# Simple YTDL

> Allows for the downloading of YouTube videos with a single click. I designed this extension to be minimally-invasive and easy-to-use.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `simple-ytdl`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Ryan Raymond
- **Category:** download-management,photos-music-videos,social-communication
- **Daily users:** 28
- **Weekly downloads:** 1
- **Rating:** 3.00 / 5 (2 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.0
- **Last updated:** 2024-05-07
- **First published:** 2024-05-06
- **Size:** 11 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-13
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/simple-ytdl/)

## Description

Inserts a button into the YouTube right-controls with a download icon.
Clicking this button grabs the current URL and calls an API hosted on <a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/0fe786eda4b467ba2275bcd7b845ebec7998dc93348dde1fc95c4ee15f138e92/https%3A//simple-ytdl.com" rel="nofollow">https://simple-ytdl.com</a>.
This starts a download in a new tab and then rapidly switches your attention back to the current tab.

## Rankings

- #21,347 — Overall
- #97 — simple

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate 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/simple-ytdl)