Video Download Browser Extension

Users want to download videos from any website quickly without leaving their browser. A lightweight, privacy-first browser extension that downloads from 1800+ sites with a single click. Target users: content creators, researchers, and casual downloaders.

Browser extensions for video downloading have existed for over a decade — yt-dlp is free, open-source, and supports thousands of sites, making it the de facto substitute that any paid product has to justify displacing. The revenue band of $500–2k/month is plausible only through a freemium model with a small slice of non-technical users who won't touch a command-line tool, but that ceiling is low because the audience skews technical by nature. Unit economics are marginal at best: conversion rates on utility extensions tend to be under 2%, so reaching even $500/month requires meaningful install volume. The single most likely cause of failure is platform risk — Chrome and Firefox have both tightened extension policies around download tools, and a policy change or store removal can kill the business overnight with no recourse.