# Video Stream Command Generator

> Capture HLS/m3u8/MP4 streams and get a finished ffmpeg command out of it.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `vscg`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** chris
- **Category:** download-management,photos-music-videos
- **Daily users:** 7
- **Weekly downloads:** 3
- **Version:** 2.1
- **Last updated:** 2025-11-04
- **First published:** 2025-10-25
- **Size:** 19 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/vscg/)

## Description

Simple capture of hls/m3u8/mp4 streams from webpages and generates commands for use in ffmpeg. Made it for my personal use, but thought maybe someone else might find it useful.
<ul><li>Select video stream (if there's more than one).</li><li>Set start/end time (optional).</li><li>Choose a codec (or just copy).</li><li>Automatically grabs video title (or use custom one).</li><li>Dark mode.</li></ul>
Just click the command preview box to copy it to your clipboard and paste into a terminal.

## Rankings

- #38,807 — Overall
- #15 — command
- #26 — commands
- #94 — stream
- #170 — generator

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `webRequest`
- `storage`
- `activeTab`
- `scripting`

### Host permissions

- `<all_urls>`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High 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/vscg)