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title: "M3U8 Downloaders - Video Downloads Simplified – Chrome extension stats, history and permissions"
description: "10,000 users, rated 2.93 by 28 people. Version 3.0.5, updated 2026-01-26. Requests 11 permissions."
url: "https://extensiontracker.com/extension/fldmohhnmnjloglcpmclkemepnogaplf"
---

# M3U8 Downloaders - Video Downloads Simplified

Live in the Chrome Web Store.

- Users: 10,000
- Rating: 2.93 from 28 ratings
- Last checked: 2026-09-27 01:16 UTC
- Users gained in 7 days: – (needs a week of history)
- Users gained in 30 days: – (needs a month of history)
- Rank by users: #5,164 of 264,703 live extensions
- Rank in Tools: #1,160 of 103,498

## The listing

What the Chrome Web Store shows, as of the last check.

Summary from the listing:

> Fast and easy way to Detect and Download any Online Videos ,M3U8 Videos, HTTP live streams (HLS) - free, fast & easy to use.

- Extension ID: `fldmohhnmnjloglcpmclkemepnogaplf`
- Developer: [www.videodownloadai.com \| www.m3u8downloaders.com](https://extensiontracker.com/developer/ue67bf40ebb8a61e20a4a9999b8ad38db)
- Category: [Productivity › Tools](https://extensiontracker.com/category/productivity/tools)
- First published: 2023-10-07
- Last updated: 2026-01-26
- Version: `3.0.5`
- Size: 644 KiB
- Minimum Chrome: 88
- Languages (1): English
- Privacy policy: `https://www.m3u8downloaders.com/`
- Chrome Web Store: <https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/m3u8-downloaders-video-do/fldmohhnmnjloglcpmclkemepnogaplf>
- View the code or download the CRX, in CRX Viewer: <https://robwu.nl/crxviewer/?crx=https%3A%2F%2Fchromewebstore.google.com%2Fdetail%2Ffldmohhnmnjloglcpmclkemepnogaplf>

## Users over time

One row per check, newest first, as shown on the Chrome Web Store.

| Checked | Users | Rating | Ratings |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2026-09-27 | 10,000 | 2.93 | 28 |

## What changed

Every change found on a check, newest first.

No changes found since tracking began on 2026-09-27.

## What it can access

From the extension's manifest, in plain language.

**Every website:** it can read and change your data on all the sites you visit.

### Sites

- `http://*/*`: Every website
- `https://*.chromiumapp.org/*`: chromiumapp.org and its subdomains
- `https://*/*`: Every website

### Sites where it runs scripts

- `http://*/*`: Every website
- `https://*/*`: Every website

### Browser features

- `activeTab`: The tab you're on, only after you click the extension
- `downloads`: Manage your downloads
- `identity`: Sign you in with your Google account
- `identity.email`: Read your Google account's email address
- `scripting`: Run scripts on sites it can reach
- `storage`: Save settings and data in your browser
- `system.display`: Read your screen setup
- `webRequest`: Watch network requests on the sites it can reach

## More from this developer

Other extensions from the same publisher account.

| Extension | Users | Rating | Ratings | Category |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- |
| [FOVD: Free Online Video Downloader](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/ncbadnnipjhjbpgefdepmmknippjcjha) | 603 | 3.67 | 3 | Tools |
| [Video Download AI+](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/cfgfeldkicaaialoekhhkehfgonjlcki) | 525 | 4.20 | 5 | Tools |

All 3 extensions by [www.videodownloadai.com \| www.m3u8downloaders.com](https://extensiontracker.com/developer/ue67bf40ebb8a61e20a4a9999b8ad38db).

## About this data

Collected from the extension's public Chrome Web Store listing. It's checked every week, because it has 1,000 or more users, and again whenever a new version appears. Last checked 2026-09-27 01:16 UTC; next check around 2026-09-30.

How the data is collected: <https://extensiontracker.com/methodology>.

## Cite this page

Extension Tracker. “M3U8 Downloaders - Video Downloads Simplified” (fldmohhnmnjloglcpmclkemepnogaplf). Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-09-27. https://extensiontracker.com/extension/fldmohhnmnjloglcpmclkemepnogaplf. Accessed 2026-09-28.

```bibtex
@misc{extensiontracker_fldmohhnmnjloglcpmclkemepnogaplf,
  title   = {M3U8 Downloaders - Video Downloads Simplified (fldmohhnmnjloglcpmclkemepnogaplf)},
  author  = {{Extension Tracker}},
  year    = {2026},
  note    = {Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-09-27},
  url     = {https://extensiontracker.com/extension/fldmohhnmnjloglcpmclkemepnogaplf},
  urldate = {2026-09-28}
}
```

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