Reviews for HLS Downloader
HLS Downloader by puemos
8 reviews
- Rated 4 out of 5by Cutta, 6 days agoOK. So before this new update, i was having no issues. Really Like the New UI. Just have 2 issues. 1. Whenever i try multiple conversions, there is a chance that it just stops working and i would need to restart the browser. 2. should have an option to use url as file name, it would really help when it comes to finding what was downloaded.
Other than that, this Extension is Top Teir and should be more up in the ratings but i feel it to be a little unstable sometimes
For anyone reading this, Set Concurrency to 1 and Fetch attempts to 150. Do Not Do More than 1 at a time - Rated 4 out of 5by Sesarma, 8 days ago4.1.0 is working neither as well as the old version I was running (I am wondering if I was running version 3-something since 4.0.2 is having the same problems), nor doing the things indicated in the snapshot images on the main Mozilla page. I am no longer seeing the trash icons on the download and "sniffer" tabs. At least on the sniffer tab there's a "clear all" button (still no trash icons on the individual items the way there used to be), but it only clears items from the sniffer tab. I had downloads freeze multiple times on a site (I don't think I am allowed to post links to it here according to the terms) that normally has no issues. I had to disable the extension entirely and start it again. In a few cases the download would reach 100% but even after waiting 5 minutes no save window would appear. I ended up having to download a single video at a time (I used to do two at the same time with no problem), ideally doing nothing else with my browser while downloading, then keeping my fingers crossed the save window would appear. 4.1.0 is nice in that it saves as .mp4 . I downgraded to 4.0.2 to see if that improved things some but it didn't and then I also lost the direct to .mp4 capability.
Otherwise this is a great add-on and I have really been appreciating it and the developer's effort for the past couple of months. I was so glad to find it! Other add-ons will do similar but they require you to install additional software, sometimes at a charge.
Using Firefox 115.10.0esr. Maybe some of the lack of features appearing and the rough interface is because I am using an older FF version (I have an old computer). I would have given it a 5 on the benefit of a doubt about that, but the new version is really making me consider downgrading to version 3, so I am docking a star for that.Developer response
posted 8 days agoWow, thanks so much for this detailed review. I'll try to see what's wrong with new version (might be the ffmpeg conversion).
Would you be able to share one of the website you had issues with? - Rated 4 out of 5by enzo, 13 days agoUnfortunately, the new version does not work because nothing is downloaded. The old design is much nicer. Where can I get the old version for Firefox again?.
- Rated 4 out of 5by Kodex Baba, 3 months ago
- Rated 4 out of 5by sigit, 4 months agoUseful tool. Although very rarely it's unable to capture stream.
- Rated 4 out of 5by Firefox user 16003289, 4 years agoEines von wenigen Download-Addons, die effizient HLS-Streams downloaden und kompilieren können. Allerdings ist das Addon ansonsten nicht gerade ressourcenschonend.
- Rated 4 out of 5by Firefox user 13644277, 4 years agoIt downloads vids OK but the dl'ed videos stop for an instant every several seconds, making anything unwatchable. This is due to the dl'ed file being a .ts file. I had to use my VLC to convert it to a mp4 to make it play smoothly.
One big advantage to this dl'er over some others is that you don't have to keep the original tab open to keep the dl from stopping.
Thanks for your work on this product.