Live Cam Video Downloader

A small Chrome extension for LiveCam that adds a Download button to live public rooms and saves each show as MP4.

Browser extension
Current-page workflow
Browser downloads
40,000+ SERP Apps users
Live Cam Video Downloader is an independent product not affiliated with or endorsed by Live Cam or any subsidiaries or affiliates. All trademarks are property of their respective owners and use of them does not imply affiliation or endorsement.
Try it free — 3 recordings, no credit card
Your recordings never touch our servers
No ads, no tracking, no analytics
$17 per month, cancel anytime
Works on Windows, Mac, and Linux
Email support, answered by the people who built it

About Live Cam Video Downloader

Some people search for a LiveCam Chrome extension because they want the least effort possible: no separate program, no settings, just a button where the video is. That is what this is. Install it once and every live public room on livecam.com gains a Download button, so a show you are enjoying can be kept by clicking it and choosing a quality.

There are three ways to start, and they all do the same thing. Click the Download button that appears on the LiveCam player and choose a quality from its menu. Or click the extension icon in your toolbar, where the popup shows the room name, a quality list, Start and Stop, and a timer. Or right-click the page and choose Download Live Cam Stream. When you've seen enough, press Stop in the popup or click the X on the page's progress panel; if the performer goes offline first, the extension finishes up by itself.

You end up with an ordinary MP4 file, H.264 video with AAC sound, assembled by your browser on your own computer. It is named after the room and placed in a LIVECAM folder inside Downloads. Choose a quality from what the room broadcasts before you begin, and look for a desktop notification when the file is saved. Recordings are never uploaded to SERP, and the extension has no ads or tracking code.

Despite the wording of the search, Chrome is not the only option: Edge, Brave, Opera, Whale and Yandex work too, on Windows, macOS and Linux. Three recordings are free with an email sign-in and no card, and after that it costs $17 per month, cancel anytime. It records public shows that are live while you watch, starting when you press Start, and the room's tab must stay open until you press Stop.

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How It Works

Download in 3 clear steps

Open the page, let the extension detect what is available, and save the file to your computer.

01

Install in your browser

Add the extension to Chrome, Edge, Brave, Opera, Whale or Yandex on your desktop.

02

Head to a broadcasting room

Go to livecam.com and enter a room that is broadcasting publicly.

03

Click Download, stop anytime

Choose a quality from the player's Download menu, or start from the popup or right-click; end with Stop or the panel's X, or let the show end.

Features

Everything it does

Core capabilities included in Live Cam Video Downloader.

Installs in your browser like any Chrome extension, with no separate program to download.

Adds a Download control with a quality menu to the LiveCam video player in every live public room.

The popup behind the toolbar icon displays the room, a quality list, Start/Stop and a timer.

A right-click menu entry, Download Live Cam Stream, gives you a third way in.

The quality list mirrors the stream levels the room is sending at that moment.

Saves an ordinary MP4 file that contains H.264 video and AAC audio.

Files are named from the room and kept together in a LIVECAM folder in Downloads.

Stops itself cleanly when the performer finishes the broadcast.

Shows a desktop notification for every completed or failed recording.

Contains no ads and no tracking code of any kind.

Compare

LiveCam extension vs. the screen recorder already on your computer

Windows and macOS include free screen capture, so why add anything? Because those tools film your display, while this extension saves the LiveCam stream itself.

LiveCam Chrome Extension

Download on the LiveCam player, then a quality, starts it

Built-in screen capture

Shortcut keys and a capture area to choose each time

LiveCam Chrome Extension

Unaffected by other windows, notifications or your mouse

Built-in screen capture

Anything that crosses the screen ends up in the video

LiveCam Chrome Extension

Resolution set by the stream quality you pick

Built-in screen capture

Resolution tied to the size of the window you record

LiveCam Chrome Extension

Saved to LIVECAM with the room name

Built-in screen capture

Saved with a timestamp name to a default folder

LiveCam Chrome Extension

Ends automatically when the show goes offline

Built-in screen capture

Records an empty room until you notice and stop

Compatibility

Works where you work

Available on major desktop browsers and operating systems used in day-to-day workflows.

Browsers

ChromeEdgeBraveOperaWhaleYandex

Operating Systems

WindowsmacOSLinux

Supported Content

Live public rooms on the singular livecam.comShows you want to keep straight from the player's Download buttonAny quality a LiveCam room lists while it is streaming

Not Supported

Private or ticketed LiveCam showsThe plural livecams.com site, which has its own productRecorded clips and earlier broadcastsLiveCam viewing on Firefox, Safari or mobile
Downloads

Choose your browser

Pick the browser build you need. When a direct GitHub release is available, you can grab the ZIP there.

Chrome

Open the main product page to get the Chrome build while direct release links are being added.

Firefox

Firefox support is in progress and will be enabled soon.

Coming soon

Edge

Open the main product page to get the Edge build while direct release links are being added.

Opera

Open the main product page to get the Opera build while direct release links are being added.

Brave

Open the main product page to get the Brave build while direct release links are being added.

Whale

Open the main product page to get the Whale build while direct release links are being added.

Yandex

Open the main product page to get the Yandex build while direct release links are being added.

Install from GitHub releases or your user dashboard. ZIP builds include the full desktop extension.

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Extension permissions explained

Every requested permission and the job it performs inside the extension.

downloads

Saves each completed LiveCam recording as an MP4 in the LIVECAM folder of your Downloads.

storage

Stores your quality choice, preferences and trial or subscription sign-in on this device.

activeTab

Lets the popup and right-click item work with the LiveCam room you have open.

tabs

Keeps the popup, timer and recording linked to the tab that holds the LiveCam room.

scripting

Adds the Download button to the LiveCam player and reads the room name for the file name.

notifications

Shows a desktop notice when a LiveCam recording is saved or fails.

contextMenus

Adds the Download Live Cam Stream item to the right-click menu on livecam.com.

offscreen

Uses a hidden extension page to put the captured video and audio together as an MP4 locally.

host_permissions

General https access lets the recorder pick up the video from wherever the LiveCam player loads it. auth.serp.co is used for sign-in and api.github.com for updates; the button and right-click item appear on livecam.com.

FAQ

Common questions

Yes, this is one. It adds a Download button to live public rooms on livecam.com and saves each show as an MP4. It is built by the SERP team, not by LiveCam.
Know Before You Buy

What it cannot do

Better to know the boundaries up front than find out after checkout.

Covers livecam.com only; similarly named sites need their own recorder.

Starts at your Start press and cannot reach back to earlier minutes.

One room per recording; parallel captures are not offered.

The room's tab must stay open until the recording stops.

No scheduling, editing or cloud storage.

Live Cam Video Downloader

Save a LiveCam show from the player, with no software to configure.

Use the Chromium browser you already like, not only Chrome.

Find every recording in one predictable folder.

Keep your files private on your own drive.

Live Cam Video Downloader is an independent product not affiliated with or endorsed by Live Cam or any subsidiaries or affiliates. All trademarks are property of their respective owners and use of them does not imply affiliation or endorsement.