Best alternatives to Video DownloadHelper - Legacy version (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Video DownloadHelper, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.
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Video DownloadHelper alternatives, compared
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Video Download Helper
Download Videos from the Web.
≈6M users4.7★ from 36.4K ratingsUpdated 3 weeks ago13 permissions- About 1000× more users than Video DownloadHelper
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (13 vs 12)
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Simple Video Download Helper
Simple Video Download Helper (doesn't work on youtube.com)
≈20K users2.8★ from 135 ratingsUpdated 4 months ago7 permissions- About 3.3× more users than Video DownloadHelper
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (7 vs 12)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Video Downloader
Video downloader is useful Chrome extension for downloading online videos. Save any video in just one click.
≈60K users1.9★ from 268 ratingsUpdated 2 months ago5 permissions- About 10× more users than Video DownloadHelper
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (5 vs 12)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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video downloader - CocoCut
Best video downloader Chrome extension, this video downloader for Chrome can download video,music free,safe in one click.
≈900K users4.8★ from 11.3K ratingsUpdated in the last day11 permissions- About 150× more users than Video DownloadHelper
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (11 vs 12)
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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 167× more users than Video DownloadHelper
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (10 vs 12)
- Listed under Social Networking
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VidHelper - Video Download Helper
Download any video or audio from any website with just one click.
≈50K users3.1★ from 121 ratingsUpdated 3 days ago12 permissions- About 8.3× more users than Video DownloadHelper
- Updated more recently
- Listed under Accessibility
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Video Downloader for U
Video downloader extension allows users to save videos from various online platforms in just a few clicks. Save videos for free.
≈90K users2.3★ from 476 ratingsUpdated 12 months ago5 permissions- About 15× more users than Video DownloadHelper
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (5 vs 12)
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Video Downloader Pro
Video Downloader Pro - The Ultimate Tool for download videos from web sites.
≈30K users3.7★ from 86 ratingsUpdated 3 days ago11 permissions- About 5.0× more users than Video DownloadHelper
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (11 vs 12)
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Video Downloader Extension
Video Downloader Extension to Download videos from web or just collect them in your video list
≈1K users3.7★ from 6 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years5 permissions- About 6.0× fewer users than Video DownloadHelper
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (5 vs 12)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
- 10
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 33× more users than Video DownloadHelper
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (6 vs 12)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
Video DownloadHelper alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Video DownloadHelper?
By users, the most popular alternative is Video Download Helper with ≈6M users and a 4.7-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Video Download Helper.
Which Video DownloadHelper alternative has the best rating?
video downloader - CocoCut has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.8 out of 5 from 11.3K ratings.
Is there a Video DownloadHelper alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
Video Downloader asks for 5 permissions, against 12 for Video DownloadHelper.
How many alternatives to Video DownloadHelper are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to Video DownloadHelper on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.
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