Chrunos5 YouTube Video Downloader Chrome Extensions in 2026
You may have downloaded a few video downloader Chrome extensions to download YouTube videos to no valid. Due to Chrome Store policies and restrictions, all extensions available from Chome Web Store cannot download videos from YouTube.
Fortunately, in this post, I will show you a few workarounds to get YouTube Video Downloader Chrome extensions working. You can choose one of them based on your preference to download high-quality videos or audio from YouTube.
Tampermonkey Script
Tampermonkey is a well-known extension for managing user scripts, which is available for all widely used browsers including Chrome, Firefox, and Edge. Once you have the Tampermonkey extension installed, you can get user scripts for downloading YouTube videos in a single click.
I recommend the script called YouTube Video Downloader. It allows you to download 4K YouTube videos with audio. You can just click the link to add this script. Additionally, you can also use this script to download YouTube videos on iPhone or Android phone.
Once added, you will see a download button below a YouTube video. You can click the link to download the video in highest quality available. You can also select other quality or choose to extract audio from YouTube videos.
If you like this script method, you can also use Tampermonkey scripts on Android or iOS. Unlike the old Local YouTube Downloader, you cannot use this script download private YouTube videos.
Note: If you don’t see the Download button when the script is enabled, you can also install the Trusted-Types Helper to fix it, which is also addressed in the script description page.
Addoncrop YouTube Video Downloader
You may also download YouTube videos with the feature-rich browser extension Addoncrop YouTube Video Downloader. As mentioned, you cannot install this extension from Chrome Web Store directly according to the Chrome Store policies.
To install this extension, you need to first install the Foxified extension. Once installed, it will automatically install the Addoncrop YouTube Video Downloader extension and you just need to click to grant access.
After that, you’ll see a Download icon below any YouTube video. Simply click the Download button to start the download. Click the More button to change the format or resolution. The video sizes for various resolutions are shown below, along with download choices.
By selecting Options, you may modify this extension’s settings. From this point, you may choose the formats to download, whether to provide the option to download HD movies, and whether to show DASH format items.
The Addoncrop extension provides various helpful capabilities in addition to video downloads. By selecting the Camera icon, you may capture a screenshot of videos. The music icon allows you to convert YouTube video to MP3, the image icon allows you to download YouTube Thumbnail, and the subtitle icon allows you to download subtitles in the language you prefer.
Install Microsoft Edge extension in Chrome
Since the new Edge web browser is based on Chromium just like Chrome, you can also load the Edge extension to Chrome manually. Why？
Because YouTube downloading is not restricted in Microsoft Add-on Store.
You can refer to the steps below.
Step 1. Install the extension from the Edge Web Store using the Microsoft Edge browser. For example, I downloaded Video DownloadHelper.
Step 2. The URL contains the extension ID, in my case “jmkaglaafmhbcpleggkmaliipiilhldn”. Look for a folder with the extension ID in the following location:
C:\Users\
Step 3. Open Google Chrome, navigate to the extensions page chrome://extensions and check to enable Developer Mode to install Chrome extensions manually.
Step 4. Click Load unpacked and selected the folder with the extension ID in Step 2.
This worked for this specific extension. I also tried a few others and most of them worked well, so you can also choose other YouTube Downloader extensions from Edge Web Store.
By Click Downloader
Not a browser extension, By Click Downloader, is a Windows application that works better than an extension. It functions in a similar manner to every extension and enables you to download videos straight from the YouTube website.
If you need a Mac version, you should try the built-in Shortcuts app with Chrunos Multi Downloader shortcut.
After installing this program, whenever you play any YouTube video, it will instantly recognize it and display a little window in the bottom-right corner. You may choose to download the video in MP4 or MP3 format from this page.
You may alter the default format, the video quality, and the folder for downloaded movies by accessing the program. It supports many languages, including English, French, and Spanish, accessible for the program.
The best part, By Click Downloader, allows you to download all videos in a playlist or channel. Besides, you can use it to download YouTube live stream from the beginning.
Chrunos Downloader (Open-Source)
If you prefer a dedicated YouTube downloader extension that can be trusted, Chrunos Downloader is a free, open-source Chrome extension built exactly for this. The source code is public on GitHub, and there are no ads or tracking.
Unlike the extensions blocked from the Chrome Web Store, this one supports up to 4K/8K video, 320kbps MP3 extraction, and one-click YouTube Shorts downloads. It automatically merges the separate video and audio streams into a single file, so no extra software is needed. You can even use it to download private YouTube videos you have access to while logged in.
To install it:
Step 1. Download chrunos-downloader.zip from the latest release and unzip it to a folder on your computer.
Step 2. Navigate to chrome://extensions/ in Chrome (or edge://extensions/ in Edge) and enable Developer mode in the top-right corner.
Step 3. Click Load unpacked and select the unzipped folder. If you want to know more about this process, you can refer to this guide on how to install Chrome extensions manually.
Once installed, open any YouTube video or Shorts page and click the Chrunos Downloader icon in the toolbar. The popup shows the video thumbnail, title, and channel — just pick a video quality or an audio-only option, and the extension fetches, muxes, and saves the file with a progress bar. Streams are downloaded in parallel fragments and resume automatically if your connection drops.
It works on all Chromium-based browsers, including Chrome, Edge, Brave, Opera, and Vivaldi.
Conclusion
Stop trying video downloader extensions from Chrome Web Store because all of them won’t work. Instead, get one of these 5 YouTube Downloader extensions that I tested working in 2026.
In addition, the Foxified Chrome extension emulates Firefox addons in Chrome, so you can use it to load Firefox addons to Chrome.