Welcome to the community ParkerS!
ParkerS, I made a huge threads about this and as you’ll see we made a lot of progress on this exact topic. We focused on JDownloader(free and open source) as well as the most popular downloader extension for Firefox in both threads.
Lots of the super knowledgeable users on here gave their opinions:
Is it safe to install a "companion app" with a Firefox extension? - #41 by Average_Joe
JDownloader: Is It Secure? - #28 by Average_Joe
Let me know how you go!
| Topic | Replies | Views | Activity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JDownloader: Is It Secure? | 28 | 6859 | May 5, 2025 | |
| What is the best Youtube videos downloader for android? | 1 | 394 | May 27, 2023 | |
| Video platform alternatives to YouTube? | 11 | 1745 | June 30, 2025 | |
| Nebula as a YouTube alternative | 15 | 2477 | May 20, 2024 | |
| Is it safe to install a "companion app" with a Firefox extension? | 42 | 18853 | March 31, 2025 |
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