# YT Grabber

> Adds a Download button to YouTube and YouTube Music videos and playlists, sent straight to your local downloader app. 24.07.2026 : Added Download for Shorts and TikTok

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `yt-grabber`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** KAI
- **Category:** other
- **Daily users:** 17
- **Weekly downloads:** 10
- **Version:** 1.1.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-24
- **First published:** 2026-07-01
- **Size:** 14 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-14
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/yt-grabber/)

## Description

YT Grabber adds a "Grab" download button directly on YouTube and YouTube Music — next to the Like/Share row on video pages, and near the header on playlist pages.

Clicking it sends the current video, track, or playlist URL to a small companion app running on your own computer (127.0.0.1), which uses yt-dlp to download it:
- On <a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/577585700e711c66b2f847e9c2ba66f07706960fe129e88008d23cb2a93a014c/http%3A//youtube.com" rel="nofollow">youtube.com</a>: downloads video (up to 1080p, 60fps)
- On <a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/257b9640524e02201b21d1fdc2d3fc17a93e4bb9572f4202c6f0c063a0981905/http%3A//music.youtube.com" rel="nofollow">music.youtube.com</a>: downloads audio (M4A)
- Shift+click a button to grab the opposite format instead

This extension does not collect, transmit, or store any personal data. It only talks to localhost — nothing is sent to any third-party server. It requires the companion desktop app to be running to function; it does nothing on its own otherwise.

## Rankings

- #26,841 — Overall
- #225 — playlist
- #244 — tiktok

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `http://127.0.0.1/*`

### Content script matches

- `www.youtube.com`
- `m.youtube.com`
- `music.youtube.com`
- `www.tiktok.com`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Request access to the following domains: 0.1, youtube.com, tiktok.com
- 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/yt-grabber)