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
Latest, 15 Oct 2026:3,000 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month
Ratings count
monthly, 3 years
Latest, 15 Oct 2026:2 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month
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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
Window
Users
Change
Ratings
Rating
7 days
0
+0.0%
0
0.00
30 days
0
+0.0%
0
0.00
6 months
−1,000
−25.0%
0
0.00
1 year
0
+0.0%
0
0.00
Chrome Web Store search rankings
Where The Stream Detector PLUS appears when people search the store, with the 30 day change