How to download
Detect a stream
Navigate to a page with video content. The SaveMate icon lights up when a stream is found.
Open the download panel
Click the SaveMate icon to see detected streams. Click Download on the stream you want.
Choose quality and format
The format picker shows all available quality levels and formats for the detected stream. Select your preferred option.
Available qualities
| Quality | Free plan | Professional |
|---|---|---|
| SD (480p and below) | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| HD (720p) | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Full HD (1080p) | 3 per day | Unlimited |
| QHD (1440p) | - | Unlimited |
| 4K (2160p) | - | Unlimited |
| 8K (7680p) | - | Unlimited |
| 60fps content | - | Unlimited |
HLS & DASH stream downloads
For HLS (m3u8) and DASH (mpd) streams, SaveMate handles the complexity of downloading segmented video:- Parses the manifest to identify all video and audio segments
- Downloads segments concurrently for maximum speed
- Combines segments into a single continuous file
- Optionally converts to your preferred container format
- Concurrent threading — Multiple segments download in parallel for faster completion
- Resume capability — Interrupted downloads can be retried
- Separate audio/video — Automatically combines separate audio and video tracks into one file
- Adaptive quality — Choose from all available quality variants in the manifest
- Live streams — Record ongoing live streams (Professional plan)
Progressive video downloads
For direct video files (MP4, WebM, MKV, etc.), SaveMate downloads the file directly. File sizes are shown upfront when available from HTTP headers.Download limits
Free users:- Unlimited downloads at 720p and below
- 3 HD downloads per day (1080p and above)
- Daily limit resets at midnight
- Unlimited downloads at all qualities
- No daily limits
Supported formats
SaveMate can download video in 16+ container formats:| Category | Formats |
|---|---|
| Common video | MP4, WebM, MKV, MOV |
| Transport stream | TS, M2TS, MTS |
| Legacy | AVI, WMV, FLV, MPG, 3GP, OGG |
| Audio | MP3, AAC, M4A, FLAC, WAV |
Format conversion from HLS/DASH to MP4/MKV/MOV/WebM is a Professional feature.
Download settings
Customize download behavior from the extension options page:- Download management — Enable browser download API integration for better control over file naming and save location
- Download path — Set a custom folder prefix for downloads (e.g.,
SaveMate/to organize files) - File naming — Files are automatically named with deduplication (adding a number suffix if a file already exists)
The download management feature requires an optional browser permission that is requested at runtime when you enable it.