YDownloadNow – Video Downloader & YouTube to MP3 version history - 25 versions
YDownloadNow – Video Downloader & YouTube to MP3 by Alan
YDownloadNow – Video Downloader & YouTube to MP3 version history - 25 versions
Be careful with old versions! These versions are displayed for testing and reference purposes.You should always use the latest version of an add-on.
Latest version
Version 0.9.130
Released Nov 11, 2026 - 11.2 MBWorks with firefox 128.0 and later, android 128.0 and later- MP4 videos longer than 1 hour are now Premium. MP3 stays free at any length.
- TikTok: the direct download is the open video, not a preview from the feed.
- YouTube: a video with the same title as the previous one no longer stays named “YouTube”.
- Several YouTube links pasted at once: each file is saved with its video's name.
- The audio language picker now retries by itself if the server is slow to answer.
- Accessibility: notices and the payment window are announced by screen readers, and error messages stay on screen longer.
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Older versions
Version 0.9.129
Released Nov 9, 2026 - 11.19 MBWorks with firefox 128.0 and later, android 128.0 and later- Payment window: for some people, the 7-day pass (one-time payment, no renewal) now shows as the main option.
- Minor fixes.
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Version 0.9.128
Released Nov 9, 2026 - 11.19 MBWorks with firefox 128.0 and later, android 128.0 and later- TikTok: the direct download of the open video now shows up even if the video is muted, paused or you just opened the panel.
- TikTok: files are named after the video description (before, they could keep the account name or another video's name).
- YouTube: right after switching videos, the MP3 can no longer get the previous video's name.
- An MP3 with dubbed audio has the language in its name ("… [es].mp3").
- Links you paste are no longer hidden behind "Show the other detected files".
- Pasting many YouTube links at once no longer floods the conversion service.
- History keeps the right folder and title after "Download again".
- If checkout is slow to open from the website, the page waits for the extension instead of opening a second payment.
- Minor fixes.
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Version 0.9.127
Released Nov 8, 2026 - 11.19 MBWorks with firefox 128.0 and later, android 128.0 and later- YouTube: if an ad was playing when you pressed MP3, the file could get the ad's name. It now always gets the video's name.
- A pasted YouTube link is named after the video (before, it could take the open tab's title or "youtube.com").
- "Download again" repeats the chosen audio language, and the history shows the title instead of the folder.
- TikTok: the direct download of the open video is back (it doesn't use the social quota) next to the converter one; other feed videos stay hidden.
- TikTok: files are named after the video description even when it appears after the page loads.
- MP3 names no longer carry technical leftovers ("b192", "fi0 fo0"…).
- If a payment page is slow to open, the extension waits for it instead of showing an error.
- Turning off "Synced history" (in Settings or by removing the permission in the browser) deletes what THIS device uploaded; other devices keep theirs.
- Minor fixes.
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Version 0.9.126
Released Nov 8, 2026 - 11.18 MBWorks with firefox 128.0 and later, android 128.0 and later- The chosen audio language, trim and effects are no longer lost when switching tabs, and "Download again" repeats them.
- Pasted YouTube links can also choose the audio language.
- TikTok: files are named after the video (its description or author), with a single row per video.
- X: no more rows for posts without a video; a post with no video now says so clearly.
- YouTube titles are kept as they are ("4K", "Remaster"…), with no empty brackets.
- Free MP3s are 192 kbps; top quality (320 kbps) is Premium.
- Turning off "Synced history" now also deletes the history stored on our server.
- Minor fixes.
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Version 0.9.125
Released Nov 7, 2026 - 11.17 MBWorks with firefox 128.0 and later, android 128.0 and later- Internal stability improvements to the first-day notice.
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Version 0.9.124
Released Nov 6, 2026 - 11.17 MBWorks with firefox 128.0 and later, android 128.0 and later- First day: when you reach the normal daily free allowance, a small notice offers Premium for 24 h (€0.99, one-time payment, no renewal). It blocks nothing: you can keep downloading with your welcome allowance, or close it with «Not now».
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Version 0.9.123
Released Nov 6, 2026 - 11.17 MBWorks with firefox 128.0 and later, android 128.0 and later- The Premium notice now shows the no-subscription passes first: 24 hours for €0.99 or 7 days for €1.99. The subscription sits below, for frequent users.
- If you paste a page link instead of the file and the download fails, the card explains what happened and lets you open the page.
