Today I will tell you about the "Savefrom.net Assistant" extension, which allows you to download music and videos from YouTube, VKontakte and other popular sites. The extension has enjoyed well-deserved fame for several years and continues to actively develop, despite being blocked in the Chrome Web Store.
ru.savefrom.net is a service to which you can feed a link to a page, for example, on YouTube, and receive a video from this page in response. Supports all major media content sites. A service is a service, but using the extension is much more convenient. There is no need to go anywhere - the download button is already built into the site interface. Moreover, you can choose the format and quality of the downloaded video. But it's not that simple.
Problem
And everything would be fine, but this extension has been removed from the Chrome Web Store. Google doesn’t like it when someone downloads videos from their video service, so it promptly removes such developments from its catalog. And installing extensions from other sources into Chrome has been prohibited since 2014.
The service team had to look for ways to solve this problem, and they found them. They learned to use the unbanned Tampermonkey extension, which allows you to run custom scripts. The developers took this extension, added their own loader script to it and began distributing it as an exe installer. Now this is the installer that is distributed from the official website savefrom.net. The problem is that the creators of Tampermonkey did not appreciate such a maneuver (users also gave them bad ratings because they did not understand exactly how it got onto their computer). Now Tampermonkey issues a warning for every sneeze asking you to confirm the rights of the script. Terribly inconvenient and disturbing.
Luckily, there is a second, much easier way to install SaveFrom.net in Google Chrome. And thanks for this we should say to the Opera browser, which supports its catalog of Opera Addons extensions. The rules there are simpler, and no one prohibits downloaders. That’s why the Assistant already has 15 million installations there. But Opera and Yandex Browser can install add-ons from Opera Addons, but not Google Chrome. What to do?
How to install SaveFrom.net in Google Chrome?
An unexpected but effective method is proposed:
1.Install a special extension from the Chrome Web Store, Chameleon, which allows you to run extensions from Opera Addons.
2. Open the SaveFrom.net extension page in Opera Addons. Please note that the "Add to Chameleon" button has appeared there. Feel free to click on it.
3. Done! Now the Chameleon extension has turned into a full-fledged Savefrom.net Assistant, which works great in Google Chrome and downloads from all sites, including YouTube.
The bootloader developers also want to be rewarded for their work. Unlike the scandalous one, they did not replace advertising or get involved with other murky schemes. Instead, the extension includes sponsorship features, which you can easily turn off in the settings (if you want). Moreover, the developers do not hide them, since these functions may well be useful for some users.
As you know, using this SaveFrom.net extension you can download videos and music from YouTube, as well as from other sites, to your PC. IN this could also be done for a long time. Now at the moment this extension is not available for due to some new Google policies.
Why did Google prohibit the use of this extension?The fact is that YouTube video hosting belongs to Google Corporation and therefore Google is interested in the user watching video clips on YouTube.
When playing video clips, advertisements are displayed, and as you know, this is a good income. But still, the SaveFrom.net extension works great in other browsers.
Installing SaveFrom.net in Google Chrome
If we now try to directly install SaveFrom.net in , nothing will work (you can check), have you checked??? Let's see this picture.
But don’t despair, we’ll go the other way, we’ll get around this cunning plan of Google a little, the Tampermonkey extension will help us with this, which makes it possible to add custom scripts to the browser.
Downloading and installing Tampermonkey
Helper.user.js script in Tampermonkey
Let's move on this link, click on the “Install” button.
In the next window that opens, go down to the very bottom of the page and click on the link highlighted in this image.
After clicking on the link, a window will open with recommendations on how to install the extension in . There will be two points in the window, we have already completed the first when we installed the Tampermonkey extension, now all that remains is to install the helper.user.js script in this window, click on the link.
In the next window that opens, click “Install” to install SaveFrom.net helper.
In order to check the installation of the savefrom.net helper script in the Tampermonkey extension, you need to click on the Tampermonkey extension icon in the context menu that opens and select “Panel”.
The SaveFrom.net helper extension is used to download videos and music from the Internet to your computer. There is a service of the same name SaveFrom.net, with which you can download video and audio files from supported sites to your computer.
SaveFrom net assistant is a popular extension that has a large number of users. The extension was created for all popular browsers: Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Opera, etc.
Everyone was happy until some time ago, Google banned extensions installed in its browser from downloading videos from YouTube. Good Corporation, the owner of video hosting, is interested in users watching videos on YouTube rather than downloading videos to their computer, because in this case, users will not see advertising. This means that Google will lose some income that advertisers pay it for broadcasting advertisements in video clips posted on the video portal.
Therefore, extensions that could download videos from YouTube either lost this ability (they can download from other sites), or were simply removed from the Chrome store. The SaveFrom net assistant extension has been removed from the Google Chrome browser.
There are two ways to bypass Google's restrictions to install SaveFrom net in the Google Chrome browser.
I already wrote about the first method on my website. The Google Chrome browser comes with a Tampermonkey (or similar) extension that allows you to add custom scripts to the browser. After adding the code to the extension, SaveFrom net starts working in the Google Chrome browser.
Now we will look at the second method, which is much easier to implement. You will also need to install an extension in the browser, in this case, the Chameleon extension.
Installing the Chameleon extension
The Chameleon extension adds extensions created for the Opera browser to the Google Chrome browser. This is a clever way to bypass the blocking of installation of the SaveFrom.net helper extension in the Google Chrome browser, since there are no restrictions on the operation of this extension in the Opera browser.
chameleon extension for google chrome
Install the extension in the Google Chrome browser, first click on the “Install” button, and then agree to install the extension.
