Video DownloadHelper
Download videos from the web. Easy, smart, no tracking.
- By:
- Paul
- Daily users:
- 1,884,930+ -30,522
- Rating:
- 4.29 (36,678) 139 new ratings
- Version:
- 9.3.0.1 (Last updated: 2025-04-14)
- Version code:
- 5879611
- Creation date:
- 2006-07-22
- Permissions:
- tabs
- webRequest
- downloads
- webNavigation
- notifications
- scripting
- storage
- <all_urls>
- webRequestBlocking
- menus See more
- Size:
- 1.60M
- URLs:
- Website ,Privacy policy
- Full description:
- See detailed description
- Source:
- Firefox Browser Add-ons
- Updated:
- 20 hours ago
Manifest V2
Ranking
# 5
Other platforms
User reviews
Pros
- Useful for downloading various videos and songs for a long time
- Intuitive interface
- Works on Linux OS
- Easy to use
- Getting better with updates
Cons
- Does not work with YouTube
- Most downloads fail
- Requires Companion App for some features
- Icon often greyed out and unresponsive
- Lately crashing a lot on Firefox
Most mentioned
- Not working with YouTube
- Many downloads failing
- Prompt to install Companion App
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reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
User reviews
The new version in beta 9.3.7.0 fixes the recent media non-detection bugs. It's impeccable, and I've rediscovered a very useful Mozilla extension. Thanks for the development! - La nouvelle version en beta 9.3.7.0 corrige les bugs récents de non détection de média. C'est impeccable, je retrouve une extension bien utile dans Mozilla. Merci pour le développement !
by Firefox user 14907199, 2025-04-20
by Firefox user 18525792, 2025-04-20
by Firefox user 5495385, 2025-04-20
Add-on safety
Risk impact
Video DownloadHelper 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
Video DownloadHelper has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
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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