What does this have to do with Downie? A lot. iTunes) and using their code to decrypt the data. Yes, there are apps for that – but they require the content to come from a supported source and they usually support the source by dynamically loading parts of the player apps (e.g. This is also why you can’t really have an app claiming that it can decrypt any DRM-protected content. But the DRM protection is different from Apple’s. They use some kind of encryption to protect the content and it can then only be played in iTunes, QuickTime Player (or iOS/AppleTV device, but again, just in the official Apple apps).Īnd in a very similar manner, various other online content providers that offer apps for downloading content to later watch offline, they also encrypt the content so that it can only be viewed in their apps – the data can’t be played in other players. It’s like saying that you can drive “a vehicle” – is it a bike? car? truck? Generally speaking, DRM-protection brings encryption into the mix – it encrypts the data so that they can’t be used by software that’s not developed by the company that creates the protection.įor example, iTunes (Apple) used to encrypt audio files back in the day, resulting in awkward situations when you wanted to play the song on a non-Apple device and you couldn’t. Please note that this blog post does not take legality of breaking DRM-protection into account, it simply explains what DRM protection is and why Downie does not and will not support DRM-protected content.ĭRM protection is a fairly vague term that only describes that the content is somehow protected. On some installations, the toolbar icon will not be visible by default.Recently, I’ve been asked a few times about DRM-protected content. When you click on it, you get a list of errors and the list will be empty. That’s perfectly normal – it doesn’t indicate that there are errors, it’s just a button. When you install the manifest v3 extension, there may be a red button that says “Errors”. You will get a classic open dialog – select the Downie folder that you’ve downloaded and saved in Step 1 and confirm. In the top right corner, enable the Developer mode (see below for a screenshot). You can do this by clicking on this link or typing it out in Chrome and confirming: chrome://extensions Important n ote: Move the folder somewhere on your disk where it can stay as Chrome will not import the code, it will be always using this source code. ![]() Once downloaded, unzip the you will get a Downie folder which contains source code of the extension. To do so, open this link: – see the README file at the bottom of this webpage for links for individual Chromium-based browsers. Here are instructions: Step 1ĭownload the extension source code. All Downie’s extensions are open sourced (), so you can download the extension’s source code and load it from the source code. Isn’t there another way around it? Yes, there is, but it’s a bit more complicated. So what to do? Why don’t I just distribute the extension separately? Well, there’s another hiccup – Chrome will not load extensions that are not on the Chrome Store and this can’t be bypassed. ![]() All you can find on the Chrome Store now are extensions that include a disclaimer in their description that they do not support YouTube. Not that I would be lazy or anything, but it got pulled down by Google – as did any YouTube downloading extension. Unfortunately, the one for Chrome (and Chromium) is missing. If you are using a browser that’s not one of the basic trio (Safari, Firefox, Chrome), then it’s very likely Chromium-based.ĭownie comes with a set of browser extensions that allow you to send links to Downie with a single click. ![]() ![]() Note: While this article is about Chrome, this applies for any Chromium-based browser as well – Edge, Opera, Brave, etc.
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