SBS Downloader

Download the video according to the player settings
What is SBS Downloader?
The SBS Downloader is a highly-functional Chrome extension that facilitates the downloading of videos from the SBS On-demand service in the MP4 format. It's designed to maintain the chosen video quality and accompanying subtitles from the player user interface, thus simplifying and optimizing the user's online video download experience.

Extension stats

Users: 738 ▲ 28
Rating: 2.00 (5)
Version: 1.0.1 (Last updated: 2021-12-20)
Creation date: 2021-09-15
Risk impact: Very high risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • activeTab
  • downloads
  • webRequest
  • https://sbsvoddai-vh.akamaihd.net/*master.m3u8
  • https://sbsvoddai-vh.akamaihd.net/*master.m3u8?*
  • https://sbsvodco-vh.akamaihd.net/*master.m3u8
  • https://sbsvodco-vh.akamaihd.net/*master.m3u8?*
  • https://*.doubleclick.net/*master.m3u8
  • https://*.doubleclick.net/*master.m3u8?*
  • https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/watch/*
Size: 8.99M

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Extension summary

This extension allows downloading videos from the SBS On-demand service as MP4 files. The video quality and subtitles will be the same chosen from the player UI.

User reviews

Does Absolutley Nothing, Looks like it wants to add some sort of Malware Also.
by Col Hinton, 2023-06-03

Hopefully it'll get an update, but it is currently not working. The more generic "Live Stream Downloader" extension seems to be working fine for videos hosted on Bitmovin (which SBS is).
by Alan Davison, 2023-03-27

Doesn't work
by Gabriel Smith, 2023-03-19
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Extension safety

Risk impact

SBS Downloader requires a lot of sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

SBS Downloader has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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