# aclap-dev/video-downloadhelper

Download Helper

Repository: https://github.com/aclap-dev/video-downloadhelper
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/video-downloadhelper
Homepage: https://downloadhelper.net/
License Family: other
Topics: downloadhelper, hls, video
Last push: 2025-09-18T14:52:52+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 45/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 42, release rhythm 35, longevity 69
- inputs: {"age_days": 968, "days_push": 349, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1074, forks 93 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:28.997817+00:00)

## What it is
Video DownloadHelper is a browser extension for Chrome, Firefox, and Edge that detects and downloads video and audio content from thousands of websites, including HLS streams. It is self-contained as of v10 and requires no companion app.

## Use cases
- download videos from any website
- save hls streams to file
- grab embedded video from a webpage
- download audio tracks and subtitles from streaming sites
- save live stream captures
- download hd videos from the browser

## When to choose
- you want a browser-integrated video downloader across Chrome, Firefox, and Edge
- you need to save HLS or streaming media without external software
- you want a mature, widely used tool with 20 years of development

## When to avoid
- you need to download DRM-protected content, which is not supported
- you need a command-line or headless bulk downloader rather than a browser extension
- you need unlimited downloads without a premium license

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: file-upload, video-processing, browser-extension
- domain: media, browser-extensions
- platform: browser, browser-extension, cross-platform
- tags: video-downloader, hls, streaming-download, firefox-addon, chrome-extension, edge-extension, video

## Member repositories
- aclap-dev/video-downloadhelper (main) score 45

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:28.997817+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:53:30.225643+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/aclap-dev/video-downloadhelper (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:28.997817+00:00, sha 624a4353f98f)
  - homepage: https://downloadhelper.net/ (fetched 2026-08-29T12:55:34.027024+00:00, sha 5582930a46cf)
  - site_page: https://downloadhelper.net/changelog (fetched 2026-08-29T12:55:34.036236+00:00, sha 8876c0eac754)
  - site_page: https://help.downloadhelper.net/ (fetched 2026-08-29T12:55:34.038002+00:00, sha 0bb1c50d8eed)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.