Live Stream Downloader

Detect and Download M3U8 HLS Streams (HTTP Live Stream) in multiple threads to your local disk

Live Stream Downloader - Edge Add-on for M3U8 HLS Streams

"Live Stream Downloader" is an advanced Edge add-on that identifies M3U8 streaming formats on your active tab, and offers to download these segmented streams as a single file to your local disk. The add-on supports multiple download threads, resuming the download process after network failures, and changes the referrer header to the original page. Moreover, it flaunts a user-friendly interface by monitoring progress as badge text.

Add-on stats

Rating: 4.50
(26)
Version: 0.5.3 (Last updated: 2024-11-07)
Creation date: 2022-02-10
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • storage
  • contextMenus
  • webRequest
  • declarativeNetRequestWithHostAccess
  • declarativeContent
  • scripting
  • alarms
Host permissions:
  • *://*/*.flv*
  • *://*/*.avi*
  • *://*/*.wmv*
  • *://*/*.mov*
  • *://*/*.mp4*
  • *://*/*.pcm*
  • *://*/*.wav*
  • *://*/*.mp3*
  • *://*/*.aac*
  • *://*/*.ogg*
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Size: 200.50K

Other platforms

Live Stream Downloader (v0.5.3)
4.26 (431) 300,000
Live Video Stream Downloader (v1.1.9)
4.67 (62) 12,200
Live Stream Downloader (v0.5.3)
3.40 (57) 12,977
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Add-on summary

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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. The extension offers to select between different qualities and uses InDexedDB to store segments. It also merges all segments automatically when the file is fully fetched. To improve download capability the extension also set's the referrer header to 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
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User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Edge Add-on Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • 非常好用,功能强大
  • 能够直接转换视频格式为MKV
  • 注册后提供永久流量和稳定的节点
  • 支持多平台使用(手机和电脑互通)
  • 能下载大部分流媒体视频
Cons
  • 对MPD格式的流文件无法识别和下载
  • 下载速度慢的情况(如SBS Australia On Demand)
  • 一些用户希望有汉化或本地化选项
  • 存在播放问题(如花屏)
Most mentioned
  • 注册即送永久流量
  • 流畅观看视频和直播
  • 能够高效下载视频
  • 用户体验良好
  • 部分格式支持不足
User reviews
簡單、方便、好用,重點是有效!
by 楷傑, 2024-10-16

真的牛 不是简单抓取几百个m3u8 而是汇总成一个mkv
by , 2024-08-12

牛,其他插件都不行,这个直接解析成mkv下载好直接能播放,那种一个视频几百段的加密文件,要经过js转换的都能自动转换好,要是有这种的python库或者java库就好了
by 越货, 2024-08-07
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Add-on safety

Risk impact

Live Stream Downloader requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

Live Stream Downloader has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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