YouTube Direct Downloader

Video/short download button hidden in three dots combo menu below video or next to subscribe button. Downloads MP4, WEBM or MP3 from youtube + option to redirect shorts to normal videos. Choose your preferred quality from 8k to audio only, codec (h264, vp9 or av1) or service provider (cobalt, y2mate, yt1s) in settings.

These are versions of this script where the code was updated. Show all versions.

  • v2.3.2 2024-09-30

    Fix menu disappearing
  • v2.3.1 2024-09-25
  • v2.3.0 2024-09-25

    Remove unnecessary functions and checks, use only observer instead timeouts
  • v2.2.4 2024-09-25

    deleteSubscribeButton wrong id
  • v2.2.3 2024-09-25

    Adjust settings style and var names.
  • v2.2.2 2024-09-25

    Fix download
  • v2.2.1 2024-09-15

    Filename typo
  • v2.2.0 2024-09-15

    Nicer settings, use single css
  • v2.1.7 2024-09-15

    Fix infinite buttons
  • v2.1.6 2024-09-15

    Added download next to subscribe button.
  • v2.1.5 2024-09-11

    Backup provider for Cobalt
  • v2.1.4 2024-09-11

    Added close on download, simple error handling for cobalt.
  • v2.1.3 2024-08-31

    Added quality info below button on settings change.
  • v2.1.2 2024-08-12

    Edit metadata
  • v2.1.1 2024-08-12

    Adjust download button.
  • v2.1.0 2024-08-12

    Supports white mode, shorts download button fixed, ability to redirect shorts to normal videos.
  • v2.0.5 2024-07-29

    Added more settings.
  • v2.0.4 2024-07-28
  • v2.0.3 2024-07-28

    Fix typos, y2mate and menu style.
  • v2.0.2 2024-07-28
  • v2.0.1 2024-07-28

    Update desc
  • v2.0.1 2024-07-28
  • v2.0.0 2024-07-28
  • v1.0.4 2024-05-24

    Enabled on shorts
  • v1.0.3 2024-05-22

    Use observer for SPA, now works with playlists.
  • v1.0.2 2024-02-07
  • v1.0.2 2023-12-11