MediaOtter · Terms of Service

Terms of Service

Effective date: August 17, 2026 madebysaira — Sagarika Sultana hi@madebysaira.me

In short: MediaOtter is free, open-source software provided “as is.” You are responsible for how you use it — respect copyright, platform terms, and your local law. If that sounds reasonable, you will get along with these terms just fine.

1. Acceptance of these Terms

By downloading, installing, or using MediaOtter (the “Software”), you agree to these Terms of Service (the “Terms”) and to our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, do not use the Software.

If you use MediaOtter on behalf of an organization, you represent that you have authority to bind that organization to these Terms.

2. Who operates MediaOtter

MediaOtter is built and maintained by madebysaira — Sagarika Sultana, an independent open-source project based in Tripura, India. Contact: hi@madebysaira.me. The project's source and releases are at github.com/madebysaira/mediaotter.

3. Open-source license (MIT)

MediaOtter is released under the MIT License. A copy of the license is included in the repository at github.com/madebysaira/mediaotter/blob/main/LICENSE and reproduced below for convenience:

MIT License — Copyright (c) 2026 MediaOtter contributors Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the “Software”), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions: The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

In short: you may use, copy, modify, and distribute MediaOtter for any purpose, subject to including the copyright and permission notices. For the full text, see the LICENSE file in the repository.

4. Acceptable use & copyright

MediaOtter is a neutral download tool — like a browser, it retrieves publicly available streams and saves them to your computer in a Premiere-compatible format. How you use the content you download is your responsibility.

You agree to:

  • Comply with YouTube's Terms of Service (youtube.com/t/terms), the YouTube API Services Terms (when signed in), and the terms of any other site you access via the Software.
  • Comply with applicable copyright law in your jurisdiction. Only download content that you own, have licensed, have permission to use, or that is in the public domain / under a permissive license.
  • Not use MediaOtter to infringe copyright, trademarks, or other intellectual property rights, or to download content for redistribution in violation of law.
  • Not use the Software for any unlawful, harmful, harassing, or deceptive purpose, or to circumvent access controls where prohibited by law.

We do not monitor your downloads, we do not host content, and we do not induce infringement. If you are unsure whether you have rights to a particular video or track, consult a qualified advisor before downloading or publishing it.

5. Accounts & credentials

MediaOtter requires no account for core features. The optional “Sign in with Google” feature uses your own Google Cloud OAuth credentials (you create them, or use the build-time client ID). You are responsible for keeping those credentials and your local token file (~/.mediaotter/auth.json) secure on your machine. See the Privacy Policy for how tokens are stored.

Similarly, the optional “Use browser session” feature reads cookies from your own browser locally. You are responsible for ensuring you have the right to access any private or age-restricted content you retrieve.

6. Third-party services & content

MediaOtter interacts with third-party services only on your behalf and on your machine:

  • Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects — the hosts for the CEP 10 extension. Your use of Adobe software is governed by Adobe's own terms.
  • YouTube / YouTube Data API v3 — governed by Google's and YouTube's terms. MediaOtter accesses YouTube only through the public web streams your browser would play and, when signed in, through the official Data API with the youtube.readonly scope.
  • yt-dlp and ffmpeg — bundled open-source binaries that perform the actual download and muxing. They are separate projects under their own licenses.
  • Other video/audio sites — accessed via yt-dlp when you paste a URL. Each site has its own terms and copyrights.

We do not control third-party sites or their content, and we are not responsible for their availability, accuracy, or legality. A site may change or block the download method at any time — MediaOtter attempts to stay compatible via yt-dlp updates but makes no guarantee.

7. Intellectual property & trademarks

  • MediaOtter — the name, logo (otter mark), and original code are part of the MIT-licensed project. You may fork and adapt them under the license terms.
  • Third-party trademarks — Adobe, Premiere Pro, After Effects, and the Adobe logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Adobe Inc. YouTube, Google, and related marks are trademarks of Google LLC. Vimeo, SoundCloud, Twitch, TikTok, and other site names are property of their respective owners. All trademarks are used nominatively to describe compatibility. MediaOtter is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Adobe or Google.

8. No warranty — provided “as is”

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED “AS IS”, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.

We do not warrant that MediaOtter will be error-free, uninterrupted, secure, or compatible with every version of Premiere Pro, After Effects, macOS, or any third-party site. Video sites change their delivery formats frequently; downloads may fail or require an update.

This disclaimer matches the MIT License warranty disclaimer and applies to the maximum extent permitted by law.

9. Limitation of liability

IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.

This includes, without limitation, damages for lost profits, lost data, business interruption, or claims arising from your use of downloaded content. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of implied warranties or limitation of liability, so the above may not apply to you — in that case, liability is limited to the minimum extent permitted by law.

10. Changes to the service & these Terms

MediaOtter is an evolving open-source project. We may release updates, add or remove features, or correct bugs at any time. We may also update these Terms. When we do, we will post the revised Terms at https://mediaotter.madebysaira.me/terms.html with a new effective date and note the change in the GitHub repository's release notes. Your continued use of the Software after an update constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms. If you disagree, stop using the Software.

11. Termination

You may stop using MediaOtter at any time by uninstalling the extension and deleting ~/.mediaotter/ and the extension folder at ~/Library/Application Support/Adobe/CEP/extensions/MediaOtter. These Terms remain in effect with respect to any prior use. We reserve the right to stop distributing or supporting the Software at any time, for any reason, without notice — it is open source, so the code will remain available on GitHub under the MIT License.

12. Governing law

These Terms are governed by the laws of India, without regard to conflict-of-laws principles. Any dispute arising out of or relating to the Software or these Terms shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of Tripura, India, and you consent to that jurisdiction. This does not limit any mandatory consumer rights you may have under the laws of your own jurisdiction.

13. Contact

Questions about these Terms? Contact:

madebysaira — Sagarika Sultana
Email: hi@madebysaira.me
GitHub: github.com/madebysaira/mediaotter

Effective date: August 17, 2026 · Last updated: August 17, 2026 · These terms incorporate the MIT License warranty and liability disclaimers verbatim.