ClipHutch: Web Media Capture

Tracking since May 5, 2026.

Changelog

• May 28, 2026
  description

  ClipHutch is a Chrome extension that detects videos and still images as web
    pages load them and lets you save supported media to your computer.
  
    Click the toolbar icon to see what media has been detected on the current tab.
    ClipHutch can detect direct video files, larger still images, HLS playlists,
    and DASH manifests. Click Download to save a file via Chrome's built-in
    download manager, or to locally assemble/convert supported streams into a
    playable file.
  
    Detection, preview display, conversion, and downloading happen on your device.
  
    WHAT'S DETECTED
    - Direct video files served by web pages
    - Larger still images loaded or referenced by the page
    - HLS streaming playlists (.m3u8)
    - DASH streaming manifests (.mpd)
  
    PRIVACY-FIRST DESIGN
    ClipHutch requests 5 Chrome API permissions:
    webRequest, storage, downloads, offscreen, and
    declarativeNetRequestWithHostAccess.
  
    It does not request the scripting API, tabs permission, browsingData
    permission, notifications permission, downloads.open permission, or
    unlimitedStorage permission.
  
    ClipHutch uses a limited declared content script to read image URL attributes
    already present in page markup so still images can appear in the toolbar count
    and popup without requiring you to click each image first.
  
    WHAT THIS EXTENSION DOES NOT DO
    - Send URLs, page titles, hostnames, filenames, or browsing activity to any
    server
    - Track usage or include analytics
    - Use the scripting API to inject arbitrary code
    - Bypass logins, paywalls, DRM, encryption, or access controls
    - Decrypt encrypted media streams
  
    PRIVACY
    The free tier never contacts a server operated by the developer. The licensed
    tier contacts a license-validation endpoint at activation and at most once
    every 7 days. No URLs, page content, or download history is ever transmitted.
  
    Full privacy policy: https://cliphutch.com/privacy

  ClipHutch is a privacy-first Chrome extension for web media capture. It detects supported videos, HLS (.m3u8) playlists, DASH (.mpd) manifests, direct video files, and large images loaded by the current page, then lets you preview and save them locally.
  
  Use it when you want to find media a page already loads without opening DevTools Network or pasting URLs into third-party sites.
  
  WHAT YOU CAN DO
  - Detect media loaded by the active tab
  - Save direct video files such as MP4 or WebM when available
  - Assemble supported HLS and DASH streams into a playable local file
  - Find larger still images loaded or referenced by the page
  - Preview detected items before saving
  - Save files through Chrome’s built-in download manager
  
  SUPPORTED MEDIA
  - Direct video files served by web pages
  - HLS playlists (.m3u8)
  - DASH manifests (.mpd)
  - Larger still images
  
  LOCAL-FIRST PRIVACY
  Designed to run on your device. Detection, preview display, stream assembly/conversion, and file saving happen locally.
  
  It does not:
  - Send URLs, page titles, hostnames, filenames, page content, or browsing activity to the developer
  - Track usage or include analytics
  - Use the scripting API to inject arbitrary code
  - Request tabs, browsingData, notifications, downloads.open, or unlimitedStorage permissions
  
  LIMITS
  This extension only works with supported, accessible media that the page loads in a compatible format. It does not bypass logins, paywalls, DRM, encryption, access controls, or private permissions. It cannot decrypt encrypted media streams.
  
  PERMISSIONS
  The extension requests these Chrome API permissions: webRequest, storage, downloads, offscreen, and declarativeNetRequestWithHostAccess.
  
  A limited declared content script reads image URL attributes already present in page markup so still images can appear in the toolbar count and popup.
  
  LICENSE AND NETWORK ACCESS
  The free tier does not contact a server operated by the developer. If you activate a licensed tier, it contacts a license-validation endpoint at activation and at most once every 7 days. No URLs, page content, or save history is transmitted.
  
  Privacy policy: https://cliphutch.com/privacy

• May 22, 2026
  description

  ClipHutch is a Chrome extension that detects video URLs
     as web pages load them
    and lets you save them to your computer.
                                                           
    Click the toolbar icon to see what videos have been
    detected on the current                                
    tab. Click Download to save a file via Chrome's
    built-in download manager.
    Detection and downloading happen entirely on your
    device.                                                
     
    5 API permissions, not 14. No content scripts. No DOM  
    access.         
  
    Most video downloaders request 14 or more Chrome API
    permissions, including
    the right to inject scripts into every page you visit,
    read every tab you                                     
    open, and store unlimited data on your device.
    ClipHutch requests 5:                                  
    webRequest, storage, downloads, offscreen, and
    declarativeNetRequestWithHostAccess. Nothing more.     
     
    WHAT'S DETECTED                                        
    - Direct video files served by web pages
    - HLS streaming playlists (.m3u8)
    - DASH streaming manifests (.mpd)                      
     
    WHAT THIS EXTENSION DOES NOT DO                        
    - Send URLs, page titles, hostnames, filenames, or
    browsing activity to any                               
    server
    - Track usage or include analytics                     
    - Inject content scripts
    - Bypass logins, paywalls, DRM, encryption, or access
    controls
    - Decrypt encrypted media streams
                                                           
    PRIVACY
    The free tier never contacts a server operated by the  
    developer. The licensed
    tier contacts a license-validation endpoint at
    activation and at most once                            
    every 7 days. No URLs, page content, or download
    history is ever transmitted.                           
                    
    Full privacy policy: https://cliphutch.com/privacy

  ClipHutch is a Chrome extension that detects videos and still images as web
    pages load them and lets you save supported media to your computer.
  
    Click the toolbar icon to see what media has been detected on the current tab.
    ClipHutch can detect direct video files, larger still images, HLS playlists,
    and DASH manifests. Click Download to save a file via Chrome's built-in
    download manager, or to locally assemble/convert supported streams into a
    playable file.
  
    Detection, preview display, conversion, and downloading happen on your device.
  
    WHAT'S DETECTED
    - Direct video files served by web pages
    - Larger still images loaded or referenced by the page
    - HLS streaming playlists (.m3u8)
    - DASH streaming manifests (.mpd)
  
    PRIVACY-FIRST DESIGN
    ClipHutch requests 5 Chrome API permissions:
    webRequest, storage, downloads, offscreen, and
    declarativeNetRequestWithHostAccess.
  
    It does not request the scripting API, tabs permission, browsingData
    permission, notifications permission, downloads.open permission, or
    unlimitedStorage permission.
  
    ClipHutch uses a limited declared content script to read image URL attributes
    already present in page markup so still images can appear in the toolbar count
    and popup without requiring you to click each image first.
  
    WHAT THIS EXTENSION DOES NOT DO
    - Send URLs, page titles, hostnames, filenames, or browsing activity to any
    server
    - Track usage or include analytics
    - Use the scripting API to inject arbitrary code
    - Bypass logins, paywalls, DRM, encryption, or access controls
    - Decrypt encrypted media streams
  
    PRIVACY
    The free tier never contacts a server operated by the developer. The licensed
    tier contacts a license-validation endpoint at activation and at most once
    every 7 days. No URLs, page content, or download history is ever transmitted.
  
    Full privacy policy: https://cliphutch.com/privacy

• May 22, 2026
  short_description

  Your browser's media shelf. Detect and capture videos web pages load as you browse.

  Your browser's media shelf. Detect and capture videos and still images web pages load as you browse.

Permissions & access

Permissions

webRequeststoragedownloadsoffscreendeclarativeNetRequestWithHostAccess

Host access

http://*/*, https://*/*

Screenshots