---
title: "Video Download Assistant – Chrome extension stats, history and permissions"
description: "178 users, rated 5.00 by 6 people. Version 1.6.2, updated 2026-10-27. Requests 13 permissions."
url: "https://extensiontracker.com/extension/glhbolcjlhiikpjjhokogmkhoibilkpf"
---

# Video Download Assistant

Live in the Chrome Web Store.

- Users: 178
- Rating: 5.00 from 6 ratings
- Last checked: 2026-10-27 05:43 UTC
- Users gained in 7 days: No change
- Users gained in 30 days: +54 (+43.5%)
- Rank by users: #53,213 of 289,024 live extensions
- Rank in Tools: #16,315 of 114,373

## The listing

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

Summary from the listing:

> Detect and download videos, audio, images, and compatible live streams from web pages.

- Extension ID: `glhbolcjlhiikpjjhokogmkhoibilkpf`
- Developer: [Video Download Assistant](https://extensiontracker.com/developer/u7f695928e11baeb2a369c2708adcc5b5)
- Enhanced Safe Browsing: Trusted ([what this means](https://extensiontracker.com/enhanced-safe-browsing))
- Category: [Productivity › Tools](https://extensiontracker.com/category/productivity/tools)
- First published: 2026-09-07
- Last updated: 2026-10-27
- Version: `1.6.2`
- Size: 6.9 MiB
- Minimum Chrome: 88
- Languages (16): Deutsch, English, Indonesia, Tiếng Việt, Türkçe, español, français, italiano, português (Brasil), русский, हिन्दी, বাংলা, 中文（中国）, 中文（台灣）, 日本語, 한국어
- Website: `downloadassistant.com`
- Chrome Web Store: <https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/video-download-assistant/glhbolcjlhiikpjjhokogmkhoibilkpf>
- View its code or download CRX: <https://crxpeek.com/extension/glhbolcjlhiikpjjhokogmkhoibilkpf>
- Search Google for the ID: <https://www.google.com/search?q=%22glhbolcjlhiikpjjhokogmkhoibilkpf%22&tbs=li:1>

## Users over time

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

| Checked | Users | Rating | Ratings |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2026-10-27 | 178 | 5.00 | 6 |
| 2026-10-24 | 174 | 5.00 | 6 |
| 2026-10-22 | 164 | 5.00 | 6 |
| 2026-10-18 | 147 | 5.00 | 6 |
| 2026-10-07 | 124 | 5.00 | 6 |
| 2026-09-27 | 89 | 5.00 | 6 |

## What changed

Every change found on a check, newest first.

- 2026-10-27: New version `1.6.2`, replacing `1.6.0`.
- 2026-10-24: New version `1.6.0`, replacing `1.5.2`.
- 2026-10-22: Now trusted by Enhanced Safe Browsing.
- 2026-10-22: New version `1.5.2`, replacing `1.5.0`.
- 2026-10-22: The developer's display name changed from “download” to “Video Download Assistant”.
- 2026-10-22: Moved to a different publisher account.
- 2026-10-18: New version `1.5.0`, replacing `1.4.10`.

## Developer history

Moves to another publisher account and new contact emails, newest first.

- 2026-10-22: Moved to another publisher account, from [download](https://extensiontracker.com/developer/u4ca4a5ade3cd5f75f4b153f44d4159a9) to [Video Download Assistant](https://extensiontracker.com/developer/u7f695928e11baeb2a369c2708adcc5b5). The developer's display name changed from “download” to “Video Download Assistant”.

We know contact emails only by a keyed hash, so they're never shown. Recent changes: [Account and contact changes](https://extensiontracker.com/owners/).

## 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://*/*`: Every website

### Sites where it runs scripts

- `*://*.canva.com/*`: canva.com and its subdomains
- `*://*.chaturbate.com/*`: chaturbate.com and its subdomains
- `*://*.chaturbate.eu/*`: chaturbate.eu and its subdomains
- `*://*.chaturbate.global/*`: chaturbate.global and its subdomains
- `*://*.facebook.com/*`: facebook.com and its subdomains
- `*://*.instagram.com/*`: instagram.com and its subdomains
- `*://*.iq.com/*`: iq.com and its subdomains
- `*://*.iqiyi.com/*`: iqiyi.com and its subdomains
- `*://*.kick.com/*`: kick.com and its subdomains
- `*://*.m.ok.ru/*`: m.ok.ru and its subdomains
- `*://*.ok.ru/*`: ok.ru and its subdomains
- `*://*.osmosis.org/*`: osmosis.org and its subdomains
- `*://*.twitcasting.tv/*`: twitcasting.tv and its subdomains
- `*://*.vimeo.com/*`: vimeo.com and its subdomains
- `*://*.vk.com/*`: vk.com and its subdomains
- `*://*.vk.ru/*`: vk.ru and its subdomains
- `*://*.vkvideo.ru/*`: vkvideo.ru and its subdomains
- `*://*.youtube-nocookie.com/*`: youtube-nocookie.com and its subdomains
- `*://*.youtube.com/*`: youtube.com and its subdomains
- `*://live.vkvideo.ru/*`: live.vkvideo.ru
- `<all_urls>`: Every website
- `http://127.0.0.1/*`: 127.0.0.1
- `http://localhost/*`: localhost
- `https://*.downloadassistant.com/*`: downloadassistant.com and its subdomains
- `https://downloadassistant.com/*`: downloadassistant.com

### Browser features

- `cookies`: Read and change cookies on the sites it can reach
- `declarativeNetRequest`: Block or change network requests, using rules
- `downloads`: Manage your downloads
- `offscreen`: Open a hidden page for background work
- `scripting`: Run scripts on sites it can reach
- `sidePanel`: Show a side panel
- `storage`: Save settings and data in your browser
- `tabs`: Read the addresses and titles of your tabs
- `unlimitedStorage`: Store more data than the usual limit
- `webNavigation`: Follow your browsing, page by page
- `webRequest`: Watch network requests on the sites it can reach

## About this data

Collected from the extension's public Chrome Web Store listing. It's checked every month, and again whenever a new version appears. Last checked 2026-10-27 05:43 UTC; next check around 2026-11-25.

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

## Cite this page

Extension Tracker. “Video Download Assistant” (glhbolcjlhiikpjjhokogmkhoibilkpf). Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-10-27. https://extensiontracker.com/extension/glhbolcjlhiikpjjhokogmkhoibilkpf. Accessed 2026-11-08.

```bibtex
@misc{extensiontracker_glhbolcjlhiikpjjhokogmkhoibilkpf,
  title   = {Video Download Assistant (glhbolcjlhiikpjjhokogmkhoibilkpf)},
  author  = {{Extension Tracker}},
  year    = {2026},
  note    = {Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-10-27},
  url     = {https://extensiontracker.com/extension/glhbolcjlhiikpjjhokogmkhoibilkpf},
  urldate = {2026-11-08}
}
```

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