Chrome Extension

Chrome Extension

The ytdl-material browser extension source lives in the main repository's chrome-extension folder.

Setup

1. Download or clone the ytdl-material repository.
2. Open chrome://extensions in Chrome or a Chromium-based browser.
3. Enable Developer mode.
4. Click Load unpacked and select the chrome-extension folder.
5. Open the ytdl-material extension options.
6. Set Frontend URL to your ytdl-material instance URL and save.
7. Open a YouTube page, click the extension icon, and start the download.

What the extension does

The extension reads the current tab URL, opens your ytdl-material instance with that URL filled in, and can pass the audio-only setting. It only enables itself on supported YouTube URLs.

The packaged extension files are kept in the same folder:

• ytdl-material-chrome-extension.zip
• ytdl-material-firefox-extension.zip