cat-catch

Web media sniffing tool

Cat-Catch (猫抓) is an innovative Chrome extension designed to sniff and extract media resources from any webpage seamlessly. This open-source tool allows users to identify and download various media types directly from websites, enhancing browsing and media management experiences.

With comprehensive documentation and support available on GitHub, Cat-Catch ensures users can troubleshoot and contribute easily. Please note, users must verify copyright and permissions before downloading content with Cat-Catch.

Manifest V3
By:
笨猫猫
Version:
2.6.1 (Last updated: 2025-04-07)
Creation date:
2022-05-12
Permissions:
  • tabs
  • webRequest
  • downloads
  • storage
  • webNavigation
  • alarms
  • declarativeNetRequest
  • scripting
Host permissions:
  • *://*/*
  • <all_urls>
Size:
392.79K
Full description:
See detailed description
Updated:
a day ago

Other platforms

cat-catch (v2.6.1)
500,000+ 4.72 (588)
猫抓(cat-catch) (v2.6.1)
10,704+ 4.55 (47)

User reviews

Users find 'cat-catch' very easy to use, powerful, and multifunctional, recommending it for watching and downloading videos from various platforms. However, there are recurring issues like failing to detect some video URLs, download errors, and merged videos lacking audio. Additionally, manual video merging features can be confusing or inaccessible after initial use.
Pros
  • Very easy to use and effective.
  • Provides many functions and formats.
  • Highly recommended by multiple users.
  • Considered powerful and great by users.
  • Helpful for watching content on platforms like Google, YouTube, and stores.
Cons
  • Sometimes unable to detect video URLs from certain sources like Youku.
  • Occasional download failures with errors such as 'RangeError: Array buffer allocation failed'.
  • Merged videos sometimes have no sound despite audio playing individually.
  • Issues with manual merging function being hard to find or unavailable after initial use.
Recent reviews
可惜无法嗅探到优酷的视频地址
by 小舟, 2025-04-20

好用!!!
by hotmail, 2025-04-19

想在facebook下載別人留言區的表情包,但是視頻太多了不知道哪個才是,不過總之就是很好用
by Fubuki, 2025-04-18
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Extension safety

Risk impact

cat-catch requires a lot of sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details
  • Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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Risk likelihood

cat-catch is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

Risk likelihood analysis details
  • High This extension was recently updated in the past month. New updates may not be stable or safe.
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