Motherless is a community-driven platform where content moderation can remove videos unpredictably. One day a video is there, the next it is gone. Motherless Downloader saves favorites to your own computer as permanent offline copies. Play any video on Motherless, click the download button that appears on the player, pick your preferred quality, and the file saves as a clean MP4. The extension is purpose-built for Motherless, so it catches video sources that general-purpose download tools often miss. Files are automatically saved into an organized Motherless folder, and all processing happens privately in your browser. Start with 3 free downloads to see how it works.
Key Features
- Detects Motherless playback sources from flashvars mediaDefinitions, HTML5 video tags, script patterns, and inject.js request monitoring.
- Adds an in-player download button directly on supported Motherless pages for one-click saves without opening extra tools.
- Converts HLS streams to MP4 locally in your browser using the offscreen document and built-in HLS to MP4 workflow.
- Supports direct MP4 downloads when available and prioritizes MP4 variants ahead of HLS in the quality list.
- Quality selector lists available resolutions sorted by quality so you can pick the best source for your use case.
- Download manager shows progress, speed, and completion state while each file is being processed.
- Right-click context menu adds "Download Motherless Video" for faster workflows on page and video elements.
- Auto-saves completed files to Downloads/Motherless without repeated save-as prompts.
- Secure OTP sign-in unlocks 3 free trial downloads before upgrade to the paid subscription.
- Cross-browser support includes Chrome, Edge, Brave, Opera, Firefox, Whale, and Yandex desktop builds.
- Runs locally with no video uploads to external servers during detection, conversion, or saving.
- Release checks through GitHub help keep compatibility aligned with ongoing site changes.
Customer Reviews
Marco Bishop
I download Motherless videos for my projects and Motherless Downloader keeps everything organized without hiccups.
Marco Bishop • 5/5 • 2025-03-10
June Quintero
The quality from Motherless stays perfect, and batch downloads mean I can collect hours of material in minutes.
June Quintero • 4.9/5 • 2025-02-11
Eden Mendez
Privacy-friendly workflows were the missing piece for us - Motherless Downloader never sends Motherless data anywhere else.
Eden Mendez • 4.8/5 • 2025-03-12
