| Extension Name | Rating | Key Features | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | 4.4★ (530K+ ratings) | Supports 1000+ sites (Dash, HLS, MPD), conversion to MP4/MKV/WebM, audio extraction. | | Video Downloader Plus | 4.5★ (27.5K ratings) | Detects HLS/DASH/MP4 streams, up to 8K quality, audio+video merge, cloud storage support. | | Video Downloader Social | 3.7★ (1.5K ratings) | Detects M3U8 streaming formats, downloads segmented streams as single files, supports MP4/WMV/FLV. |
Absolutely not. Downloading any extension from outside the Chrome Web Store or a trusted source like GitHub is a significant security risk and likely contains malware.
Tools like "Extension Source Viewer & Security Analyzer" allow you to "open Chrome Web Store of the extension's details page, click the extension icon, and the source viewer and security analyzer will open immediately." It helps you "get to know them before trusting extensions".
Given the lack of official verification marks for adult downloaders, you must become your own security expert. Here's a checklist: