In the past, we have introduced Chrome extension plug-ins for downloading videos from many websites. However, these tools become invalid every once in a while, and some authors no longer update them, so they cannot continue to be used. If you are encountering this situation and cannot find an alternative tool, then the Video Downloader by Video Octopus introduced in this article is highly recommended. In addition to YouTube, basically most websites support it, whether it is Facebook, Instagram, Gentleman Mysteries, and online movies. It is quite easy to use.
If you are looking for tools to download YouTube videos and music, you can refer to VDownloader。
Video Downloader by Video Octopus extended plug-in introduction
Video Downloader by Video Octopus is a Chrome extension, so you must use the Chrome browser.Click me to go to the store page, press “Add to Chrome” in the upper right corner:
This message will pop up above, click “Add extension” to install:
Opening this new page means the installation is complete:
Now after Chrome installs a new extension, the icon will be hidden by default and must be opened manually. Click on the puzzle icon on the upper right, find this tool and press the pin on the right:
The method of use is very simple. After opening the video page you want to download, if it is found, the icon in the upper right corner will display a number. The picture below is Facebook. After opening the video, it displays 1:
After clicking, the found video information will be displayed. Sometimes there will be multiple entries, so you can check the time length, resolution and file size to determine which one is correct. If there is no problem, click Download on the right to download:
It will jump to this page, click Start Download to start downloading:
After the download is complete, you need to click Save to Disk. There is also a warning below. Any content you download is your responsibility:
Instagram also supports it in actual testing, and the number will be displayed when opening the video page:
Next are some common websites for watching movies online. Let me remind you that these are just for testing the functions of the tools and we do not encourage you to use such websites. It can indeed be found in actual measurements, and the length of time is no problem:
YouTube cannot, and will display a copyright policy statement. This is not surprising. After all, the Chrome extension store is managed by Google, and it is impossible to put extensions that can download YouTube videos on the shelves, just like Android:
Supplementary information
- Video Downloader by Video Octopus installation page:Click here to go
Source: KOCPC Chinese