Google Chrome on macOS 15.0.1 not recognizing youtube videos

[le-dawg]

Your question

THe issue that that videos on youtube are not recognized. Crosscheck with LibreWolf works. CoApp is detected in CHrome automatically, had to be fixed via simlink from FireFox install to recognize CoApp. Not sure how to fix google chrome.

THe issue that that videos on youtube are not recognized. Crosscheck with LibreWolf works. CoApp is detected in CHrome automatically, had to be fixed via simlink from FireFox install to recognize CoApp. Not sure how to fix google chrome.

The browser you're using (be as specific as possible)

• Version 132.0.6834.160 (Official Build) (arm64)

OS (Linux/Windows/Mac) & OS version

• macOS 15.0.1 , M1 MBP

Link to the coapp you installed

• most recent coapp as of posting date
• coapp is recognized according to cdh

Addon & CoApp version and details

{
  "id": "net.downloadhelper.coapp",
  "name": "VdhCoApp",
  "version": "2.0.19",
  "binary": "/Applications/net.downloadhelper.coapp.app/Contents/MacOS/vdhcoapp",
  "displayName": "VdhCoApp",
  "description": "Video DownloadHelper companion app",
  "target": {
    "os": "mac",
    "arch": "arm64",
    "node": "18"
  },
  "home": "/Users/dawgctor-air",
  "converterBinary": "/Applications/net.downloadhelper.coapp.app/Contents/MacOS/ffmpeg",
  "converterBase": "ffmpeg",
  "converterBaseVersion": "n6.1-11-gc30f360955"
}

[jcfrog]

Hi,
There is nothing to repair, Youtube downloads are not allowed with Chrome (Google limitation)