Media Bulk Downloads version history - 4 versions
Media Bulk Downloads by Al Amin Ahamed
Media Bulk Downloads version history - 4 versions
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Latest version
Version 1.4.0
Released Sep 13, 2026 - 661.77 KBWorks with firefox 140.0 and later, android 142.0 and laterMedia Bulk Downloads 1.4.0
New for Firefox
• Stream capture (HLS & DASH) now works on Firefox. It used to be Chrome-only
because it assembled segments in an offscreen document; the engine now runs in
the extension's own page, so capturing .m3u8 / .mpd video and audio-only (M4A or
MP3) behaves the same as on Chrome. Turn it on under Settings → Media → Capture
video streams. Live and DRM-protected streams are refused by design.
New features
• The toolbar icon flags failed downloads — the badge turns red with the failed
count, so a failure isn't silent when the popup is closed (for example a
right-click or keyboard-shortcut download). It clears when you open the popup.
• Collects originals declared in structured data (schema.org JSON-LD / microdata)
even when the page only shows a resized copy — no extra requests.
• Collects media in <object>, <embed>, <input type="image"> and inline SVG <img>.
• "Check sizes" — an opt-in button that asks each CDN the real size and type of
remote items, so the size column, size sort, and size filter work on them.
• Expiring links are recognised: media from signed CDNs carries its expiry through
the grid, History, Favourites, and the queue, and an expired item fails fast with
a clear "Link expired" hint instead of retrying a guaranteed 403.
Changed
• New defaults: the on-page floating bubble is on, and downloads keep their
original filename (instead of the numbered image_N prefix). Both are still
changeable in Settings; existing preferences are untouched.
• The "homepage" link on the add-ons page now points to the documentation site.
Fixes
• Keyboard-shortcut and right-click downloads go through the same queue as the
popup, so a download that fails is no longer recorded as a success.
• "Clear done" clears only finished items (failed rows keep their Retry); the queue
progress bar reaches 100% when every item is done.
• Instagram/Facebook reels that showed only a cover are no longer collected as
un-downloadable poster tiles; duplicate tiles from rotating CDN URLs are folded
to one.
• File extensions are consistent: .jpeg saves as .jpg, and HEIC/HEIF/JPEG XL/TIFF/
JPEG 2000/APNG keep their real extension instead of a wrong .jpg.
• srcset alternates, <picture> sources, and <noscript> fallbacks are measured and
filtered correctly; an unrenderable thumbnail shows a placeholder and is never
hidden or dropped.
• Exported backups no longer carry live signing tokens; copied/exported links stay
usable.
Note: "Retry w/ referer" (hotlink-403 recovery) is still not available on Firefox,
which does not support the header-rewrite rule it needs; failed downloads fall back
to a plain retry there.Source code released under MIT License
Older versions
Version 1.3.0
Released Jul 22, 2026 - 469.18 KBWorks with firefox 140.0 and later, android 142.0 and laterMedia Bulk Downloads 1.3.0
New site support — full-resolution originals and real media now resolve on many
more sites, including:
• Video: TikTok, Twitch (clips & VODs), Kick, SoundCloud, Coub, Loom, PeerTube,
Pornhub, XVideos, xHamster, VK, ok.ru
• Images & art: Imgur, Pexels, Civitai, Patreon, Pixiv Fanbox, WikiArt, Itaku,
Inkbunny, Steam, Tenor, Image Chest, Erome, Kemono/Coomer, Chevereto & simple
image hosts, Fediverse (Pixelfed/Misskey/Lemmy), MangaDex chapters, Shopify
product pages, Der Spiegel, Onedio, and more.
New features
• Reset & clear — reset all settings to defaults, or clear all local data (history,
favourites, blocked sources) in one step (Settings → Data).
• Filter by Fetched / Not-fetched.
• Helpful empty state when active filters hide everything (no more blank grid).
• Per-stream HLS/DASH rendition picker and a global capture-quality default;
audio-only (M4A) capture.
Improvements
• Smart page defaults on by default; smarter filters, dedup, and deep scan.
• Copied/exported links and backups no longer carry signing tokens.
• Wider emoji / UI-glyph exclusion.
Fixes
• Firefox no longer offers capabilities it can't run (stream capture / referer
retry are hidden on Firefox).
• Pinterest covers & avatars upgrade to full size; Instagram carousel slides &
reels no longer vanish; Reddit v.redd.it links resolve; duplicate-filename
downloads fixed; YouTube / BBC thumbnail 404s fixed.Source code released under MIT License
Version 1.1.0
Released Jul 11, 2026 - 379.22 KBWorks with firefox 140.0 and later, android 142.0 and laterNew
• Recover more originals on X/Twitter: video and photo posts whose grid tiles
never render an image (lazy-loaded / withheld) are now surfaced as pending
items and resolved to their full-resolution originals via X's public
syndication endpoint — opt-in, no login, host-pinned to twimg.com.
• Facebook original-image accuracy raised to 77–90% across Photos, Reels, and
Page timelines (from ~5%), via a passive, read-only media sniffer.
• Persistent download queue: per-file status (queued / downloading / done /
failed), pause · resume · cancel · retry, and it resumes after the popup
closes or the browser restarts. New "Simultaneous downloads" setting (1–10).
• "Retry with Referer" for hotlink-protected (HTTP 403) downloads — opt-in, one
URL at a time, restores access to media you can already view.
• Format conversion (WebP/AVIF → PNG/JPEG) now preserves the source's EXIF and
colour-profile metadata.
• "Notify when downloads finish" now saves reliably.
Firefox
• Requires Firefox 140+ (Android 142+). HLS/DASH stream capture remains a
Chrome/Edge-only feature (it needs the offscreen API Firefox doesn't provide).
Everything runs locally in your browser. No accounts, no tracking, no data
collection.Source code released under MIT License
Version 1.0.0
Released Jul 4, 2026 - 191.28 KBWorks with firefox 109.0 and laterSource code released under MIT License