Who is behind Video DownloadHelper?

Video DownloadHelper is operated by vdh.

Is Video DownloadHelper Safe? — Extension Safety Profile

Quick verdict: Video DownloadHelper earns a safety grade B, 76.6 out of 100, based on 4 of 5 dimensions.

76.6/100

Grade B · 4 of 5 checks · 1 not yet assessed

What we found

Download Managers · Data updated 2026-06-18

Automated safety profile from public signals (the extension's manifest & permissions, store listing, publisher, privacy policy). A full review hasn't been published yet.

What Video DownloadHelper's safety grade means

Video DownloadHelper earns a safety grade of B (76.57/100), measured across 4 of 5 dimensions — a provisional grade covering only what we could verify. Its strongest area is Maintenance & Ownership (100%). The weakest is Publisher & Identity (60%) — what holds its grade back the most.

On the public records we can check, Video DownloadHelper looks broadly trustworthy. 1,810,372 active users/installs reported on the store. Store rating 4.3/5 from 41,885 user ratings. Last updated on the store 2026-06-10 (1 week ago). This is an automated profile, not a hands-on review — so treat the grade as a starting point: open Video DownloadHelper's own store listing and privacy policy before installing, and weigh it against the other download managers extensions we track below.

Safety Signals

Based on 4 of 5 safety dimensions — the rest are not yet assessed. The grade reflects only what we measured.

Dimension	Score	Source
Publisher & Identity	60% · 8/20 pts assessed	Automated signals
Permissions & Access	65% · 16.7/25 pts assessed	Automated signals
Data & Privacy	Not yet assessed
Maintenance & Ownership	100% · 7.5/15 pts assessed	Automated signals
Community Reputation	92% · 10/20 pts assessed	Automated signals

Who's Behind Video DownloadHelper?

Publisher vdh

How Video DownloadHelper compares

Among the 48 browser extensions we track, Video DownloadHelper scores higher on safety than 63% of them.

Computed from our own database of assessed browser extensions — updated as we track more.

Evidence on File (7)

Store rating: Store rating 4.3/5 from 41,885 user ratings.

Source: addons.mozilla.org ↗ · Captured 2026-06-18

Store users: 1,810,372 active users/installs reported on the store.

Source: addons.mozilla.org ↗ · Captured 2026-06-18

Founder public: Publisher publicly identified: vdh (individual founders not separately named).

Source: downloadhelper.net ↗ · Captured 2026-06-18

Registered company: Registered operator: vdh.

Source: downloadhelper.net ↗ · Captured 2026-06-18

Last updated recency: Last updated on the store 2026-06-10 (1 week ago).

Source: addons.mozilla.org ↗ · Captured 2026-06-18

High-capability permissions: Requests 6 high-capability permission(s): tabs, downloads, webrequest, webnavigation, scripting, declarativenetrequest. Expected for a Download Managers extension: tabs, downloads, webrequest, webnavigation. Beyond that baseline: scripting, declarativenetrequest.

Source: addons.mozilla.org ↗ · Captured 2026-06-18

Website access scope: Requests access to all websites (*://*.youtube.com/*, *://*.vimeo.com/*, *://*.facebook.com/* +21 more) — expected for Download Managers extensions, which have to work across the sites you visit.

Source: addons.mozilla.org ↗ · Captured 2026-06-18

Video DownloadHelper FAQ

Is Video DownloadHelper safe?: Video DownloadHelper earns a safety grade of B (76.6/100) on our evidence-based assessment, based on 4 of 5 safety dimensions we could verify from public records. This is an automated profile built from public records, not a hands-on review.
Who is behind Video DownloadHelper?: Video DownloadHelper is operated by vdh.