Is VodMates - Simple Video Downloader safe?

Clean risk

VodMates - Simple Video Downloader detects MP4 and M3U8 media URLs on pages so it can list them for downloading.

Its content scripts run on all sites, watch XHR responses and browser resource entries for M3U8 and MP4 URLs, and send the discovered list to the extension background page. The available claim does not identify any remote recipient for those URLs.

vodmatesv1.1.6Chrome Web Store
0Risk
Who publishes it

vodmates - no other listings under this identity, 1 shared hostname

What this publisher told the store about itself, and the other listings that told it the same thing.

Publisher
vodmates

Shared hosts - 1 hostname

Hostnames hardcoded in this extension that few other listings call. That can mean one operator behind both, and it can equally mean a small shared vendor, so it is context rather than a conclusion. Hosts that many listings call are left out: they are services, not connections.

vimego.io
Also called by 2 other listings: Simple Video Downloader, Vimeo™ Downloader and chatGPT Video Summary

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Updated 30 September 2026emdhocnljhpkmfphngmonilacmajdkih