Do I need an account?

Not for ordinary free downloads. Accounts matter for Pro limits and an ad-free experience.

Does this work on phones?

Yes. Use your mobile browser with a copied share link. No app install is required.

Can I download audio only?

When an audio row appears, select it. Otherwise you may need a video row or another source.

Why is Analyze empty?

The URL is not a single public video, or the media is private, paywalled, or deleted.

How long do downloads take?

As long as the megabytes require. Short clips finish in seconds; large files take longer.

Is there a count limit?

Free tiers use a daily download count and a size ceiling. Pro raises both.

Is this video downloader free to use?

Yes, the Vidzilla video downloader is completely free. There are no download limits per session, no account required, and no watermarks added to your downloaded files.

What video formats and resolutions are supported?

After analyzing a URL, the tool displays all available streams detected from the source. Common formats include MP4 (H.264), WEBM (VP9), and AV1. Resolutions typically range from 360p to 1080p, with 4K available on some platforms. Audio-only downloads (MP3 or M4A) are also available.

Do you store or log the videos I download?

No. Vidzilla does not store videos on our servers after the download session. No record of which URLs you analyzed is retained after your session expires.

Why is the analyze step failing for my URL?

Some platforms rotate signed URLs or require JavaScript rendering. Try refreshing and re-pasting the URL. Private, members-only, and age-restricted content typically cannot be extracted.

Is it legal to download videos this way?

Downloading publicly available videos for personal, non-commercial use is generally permitted in many jurisdictions, but rules vary by country and platform terms of service. Only download content you have rights to use.

Can I download an entire playlist at once?

Pro subscribers can download up to 100 videos from a playlist or batch. Creator subscribers can download up to 100. Paste a playlist URL in the main field and Vidzilla will detect it automatically. Free users can download individual videos one at a time.

Paste the right URL before you download

Most failures start on the clipboard, not in the download button.

Get priority access, faster downloads, bigger limits, and more URL compatibility with Pro

Paste a URL to download

Paste a public video or playlist URL.

Quick check — then you can download

Finding streams…

Usually a few seconds

Playlist ready

YouTube Playlist

Playlist

Ready to save

Video

Choose quality

Note: Only download content you have the rights/permission to download. Some platforms rotate signed URLs; if a download fails, paste the URL again and click Download.

What do you want?

Video + AudioMP4 / WEBM · full video with sound Audio onlyMP3 / M4A · soundtrack only Subtitles only.srt caption file

Include subtitles

Language

Supported sites:

and 1000+ more — including YouTube Reels, Shorts & Stories, Vimeo, Dailymotion, and regional hosts.

1000+ Platforms

YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Twitter/X, Facebook, Vimeo, Reddit, Dailymotion, Twitch, and 1000+ more.

No Tracking

Pro users enjoy an ad-free downloader. Free tier may show sponsored placements. No URL history sold. Optional Vidzilla extension for Page Media — same privacy standards.

Direct Download

Files go straight to your device.

Three pastes that look right and are not

First: a channel or profile URL. It shows videos, but Analyze needs one watch address. Second: a share sentence with emoji and commentary wrapped around the link. Third: an in-app scheme that never became https. Each produces confusion or empty lists.

Fix them by opening the individual video, using Share → Copy link, and pasting only the https URL into Vidzilla.

How to paste cleanly on each device

If you pasted from a chat, trim everything that is not the URL.

Desktop: click the address bar, copy, paste into Vidzilla.
iOS: Share → Copy link from the official app.
Android: Share → Copy, then paste into Chrome or Firefox on this page.

After a clean paste

Analyze should list rows. Choose size and resolution, download, and verify. If it is still empty, the video is private, deleted, or blocked — not a paste formatting issue anymore.

Shorteners and QR landings

Expand shorteners in a browser first. QR codes that land on marketing pages need a second tap into the actual player before you copy.

Free counts and bad pastes

Failed analyzes usually do not spend free download counts, but repeated confused attempts waste your time. Clean the URL once, then download once.

Privacy

Only paste URLs you are allowed to fetch. Do not paste internal staging links that expose non-public media.

Related help

See any-link pages for empty inventories, and video-downloader-link for what counts as a usable address. This page focuses on clipboard mistakes.

Field notes that save retries on paste url download video

For paste url download video, treat an empty result as information rather than a broken button. The address may point at a list page, the media may be private, the host may have deleted the asset, or a free size ceiling may block the row you picked. Change one of those inputs before you retry.

Keep a short checklist: confirm the source plays while signed out, copy the full https address or choose the correct upload, read every size figure before you commit, leave the browser tab open until the transfer finishes, and rename the saved file so the next save cannot collide on disk.

Vidzilla runs in the browser for this job. You do not need a separate desktop installer for ordinary use. Prepared files on the server expire on a short timer; the copy in your downloads folder stays on your device until you delete it.

Free use covers routine public work inside the daily download count and the free size ceiling where those limits apply. Advertising may appear on free pages. Pro raises ceilings, raises daily counts, and removes ads. Neither tier turns a login wall into a public page.

If you arrived from a search query that used slightly different wording than this title, stay on this page when the job matches what you need. Host-specific quirks belong on host-specific tools; converters belong on converter tools; general paste-link downloads belong on general downloader pages.

When a transfer fails, save the exact URL or filename you used and the on-screen message before switching tools. That record prevents burning an entire free daily allowance on duplicate attempts that share the same root mistake.

Phones and desktops both work when the browser can write downloads. On iOS and Android, use the share sheet’s Copy link action from the official app when the in-app browser hides the real https address. On desktops, copy from the address bar while the media is open.

Quality is decided by the publisher’s encodings or by the file you uploaded for conversion — not by marketing adjectives on this page. Choose the row or output that fits storage, data caps, and the free ceiling. Larger is not always better on a small screen.

Additional detail for paste url download video: verify playback or output locally after the browser reports a finished download, keep source URLs in a text note if you may need to re-fetch, and stop when free counts hit zero rather than opening duplicate tabs that share one allowance.

Frequently asked questions

Why does my paste fail when the video plays in the app?

The app may not have given you an https watch URL. Use Share → Copy link, then paste that result here.

Can I paste several URLs at once?

No. One watch URL per Analyze. Repeat for each video.

Do quotes around the URL matter?

Yes. Remove quotation marks and trailing punctuation copied from chats.

What about list= parameters?

They are usually fine when a video id is present. You still download one video.

Is paste different on Pro?

Paste rules are the same. Pro changes size and count limits, not URL shape requirements.

Does Vidzilla store my clipboard?

You paste into the form for the job. Treat URLs as temporary input for the download flow.