# YouTubeGrab - Download Video, Audio, Transcript

> Click the toolbar icon on any YouTube tab and a new tab opens youtubegrab.com with that video ready to grab — MP4, MP3, transcript, or thumbnail. No account, no email, no ads.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `youtubegrab`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Biji Inovasi
- **Category:** download-management,photos-music-videos
- **Daily users:** 27
- **Weekly downloads:** 7
- **Version:** 1.2.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-25
- **First published:** 2026-05-27
- **Size:** 137 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/youtubegrab/)
- **Website:** [https://youtubegrab.com](https://youtubegrab.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/youtubegrab/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/youtubegrab/privacy/)

## Description

YouTubeGrab is a tiny companion extension for <a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/c25eeb2fb225e313dc3982c8a0771742fc65bb188a8c18221b1e6df15090df9a/http%3A//youtubegrab.com" rel="nofollow">youtubegrab.com</a> — a free, no-login YouTube downloader.

What it does
- On a YouTube watch / shorts / <a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/019f579e9f16b775272704f4863503b1150d378e5859214df8e3254da0a54415/http%3A//youtu.be" rel="nofollow">youtu.be</a> / m.youtube / music.youtube page, click the toolbar icon and a new tab opens <a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/10abe26503c658ea3e0e26d428ed2144b1c0cbf93e7ffee99edb23dfe0793cd2/http%3A//youtubegrab.com/watch%3Fv=" rel="nofollow">youtubegrab.com/watch?v=</a>&lt;the video id&gt; with every download option ready.
- Click the icon anywhere else and it opens <a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/c25eeb2fb225e313dc3982c8a0771742fc65bb188a8c18221b1e6df15090df9a/http%3A//youtubegrab.com" rel="nofollow">youtubegrab.com</a> so you can paste a link yourself.

What it doesn't do
- It does NOT inject any UI into <a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/577585700e711c66b2f847e9c2ba66f07706960fe129e88008d23cb2a93a014c/http%3A//youtube.com" rel="nofollow">youtube.com</a>.
- It does NOT read your browsing history.

Permissions
- "tabs" — read the active tab's URL when you click the icon. This is the only permission requested.

About <a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/c25eeb2fb225e313dc3982c8a0771742fc65bb188a8c18221b1e6df15090df9a/http%3A//youtubegrab.com" rel="nofollow">youtubegrab.com</a>
A free, no-login YouTube downloader for standard videos, Shorts, Live recordings, transcripts (.srt + .txt), and thumbnails (four resolutions). One page, no waiting screens, no email walls.

Privacy and contact
Privacy policy: <a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/90685b60e3764c1caf43751df157640ec10a801de9f34f00e09643544ea8c6eb/https%3A//youtubegrab.com/privacy" rel="nofollow">https://youtubegrab.com/privacy</a>
Contact: privacy@youtubegrab.com

## Rankings

- #21,504 — Overall
- #137 — grant
- #155 — audio
- #183 — script
- #247 — mp3

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `tabs`
- `storage`
- `contextMenus`
- `downloads`

### Host permissions

- `https://youtubegrab.com/*`
- `https://analytics.biji.uk/*`
- `https://errors.biji.uk/*`

### Content script matches

- `youtubegrab.com`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** High risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- 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/youtubegrab)