Send any page or link
Click the toolbar button to send the page you are on, or right-click a link and choose Send link to Katevazo.
Browser extension
Send to Katevazo
A small, free browser extension that sends the page you are viewing, or any link, to the Katevazo app. Katevazo opens with the link ready, and nothing downloads until you press Download.
Works in other Chromium browsers such as Brave and Vivaldi too. A Firefox version is coming soon.
What it does
YouTube buttons
Adds a download button to the video player's control bar and a Download button beside Share on Shorts.
Instagram buttons
Adds a download icon after Share on reels and video posts from public accounts. Private accounts are skipped.
Buttons on other video sites
On Vimeo, Twitch (videos and clips, not live streams) and Facebook videos the button sits in the player's own controls. On TikTok and Facebook reels it sits in the row of buttons beside the video. On X, Reddit and Dailymotion a small Katevazo chip appears in the video's corner while your pointer is on it. Click it to send that video to the app. For any other site that yt-dlp supports, open the toolbar popup and switch on the button for that site.
Private by design
No analytics, no tracking, and no network requests of its own. Links go only to the app on your computer.
How to set it up
- Install the Katevazo app for your system (latest release).
- Add the extension from the Chrome Web Store or Edge Add-ons, or from the Browser extension section in the app's Settings.
- Open the Katevazo app once. It registers itself with your browsers so the extension can see it.
- Click the extension's toolbar button. It should say Ready, with the app's version number.
Permissions, explained
activeTab- Reads the title and address of the tab you are on, only when you click the toolbar button.
contextMenus- Adds the Send link to Katevazo entry to the right-click menu.
nativeMessaging- Asks the Katevazo app on your own computer whether it is installed. The reply is only a version number.
youtube.com and instagram.com- Lets the extension place its download buttons on those pages and read the address of the video you are watching.
Vimeo, X, TikTok, Twitch, Facebook, Reddit, Dailymotion- Lets the extension show its small button on videos there and read the address of the video, only when you click the chip.
Any other site, only if you ask- Optional. In the popup you can turn the chip on for one site at a time; the browser then asks you to allow that site. Nothing is read on sites you have not turned on.
scripting- Adds the chip to a site you turned it on for.
Read the full privacy policy.
Questions
Which browsers does Send to Katevazo support?
It is available for Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge from their stores, and works in other Chromium browsers such as Brave and Vivaldi. A Firefox version is coming soon.
Does the extension download videos by itself?
No. It only sends the address of the page or link to the Katevazo app on your computer. Nothing downloads until you press Download in the app.
Why does it ask for the nativeMessaging permission?
It uses nativeMessaging only to ask the Katevazo app on your own computer whether it is installed. The app answers with its version number; nothing else is exchanged and nothing leaves your computer.
Does it work on private Instagram accounts?
No. The Instagram download button appears only on reels and video posts from public accounts.
It says "App not found". What do I do?
Install or update the Katevazo app, then open it once so it registers with your browsers. Reopen the extension's popup afterwards.