# Stream Detective

> Track and download manifests, subtitles, and media files from various streaming protocols.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `stream-detective`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Removed
- **Publisher:** Stacia
- **Version:** 2.11.7
- **Last updated:** 2024-06-30
- **First published:** 2024-06-29
- **Size:** 52 KB
- **Data as of:** 2024-06-30
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/stream-detective/)

## Description

The Stream Detective addon provides an easy way to keep track of URLs for playlists and subtitles used by Apple HLS, Adobe HDS, MPEG-DASH, and Microsoft Smooth Streaming streams. It also allows for downloading video/audio files directly and monitoring custom file types and Content-Type headers.

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `<all_urls>`
- `clipboardWrite`
- `downloads`
- `notifications`
- `storage`
- `tabs`
- `webRequest`

## 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 is not longer available in the store

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## Similar extensions and apps

- [Stream Detective Pro Max](https://chrome-stats.com/d/stream-detective-pro-max) — 2 users
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- [Stream Sniffer](https://chrome-stats.com/d/stream-sniffer) — 44 users
- [The Stream Detector](https://chrome-stats.com/d/hls-stream-detector) — 14,602 users, 4.34 / 5
- [Stream Tracker](https://chrome-stats.com/d/stream-tracker) — 3 users
- [Stream Finder](https://chrome-stats.com/d/stream-finder) — 10 users
- [Stream Detector Pro](https://chrome-stats.com/d/stream-detector-pro) — 451 users, 3.00 / 5
- [StreamSniffer Plus](https://chrome-stats.com/d/streamsniffer-plus) — 25 users
- [StreamWatch](https://chrome-stats.com/d/streamwatch) — 10 users
- [StreamTracker](https://chrome-stats.com/d/streamtracker) — 2 users, 1.00 / 5
- [StreamInspect Pro](https://chrome-stats.com/d/streaminspect-pro) — 2 users

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