With the help of web browsers, you can not only browse websites, but also use them as powerful downloaders of any content. For example, through Yandex.Browser you can easily download video and audio from social networks and hosting sites like YouTube, using special extensions.
Video DownloadHelper (or simply DownloadHelper) is an add-on created for Google Chrome and freely installed in Yandex.Browser. After installation, the user can download videos from various sites, both Russian and foreign. This extension differs from all others in that it can download streaming audio and video - no other browser downloaders can boast of this.
This extension is installed just like any other. Its capabilities allow you to download not only from the largest social networks and video hosting sites, but also from other sites where multimedia content is available. Contrary to its name, the add-on can download not only videos, but also music.
Unfortunately, for browsers based on the Chromium engine, this add-on is not as developed as for Firefox, and is in “beta” state. For this reason, many users complain that DownloadHelper does not download content from various sites that claim to be supported, such as YouTube. By default, the extension settings enable the option " Ignore YouTube", but even after turning it off, not everyone still downloads videos from this site. We can only hope that these misunderstandings will be corrected by the developers in the future.
Installing DownloadHelper
Using DownloadHelper
Downloading videos
Modern web browsers have long ceased to be simple programs to view web pages. With their help, users watch videos, listen to music, play video games, make purchases, and so on. I often want to add file downloading to this list. Liked what I watched on YouTube video– saved to your disk, and you can be sure that it will not be deleted or banned in your region. By default, browsers do not have such a function, but it can be enabled using special extensions. This article discusses the Video DownloadHelper and FVD Video Downloader plugins for the Yandex browser.
DownloadHelper is an extension developed for the Google Chrome Internet browser. With its help, users are able to download music and videos directly from social networks and hosting sites such as YouTube.
FVD Video Downloader is an add-on for Opera. It adds a convenient "Download" button under each online player. Thanks to it, users can download their favorite video or movie in a couple of clicks without having to search for it on the Internet.
Despite the fact that both add-ons described above were developed for other programs, they also work with the Yandex browser interface. The fact is that all these 3 browsers are created on the same Blink engine, which makes them very similar in functionality and allows you to work with the same addons.
Installing Download Helper
Unfortunately, this extension is not in the standard Yandex add-ons catalog. However, users can use Google's online store to install and connect required plugin. If you don't know how to do this, follow the instructions provided:
An alternative installation method is to go to the official website of the product developer using the link http://www.downloadhelper.net/. Click on the “Install” button and on the page that opens, select the version for Chrome. After this, you will be taken to the Google directory and can install the add-on in the same way.
After successful installation, a special icon will appear on the toolbar of your Yandex browser. When you start watching a video, it will be cached on your HDD, and the icon will light up. You can click on it and select "Download". Specify the resolution in which you want to save the video file, and the cache recording will be imported into a regular file.
FVD Video
This plugin can be found in the standard Yandex catalog and installed as a regular browser extension. If you have never used an extension manager before, follow the instructions:
After installation, a “Download” button will appear under video players on sites, with which you can save the file directly to your hard drive.
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Quite often we find interesting videos that we want to download. Some people need them for creative endeavors, others for work or study, and others save videos for entertainment purposes. There are many sites on which video content is located, and almost always they do not have the ability to download freely.
In these cases, various extensions come to the rescue, adding a “ Download» where technically possible. You can install several such extensions in Yandex Browser to easily save any videos to your PC.
Many sites do not provide the ability to download videos, which is why downloader add-ons are very popular. First of all, they differ from each other in the list of sites from which downloading is supported. So, some extensions work only with one source, while others can download from large quantity resources.
Yandex Browser users can install any add-ons for downloading videos based on their needs. Below are the most convenient ones software solutions to download videos from different sites on the Internet.
VkOpt
A proven and proven extension, intended, however, for only one site - VKontakte. The video download function adds a download button to the right of the videos, by clicking on which you can select the quality from low to maximum. The capabilities of VkOpt are not limited to this, which will definitely appeal to everyone who spends a lot of time in VK.
Savefrom.net
This extension is simply loved by people who often download from the Internet, especially from the largest hosting sites and social networks. It allows you to download videos from VKontakte, YouTube, Vimeo, Instagram, Odnoklassniki and many other sites. On the most popular resources, a corresponding button is added to match the style of the site, and, where possible, there is a choice of video quality.
In total, more than 40 sites are supported, including domestic and foreign sources. Even if the site with the video does not have a “ Download", then you can do it manually by providing a link to the video.
Video DownloadHelper
An excellent option for those users who are going to download videos from anywhere. The add-on supports a huge list of web resources (more than 550) from which you can download: this includes Russian services and social networks, as well as little-known sites from all over the world. But the main advantage of Video DownloadHelper is the ability to download streaming video, something that many other bootloaders cannot do.
Each of the above extensions is suitable for users with different needs. For active users of VKontakte, VkOpt will be enough, for fans of social networks and the most popular video hosting sites on the Internet, Savefrom.net will be suitable, and for those who are focused on regular and streaming downloads from foreign sites, and at the same time do not forget about domestic web resources, Video DownloadHelper will be useful .