A Firefox browser extension for downloading media with yt-dlp.
Install the extension from here.
Then clone this repository and run make install to install the required helper.
In case of web browser installed via snap/flatpak there might be a problem with accessing resources outside of sandbox. If you won't be asked for permissions you can add them using command line via following command:
flatpak permission-set webextensions yt_dlp_firefox snap.firefox yes
To check current permissions:
flatpak permission-show snap.firefox
you should see following:
| Table | Object | App | Permissions | Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| webextensions | yt_dlp_firefox | snap.firefox | yes | 0x00 |
to debug issues in snap/flatpak permissions start browser like this:
MOZ_LOG=NativeMessagingPortal:5 snap run firefox