- 🔊 Audio language: the audio now comes in the video’s original language by default, and when there are several tracks you can pick another.
- If a pasted link turns out to be a page, the «Try the converter» button sends it to the converter (same quota as any conversion; nothing happens unless you tap it).
- The error report (only if you turned it on) now says how the link came in (pasted, detected on the page, history…), so we can fix the most common failures first.
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Version 0.9.122
Released Nov 4, 2026 - 11.16 MBWorks with firefox 128.0 and later, android 128.0 and later- On mobile, when your free downloads run out, the Premium notice now always shows on screen with its buttons, even with several downloads in the list. Before, it could stay hidden below, off screen, and the Download button seemed to do nothing.
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Version 0.9.121
Released Nov 4, 2026 - 11.16 MBWorks with firefox 128.0 and later, android 128.0 and later- When you reopen the panel, a conversion that was still running gets its card back and delivers the file only once, even if the browser put the extension to sleep.
- The ↻ button on a conversion you already saved repeats the delivery without counting it again.
- If a finished file fails to save, it is requested again without using up another download.
- Cancelling with ✕ also works on conversions still waiting their turn.
- Long file names keep their extension.
- Better security: the extension only accepts commands from its own pages.
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Version 0.9.120
Released Nov 1, 2026 - 11.15 MBWorks with firefox 128.0 and later, android 128.0 and later- Android: if you cancel the save dialog, the card stays available for 15 minutes and you can try again without it counting twice.
- Two open panels can no longer convert or count the same video twice.
- A conversion interrupted by closing the panel is shown as such, with a ↻ button to repeat it.
- "Save as" for conversions works even if the panel closes, and the history shows the real file name.
- Clearer error messages when a video is unavailable or YouTube blocks the service.
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Version 0.9.119
Released Oct 29, 2026 - 11.13 MBWorks with firefox 128.0 and later, android 128.0 and later- Cancelling (✕) only affects the download you cancel: downloading the same video again, or having it open in another window, is no longer cancelled by mistake.
- After cancelling there is no longer a false "download failed" notice, and the cancelled file is not delivered.
- Downloads you pause in the browser are respected: the extension no longer cancels them even if they have been stopped for a long time.
- Very long or slow-to-respond downloads are no longer treated as lost too early.
- The suggestion to rate the extension only appears after a download that finished correctly, also on Android.
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Version 0.9.118
Released Oct 28, 2026 - 10.72 MBWorks with firefox 128.0 and later, android 128.0 and later- Cancelling a download right as it starts, while it waits for the server, now really cancels it: it no longer carries on or ends in "download failed".
- A download that gets stuck while finishing is delivered with what was already saved, instead of being marked as an error.
- Very long downloads that are still progressing are no longer treated as lost.
- The suggestion to rate the extension appears at the right moment, and "Later" no longer overrides "No, thanks".
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Version 0.9.117
Released Oct 28, 2026 - 10.71 MBWorks with firefox 128.0 and later, android 128.0 and later- Cancelling a download (including YouTube downloads and downloads saved to a folder) no longer shows "download failed", and cancelling no longer hides errors from a later attempt at the same video.
- A download that got stuck while finishing is retried once and, if it still does not finish, shows an error instead of waiting forever.
- The suggestion to rate the extension only appears after a download that was actually saved.
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Version 0.9.116
Released Oct 27, 2026 - 10.71 MBWorks with firefox 128.0 and later, android 128.0 and later- The suggestion to rate the extension now opens the store page where you can rate it (it used to open the list of reviews). It appears right after a saved download and has a "Later" option.
- More reliable when cancelling a download and when coming back after restarting the browser.
- Less storage used with long DASH videos.
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Version 0.9.115
Released Oct 27, 2026 - 10.7 MBWorks with firefox 128.0 and later, android 128.0 and later- If you close or restart the browser while a download is being saved, it now finishes properly when you come back and appears in the history.
- Cancelling right as a download finishes no longer leaves the saved file unrecorded.
- After updating, downloads left half-finished by the previous version are recovered.
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Version 0.9.114
Released Oct 26, 2026 - 10.7 MBWorks with firefox 128.0 and later, android 128.0 and later- The memory used by each video is released when its download finishes: 0.9.113 kept it, and the browser could slow down after several large downloads.
- A saved download can no longer show as "Cancelled".
- In the free version, the size limit counts the quality that is actually downloaded.
