Is Vidhauler - Video & College Downloader safe to install?

What data it declares

The developer declares that it does not collect or use your data.

The developer also certifies that your data is not sold to third parties outside approved uses, not used for purposes unrelated to the extension's core function, and not used to decide creditworthiness or lending.

The listing links to a privacy policy.

This is the developer's own declaration in the Chrome Web Store. We cannot check it against what the extension does.

What Chrome asks you to allow

When you add it, Chrome asks you to allow it to:

• Read and change all your data on all websites
• Manage your downloads

Derived from the manifest by Chrome's documented rules; the dialog's exact wording depends on your Chrome version and language. Chrome asks again if an update requests more.

What it can reach

Every site you visit. This extension can read and change the content of any page you open. What access to every site means

Reaches your browsing data or every site

• Watch the network requests your browser makes webRequest

Worth knowing

• Manage your downloads downloads

Routine for an extension

• Act on the current tab, but only after you click it activeTab
• Store data in your browser storage

How usual this is for its category

In Productivity · Tools, 21% of extensions ask for access to every site. This one: Access to every site.

The typical extension there declares 3 browser permissions; this one declares 4 browser permissions.

• Watch the network requests your browser makes (webRequest): 3% of extensions in this category ask for it.

Counted over the live extensions of the same category after our latest full pass of the store. A share is context, not a verdict: what is normal depends on what the extension is for.

Who uses it and how it is kept up

1 user

• Last updated in the store 1 day ago, on 2026-10-09.
• We have seen 1 new version in the last 90 days.

What the store shows

• Trader The publisher has declared itself a trader under EU rules.

The listing says it offers in-app purchases.

Has it asked for more over time?

This is the question a permission list on its own cannot answer. An extension that shipped narrow and widened later is a different proposition from one that always asked for the same thing.

1. 2026-10-10Asked for more permissions (5, was 4)

Versions we have seen

1. 2026-10-10Version 1.0.1.0 · Asked for more permissions (5, was 4)

Who publishes it

ralphdepreter2006. This listing has been in the store since 2026-10-08 and was last updated on 2026-10-09.

Similar extensions that ask for less

Listings close to this one in what they say they do, which declare less reach. Less reach is not a verdict on either: compare what each needs for the job.

1. Episode Recorder No site access · 6 permissions 3 users (last published figure)
2. Panopto Downloader Access to specific sites only · 2 permissions, 2 site patterns 4k users ★ 3.9
3. Cloud Video Downloader Access to specific sites only · 3 permissions, 2 site patterns 157 users

How to check or remove it in Chrome

1. Type chrome://extensions in the address bar and find the extension in the list.
2. Open its details. The site access setting shows where it can run; set it to run only on click and it reaches a page only after you press its icon.
3. To uninstall it, choose Remove on the same page.

Questions people ask

What can Vidhauler - Video & College Downloader access?

Every site you visit. This extension can read and change the content of any page you open. It declares 4 browser permissions.

What data does Vidhauler - Video & College Downloader collect?

The developer declares that it does not collect or use your data. This is the developer's own declaration in the Chrome Web Store. We cannot check it against what the extension does.

Has Vidhauler - Video & College Downloader asked for more permissions over time?

Its permissions changed once while we watched, on 2026-10-10.

Does Vidhauler - Video & College Downloader publish a privacy policy?

Yes, the store listing links to a privacy policy.