FlowPick lets you download HLS and DASH streams entirely in your browser

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FlowPick is an open-source, browser-based media downloader built on Nuxt 4 that processes video streams entirely on the client side, requiring no account, server uploads, or telemetry. It supports HLS (.m3u8) and DASH (.mpd) streaming formats, stitching downloaded segments into a single playable file using FFmpeg compiled to WebAssembly. Encrypted HLS streams using AES-128 are decrypted locally via the Web Crypto API, meaning decryption keys never leave the user's device. The tool is available both as a self-hosted app cloned from GitHub and as a live hosted version at flowpick.net. A companion browser extension can also sniff media requests directly from active tabs, giving users multiple ways to capture streams.

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