I really want a Chrome extension that works exactly like DownloadHelper. I've never found one yet. DH works in that it allows you to download ANY Flash video sources that are currently running, as well as all the YouTube sources. So I could download videos from TGWTG, Cinemassacre, YouTube, Google Video, Vimeo,
, etc and as long as it's not protected with DRM (Hulu, CBS, ABC, NBC, certain YouTube videos, etc...) it will let me download it. I like this because I can watch AVGN or TGWTG videos wherever I want, whether it's on another monitor fullscreen or in a window in the corner or on another computer, at any time freely instead of having to keep the browser open to do it. Just convenience really.
It sits in the toolbar and spins when a video is available. I still have to keep Firefox 3.6 around just for that one extension. But if it ever gets a Chrome release, or an extension exactly like it, I won't need FF around anymore.
I tried looking at the code for DH to see if I could hack my own extension together but it's a shitload lot of code. I don't even know where to start, or whether it uses API's FF offers or can just be straight ported. (Depends on how JavaScript is able to detect a Flash video source.)
Also, I wish Chrome's downloads bar would:
A) Remove finished items a minute or so after they are done
B) Play a sound when they finish
C) Close the bar automatically when all downloads are done
D) Show a progress bar instead of an unreadable pie chart
Where can I suggest these features?