YT Media Downloader — HD/4K Video & Audio Download by BlaxDev
Download YouTube videos and audio in HD/4K locally. Features precision multi-trimming queue, frame grabber, chapter batching, GIF/WebP export, audio metadata and persistent history.
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About this extension
YT Media Downloader is a powerful, ad-free, high-performance browser extension designed to give you complete control over your YouTube downloads, playlist batching, and precision clips directly from the video player.
This extension operates alongside a lightweight, open-source local companion server listening on loopback port
https://github.com/BlaxDEV/YT-Media-Downloader/releases/tag/v1.3.0
- Full HD, 4K & 60FPS Downloads: Download crystal-clear 1080p, 1440p, and 4K videos at maximum speed with dynamic multi-client fallback (
android,ios,mweb,web) without watermarks or quality loss. - Interactive Playlist Selector & Batch Queue: Select specific videos from any YouTube playlist or use one-click Select All / Deselect All controls with automated sequential downloading and anti-bot rate throttling.
- Anti-Bot PO-Token Protection: Integrated PO-Token engine to bypass YouTube 360p resolution caps, age restrictions, and HTTP 429 rate limit bans seamlessly.
- Real Filesize Engine: Instant, accurate size estimates for DASH video and audio streams (
KB,MB,GB) based on duration and bitrate. - Exact Frame Grabber: Capture native, high-resolution snapshots directly from the YouTube player with a single click.
- Multi-Trim Queue & Live Preview: Set precision timestamps, add up to 10 distinct color-coded slices per video, and preview clips in real-time before downloading.
- Chapter Selection & Batching: Download specific YouTube chapters or batch-download all video chapters into separate split files with one click.
- Pro Audio & Animated Export Studio: Export clips as animated GIF/WebP loops, normalize volume with LUFS (
-14 LUFS), and embed ID3 metadata tags & cover art. - Multi-Language Audio & Subtitles: Extract audio in multiple formats (
.mp3,.m4a,.flac,.opus,.wav), dubbed multi-language audio tracks, and closed captions (.srt). - Interactive History & Real Titles: Monitor live progress (
[1/N] X%), view persistent download history with real YouTube video titles, open destination folders, and clear history effortlessly. - Draggable Dark Mode Panel: Sleek, single-page overlay placed directly inside YouTube's native action bar and player controls with screen-clamping position memory.
- 100% Privacy & Zero-Disk Cookies: Session cookies and tokens are processed strictly in RAM with zero disk persistence and automatic legacy file purging on startup. 100% free, no tracking, no ads.
This extension operates alongside a lightweight, open-source local companion server listening on loopback port
127.0.0.1:19836 to merge high-definition video and audio tracks locally without third-party server tracking. Download the official companion installer (Setup_YT_Downloader-Win-v1.3.0.exe for Windows or Setup_YT_Downloader-Linux-v1.3.0.tar.gz for Linux) from our official GitHub Release:https://github.com/BlaxDEV/YT-Media-Downloader/releases/tag/v1.3.0
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Permissions and data
Required permissions:
- Access your data for sites in the youtube.com domain
Optional permissions:
- Access your data for sites in the youtube.com domain
- Access your data for 127.0.0.1:19836
Data collection:
- The developer says this extension doesn't require data collection.
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- Version
- 1.3.0
- Size
- 143.34 kB
- Last updated
- 2 days ago (10 Aug 2026)
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- Licence
- MIT Licence
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