Video Download Helper

By: vdh Add-on

Download videos from the web. Easy, smart, no tracking.

Overview

Firefox Add-ons Store

Daily users

1,747,752 ▲ 38.89K

Data as of 2026-09-01

Rating:

4.30 +43

(42,398)

Version:

10.5.35.2

Last updated: 2026-08-17

Features & Capabilities

Video DownloadHelper is a privacy-first Chrome extension that downloads videos from the web without tracking. It supports 1000+ sites and keeps your data private while you save videos for offline viewing.

Features include YouTube downloads, live stream offline viewing, HD downloads with format conversion (MP4, MKV, WebM), and audio extraction to MP3.

User Growth & Download Statistics

Add-on Content Privacy & Security Developer Tools

By:

vdh

Daily users:

1,747,752 38.89K

Rating:

4.30

(42,398) 43 new ratings

Version:

10.5.35.2 Last updated: 2026-08-17

Version code:

6419616

Creation date:

2006-07-22

Firefox add-on GUID:

{b9db16a4-6edc-47ec-a1f4-b86292ed211d}

Firefox add-on numeric ID:

3006

Weekly download count:

43,529

Firefox on Android:

Risk:

Permissions:

Host permissions:

<all_urls>

Content scripts matches:

*.youtube.com
*.vimeo.com
*.facebook.com
*.instagram.com
*.ok.ru
*.m.ok.ru
*.vk.com
*.vk.ru
*.vkvideo.ru
live.vkvideo.ru

Size:

3.79MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Firefox Add-ons Store

Data ingested on:

2026-09-01

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 7

Other rankings

#1 in Download Management

#1 in download keyword 64

#1 in downloader keyword 80

#1 in smart keyword 40

#1 in video keyword 85

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Other platforms

Video Download Helper (v10.5.24.2)

6,000,000 4.46

(34,808)

Video Download Helper (v10.5.35.2)

1,354,191 4.10

(1,377)

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Contact the developer

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Developed by:

vdh

Firefox Add-ons Store

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/video-downloadhelper/

Website:

https://help.downloadhelper.net

Permission Change History

2026-04-10: Version 10.2.5.2 → 10.2.26.2

Add Permissions: unlimitedStorage

2025-12-09: Version 9.5.0.2 → 10.0.271.2

Add Host permissions: <all_urls>

Add Permissions: declarativeNetRequest

Remove Permissions: <all_urls> webRequestBlocking menus nativeMessaging

2025-04-24: Version 9.3.0.1 → 9.3.7.2

Add Optional permissions: browsingData

2024-05-29: Version 9.0.1.13 → 9.0.2.3

Remove Permissions: downloads.open

Add Optional permissions: downloads.open

2024-05-23: Version 8.2.2.8 → 9.0.1.13

Add Permissions: downloads.open

2024-01-10: Version 8.0.0.6 → 8.1.4.0

Add Permissions: webRequestBlocking

2023-08-25: Version 8.0.0.0 → 8.0.0.6

Remove Permissions: alarms clipboardWrite

2023-07-12: Version 7.6.6 → 8.0.0.0

Add Permissions: alarms scripting

Remove Permissions: webRequestBlocking

2022-12-08: Version 7.6.0 → 7.6.6

Remove Permissions: cookies

User Reviews

User reviews repeatedly highlight reliability, ease of use, and broad site compatibility. The add-on reliably identifies videos and offers a straightforward one-click download, with the added benefit of renaming/organizing downloads. Some users request enhancements (e.g., more naming options or a 'download all' feature), and a rare note mentions a QR-code overlay issue. Overall, sentiment across reviews is strongly positive.

Pros

Reliable performance across many sites; consistently delivers downloads.
Easy to use with a simple, fast download flow.
Automatically identifies videos and provides a one-click download option.
Downloads a wide range of videos that other extensions and even IDM couldn't.
Supports renaming and organizing downloads (rename before saving).

Cons

Recent reviews

mwah so good

by sa*****, 2026-09-01

I don't use a lot of extensions. I love this one! Simple to use and works great for what I need.

by ce*****, 2026-09-01

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Is Video Download Helper Safe?

Risk impact

Risk impact measures the level of extra permissions an extension has access to. A low risk impact extension cannot do much harms, whereas a high risk impact extension can do a lot of damage like stealing your password, bypassing your security settings, and accessing your personal data. High risk impact extensions are not necessarily malicious. However, if they do turn malicious, they can be very harmful.

Video Download Helper requires a lot of sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

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Risk likelihood

Risk likelihood measures the probability that a Firefox add-on may turn malicious. This is determined by the publisher and the Firefox add-on reputation on Firefox Add-ons Store, the amount of time the Firefox add-on has been around, and other signals about the Firefox add-on. Our algorithms are not perfect, and are subject to change as we discover new ways to detect malicious extensions. We recommend that you always exercise caution when installing a Firefox add-on.

Video Download Helper has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

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