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Version 0.9.113
Released Oct 26, 2026 - 10.7 MBWorks with firefox 128.0 and later, android 128.0 and later- If you press ✕ on a download that has already finished, it is saved and the card ends in "Saved": "Cancelled" no longer flashes up.
- Cancelling a download in progress is immediate.
- The size taken into account is that of the quality you choose: a small version is no longer treated like the large one.
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Version 0.9.112
Released Oct 26, 2026 - 10.7 MBWorks with firefox 128.0 and later, android 128.0 and later- If you press ✕ on a download that has already finished, the file is kept: it is no longer deleted.
- The limit notice no longer appears by mistake with several downloads at once, MP3 batches or a changed clip.
- Asking for another quality, a clip or the MP3 of a large video you already downloaded no longer shows the large-file notice.
- The free quota is based on the real file size, the same in every browser.
- A pasted video protected by DRM is marked with 🔒 and a clear explanation.
- A network drop or a browser restart right at the end no longer leaves the download stuck.
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Version 0.9.109
Released Oct 24, 2026 - 10.68 MBWorks with firefox 128.0 and later, android 128.0 and later- A "Save as" you leave unanswered no longer keeps the video in memory for hours: after an hour it is cancelled and the card can be retried.
- A cloud download you cancel early no longer downloads again when you reopen the panel.
- If the server refuses a download or the network fails, the card shows it as an error (with retry), not as "Cancelled".
- Pasted links make no request until you press Download.
- The welcome note now also shows before your first download.
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Version 0.9.108
Released Oct 23, 2026 - 10.68 MBWorks with firefox 128.0 and later, android 128.0 and later- With "Save as", the card says "Choose where to save it…" while the dialog is open, and the × cancels it. The file is saved and recorded exactly once, even if you answer late or the browser restarts.
- If you paste a link to a page (not a file), the extension explains it and offers to open it instead of failing.
- Welcome day: during your first 24 hours you get more free downloads.
- Long downloads and browser downloads show their real progress, and a cloud cancellation isn't treated as done until the server confirms it.
- Many reliability fixes in downloads, cancellations and quotas.
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Version 0.9.107
Released Oct 20, 2026 - 10.65 MBWorks with firefox 128.0 and later, android 128.0 and later- The invitation to leave a review in the store now appears after 5 saved files and one day of use (previously 10 and a week). It shows only once and can be dismissed with "No, thanks".
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Version 0.9.106
Released Oct 20, 2026 - 10.65 MBWorks with firefox 128.0 and later, android 128.0 and later- New "⬇ MP3" button on the video page: it opens YDownloadNow with that video ready to save as MP3. The × hides it in that tab and it can be turned off in Settings.
- If a link returns a web page instead of the file, the message now explains what to do instead of showing a generic error.
- On a video site's home page, the empty list tells you to open a video.
- First-steps measurement (first time you open the panel, first download…), behind the same technical-data permission; deleted after 60 days.
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Version 0.9.105
Released Oct 19, 2026 - 10.64 MBWorks with firefox 128.0 and later, android 128.0 and later- MP3 cut with a speed other than 1: the excerpt lasts the length you chose and the fade-out lands at the end, with no silence after it.
- Closing the "Save as" dialog without choosing a folder no longer leaves the download stuck on "Starting…" or shows an error: it appears as cancelled.
- When you change page on YouTube or social networks, the videos already in the list come back even if the page has been open for a while, and the ones you removed with ✕ stay out.
- If the page is slow to respond, the panel no longer waits forever when loading your account status.
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Version 0.9.104
Released Oct 17, 2026 - 10.63 MBWorks with firefox 128.0 and later, android 128.0 and later- MP3: pick the start and end second and a 3-second fade-in and fade-out are applied automatically (you can change them, up to 10 s). It also works for MP3s from YouTube and social networks.
- When you move to another video inside the same page (YouTube, social networks) the list now updates by itself and no longer disappears after a few seconds; videos you removed with ✕ do not come back.
- More reliable downloads: encryption keys that the site serves as a web page now report "expired link" instead of producing a broken file, cancelling with ✕ answers immediately in any phase, retries no longer duplicate the name's folder and the queue no longer burns attempts at every browser start.
- Aggregate, anonymous statistics (no identifier) on which MP3 options are used (trim, fade, speed, pitch), only if you accepted sending statistics.
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