Video download guides
Every guide in one place
Simple, honest guides to downloading, saving and keeping web video: what works, what doesn't, and why.
How to download
Download embedded videos
The video is on the page but there's no download button. Here's how to save it.
Read the guide →Download an m3u8 video
Turn an .m3u8 stream into one MP4: with an extension, VLC or ffmpeg.
Read the guide →Download a blob: video
Why blob links never paste, and what actually saves the video.
Read the guide →Download audio from a website
Podcasts, MP3s and more, plus pulling audio out of a video.
Read the guide →Video players
Download a JW Player video
The player behind thousands of news and company sites.
Read the guide →Download a Wistia video
Marketing pages, demos and course lessons.
Read the guide →Download a Brightcove video
Enterprise webinars, training and media.
Read the guide →Download a Kaltura video
University lectures and company town halls.
Read the guide →Files and formats
Convert TS to MP4
Three free ways, including one that takes seconds with no quality loss.
Read the guide →Convert WebM to MP4
For editors, PowerPoint and iPhones that won't open WebM.
Read the guide →What is an MPD file?
DASH video explained simply, and how to save one.
Read the guide →How video streams work
Playlists, segments, and why right-click save stopped working.
Read the guide →Everyday moments
Put an online video in PowerPoint
So it plays even when the meeting-room Wi-Fi doesn't.
Read the guide →Watch videos offline
Flights, commutes and bad hotel Wi-Fi.
Read the guide →Save webinar replays
Keep the sessions before the replay link expires.
Read more →Save lectures for offline study
Download recordings once, study anywhere.
Read more →Back up your own videos
A local archive of everything you've published.
Read more →Fix problems
Know before you download
Are downloader extensions safe?
The 2-minute check that separates safe tools from data collectors.
Check yours →Is downloading videos legal?
When it's fine, when it's gray, when it's not, in plain English.
Read the guide →Why DRM videos can't be downloaded
What DRM is, and why honest tools refuse it.
Read the guide →Compare
Vidtuck vs Video DownloadHelper
Honest, including when VDH is the better pick.
Compare →CocoCut alternative
What CocoCut does well, and where Vidtuck differs.
Compare →FetchV alternative
Memory on long videos, encrypted HLS, and more.
Compare →Stream Recorder alternative
Live recording vs one list for everything.
Compare →Video Downloader Plus alternative
Why the name is confusing, and what to check.
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