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X/Twitter video downloader Chrome extension (Plasmo)

X/Twitter video downloader Chrome extension (Plasmo)

by rafayexalter·May 10, 2026·2 points·0 comments
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AI Analysis

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Useful archive feature, but video downloaders are a dime a dozen on the store.

Strengths
  • •Archiving to a public URL preserves content even if the original tweet is deleted.
  • •Plasmo framework provides a cleaner, more modern codebase than legacy vanilla JS extensions.
  • •Zero signup friction and no ads makes for a very low-barrier entry.
Weaknesses
  • •Video downloading is a saturated category with dozens of free, established alternatives.
  • •Reliance on a proprietary archiving service (xsavr.com) creates a single point of failure.
Category
Productivity
Target Audience

Social media managers, researchers, and heavy Twitter users

Similar To

SaveFrom.net · SSSTwitter · Wayback Machine

Post Description

Built this in vanilla JS a while back, forgot about it, came back recently and rewrote it with Plasmo. Has 250 users now, all organic.

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