Video Downloader Plus Chrome Extension Analysis
Video & Image DownloadersChrome extension ID: hkdmdpdhfaamhgaojpelccmeehpfljgf
A browser extension that detects playable media on webpages and allows users to download them in various formats and qualities. It includes features like audio-video merging, live recording, and cloud uploads, though it explicitly does not support YouTube.
Overview
Installs
1.0M+
Rating
★ 4.5
27,686 reviews
Languages
56 locales
Includes Deutsch, English, English (Australia), English (United Kingdom)...
Market analysis
Review-backed positioning, friction, and market signals for this Chrome extension.
Macro category
Video & Image Downloaders
Pricing friction
Moderate review signal
Complaint intensity
High review signal
Listing positioning
Positions itself as a fast, comprehensive tool for detecting and saving videos from almost any website. It emphasizes support for advanced streams like HLS and DASH, high-resolution output up to 8K, and cloud storage integration.
Inferred product pattern
A high-utility downloader transitioning from a broad free model to a restrictive freemium model to monetize high-bandwidth stream capturing.
Review-backed pain points
Users report a significant shift from a usable free product to a highly restrictive one with time limits and daily quotas. There are also reports of corrupt downloads and the software prompting for payment even after a purchase has been made.
Observed feature gaps
Lack of YouTube support (intentional per store rules) and reported instability in the merging/downloading process for some users.
- Content curators
- Media archivists
- Students
- Social media users
- Saving web videos for offline use
- Extracting audio from video streams
- Capturing live broadcasts
- Archiving high-resolution web media
- Ease of use
- Versatility
- Restrictive free tier updates
- File corruption
- Payment processing issues
- Lack of YouTube support
- Regression in functionality after updates
- Free-tier complaints detected
- Performance complaints detected
- Strong frustration regarding the introduction of time-based limits for free users and perceived high costs for the premium version.
Support
Reports of users being prompted to install 'Plus' versions despite already having paid for the service.
Reliability
Users report corrupt files, videos being downloaded as significantly shorter than the original, and the product becoming 'unusable' after updates.
Privacy
No specific privacy or security complaints observed in the provided data.
- Free entry with paid features
- Login needed for core features
- Limited free usage observed
Store listing facts
- Screenshots: 1
- Videos: 0
- Languages: 56
- Privacy policy
- Developer contact
- Official website
- Support link
- Version: 4.0.0
- Size: 648KiB
- Last updated:
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Links
Website: vidow.io
Privacy policy: http://app.vidow.io/privacy-policy
Support links: https://app.vidow.io/contact