MediaGrabber
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The facts
Each one read from MediaGrabber's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Audience
- The README presents MediaGrabber as a side project and asks users to submit issue reports when site detection does not work.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Download progress
- The extension shows a badge count and popup download progress, with optional desktop notifications.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Installation
- Chrome and Edge users must enable Developer mode and load the extracted extension folder as an unpacked extension.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The native companion uses FFmpeg for HLS/DASH conversion and yt-dlp for YouTube downloads.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Integrity
- The release instructions recommend verifying downloaded files with SHA256SUMS.txt.checked 12 Oct 2026
- License
- The project is distributed under the MIT license.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Limit
- HLS/DASH conversion and YouTube downloads require the native companion; FFmpeg and yt-dlp are used for those tasks.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Maximum video quality
- 4kchecked 22 Sep 2026
- Output formats
- MP4checked 22 Sep 2026
- Privacy
- The README says MediaGrabber has no tracking or analytics and that only requested video files leave the user's machine.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Progress
- The extension shows a badge count and download progress in its popup, with optional desktop notifications.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- MediaGrabber is an open-source Chrome and Edge video downloader with quality selection and a native companion app.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Quality selection
- It lists available quality variants, audio tracks, and subtitles when a stream offers them.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Release requirements
- The Windows release installer bundles CoApp, FFmpeg, ffprobe, and yt-dlp; release users do not need to install Node.js, Python, FFmpeg, or yt-dlp separately.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Stream detection
- It detects HLS, DASH, direct MP4/WebM, and MSE-blobbed video.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Subtitle downloads
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Support
- The maintainer invites users to report sites where detection fails by opening an issue with the site URL, and welcomes pull requests.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Supported sources
- HLS (.m3u8),DASH (.mpd),direct MP4/WebM,MSE-blobbed video,YouTubechecked 22 Sep 2026
- YouTube
- YouTube downloads use yt-dlp and expose available formats from 144p through 4K.checked 12 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Browser support
- The extension runs in Chrome and Edge and is distributed through GitHub Releases rather than the Chrome Web Store.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Device platforms
- Chrome,Edge,Windows,macOS,Linuxchecked 22 Sep 2026
- Platforms
- The README provides companion setup instructions for Windows, macOS, and Linux, while the current release installation assets are for Windows x64.checked 12 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
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