MediaGrabber

6.9easy start · #94of 137
in Video Downloaders

Free trialno
Well documentedyes
Runs where you workyes

Runs on Browser, Linux, Mac, Windows.

MediaGrabber is ranked #94 of 137 in video downloaders on The Geeks Club. It runs on Browser extension, Linux, macOS, Windows.

Compared on video downloaders

Free plan: Yes
Maximum video quality: 4k
Supported sources: HLS (.m3u8), DASH (.mpd), direct MP4/WebM, MSE-blobbed video, YouTube
Output formats: MP4
Subtitle downloads: Yes
Device platforms: Chrome, Edge, Windows, macOS, Linux

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The record

Purpose: MediaGrabber is an open-source Chrome and Edge video downloader with quality selection and a native companion app.
Stream detection: It detects HLS, DASH, direct MP4/WebM, and MSE-blobbed video.
Quality selection: It lists available quality variants, audio tracks, and subtitles when a stream offers them.
YouTube: YouTube downloads use yt-dlp and expose available formats from 144p through 4K.
Progress: The extension shows a badge count and download progress in its popup, with optional desktop notifications.
Privacy: The README says MediaGrabber has no tracking or analytics and that only requested video files leave the user's machine.
Integrations: The native companion uses FFmpeg for HLS/DASH conversion and yt-dlp for YouTube downloads.
Browser support: The extension runs in Chrome and Edge and is distributed through GitHub Releases rather than the Chrome Web Store.
Installation: Chrome and Edge users must enable Developer mode and load the extracted extension folder as an unpacked extension.
Platforms: The README documents native companion setup for Windows, macOS, and Linux; the current release installer is Windows x64.
Integrity: Release downloads include SHA256SUMS.txt for checking file integrity.
License: The project is distributed under the MIT license.
Limit: HLS/DASH conversion and YouTube downloads require the native companion; FFmpeg and yt-dlp are used for those tasks.
Support: The maintainer invites users to report sites where detection fails by opening an issue with the site URL, and welcomes pull requests.

Where it ranks on The Geeks Club

Best Video Downloaders in 2026#94 of 137

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Sources

github.com/miroshArtem/MediaGrabber· checked 12 Oct 2026
github.com/miroshArtem/MediaGrabber/blob/main/docs· checked 12 Oct 2026
github.com/miroshArtem/MediaGrabber/releases· checked 12 Oct 2026