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Best alternatives to Google Photos Downloader (2026)

10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Google Photos Downloader, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.

Google Photos Downloader today

≈10K users5.0★ from 1 ratingUpdated 4 weeks ago7 permissions

Google Photos Downloader alternatives, compared

  1. 1

    M3U8 Downloader

    Download M3U8 videos

    ≈10K users4.0★ from 13 ratingsUpdated 8 months ago1 permissions
    • A similar number of users to Google Photos Downloader
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 7)
    • Listed under Tools
  2. 2

    CDA Downloader

    Download videos from CDA.pl with just one click for free! Open video you want to download and hit the download button under it.

    ≈10K users3.1★ from 30 ratingsUpdated 8 months ago4 permissions
    • A similar number of users to Google Photos Downloader
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (4 vs 7)
    • Listed under Entertainment
  3. 3

    Vimeo Video Downloader

    Download videos and audios from Vimeo

    ≈9K users1.4★ from 10 ratings2 permissions
    • A similar number of users to Google Photos Downloader
    • Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 7)
    • Listed under Workflow & Planning
  4. 4

    Vider Downloader

    Download videos from Vider.info with just one click for free! Open video you want to download and hit the download button under it.

    ≈4K users3.7★ from 16 ratingsUpdated 7 weeks ago5 permissions
    • About 2.5× fewer users than Google Photos Downloader
    • Asks for fewer permissions (5 vs 7)
    • Listed under Entertainment
  5. 5

    Video Downloader PLUS

    Best Video Downloader Extension. Downloads most popular media types from any website.

    ≈1M users2.1★ from 1.6K ratingsNot updated for 2+ years10 permissions
    • About 100× more users than Google Photos Downloader
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for more permissions (10 vs 7)
  6. 6

    Video Downloader Plus

    Download and save videos from any website instantly. A fast, simple video downloader that just works.

    ≈1M users4.4★ from 28.8K ratingsUpdated 7 months ago5 permissions
    • About 100× more users than Google Photos Downloader
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (5 vs 7)
    • Listed under Tools
  7. 7

    Video Downloader Pro

    Video Downloader Pro - The Ultimate Tool for download videos from web sites.

    ≈30K users3.7★ from 86 ratingsUpdated 4 days ago11 permissions
    • About 3.0× more users than Google Photos Downloader
    • Asks for more permissions (11 vs 7)
    • Listed under Tools
  8. 8

    Easy Video Downloader

    A video downloader that works with both internal and external download managers

    ≈200K users2.1★ from 207 ratingsUpdated 21 months ago6 permissions
    • About 20× more users than Google Photos Downloader
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (6 vs 7)
    • Listed under Workflow & Planning
  9. 9

    Video Downloader Pro

    Video Downloader Pro supports downloading videos from the web and web with embedded players.

    ≈100K users1.8★ from 228 ratingsUpdated 7 months ago7 permissions
    • About 10× more users than Google Photos Downloader
    • Updated less recently
    • Listed under Workflow & Planning
  10. 10

    Downloader for You

    Video downloader to save videos from any website. Online video downloader for Chrome. Short Video, Clips, embedded video download

    ≈1K users3.8★ from 15 ratingsUpdated 5 months ago6 permissions
    • About 10× fewer users than Google Photos Downloader
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (6 vs 7)
    • Listed under Entertainment

Google Photos Downloader alternatives: questions

What is the best alternative to Google Photos Downloader?

By users, the most popular alternative is Video Downloader PLUS with ≈1M users and a 2.1-star rating. The closest match by what it does is M3U8 Downloader.

Which Google Photos Downloader alternative has the best rating?

Video Downloader Plus has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.4 out of 5 from 28.8K ratings.

Is there a Google Photos Downloader alternative that asks for fewer permissions?

M3U8 Downloader asks for 1 permissions, against 7 for Google Photos Downloader.

How many alternatives to Google Photos Downloader are there?

We list 10 close alternatives to Google Photos Downloader on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.

Users and ratings are the figures shown on the Chrome Web Store, re-checked continuously. Alternatives are matched on name, description, category and topic. Browse best-of lists by niche.