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The Stream Detector by 54ac

This addon provides an easy way to keep track of manifests and subtitles used by various streaming protocols. Also allows for detecting custom file types and downloading media files.

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About this extension
This is a Firefox addon which provides an easy way to keep track of URLs to playlists and subtitles used by Apple HLS, Adobe HDS, MPEG-DASH, and Microsoft Smooth Streaming streams as well as download video/audio files directly and monitor any other file extensions and Content-Type headers.

Copy URLs by clicking their filenames in the addon's popup menu (accessed by clicking on the toolbar icon). URLs can either be copied as they are or transformed into readymade yt-dlp (recommended), FFmpeg, Streamlink, hlsdl or N_m3u8DL-CLI commands, including the User-Agent, Cookie, and Referer headers. The chosen tool then downloads the stream into a single file until it is finished or stopped. Use the addon's options page to customize your experience and e.g. download media files directly.

Note that websites such as YouTube, Vimeo, Facebook, etc. are very likely to use proprietary technologies which are not supported by this addon. When it comes to such "mainstream" services, it's better to use the tools (e.g. youtube-dl/yt-dlp) directly.
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Required permissions:

  • Input data to the clipboard
  • Download files and read and modify the browser’s download history
  • Display notifications to you
  • Access browser tabs
  • Access your data for all websites
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Version
2.11.7
Size
48.99 KB
Last updated
2 years ago (Jul 9, 2023)
Related Categories
  • Download Management
  • Photos, Music & Videos
  • Other
License
Mozilla Public License 2.0
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Tags
  • download
  • streaming
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Release notes for 2.11.7
Changelog:
  • Support for yt-dlp extracting cookies from the browser when none are detected by the addon.
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