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The Stream Detector PLUS

by neatplusone · Developer Tools
Manifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

Detects playlists and subtitles used by streams, incl. custom file extensions and headers. Assembles readymade commands for tools.

Users
3,000
0 in 30 days
Rating
5.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
2
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#18K
#16K among extensions
Version
2.12.0
updated 31 Jul 2023

Users

monthly, 3 years
101,5053,000Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 3,000 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years
012Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 2 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

The Chrome Web Store rounds user counts down to the leading digit, so the user line moves in steps. The ratings count is exact and is the better signal of real adoption.

About The Stream Detector PLUS

Detects playlists and subtitles used by streams, incl. custom file extensions and headers. Assembles readymade commands for tools. Enhanced Fork of https://github.com/54ac/stream-detector Adds: MPV, Use website title by default, Disable notifications by default (causes stutter, freezing, when copied link), Remove " - Website" branding for title, skip reading browser cookies for yt-dlp (option) This is a Firefox and Chrom* addon written in JavaScript which provides an easy way to keep track of URLs to playlists and subtitles used by Apple HLS, Adobe HDS, MPEG-DASH, and Microsoft Smooth Streaming streams as well as download video/audio files directly and monitor any other file extensions and Content-Type headers. Also assembles readymade yt-dlp/FFmpeg/Streamlink/hlsdl/N_m3u8DL-RE/mpv commands which (should) include all of the necessary cookies and headers. https://github.com/dw5/stream-detector

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days0+0.0%00.00
30 days0+0.0%00.00
6 months−1,000−25.0%00.00
1 year0+0.0%00.00

Chrome Web Store search rankings

Where The Stream Detector PLUS appears when people search the store, with the 30 day change
Search phrasePosition30 days
stream#18+4

Version history

1 versions recorded
2.12.031 Jul 2023

Details

Category
Developer Tools
First seen
31 Jul 2023
Size
24 KB
Languages
en
Pricing
Free
Extension ID
jlckmaonnkacoebmnlehgkpjgomfileb

Permissions and risk

Moderate riskimpact 3, likelihood 1
Permissions
clipboardWritedownloadsnotificationsstoragetabswebRequest
Site access
<all_urls>
Can read and change data on every website you visit.

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