Chrome-Stats extension
Live Stream Downloader
Detect and Download M3U8 HLS Streams (HTTP Live Stream) in multiple threads to your local disk
What is Live Stream Downloader?
Stats
- storage
- contextMenus
- webRequest
- declarativeNetRequestWithHostAccess
- declarativeContent
- scripting
- alarms
- *://*/*.flv*
- *://*/*.avi*
- *://*/*.wmv*
- *://*/*.mov*
- *://*/*.mp4*
- *://*/*.pcm*
- *://*/*.wav*
- *://*/*.mp3*
- *://*/*.aac*
- *://*/*.ogg* See more
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Summary
This extension detects M3U8 streaming formats on the active tab and offers to download these segmented streams as a single file to the user's local disk.
This extension detects all possible video qualities and uses direct disk writing to store segments. So there is no need to have a recovery plan from a possible crash. Your data is written instantly to the local file and is ready to use. It also merges all segments automatically when the file is fetched. To improve download capability, the extension also sets the referrer header of the original page.
This extension uses multiple threads to download the HLS stream to increase the downloading speed and stability. Also, it supports resuming the download process when there is a network failure (Thanks to the TDM.JS engine).
How to use it:
- Go to a streaming website like https://videojs.com/
- Wait until the toolbar color changes
- Click on the toolbar button once to select a quality
- Wait until the download is over. You can see the progress as a badge text.
Features:
- Download HSL Streams
- Detect any audio, video, or media streams on the active tab
User reviews
User reviews summary
Pros
- Works on multiple sites and with special format videos
- Automatically adds metadata to downloaded files
- Provides in-depth options if needed
- Transparent with progress % and MB downloaded
Cons
- Can be a traffic eater, consuming a significant amount of memory
Most mentioned
- Works like a charm
- Life saver and underrated
- Best extension
Recent reviews
Tareq Ab. Amawi, 2024-05-28
Dd Yu, 2024-05-18
Too Funky, 2024-05-27Safety
Risk impact
Live Stream Downloader is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Live Stream Downloader if you trust the publisher.
Risk likelihood
Live Stream Downloader has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.
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