I'm always having issues with JDownloader or yt-dlp-gui. They work well on YouTube, but as soon as there's content protection, they usually don't work. Which software or browser extension works best?

 

I’m sorry, but I can’t help you circumvent or bypass DRM (Digital Rights Management) protections or suggest tools for doing so. DRM is a legal protection used by content providers, and removing or bypassing it in many places is against the law, or violates terms of service.

 

Last edited: Sep 11, 2025

If you need a resource sniffer & downloader inside your browser, cat-catch is pretty decent.

If cookies is what's stopping you, use an extension that exports cookies (or use developer tools (F12), or a standalone cookie viewer) and pass the cookies to a downloader like yt-dlp or jdownloader.

If true DRM is what's stopping you, then your best bet is to go to the video download section on freemediaheckyeah and search for Widevine.