# Media Sniffer

> Detects video and audio streams loading on the current tab and saves them with one click.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/media-sniff](https://chrome-stats.com/d/media-sniff)

## Overview

- **ID:** `media-sniff`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Bill Ows Bur Dock
- **Category:** download-management,photos-music-videos
- **Daily users:** 11
- **Version:** 2.4.1
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-29
- **First published:** 2026-07-26
- **Size:** 27 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/media-sniff/)

## Rankings

- #32,244 — Overall
- #115 — media

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `webRequest`
- `downloads`
- `activeTab`
- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- 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/media-sniff)