Video Downloader - Phoenix 作者： beast001

🎬 Simple Video Downloader - Fast, Reliable Video Downloading
IMPORTANT - Steps
1) Open video in full screen
2) Then press download button
3) Select Quality & Subtitles
4) Enjoy eating popcorn

Download videos from any website with a single click! This extension detects
video streams (HLS, MP4, DASH) playing on any webpage and lets you download
them to your device with lightning-fast parallel downloads.

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✨ KEY FEATURES

⚡ Lightning Fast Downloads
Downloads up to 20 video segments simultaneously, making it 360x faster
than screen recording methods. A 30-minute video downloads in just seconds!

🎯 Smart Video Detection
Automatically detects video URLs from multiple sources:
• HLS streams (.m3u8 playlists)
• Direct MP4 files
• DASH streams (.mpd)
• Video.js and HLS.js players
• Web Workers and MediaSource API

🎨 Simple One-Click Interface
Just play any video and click the download button that appears in the
top-right corner of the video player. No settings, no configuration,
no command-line needed.

📊 Real-Time Progress
See live download progress with speed, size, and percentage:
"⚡ 45% • 130MB • 4.1MB/s"

🎬 Best Quality Selection
Automatically selects the highest quality variant from adaptive streams.

🔄 Auto-Retry
Failed segments are automatically retried up to 3 times. Partial
downloads are saved even if some segments fail.

🛡 CORS Bypass
Works with videos that have cross-origin restrictions using a smart
proxy fetch mechanism.

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📖 HOW TO USE

1. Install the extension
2. Visit any website with a video
3. Play the video (let it load for a few seconds)
4. Click the purple "⬇ Download" button on the video
5. Wait for download to complete
6. Video saves to your default downloads folder

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📂 SUPPORTED FORMATS

✅ MP4 - Direct download
✅ WebM - Direct download
✅ HLS (.m3u8) - Downloads segments and merges into .ts file
✅ DASH (.mpd) - Segment-based download
✅ TS Segments - Concatenated into single file

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💡 PLAYING DOWNLOADED FILES

.ts files can be played directly in:
• VLC Media Player (recommended - free)
• PotPlayer
• MPV Player

To convert to MP4 (optional):
• Online: cloudconvert.com/ts-to-mp4
• Command: ffmpeg -i video.ts -c copy video.mp4

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🔒 PRIVACY & SECURITY

✅ No data collection - everything runs locally
✅ No analytics or tracking
✅ No external servers used
✅ Open source and transparent
✅ No account required

Your videos, your data, your control.

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⚠ IMPORTANT NOTES

• Cannot download DRM-protected content (Netflix, Prime Video, Hotstar, etc.)
as this is a browser-level security restriction that no extension can bypass.
• Please respect copyright and only download content you have permission
to save (your own paid courses, free content, public domain videos, etc.)
• Some websites may take a few seconds to fully detect the video URLs.

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💬 USE CASES

• 📚 Save educational lectures from online courses for offline study
• 🎓 Download webinars and workshops
• 🎬 Save reference videos for editing projects
• 📖 Backup your own paid course content
• 🌍 Save educational content when internet is unstable
• 💼 Download meeting recordings

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🐛 TROUBLESHOOTING

Problem: "No video URL detected"
Solution: Play the video for at least 30 seconds before clicking download

Problem: Download button not appearing
Solution: Refresh the page (Ctrl+Shift+R) and try again

Problem: Some segments failed
Solution: The extension saves partial video. Retry download if needed.

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🌟 WHY THIS EXTENSION?

Unlike other video downloaders that use screen recording (slow, poor quality)
or complex server-side processing (privacy concerns), Simple Video Downloader:

✅ Works entirely in your browser
✅ Downloads at maximum speed
✅ Preserves original quality
✅ No external dependencies
✅ Completely free and open source
✅ No ads, no tracking, no BS

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Version 2.4 | Built with ❤ for privacy and speed