Savvid version history - 11 versions
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Latest version
Version 3.1.6
Released Nov 12, 2026 - 2.53 MBWorks with firefox 140.0 and later- The number on the Savvid icon now shows how many downloads are running (1, 2 and so on) instead of the percentage of one download, and it shows on every tab, not only on the tab of the download. Downloads that wait in line or are paused are not counted.
- While downloads run, this blue number takes the place of the green number of videos found on the page; the green number comes back when none is running.
- Downloads of private windows are counted only on the icon in private windows.
- Pause and Cancel now stop the download of a streamed video at once. Before, the video went on downloading in the background.
- Pausing the download of a video file no longer ends it with "The download was interrupted". It stays paused, and Resume goes on from where it stopped (or starts the file again when Firefox kept no part of it). A Pause made in Firefox's own list of downloads pauses it in Savvid too.
- Resume of a paused download no longer fails with "The converter could not start". That happened to a streamed video resumed before its first 10 segments were saved.
- With "Ask where to save each file" turned on, a save no longer fails when the Save As window stays open for more than two minutes.
- Closing the Save As window of a streamed or converted video without saving no longer fails the download with "Could not save the file". As in Chrome, the finished file is kept for 10 minutes and Save again is offered.
- Cancelling the save of a streamed or converted video in Firefox's list of downloads now keeps the file for 10 minutes and offers Save again, as in Chrome, instead of ending with "The download was interrupted".
- A change to Connections per download now applies at once to downloads that are already running.
- A saved video no longer leaves a hidden copy of the finished file in Savvid's storage for a day or longer, and Savvid no longer keeps running in the background for the rest of the browser session after a download.
- A video download from a normal window, cut short when Firefox closed or restarted, no longer fails with "The converter could not start" when Firefox starts again within the hour. It starts again from the beginning, once, as in Chrome. That happened to a streamed video cut short before its first 10 segments were saved, and to any video Savvid's converter downloads as whole files. A streamed video cut short later already went on from where it stopped.
- A download started or resumed while a paused one was resuming could run beside it, above the number set in "Downloads at the same time". The resumed download now takes its place at once, and the other one waits.
- A download that makes no progress for 90 seconds is no longer reported as interrupted while Savvid's converter is still working on it. Savvid now asks its converter first, as in Chrome.
Needs Firefox 140 or later.
Source code released under MIT License
Older versions
Version 3.1.4
Released Nov 2, 2026 - 2.52 MBWorks with firefox 140.0 and laterOn pages that stream their picture and sound separately, the number on the Savvid icon now follows the download, as the percentage on the video's button does. The percentage also moves while each large part of the video arrives, instead of jumping when the part is complete, and when a download switches to the nearest quality that works on any network, its percentage goes on from where it was instead of standing still. These downloads, and listing a video's qualities, no longer use a tab of a private window, and a download of a private window uses no tab and ends with an error. While the video's tab is open they use that tab or another tab of the same site and container (one started again from Recent downloads, or with Retry or Download again, or one that goes on after Firefox restarts or Savvid is turned off and on, may use any tab of the site that is not private).
Needs Firefox 140 or later.Source code released under MIT License
Version 3.1.3
Released Oct 25, 2026 - 2.43 MBWorks with firefox 140.0 and laterOn pages that stream their picture and sound separately, the percentage on the button of a video that is downloading now follows the download from the start and matches the amount downloaded shown on its card. It used to start at 40%.
Needs Firefox 140 or later.Source code released under MIT License
Version 3.1.2
Released Oct 25, 2026 - 2.42 MBWorks with firefox 140.0 and later- Outside private windows, Savvid can now save the video of some pages that stream their picture and sound separately and that it could not save before: it lists the qualities of the video in two groups, Works on any network and Direct download, each with its picture size and bitrate, and saves the one you choose as one file. Live streams, premieres and protected videos are not offered.
- On those pages a download that stalls tries again, and one that still fails switches, when it can, to the nearest quality that works on any network.
- For those pages, Savvid downloads a short list from savvid.net at most once a day, with nothing about you or the video. The privacy policy of this listing says what it reads and sends.
- A new look for the Videos tab: each video is a card on a grey page, in the light and the dark theme.
- Live streams are still listed, but they can no longer be saved: their card says "Live streams can't be saved". Recording a live stream is removed.
