# MediaGrab

> Download photos, videos and GIFs from X (Twitter) posts.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `mediagrab`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** ostnr
- **Category:** download-management,photos-music-videos,social-communication
- **Daily users:** 14
- **Weekly downloads:** 3
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (1 ratings)
- **Version:** 4.0.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-22
- **First published:** 2026-06-19
- **Size:** 72 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/mediagrab/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/mediagrab/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/mediagrab/privacy/)

## Description

MediaGrab puts a download button right next to the reply/like/share actions on
each post on <a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/bbbd0abd56d9c27b91509f0839c7f12e3dadb8352ac0ee3d9210043cba246fe1/http%3A//x.com" rel="nofollow">x.com</a> (<a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/89048a1de851fa717a0c54daa357686619b6fb0d8f43598efc43a0e6aef42dcb/http%3A//twitter.com" rel="nofollow">twitter.com</a>). Click it to save the post's media:
<ul><li><strong>Photos</strong> in original quality</li><li><strong>Videos</strong> in the highest available bitrate (MP4)</li><li><strong>GIFs</strong> as animated GIF and/or MP4</li></ul>
Everything runs locally in your browser. MediaGrab has no server, collects no
data, and sends nothing to anyone. See the privacy policy for details.

This is a maintained, cleaned‑up fork of the "Twitter Media Assist" project (MIT licensed).

## Rankings

- #28,673 — Overall
- #113 — gif
- #120 — media
- #231 — medium

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `*://x.com/*`
- `*://*.x.com/*`
- `*://twitter.com/*`
- `*://*.twitter.com/*`
- `*://*.twimg.com/*`
- `*://video.twimg.com/*`
- `storage`
- `downloads`
- `tabs`

### Content script matches

- `twitter.com`
- `mobile.twitter.com`
- `x.com`
- `*.x.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 has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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