MAX Video Downloader – download HLS, DASH, MP4/WEBM, LIVE streams

Tracking since Apr 1, 2026.

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• May 2, 2026
  description

  No accounts. No ads. No limits. No tracking. 100% free.
  
  ⚠️ YouTube and DRM-protected content are NOT supported
  ❗ HLS/DASH require installation of a free open-source Desktop App
  
  What MAX can do:
  – Download HLS (.m3u8) and DASH (.mpd) streaming videos
  – Download direct media files (.mp4, .webm, .mp3, etc.)
  – Record live streams while they are playing
  – Save videos in original quality without re-encoding
  – Extract audio tracks and subtitles
  – Download subtitles (.srt, .vtt)
  – Merge video, audio, and subtitles into one file
  – Smart container selection for muxing tracks
  – Zero data collection — everything stays on your device
  
  How it works 👇
  	1.	Open a page with a video
  	2.	Click the MAX icon
  	3.	Select quality and click Download
  
  Same simple workflow for MP4 videos, HLS streams, and DASH media, including LIVE streams.
  No copy-pasting links. No external websites.
  
  Adaptive streaming support:
  MAX is built for adaptive streaming protocols like HLS and DASH. You can download m3u8 streams and mpd videos and save them as MP4, MKV, or WEBM files compatible with offline players. All technical complexity is handled automatically.
  
  Companion App (CoApp):
  To download HLS and DASH streaming videos, MAX uses a lightweight open-source desktop app powered by FFmpeg.
  – Required only for HLS/DASH
  – Not required for direct MP4 or WEBM downloads
  – No ads, no tracking
  – Source code published on GitHub
  
  Supported platforms:
  – macOS 10.15+ (Apple Silicon M1–M4 and Intel)
  – Windows 8.1+ (x64 and ARM64)
  – Linux (x64 and ARM64)
  
  Privacy guaranteed:
  ✓ No analytics
  ✓ No accounts
  ✓ No paywalls
  ✓ No artificial limits
  ✓ All processing happens locally
  ✓ Open-source Companion App
  
  Performance and usability:
  – Lightweight extension (~256 KB)
  – Uses full available internet speed
  – Download progress with file size estimates
  – Clear metadata (quality, resolution, codec, FPS, audio language)
  – Companion App auto-disconnects when idle
  – Easy installation and uninstallation
  
  Real-world use cases:
  – Download online courses and tutorials
  – Save videos for offline viewing
  – Record live streams and webinars
  – Download content before it expires
  – Build a personal media library
  – Download videos from streaming websites
  
  Completely free:
  – No subscriptions
  – No premium features
  – No limits on speed, file size, or number of downloads
  
  Legal notice:
  MAX complies with Chrome Web Store policies. YouTube, DRM-protected media, and other restricted platforms are not supported. Always make sure you have the right to download content.
  
  Get started:
  Install the extension and start downloading instantly. For HLS and DASH support, install the free Companion App — it takes under a minute. Direct media files work without it.
  
  Feedback:
  If a video is not detected or fails to download, you can anonymously report it from inside the extension. I read and investigate all the submissions to fix them in the next updates.
  
  Built by a solo developer for Community. Enjoy 🤝

  No accounts. No ads. No paywalls. No analytics. MAX is a free video downloader that works directly in Chrome, with optional desktop app for heavier jobs.
  
  ⚠️ YouTube and DRM-protected content are NOT supported.
  
  MAX is the downloader you need:
  – Download HLS streams (.m3u8)
  – Download MPEG-DASH streams (.mpd)
  – Download direct video and audio files (.mp4, .webm, .mp3, and more)
  – Record live streams
  – Save video in original quality without re-encoding
  – Extract audio and subs from video
  – Download subtitles (.srt, .vtt)
  – Merge video, audio, and subtitles into one file
  – Fine-tune filenames with Smart Naming rules
  – Customize detection, downloads, progress labels, language, and interface behavior
  
  Simple flow:
  1. Open a page with media
  2. Click MAX
  3. Download the file to your device
  
  No extra pages. No account prompts. No fake “continue” buttons. No manual copying of links. You see detected media, choose what you need, and save it. You’ll love it.
  
  Built for real websites, not only simple MP4 files:
  – Media is analyzed before download
  – Thumbnails are generated from actual media file
  – Format, quality, duration, size, audio, subtitle, and track information shown where available
  – Support for complex streaming pages with separate video, audio, and subtitle tracks
  – Same straightforward flow across all supported websites and media types
  – Thousands of users already use MAX for real-world media downloads
  
  Power without complexity:
  MAX gives you deep control when you need it, but keeps the main download flow simple. You can pause detection on specific websites, stop detection globally, enable Extensive Detection for harder pages, choose from 48 interface languages, customize progress labels with speed, downloaded size, total size, ETA, segment count, and processing time, and many, many more features, completely free of charge.
  
  Smart Naming:
  Create filename rules for different websites and workflows. Use page data, media data, URL parts, templates, text replacements, regex substitutions, and case transformations to keep downloaded files organized automatically.
  
  Optional open-source Desktop App (CoApp):
  MAX works directly in Chrome by default. The desktop CoApp is completely optional and open-source on GitHub.
  
  Use CoApp when you want:
  – Custom download folders
  – Native FFmpeg execution (faster)
  – More stable very long downloads
  – Jobs that do not depend on the browser lifecycle
  – Higher request concurrency for heavy HLS/DASH media
  – Local file operations outside normal browser limits
  
  Use browser mode when you want:
  – No installation
  – Browser VPN, proxy, Secure DNS, and session behavior
  – Better access to media that already plays in your browser
  – Downloads on legacy OS, low-end devices,  Chromebook, and Android environments
  
  Useful for:
  – Saving online courses and tutorials for offline playback
  – Recording lectures, webinars, and live streams
  – Downloading public videos in original quality
  – Extracting audio from video files
  – Downloading subtitles for anime, foreign videos, courses, and multi-language media
  – Saving video with subtitles instead of getting only raw audio or video
  – Keeping time-limited media you are allowed to save
  
  Privacy:
  ✓ No registration
  ✓ No ads
  ✓ No analytics
  ✓ No tracking scripts
  ✓ No artificial download limits
  ✓ Local-first processing
  
  Feedback:
  MAX is built by a solo developer and actively maintained. I read reports daily and often ship fixes or new website support the next day, when reports include enough details.
  
  If something does not work, send a report from the extension instead of leaving a bad review. Reports help me fix real problems, and we both benefit from it; bad reviews help you relieve frustration but usually do not include enough data to debug anything...
  
  Use MAX responsibly and only download content you have the right to save.

• May 2, 2026
  permissions

  downloads, nativeMessaging, webRequest, webNavigation, notifications, storage, tabs, favicon, declarativeNetRequest, sidePanel, scripting

  downloads, contextMenus, offscreen, nativeMessaging, webRequest, webNavigation, notifications, storage, tabs, favicon, declarativeNetRequest, sidePanel, scripting

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