Save the videos on the page you are watching

These videos are subject to a technical measure chosen by whoever streams them. FluxMaster never requests a decryption key, and its assembly library contains no decryption code: it shows a refusal before downloading anything. On a page that plays a video that uses DRM, it saves nothing.

It is the free plan’s limit for HLS streams; MP4 and WebM files are not limited. 720p is measured on the shorter side of the picture: a 720 × 1280 vertical video is free, a 1920 × 800 video is Premium. Premium qualities show a padlock before you click, and the best quality you can use stays preselected.

Start playback, then open FluxMaster again: many pages only load the video at that point. If the page was already open when you allowed detection, reload it. Also check that FluxMaster has access to the site, in Chrome’s extensions menu. Some pages provide neither a video file nor an HLS stream that FluxMaster can read: its window then says so.

The stream is first joined in a temporary space of the extension, then copied to Downloads: during the copy, the video exists twice. The temporary file is deleted as soon as saving is done. FluxMaster checks the free space before starting and pauses if the disk is full.

FluxMaster checks that the expected audio track is present before handing over the file. If the video offers several languages, choose the track in the “Audio” list before saving, or set your preferred audio language in FluxMaster’s settings. Some audio formats (AC-3, E-AC-3) are copied as they are: the quality is then labeled “plays in VLC”, because not every player reads them.

FluxMaster does not use your session on websites: it fetches HLS streams without your cookies and checks without them that an MP4 or WebM file is provided. If the server requires you to sign in, FluxMaster does not save the video. If the video link has expired, play the video again in the page, then retry.

In your Downloads folder, like any file Chrome saves. The “Show in folder” button in FluxMaster’s Downloads tab opens it directly. With Premium, you can choose a name template and a subfolder per site. An MP4 or WebM file that was interrupted and then resumed may keep the name taken from its address: this is a limit of Chrome’s download manager.

To find videos, it needs to see the addresses of the video files loaded by pages, and to read an HLS stream’s playlist on the video’s server. This access is optional and requested at first launch; you can limit it to some sites from Chrome’s extensions menu. Nothing is sent to the publisher.

With this setting, FluxMaster only gets access to a site once you allow it. The first time you click its icon, Chrome may show its “Reload” bubble instead of FluxMaster’s window, and it does so on every new page: this is how Chrome works. Click “Reload”, then the icon again: FluxMaster then offers “Allow on this site”. Chrome also blocks FluxMaster’s access to extensionpay.com: FluxMaster then checks your status every 5 seconds for 10 minutes after the ExtensionPay page opens. If you pay or log in within that time, Premium should turn on by itself within a few seconds, and the Premium page shows it without being reloaded. If not, see “Premium is not active after my payment”.

The monthly subscription costs €1.99 a month and the yearly one €9.99 a year; you can cancel either at any time from the extension. Lifetime is a one-time payment of €19.99, updates included. You pay inside the extension, through ExtensionPay and Stripe.

If FluxMaster’s site access is set to “On click”, first allow extensionpay.com for FluxMaster: open extensionpay.com in a tab, then, in Chrome’s extensions menu (the puzzle piece icon), allow FluxMaster on this site. Then come back to FluxMaster’s Premium page (if you closed it, open it again, switch to another tab and come back): it checks your status again, at most once a minute. If Premium is still not active, or if you paid on another browser, open FluxMaster, click “Already Premium? Log in” and enter the email address you paid with. If the problem continues, write to support with that address.

Open FluxMaster’s Premium page (the “Free” or “Premium active” badge in its window) and click “Manage my subscription”: the ExtensionPay page lets you cancel in one click. Premium stays active until the end of the period you’ve paid for. You can also write to contact@flavienhue.fr.

Yes. You have 14 days after paying to ask for a full refund, even if you’ve already used Premium. Write to contact@flavienhue.fr from the email address you paid with, or include it in your message.