- The number on the Savvid icon counts only the videos that can be saved, so live streams are left out.
- Select mode: the other videos folded under the main one now show their checkbox like every other card.
- When a converted video is saved under a name another file already has, the Downloads tab names the file Firefox really saved.
Needs Firefox 140 or later.
Source code released under MIT License
Version 3.0.9
Released Oct 18, 2026 - 2.23 MBWorks with firefox 140.0 and laterSource code released under MIT License
Version 3.0.8
Released Oct 17, 2026 - 2.23 MBWorks with firefox 140.0 and laterVideoGrab is now Savvid, rebuilt from the ground up.
- The video that plays comes first: Savvid lists it as one card with all its qualities, and folds the page's other videos (previews, other players) under "Show other videos on this page".
- Rumble, JW Player, Wistia, Brightcove and Dailymotion videos show every quality the player offers, with the video's title.
- A new popup: quality, audio language and subtitles for each video, Select to download several at once, Recent downloads, live HLS recording, and Retry missing for a file that missed a few parts.
- A converter inside the add-on joins video and sound into one MP4 or MKV file, or saves the sound as M4A or MP3.
- Privacy: Savvid no longer keeps a list of the videos you only watched. This update deletes the old list of seen videos and the old download list.Source code released under MIT License
Version 3.0.7
Released Oct 17, 2026 - 2.22 MBWorks with firefox 140.0 and laterVideoGrab is now Savvid, rebuilt from the ground up.
- A new popup: quality, audio language and subtitles for each video, Select to download several at once, Recent downloads, live HLS recording, and Retry missing for a file that missed a few parts.
- A converter inside the add-on joins video and sound into one MP4 or MKV file, or saves the sound as M4A or MP3.
- Privacy: Savvid no longer keeps a list of the videos you only watched. This update deletes the old list of seen videos and the old download list.
Needs Firefox 140 or later.Source code released under MIT License
Version 3.0.6
Released Oct 17, 2026 - 2.25 MBWorks with firefox 140.0 and laterVideoGrab is now Savvid, rebuilt from the ground up.
- YouTube: Savvid saves a YouTube video as it plays in your tab. Choose the quality in YouTube's settings, play the video to the end, then press Save video in the popup.
- A new popup: quality, audio language and subtitles for each video, Select to download several at once, Recent downloads, live HLS recording, and Retry missing for a file that missed a few parts.
- A converter inside the add-on joins video and sound into one MP4 or MKV file, or saves the sound as M4A or MP3.
- Privacy: Savvid no longer keeps a list of the videos you only watched. This update deletes the old list of seen videos and the old download list.
Needs Firefox 140 or later.Source code released under MIT License
Version 2.3.0
Released Apr 2, 2026 - 1.87 MBWorks with firefox 109.0 and later• Introduced Soft Craft UI theme with Manrope typography, warm cream/dark palette, coral-pink gradient accents, and rounded card layout
• Added new coral-pink gradient extension icon
• Enabled YouTube video detection on Firefox (title and quality information)
• Added YouTube HLS stream support, including live stream downloads with full quality options
• Introduced Copy URL button on stream cards (visible on hover)
• Added Clear Download History functionality
• Displayed LIVE and ENC badges for stream identification
• Improved keyboard accessibility with focus-visible outlines
• Added button press feedback (active states)
• Enhanced progress bar visibility with thicker design
• Extended error message visibility (10 seconds instead of 3)
• Implemented Firefox-native scrollbar stylingSource code released under MIT License
Version 2.2.0
Released Feb 2, 2026 - 1.85 MBWorks with firefox 140.0 and later, android 142.0 and laterVideoGrab 2.2.0
New:
TS→MP4 conversion using libav.js - videos now save as MP4 instead of raw .ts files
Stream titles now update automatically when page title loads
Active downloads persist when popup is closed and reopened
Fixed:
Download button now responds immediately (no longer blocks popup)
Stream detection improved for more video platforms
Filename sanitization for special characters
Technical:
Requires Firefox 140+ (Desktop) / 142+ (Android)
Added data collection disclosure (none collected)Source code released under MIT License
Version 1.1.2
Released Jan 30, 2026 - 2.31 MBWorks with firefox 142.0 and laterSource code released under MIT License