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Live Stream Downloader

by chandler.stimson

v0.5.6 Updated Apr 29, 2025 217KiB
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★ 4.28
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Description

This extension detects M3U8 streaming formats on the active tab and offers to download these segmented streams as a single file to the user's local disk. This extension detects all possible video qualities and uses direct disk writing to store segments. So there is no need to have a recovery plan from a possible crash. Your data is written instantly to the local file and is ready to use. It also merges all segments automatically when the file is fetched. To improve download capability, the extension also sets the referrer header of the original page. This extension uses multiple threads to download the HLS stream to increase the downloading speed and stability. Also, it supports resuming the download process when there is a network failure (Thanks to the TDM.JS engine). How to use it: 1. Go to a streaming website like https://videojs.com/ 2. Wait until the toolbar color changes 3. Click on the toolbar button once to select a quality 4. Wait until the download is over. You can see the progress as a badge text. Features: 1. Download HSL Streams 2. Detect any audio, video, or media streams on the active tab 3. Uses multi-threading to increase download speed 4. Write directly to the disk 5. Supports detecting many audio and video formats 6. Retries several times to fetch each segment even if downloading is broken or you get disconnected from the internet for a short period. 7. Keep awake while downloading a file (this feature is optional; use Ctrl + P or Command + P when the interface is open to enable it) 8. Download any arbitrary file with multiple threads and network failure protection (copy the link and use Ctrl + V or Command + V to add it as a new job to the interface) 9. Unlimited retires. The extension uses multiple threads to fetch the data as fast as possible. If a thread breaks, the extension retries several times to reconnect to the server. Even after multiple tries, the extension pauses the downloading process and displays a prompt to resume when the network issue is fixed. 10. Suitable to download very large files for two reasons: 1) It is the fastest downloader because of multiple thread fetching. 2) it writes directly to the disk, so there is no need to move the file from the internal storage to the local disk later. Use Cases: 1. You want to store a multi-segmented stream to your local disk for later use. 2. On an unstable network, you can use this extension to fetch a video file and start watching it with your media player even when it is not yet fully downloaded. Extra Features: 1. You can download any file with this tool. Just drag and drop the link to the interface. Since it uses multiple simultaneous threads to fetch data, you can get the file a lot faster. Also, the downloader is protecting you against network failures and resumes interrupted downloads. 2. This downloader writes directly to the disk and can handle a download speed of about 300 MBytes / seconds. This is the best you can get even with native download managers. Content Creators: If for any reason, you want this extension to ignore your website, please open a bug report on the GitHub repository.
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Reviews (67 cached)

★☆☆☆☆2026-02-28
A A

just doesnt work

★☆☆☆☆2026-01-12
AB24

This thing literally injects random google search terms using your google account. Check your google activity history and you will find searches for things you never searched for. It's basically malware.

★☆☆☆☆2025-12-03
Robbie Mathes

Downloads always stop at 25% and stay there. Dont recommend.

★☆☆☆☆2025-10-13
Manny Avalos

trash doesn't do much just stair at me!

★☆☆☆☆2025-09-06
Evono (Evono)

didnt work for veev.to

★☆☆☆☆2025-06-27
Andy G

Doesn't work for Microsoft Stream.

★☆☆☆☆2025-05-11
Paul Askins

Doesn't work. No need to say anything else.

★☆☆☆☆2025-05-08
Yui W

It's only able to download the first 4 seconds of live stream then it would automatically stop....

★☆☆☆☆2025-05-06
任牙

can't download.. always 0 B fetched........

★☆☆☆☆2025-01-02
Oliver Jay Aaby

Got a 1MB file from a 2+ hours stream. What in the world is this?

★☆☆☆☆2024-10-13
Cynthia Stephens

The interface is confusing and I can't get any audio to play on the files I've downloaded.

★☆☆☆☆2024-10-05
JP

Not working on Tik Tok anymore(most of the time) I am constantly getting broken pipe errors. Will change the rating if it's fixed!

★☆☆☆☆2024-09-21
CosmiC CitiZen

Not working can't download videos from certain websites

★☆☆☆☆2024-09-11
Sabbir Hossain

not working 😂

★☆☆☆☆2024-07-23
Mohammad Zamani

I've noticed that it doesn't show links until I check or uncheck "Improved Media Detection". Please fix it.

★☆☆☆☆2024-06-22
troy 123

This extension become useless now. No video detected from live stream anymore, might as well just delete this extension to stop wasting other people time.

★☆☆☆☆2024-06-07
jhon michal

The version 0.4.7 shows connection broken something now. Older version 0.4.5 works good

★☆☆☆☆2024-05-13
Alex S.

Fair warning, this extension is a traffic eater and it took me a long time to figure out what was causing the problem. Every time I launch my browser it eats up between 90 and 150 MB and the reason for this behavior is the extension itself!

★☆☆☆☆2024-03-24
Noneya Buzinezz

it almost works but what kind of idiot choses to use mkv file lol clown

★☆☆☆☆2024-03-06
Terry Mccube

screw off you useless app

★☆☆☆☆2024-02-27
Davi Fagundes

downloaded 100% then it keeps downloading, i closed when it was 110% then it didnt work,

★☆☆☆☆2023-10-05
Котёнок Гав (KvadroBlazE)

Called "Live Stream Downloader" but can't download live stream.

