v1.5.1

• The browser extension is standalone again: "Download this page with the app" and "Send to app" are removed, and it no longer asks for the native messaging and cookies permissions
• HLS/DASH streams are still listed, with a Copy URL button to paste into the app; the extension does not download them or YouTube
• Extension and app are both 1.5.1

Install the extension: unzip video-grabber-extension.zip, open chrome://extensions (or opera://extensions, edge://extensions), turn on Developer mode, click "Load unpacked" and pick the video-grabber-extension folder. Coming from 1.5.0, just reload it (↻); no need to remove it.

v1.5.0

New: Chrome / Edge / Opera extension (video-grabber-extension.zip)

• Detects videos in the background while you browse; the count shows on its icon
• One-click download with your cookies and the page's Referer, with a thumbnail preview (and a play button for audio)
• Tiny UI sounds are ignored
• YouTube and HLS/DASH streams: "Download this page with the app" / "Send to app" hands the URL and the site's cookies to the desktop app, which downloads with yt-dlp (install ffmpeg for best quality)

Install the extension: unzip, open chrome://extensions (or opera://extensions, edge://extensions), turn on Developer mode, click "Load unpacked" and pick the video-grabber-extension folder.

App

• VideoGrabber.exe 1.5.0 registers the extension bridge during install and removes it on uninstall; install or reinstall it to use "Send to app"

Only download what you are allowed to: YouTube's terms forbid downloading except your own videos or ones whose licence allows it.

v1.4.0

• First launch of VideoGrabber.exe now shows only the installer: choose the location, keep or untick the desktop shortcut and Start menu entry (ticked by default), install, then launch the app
• New settings gear in the main screen: language, light/dark theme, shortcuts, version and Uninstall (confirmation, removes the app, shortcuts and settings; downloaded videos are kept)
• Uninstall is also available from Windows Settings > Apps, VideoGrabber.exe --uninstall and uninstall.bat
• Preferences are remembered between launches; Browse button for the download folder
• Fix: the local server no longer drops the connection on refused requests (Windows)
• For a portable tool with no install, use video-grabber-cli.exe

v1.3.0

• Install wizard on first launch (Windows): choose the install location, desktop shortcut and Start menu entry (both ticked by default, you can untick), or run without installing
• Clean uninstall from Windows Settings > Apps, with VideoGrabber.exe --uninstall, or with uninstall.bat (downloaded videos are never deleted)
• Preferences (language, theme, folders) are now remembered between launches
• Browse button for the download folder
• Fix: selecting 0 in the list is now rejected instead of silently ignored
• Fix: local server no longer drops the connection on refused requests (Windows)
• Test suite and GitHub Actions CI (Linux + Windows)

v1.2.0

• New graphical app (VideoGrabber.exe): minimal light/dark interface, pick videos from a list, progress bar, EN/FR
• New standalone command-line tool (video-grabber-cli.exe), no Python needed
• CLI: --pick all or --pick 1,3 for non-interactive downloads
• Uses your installed Chrome or Edge: no extra browser download
• Windows executables attached; on Mac/Linux run from source or use build.sh

v1.1.0

• The window now stays open after a download: paste another URL to scan again (q to quit)
• English is now the default interface language; switch with lang in the prompt or --lang fr
• Errors no longer close the program
• README available in English and French

v1.0.0

v1.0.0