Live Stream Downloader

Name: Live Stream Downloader
Rating: 3.6824 (85 reviews)
Author: Chandler Stimson

By: Chandler Stimson

Download M3U8 HLS Streams (HTTP Live Stream) to your local disk

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Features & Capabilities

Live Stream Downloader is a powerful Chrome extension designed to detect M3U8 streaming formats on any active tab and download segmented HTTP Live Streams (HLS) directly to your local disk. It supports multiple video qualities, merges segments automatically, and uses multi-threading technology to significantly accelerate the download process while ensuring stability and reliability.

Key features include instant direct disk writing, network failure recovery with resume support, and the ability to download any arbitrary file using multiple threads. The extension keeps your device awake during downloads (optional) and offers retry mechanisms to handle unstable internet connections, making it ideal for large file downloads and unstable networks. Whether you're saving segmented streams for offline viewing or grabbing files faster than traditional downloading methods, Live Stream Downloader delivers efficiency and convenience in one tool.

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Version:

0.5.5 Last updated: 2025-04-23

Version code:

5926247

Creation date:

2020-05-11

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Permissions:

Host permissions:

*://*/*

Size:

215.11KB

URLs:

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Full description:

Source:

Firefox Add-ons Store

Data ingested on:

2026-07-11

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Ranking

# 553 ▲ 1

Other rankings

#40 in Download Management ▼ 1

#76 in Photos, Music & Videos ▼ 1

#2 in stream keyword 34 ▲ 1

#4 in live keyword 45

#19 in downloader keyword 80

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Other platforms

Live Stream Downloader (v0.5.6)

400,000 4.27

(564)

Live Stream Downloader (v0.5.6)

79,825 4.30

(32)

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Developed by:

Chandler Stimson

Firefox Add-ons Store

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/live-stream-downloader/

Website:

https://webextension.org/listing/hls-downloader.html

Permission Change History

2025-04-23: Version 0.5.3 → 0.5.5

Add Host permissions: *://*/*

Remove Host permissions: *://*/*.flv* *://*/*.avi* *://*/*.wmv* *://*/*.mov* *://*/*.mp4* *://*/*.pcm* *://*/*.wav* *://*/*.mp3* *://*/*.aac* *://*/*.ogg* *://*/*.wma* *://*/*.m3u8*

2024-09-19: Version 0.4.8 → 0.5.0

Add Host permissions: *://*/*.flv* *://*/*.avi* *://*/*.wmv* *://*/*.mov* *://*/*.mp4* *://*/*.pcm* *://*/*.wav* *://*/*.mp3* *://*/*.aac* *://*/*.ogg* *://*/*.wma* *://*/*.m3u8*

Remove Permissions: *://*/*.flv* *://*/*.avi* *://*/*.wmv* *://*/*.mov* *://*/*.mp4* *://*/*.pcm* *://*/*.wav* *://*/*.mp3* *://*/*.aac* *://*/*.ogg* *://*/*.wma* *://*/*.m3u8* unlimitedStorage

Add Optional permissions: power

2024-07-22: Version 0.4.7.3 → 0.4.8

Add Permissions: scripting

2024-06-11: Version 0.4.7 → 0.4.7.1

Add Permissions: unlimitedStorage

2024-06-06: Version 0.4.6.2 → 0.4.7

Remove Permissions: unlimitedStorage

2024-05-20: Version 0.4.0 → 0.4.4

Add Permissions: declarativeContent

2023-10-21: Version 0.3.8 → 0.4.0

Add Permissions: alarms

2023-09-17: Version 0.1.6 → 0.3.8

Add Permissions: declarativeNetRequestWithHostAccess unlimitedStorage

Remove Permissions: webRequestBlocking downloads notifications

User Reviews

Users consistently describe Live Stream Downloader as a powerful, essential tool for grabbing live and segmented video streams, often outperforming alternatives. It’s praised for handling segmented (m3u8) videos and for working on many sites where other extensions fail. However, reviewers warn that the UI is clunky and not intuitive, reliability can be inconsistent (some reports of it working only part of the time), and there are recurring errors like BROKEN_PIPE/403 that require URL updates. A few platform quirks are noted, but it remains capable with some troubleshooting.

Pros

Powerful and essential tool for downloading live streams, widely regarded as one of the most capable extensions.
Strong support for segmented (m3u8) video streams, often outperforming other downloaders.
Reliable across many sites and scenarios, with users noting it works where others fail.
Praised by some as the best built-in video downloader compared to alternatives.

Cons

UI is clunky and not very intuitive; the interface could be slicker.
Reliability can be inconsistent; it works well on some sites but not on others, or only part of the time.
Occasional error messages like BROKEN_PIPE leading to 403/URL update prompts.

Recent reviews

by Fi*****, 2026-06-10

worked perfectly for the network streams i wanted to extract to put them into my network amplifier's app.

by Sa*****, 2026-05-28

by Ax*****, 2026-04-10

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Is Live Stream Downloader Safe?

Risk impact

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Live Stream Downloader requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

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Risk likelihood

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

Risk likelihood analysis details

Medium This extension has medium user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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