That final page does include a link to the originally chosen site, but that's a couple of clicks you really don't need to get to what you sought.ĭownloadHelper does work, and it couldn't be easier to use once you understand the process, but less-experienced users may give up before they ever get to save a single file with this freeware app. You'll find some user comments about the site that aren't always useful. Instead of directing you to the listed site, each link sends you to the publisher's Web site. If you just click the program icon, you'll get a hyperlinked list of sites where the program works. Video DownloadHelper is easily one of the most useful browser extensions for downloading streaming videos that youll ever install. Click it to download the file to your computer. Then right-click to choose DownloadHelper from the menu and you'll see the file listed. However, instead of the expected click on the icon to download files, you place your mouse on the Web page that holds the file you seek. When you access a site that DownloadHelper can pull files from, the icon goes from gray to multicolored and becomes animated. After install, you'll find a new icon on your browser toolbar. It isn't a difficult process, but it's not as intuitive as we'd expect. That issue aside, the program could use a less convoluted approach. The problem was that the version it was pointing to was the same as the one we'd just installed. As soon as we installed it, DownloadHelper immediately directed us to the publisher's Web site to read a message that we hadn't downloaded the latest version. How can I make this plugin work with Firefox 100.0.2 on Ubuntu 22.04?ĮDIT: Same question for 21.10, with possibly useful answers.This tiny Firefox add-on helps with downloading items from the Internet, but install suffers from a minor glitch. If you go into the plugin configuration, there's a Recheck button in the "Verifying Companion App." section, but clicking it does not seem to do anything. 1.6.3/bin/-linux-64 install -systemīut then in the plugin does not work (tried restarting firefox, reinstalling plugin, etc.).
When the app installs, it reports that it's installed correctly: # sudo. deb package as per the instructions on OMG Ubuntu install Firefox as a.
Suspecting it was the sand-boxing used in the Firefox snap package, I removed that and used the. (I did not find a satisfactory answer in this related question.) However since I upgraded to Ubuntu 22.04 it can not ever find the "Companion App" it needs to work. The venerable Firefox Plugin " Video Download Helper" has been a mainstay of internet video downloading for years.
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