Top Video Downloader Extensions for Chrome

Track Chrome Web Store rankings and download features for video downloader extensions

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Professional Streaming Market

Chrome video downloader extensions serve content creators and media professionals, with Video Downloader Professional achieving 5 million installs and 4.54 stars from 226K reviews, representing the category's scale and engagement leader. The market addresses downloading streaming video content from platforms lacking native download features, though legal restrictions and platform Terms of Service violations create persistent policy challenges. Install volumes demonstrate sustained demand despite Chrome Web Store policy tightening against YouTube downloaders, with extensions focusing on general streaming platforms maintaining availability.

Competitive Leadership

Video Downloader Professional leads at 5M installs (4.54 stars, 226K reviews), followed by Flash Video Downloader at 4M (4.64 stars, 110K reviews), creating modest differentiation versus other categories' concentration. Mid-tier performers cluster around 1M-2M installs: Video DownloadHelper (3M, 4.43 stars, 27.6K reviews), Video Downloader Plus (2M, 4.61 stars, 26.1K reviews), and CoCoCut (1M, 4.67 stars, 19.8K reviews). Notably, specialized streaming format tools achieve strong adoption: FetchV for m3u8/HLS reaches 900K (4.61 stars, 7.3K reviews), while Stream Recorder captures 800K (4.59 stars, 7.8K reviews). Rating consistency across top extensions (4.43-4.67 stars) suggests category-wide quality standards and functional parity.

Platform Restrictions Impact

Video downloader success correlates with platform compatibility breadth and format support rather than YouTube-specific features due to Chrome Web Store policy enforcement. Extensions explicitly avoiding YouTube downloads maintain Web Store presence: Video Downloader Professional, Flash Video Downloader, and Video DownloadHelper emphasize general streaming platform support. Specialized format expertise drives differentiation: FetchV targets m3u8/HLS adaptive streaming (900K, 4.61 stars), Stream Recorder handles live stream capture (800K, 4.59 stars), and Video Downloader Plus supports batch downloads (2M, 4.61 stars). Rating leadership among mid-tier extensions—CoCoCut (4.67 stars), Flash Video Downloader (4.64 stars)—suggests users prioritize reliability and format compatibility over install count.

Market Constraints

The video downloader extension category faces severe platform policy restrictions and legal ambiguity limiting growth potential and marketplace sustainability. Chrome Web Store actively removes extensions enabling YouTube downloads, forcing developers to focus on niche streaming platforms with less restrictive policies. Copyright concerns, Terms of Service violations, and DMCA enforcement create persistent delisting risks even for established extensions. Success requires careful positioning around educational, archival, or content creator workflows emphasizing legitimate use cases. New entrants should target specialized formats (m3u8/HLS adaptive streaming, live stream recording, DRM-free educational content), enterprise video management workflows, or platform-specific tools for services explicitly permitting downloads. Achieving 500K-1M installs requires navigating policy compliance, emphasizing legal use cases, and maintaining platform compatibility as streaming services implement download countermeasures.

Top Extensions

Video Downloader Professional

Download videos from web sites or just collect them in your video list without downloading them.

5,000,000 installs ★ 4.5 (228,179) Workflow & Planning
Video Downloader Plus

Video Downloader Plus - The fastest and easiest way to download any video from any website.

1,000,000 installs ★ 4.5 (27,183) Tools
Stream Recorder - HLS & m3u8 Video Downloader

You can download and save live streaming video in HLS / m3u8 format.

1,000,000 installs ★ 4.3 (2,524) Workflow & Planning
Video Downloader PLUS

Best Video Downloader Extension. Downloads most popular media types from any website.

1,000,000 installs ★ 3.0 (1,603) Social Networking
video downloader - CocoCut

Best video downloader Chrome extension, this video downloader for Chrome can download video,music free,safe in one click.

800,000 installs ★ 4.8 (9,258) Tools
FetchV - Video Downloader for m3u8 & hls

The video downloader for saving web videos and live streams.

600,000 installs ★ 4.9 (7,640) Entertainment
Video Downloader - MPMux

A professional online video downloader for saving videos such as mp4,m3u8,hls,live.

200,000 installs ★ 4.9 (4,788) Tools
Video Downloader by Qooly

Download videos from popular video websites quickly and easily. Save the most popular video formats like mp4 and m3u8.

200,000 installs ★ 4.8 (1,955) Tools
Easy Video Downloader

A video downloader that works with both internal and external download managers

200,000 installs ★ 2.9 (194) Workflow & Planning
Telegram Video Downloader - TG Downloader

Telegram video downloader is a free tool that helps you download videos from Telegram private channels & groups in one click.

100,000 installs ★ 4.6 (3,207) Tools
Video Downloader Unlimited

Video Downloader for popular social networks, video hosting or streaming platforms. Quick and free video downloader.

100,000 installs ★ 3.7 (2,048) Workflow & Planning
Video Downloader Pro

Video downloader is a lightweight and ultra fast tool that allows users to easily download videos from popular websites.

100,000 installs ★ 4.3 (1,197) Workflow & Planning
VideoPlus - Free Video Downloader

One click to download any video or any audio from any website.

100,000 installs ★ 4.1 (587) Tools
Video Downloader professional

Download online videos in various formats from any websites. Video Downloader save video and watch it later.

100,000 installs ★ 3.6 (403) Functionality & UI
Video Downloader VeeVee

Video Downloader VeeVee – download videos from the Internet.

100,000 installs ★ 4.0 (377) Workflow & Planning