The Chameleon extension icon will appear in the top bar of the browser in the form of a transparent rectangle.
Installing SaveFrom.net in Google Chrome
savefrom net assistant for opera
On the SaveFrom.net helper extension page, you will see a new “Add to Chameleon” button. Click on this button to install the SaveFrom net assistant extension in the Google Chrome browser.
After this, the Chameleon extension icon will change to the SaveFrom.net icon. After clicking on the icon, you can perform the necessary actions. Familiarize yourself with how the add-on works (a mandatory step to activate the extension).
You can select the required format and quality for a given video (the quality will be individual for each video). Then you can start downloading the video to your computer.
At the moment, due to Google's limitations, not as many formats can be downloaded to your computer directly using the SaveFrom.net extension as before. Videos in some qualities have become unavailable for download; videos in some qualities and formats can only be downloaded without sound, which makes them incomplete when played on your computer.
If the video posted on YouTube is in HD quality (1080p and higher), then you can install on your computer a program that was developed by SaveFrom.net so that you can bypass Google restrictions to download videos from YouTube in high quality and in the necessary formats.
Now, using the SaveFrom.net extension in the Google Chrome browser, you can download music and videos from the social networks VKontakte, Odnoklassniki, Facebook, as well as from other supported sites (Vimeo, SoundCloud, etc.).
To download music, you will need to move the mouse cursor next to the desired song. After that, a download button will be displayed there, as well as the size and quality of this audio file. Next, click on the button to start downloading music to your computer.
Assistant is an extension for conveniently downloading multimedia files from Internet sites and social networks. This simple tool installs easily in your browser and helps you download files to your computer quickly and easily.
On our Internet portal you can download the SaveFrom.net assistant for free for Windows 7, Windows 10, XP, Vista, 8. Use the link below the text.
After downloading, you can easily install SaveFrom.net assistant by closing your browser and following the instructions. An icon with a green arrow should appear in the top right corner of your browser toolbar. If desired, you can easily disable it by going to the plugin menu and selecting " Disable on this site«.
The SaveFrom.net assistant has been developed for Google Chrome, Opera, Mozilla Firefox, Safari, Chromium browsers. The latest version is already available in the catalog, you have the opportunity to update the extension and download Safe From No right now.
Supported Resources
The SaveFrom.net program is designed for downloading videos from Youtube, music from VKontakte, Odnoklassniki, Facebook, Vimeo, Dailymotion, as well as many other well-known resources, such as: smotri.com, yandex.video, mail.ru, liveinternet.ru, veojam .com, 1tv.ru, rutv.ru, ntv.ru, vesti.ru, mreporter.ru, autoplustv.ru, russiaru.net, sevenload.com, etc.
In addition to individual files, the user has the opportunity to upload an entire album of photos or a playlist of music tracks.
Another interesting and useful option that has become available with SaveFrom.net is downloading directly from file hosting services - without any speed or waiting time restrictions.
The main advantages of Safe From No
The extension is a simple and very functional tool, which many have already appreciated due to the following advantages.
How SaveFrom.net works
This handy add-on will help you download the required content in one click. It's very easy to use!
- Go to the site you are interested in and find the file you need to download.
- The plugin works in automatic mode: a button “ appears in front of all multimedia Download«.
- When uploading a video, select the format: FLV, MP4, WebM and quality: 360p, 480p, 720p.
- When downloading music, hover over the file of interest and you will see brief information about the track: bitrate and file size.
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Please note that the developer also offers to download photo, video and audio files via a link to any resource without installing an extension. You can use its online version. However, installing the extension will allow you to always quickly and conveniently receive popular content without unnecessary movements.
It's surprising that people don't just know how to search for information. People still don’t always understand what exactly to do with the information they find. A very illustrative example is installing the “SaveFromNet.Helper” extension in the Google Chrome browser. I have already written about this site and browser extensions several times (but quite a long time ago) (see links at the end of the message). But recently I was surprised that people
1. They cannot find the instructions, which are available 2 clicks from the main page of the site.
2. Even if they found an instruction consisting of as many as 3 points, they cannot simply read it carefully, understand and use it.
So. Here there are quite brief but quite understandable instructions on how to correctly install SaveFrom.net assistant in the Google Chrome browser.
But if you're there" everything is complicated and unclear"I'll try it "broaden and deepen".
Step #1
Open this message in the Google Chrome browser (Canary, Vivaldi etc). Follow the link written above.
Step #2
Click on the “Add Now” button there:
Step #3
We get to the "Chameleon" extension page on the Chrome extensions website. There we click the “Install” button: 
Step #4
Now you need to confirm the installation of this extension by clicking on the "Install extension" button: 
Step #5
The extension takes some time to install. After that, its icon appears in the extensions panel of your browser: 
Step #6
In your Google Chrome browser (Canary, Vivaldi etc) go to the link written above (which you followed in step No. 1).
Step #7
Click on the “Install Now” button there: 
Step #8
We get to the pages of the “Savefrom.net helper” extension. Here you need to select the "Add to Chameleon" button: 
Step #9
That's all: 
And in the extensions panel the Chameleon icon will change to the Savefrom.net helper icon:
Click on this icon and read the brief instructions for it: 
Actually, that's all. Now you can easily and easily download any video from YouTube (and more). In the case of YouTube, you will have links like these: 
You just need to select the option that suits you, click right mouse button and select "Save link as..." from the menu: 
Previously about the “SaveFrom.net Assistant” extension:
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