★☆☆☆☆2023-08-01
sam93931

just doesn't work

★☆☆☆☆2023-07-28
tino tesu

How do you save? I saw the black window popped up saying download, and the white window showing the referrer, page title and page links. But where is the SAVE button? ctrl-v does not work on the white window. Is there a tutorial I could watch?

★☆☆☆☆2023-06-22
Camilo CBG

It can't find the file/playlist of live streams on Steam Store.

★☆☆☆☆2023-06-08
reed brockner

This was a great tool for years but over the past couple weeks it has not worked and has downloaded unreadable files, cannot even be converted after the fact.

★☆☆☆☆2023-04-24
Shryce

Only records 4 seconds...

★☆☆☆☆2022-10-02
Jitendar Vrmani

Not working, Getting Error as window.showDirectoryPicker is not a function. Kindly check this

★☆☆☆☆2022-08-14
Infamy Lewis

UPDATE (8/22/2022): Back to being broken completely. Only way I can select the file I want to download from the list is by hitting "Select All", because the check box and the download buttons by each item don't work. The "Download All" button works when everything is selected, but it won't let you actually download anything even though it makes you select a folder to download to. Original: 4 STARS After using this app for months, it stopped working for months. I found a replacement that was worse but did the job most of the time by essentially recording videos in the background as they play but it was a slow trash way of doing the job. I went to search for another replacement after the replacement didn't work on the video and I find out that this extension is working again. The user interface is clunky and buttons don't always work but the extension does what it's supposed to again finally.

★☆☆☆☆2022-07-30
JoSe

Does not work in anyplatform.

★☆☆☆☆2022-07-23
M El

useless extension

★☆☆☆☆2022-07-15
Bamoji

doesn't works.

★☆☆☆☆2022-04-16
Eddy

M3U8 download function doesn't work

★☆☆☆☆2021-11-10
Serg Pilgrim

Don't working

★☆☆☆☆2021-10-23
Faridah Salleh

i don't know what's the point install this junk when you can't even download a thing

★☆☆☆☆2021-10-11
Yunho Nam

Garbage app.

★☆☆☆☆2021-09-23
Feroze Mohamed

Downloads the file but unable to save, getting a popup message to copy filename and save options but not able to save. Error window : failed to execute 'showsavefilepicker'

★☆☆☆☆2021-09-07
Marcin Wyszogrodzki

Not Work live stream

★☆☆☆☆2021-08-30
BeHappyBeVegan

doesn't work

★☆☆☆☆2021-06-19
Husnain Naqvi

not work i just download for YouTube live stream! very bad app

★★☆☆☆2025-05-24
Muff

blocks downloads "per website-owners request" which defeats the point of the extension.

★★☆☆☆2025-03-04
Tyler Temp

Please give an option to disable the right click context menu of "Download with Live Steam Downloader"

★★☆☆☆2024-09-27
Mark C

Used to work flawlessly on Douyin live streams but now it only detects and downloads AUDIO streams. The saved file does not have a video stream. It used to be able to detect the original, highest-quality stream, as well as HD and SD video streams but now does not find ANY of those.

★★☆☆☆2024-08-11
Inked Kiwi6

it works but it only downloads in the lowest quality and i get no options to pick a higher one even tho the site has higher qualities.

★★☆☆☆2024-05-30
holz diseño interior

Connection to the server is broken (BROKEN_PIPE -> Failed to execute 'any' on 'AbortSignal': Failed to convert value to 'AbortSignal'.)! Use the box below to update the URL

★★☆☆☆2023-11-28
Nicolas Durand

Doesn't work on https://www.rts.ch/play/tv/diane--gatan-cest-maintenant/video/saison-3-3333-suisse---ca-va-le-chalet--?urn=urn:rts:video:14476809

★★☆☆☆2023-09-17
Anno Niem

Nope, another one that doesn't do a good job in the file naming department. Stream Downloader does a better job. Too bad, having the download's go trough a new window has some merit although it does clutter up the task bar so 1 window and then tabs for added download options would be better. Also not a fan of it saving files as .mkv, I rather have .mp4 files but that's just my personal preference.

★★☆☆☆2023-05-06
Zyla Xabi

the files this extension saves can't be played. Is there any fix for this?

★★☆☆☆2023-02-19
PHI7

How do i record tiktok lives?

★★☆☆☆2022-03-20
Amirhossien Ameri

It's couldn't to download: https://b2n.ir/676543

Permissions (8)

Permissions

alarms Can schedule periodic background tasks contextMenus Can add items to the right-click menu declarativeContent Can show the extension icon based on page content declarativeNetRequestWithHostAccesspower scripting Can inject scripts into web pages storage Can store data locally in your browser webRequest Can observe and analyze network traffic

Details

Version 0.5.6
Updated Apr 29, 2025
Size 217KiB
First Seen Mar 26, 2026