# Live cat

> Extension is looking for HLS and DASH videos and let you to download it

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/live-cat](https://chrome-stats.com/d/live-cat)

## Overview

- **ID:** `live-cat`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Anton
- **Category:** download-management,photos-music-videos,social-communication
- **Daily users:** 3,488
- **Weekly downloads:** 104
- **Rating:** 4.29 / 5 (42 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.26.7
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-06
- **First published:** 2020-04-19
- **Size:** 592 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/live-cat/)
- **Website:** [http://mediatools.rndnm.com/](http://mediatools.rndnm.com/)

## Description

Live Cat is a handy Chrome extension designed to detect HLS and DASH live streams while you watch online. It conveniently displays streaming links and enables you to download live video streams directly as MP4 files. You can select your desired video quality before downloading, making it perfect for saving live content for offline viewing. With Live Cat, capturing your favorite live streams has never been simpler or more efficient.

## Rankings

- #1,498 — Overall
- #130 — Download Management
- #162 — Social & Communication
- #252 — Photos, Music & Videos
- #3 — live
- #16 — education

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `webRequest`
- `tabs`
- `storage`
- `http://*/*`
- `https://*/*`

### Content script matches

- `mediatools.rndnm.com`
- `*.mediatools.rndnm.com`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension was recently updated in the past month. New updates may not be stable or safe.

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## Review summary

Users appreciate that the Live cat add-on can save important videos and works well with most video formats, providing unique capabilities compared to other tools. However, multiple reviews highlight its ineffectiveness on Windows 7 and certain browsers, lack of support for webm files, and incomplete video downloads, limiting its reliability for longer videos.

### Pros

- Successfully saves important videos for users.
- Works well for downloading most videos.
- Unique functionality not found in other extensions (e.g., Video DownloadHelper).

### Cons

- Ineffective or useless on Windows 7 and some browsers.
- Does not support downloading webm video formats.
- Only downloads short segments (e.g., first 8 seconds) instead of full videos.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/live-cat)