to manage the challenges associated with my disabilities. …",{"reviewer":194,"reviewText":197},{"name":195,"avatarURL":196},"Ian Schnee","https:\u002F\u002Flh3.googleusercontent.com\u002Fa-\u002FALV-UjVm-Xwq3SExdsSuzvKDBdzjtDtJLXZmFsCC5YHSmNrnu2E=s32","Amazing Chrome extension--has my vote for one of the best things on the internet that's still free. If you want the added features of a paid account, like synching and backups, the cost is reasonable. …",{"reviewer":199,"reviewText":202},{"name":200,"avatarURL":201},"Syed Azhar Hussain Shah","https:\u002F\u002Flh3.googleusercontent.com\u002Fa-\u002FALV-UjXNpiQz6OeNK_-V8nQIKkEp86eyaHynjjD5IUsL7Pqhd2QOdcxxKA=s32","Excellent extension. I needed a program that I could use to highlight passages from different news articles for my research project. Web Highlighter became a life saver. There were other highlighter extensions, but only this had the options to save passages and add tags to them. …",{"reviewer":204,"reviewText":207},{"name":205,"avatarURL":206},"Isabella Frias","https:\u002F\u002Flh3.googleusercontent.com\u002Fa-\u002FALV-UjU7y1PlNcZWfyuKKbdN6l6NcK1naQflzJOdefq4yGLn7HM=s32","LOVE LOVE LOVE! I'm a college student and most professors assign readings that are available online now. I also have ADHD and highlighting (and color coding) are a must, so I make sure I understood what I read. …",{"reviewer":209,"reviewText":212},{"name":210,"avatarURL":211},"Zee Dean","https:\u002F\u002Flh3.googleusercontent.com\u002Fa-\u002FALV-UjV6NDfSVpshcj33Eo93zydENYioYz9rA1mTd2BYebSVxynoP1jRWg=s32","The PDF & Web Highlighter app is incredibly helpful and useful, especially for anyone who frequently works with online or PDF content. I use it regularly to highlight key information across various documents and websites, which makes reviewing and organizing important points …",{"reviewer":214,"reviewText":217},{"name":215,"avatarURL":216},"Inan","https:\u002F\u002Flh3.googleusercontent.com\u002Fa-\u002FALV-UjW_Sy77Shq2iJXYyrkkUM36Cf5n96hkT5p7-9Zhd9ySwRWOmqeP=s32","I've been using Web Highlights PDF & Web Hi for a while now, and it's become an essential tool for my research workflow. Highlighting key points on websites and PDFs is a breeze, and the ability to take notes and save them alongside the highlighted content is incredibly useful. …"]