Video Downloader for U
Video downloader extension allows users to save videos from various online platforms in just a few clicks. Save videos for free.
Manifest V3
- Users:
- 3,000,000+
- Rating:
- 4.09 (437) 0.01
- Version:
- 1.1.2 (Last updated: 2025-01-20)
- Creation date:
- 2023-02-25
- Permissions:
- storage
- tabs
- downloads
- webRequest
- Host permissions:
- <all_urls>
- Size:
- 206.85K
- Email:
- pe*****@gmail.com
- URLs:
- Website ,Privacy policy
- Full description:
- See detailed description
- Source:
- Chrome Web Store
- Updated:
- 15 hours ago
User reviews
Users report that this Chrome extension occasionally works well for downloading videos from Facebook and outperforms some other extensions in detecting videos. However, it frequently fails to detect videos on many sites including YouTube and Dailymotion, and does not work reliably with streaming or short videos. Downloads may be unstable, stopping and resuming irregularly, and the extension lacks features like video quality selection. Many users consider it limited, requiring browser restarts after large downloads, and overall find it unreliable or non-functional on several sites.
Pros
- Works well on Facebook videos, reliably detects and downloads videos from Facebook.
- Able to detect and download some videos when other extensions fail.
- Easy and fast to use, starts downloads quickly when videos are detected.
- Sometimes works better than many other similar extensions.
- Can detect videos instantly on some websites.
Cons
- Often fails to detect videos, even when videos are playing.
- Doesn't work on popular platforms like YouTube, Dailymotion, and for streaming or short videos.
- Downloads can be unstable, stopping and resuming repeatedly during the process.
- Limited functionality, cannot select video quality before download.
- Requires browser restart after large downloads to function again.
Recent reviews
Gives me a network error every time I try to download a video, seems most downloader extensions just don't work
by 
Dan, 2025-04-22
Dan, 2025-04-22No funciona
by 
Matias Emmanuel Lima Mamani, 2025-04-18
Matias Emmanuel Lima Mamani, 2025-04-18"No videos found" Pretty much the usual, I think I've installed all of them from the Chrome store here now, and not one of these DL apps has done what they claimed.
Neither have the programs like "Vidsme" that aren't browser extensions.
by 
SkyGemini, 2025-03-26
SkyGemini, 2025-03-26Extension safety
Risk impact
Video Downloader for U requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.
Risk impact analysis details
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Risk likelihood
Video Downloader for U has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.
Risk likelihood analysis details
- Low This extension was updated more than 6 months ago. Older versions are more likely to be stable and safe.
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