HLS Downloader is a strong option, but it is not the right fit for everyone. Below are 10 alternatives compared on rating, install base, pricing and the use case each one actually wins on.
Download fragmented media files with HLS (HTTP Live Streaming) downloader.
| Extension | Rating | Users | Pricing | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HLS Downloader (original) | — | — | Free | Download fragmented media files with HLS (HTTP Live Streaming) downloader. |
| Video Downloader Professional | 4.5 | 5M+ | Free | Download videos from web sites or just collect them in your video list without downloading them. |
| Video Download Helper | 4.5 | 5M+ | Free | Ratings are updated daily and may not reflect the most recent reviews. Share ExtensionTools5,000,000 users Add to Chrome Overview. |
| Free Download Manager | 4.2 | 3M+ | Free | Free Download Manager integration with browser |
| Image Downloader | 3.7 | 2M+ | Free | 🟦 Image Downloader ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ To save multiple photos at once, this extension enables you to: - Browse pictures on the acti. |
| Adobe Acrobat: PDF edit, convert, sign tools | 4.4 | 311M+ | Freemium | Do more in Google Chrome with Adobe Acrobat PDF tools. View, fill, comment, sign, and try convert and compress tools. |
| Adblock Plus - free ad blocker | 4.4 | 37M+ | Freemium | Users who want an easy-to-use ad blocker with optional acceptable ads support. |
| Chrome Remote Desktop | 3.1 | 37M+ | Free | Chrome Remote Desktop extension |
| VPN for Chrome: NordVPN proxy protection | — | — | Free | Connect to the fastest VPN out there — NordVPN. Hide your IP, block ads, and be safer online with our VPN proxy extension for Chrome |
| Free VPN for Chrome - VPN Proxy VeePN | 4.5 | 14M+ | Free | VeePN is a VPN extension that unblocks websites and secures your connection with encrypted tunneling and unlimited bandwidth. |
| Tampermonkey | 4.7 | 11M+ | Free | Power users who want to customize websites and automate tasks with userscripts. |
Download videos from web sites or just collect them in your video list without downloading them.
Why it replaces HLS Downloader: Covers similar ground in the Productivity category: Download videos from web sites or just collect them in your video list without downloading them.
Ratings are updated daily and may not reflect the most recent reviews. Share ExtensionTools5,000,000 users Add to Chrome Overview.
Why it replaces HLS Downloader: Covers similar ground in the Productivity category: Ratings are updated daily and may not reflect the most recent reviews. Share ExtensionTools5,000,000 users Add to Chrome Overview.
Free Download Manager integration with browser
Why it replaces HLS Downloader: Covers similar ground in the Productivity category: Free Download Manager integration with browser
🟦 Image Downloader ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ To save multiple photos at once, this extension enables you to: - Browse pictures on the acti.
Why it replaces HLS Downloader: Covers similar ground in the Productivity category: 🟦 Image Downloader ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ To save multiple photos at once, this extension enables you to: - Browse pictures on the acti.
Do more in Google Chrome with Adobe Acrobat PDF tools. View, fill, comment, sign, and try convert and compress tools.
Why it replaces HLS Downloader: Another popular Productivity extension: Do more in Google Chrome with Adobe Acrobat PDF tools. View, fill, comment, sign, and try convert and compress tools.
Remove ads on YouTube and everywhere else you browse.
Why it replaces HLS Downloader: Another popular Productivity extension: Remove ads on YouTube and everywhere else you browse.
Chrome Remote Desktop extension
Why it replaces HLS Downloader: Another popular Productivity extension: Chrome Remote Desktop extension
Connect to the fastest VPN out there — NordVPN. Hide your IP, block ads, and be safer online with our VPN proxy extension for Chrome
Why it replaces HLS Downloader: Another popular Productivity extension: Connect to the fastest VPN out there — NordVPN. Hide your IP, block ads, and be safer online with our VPN proxy extension for Chrome
VeePN is a VPN extension that unblocks websites and secures your connection with encrypted tunneling and unlimited bandwidth.
Why it replaces HLS Downloader: Another popular Productivity extension: VeePN is a VPN extension that unblocks websites and secures your connection with encrypted tunneling and unlimited bandwidth.
Tampermonkey lets you install and run userscripts to customize websites, automate repetitive tasks and enhance functionality.
Why it replaces HLS Downloader: Another popular Productivity extension: Tampermonkey lets you install and run userscripts to customize websites, automate repetitive tasks and enhance functionality.
Direct comparisons with the extensions people weigh against it.
Video Downloader Professional is the closest match. Covers similar ground in the Productivity category: Download videos from web sites or just collect them in your video list without downloading them.
Yes — Video Downloader Professional, Video Download Helper, Free Download Manager are free.
