# download button injector

> Download YouTube videos directly with yt-dlp

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/download-button-injector](https://chrome-stats.com/d/download-button-injector)

## Overview

- **ID:** `download-button-injector`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** manoj joshi
- **Category:** download-management
- **Daily users:** 3
- **Version:** 2.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-01-20
- **First published:** 2025-05-25
- **Size:** 19 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-11
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/download-button-injector/)

## Description

download youtube videos with yt-dlp and custom ytd: protocol 
works only if the ytd protocol is installed with some other dependancies. 
read more here <a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/f3fbd30228f826f1b3c30d0476a0a01284a410292dc361c0c4b181e8e7a1de9e/https%3A//github.com/manoj-here/easy-ytd-protocol" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/manoj-here/easy-ytd-protocol</a>

## Rankings

- #54,979 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `storage`

### Host permissions

- `*://www.youtube.com/watch*`
- `*://www.youtube.com/*`

### Content script matches

- `www.youtube.com`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Request access to the following domains: youtube.com
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/download-button-injector)