Is yt-dlp downloader safe?
yt-dlp downloader sends user-selected page and link URLs to the local yt_dlp_firefox helper for downloading.
When you click the toolbar button or context-menu download actions, yt-dlp downloader passes the selected tab, page, or link URL to its native yt_dlp_firefox helper. The message also includes local download options such as path, flags, and working directory so the helper can run the download.
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What it can do
Permissions this extension asks for, as declared in version 0.2.2. Asking for a permission is not a finding on its own - it is what the extension can do if it chooses to.
Act on the current tab, but only after you click the extension
activeTab
Add items to the right-click menu
contextMenus
Talk to a program installed on your computer, outside the browser's sandbox
nativeMessaging
Show you desktop notifications
notifications
Store data in your browser
storage
Where it sends data
Destinations our analysis observed yt-dlp downloader contacting. Sending data somewhere is not a finding on its own - an extension that syncs your settings has to talk to its own server - but it is where your data can go, and who else it goes to.
- yt_dlp_firefox
yt-dlp downloader sends data to yt_dlp_firefox. Named as a recipient in this extension's own analysis.