Save media from a link you already checked
A dead page wastes a download. Open it first, then paste the working address here.
Paste a URL to download
Paste a public video or playlist URL.
Quick check — then you can download
Finding streams…
Usually a few seconds
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.
Paste one video URL per line (2–100 URLs on Pro or Creator). Upgrade to Pro to unlock batch mode.
Supported sites:
and 1000+ more — including YouTube Reels, Shorts & Stories, Vimeo, Dailymotion, and regional hosts.
YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Twitter/X, Facebook, Vimeo, Reddit, Dailymotion, Twitch, and 1000+ more.
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.
Files go straight to your device.
Why “save from link” fails when people skip the check
Visitors paste URLs from chats without opening them. Private posts, expired stories, and deleted uploads then return empty Analyze lists and frustration.
The reliable habit is simple: open the link as a normal visitor, confirm media plays, copy that final address, then paste into Vidzilla.
You are fetching the published file the page already streams—not recording the tab with a camera.
Homepages, embeds, and the wrong kind of URL
Site homepages and topic hubs point at many items. They do not map to one media inventory.
Embedded players on third-party articles sometimes hide the real watch URL. Click through to the host’s watch page when Analyze returns nothing useful.
Tracking redirects should be allowed to settle until the address bar shows the real item.
How the flow works on this page
Paste the checked URL. Run Analyze. Read sizes and formats. Click Download file and wait for the browser to finish.
Analyze alone is not success. Bytes on your disk are success.
Prepared server copies expire. Save promptly after Analyze.
- Confirm playback in a normal browser session.
- Copy the final https watch or item URL.
- Download immediately after Analyze lists a row.
Quality rows and free size caps
When several encodings appear, pick the ladder step that matches your screen and storage.
Free use blocks oversized single files and limits daily completed downloads. Read the megabyte figure before you click.
Pro raises caps when you regularly need larger files.
Phones and desktops
On a phone, use share sheets to copy links, then paste here and keep the tab awake until the file lands in Downloads.
On a desktop, pin this tool and paste links as you browse source sites.
Moving only the URL between devices is fine; unfinished prepared files do not travel with your account.
Rights and common sense
Saving a public file for offline viewing still sits under the host’s terms and the creator’s copyright.
A download is not a redistribution licence.
If you own the upload, prefer the host’s creator export when you need the original master.
Empty lists and next steps
Empty Analyze means the address has no public media for this tool to list. Fix the URL or accept that the item is private.
Live streams in progress may lack a complete on-demand file until processing finishes.
Retry only after the page plays again in your browser—not by pasting the same dead link repeatedly.
Before you close this Save media from a link you already checked tab, open the saved file on your device and confirm it matches the source you intended to keep for the long term.
Rename the download into a project folder with a clear date and topic so cleanup tools do not treat it as temporary browser junk later.
If a step failed, fix the input type, format, or URL first rather than repeating the same broken upload or paste and expecting a different result.
Vidzilla removes working server copies after processing on the ordinary path; the lasting result is always the file your browser wrote to disk.
Free tool use stays within published daily counts and size limits; Pro raises those limits when you regularly need more headroom for larger jobs.
Keep an original master beside any converted, compressed, or stripped copy until every destination you care about accepts the new file.
On a phone, leave this tab in the foreground until the download indicator finishes writing, then move the file out of temporary download storage.
On a desktop, spot-check duration, page count, resolution, or loudness once in a second app before you delete the source copy.
When sharing the result, send only the cleaned or converted copy—not a mixed folder of half-finished exports that confuse the next person.
If Analyze or conversion returns empty, the input is private, unsupported, damaged, or the wrong type; confirm it opens locally in another program first.
Batch work goes faster when you name files with dates, SKUs, or topics before you start the next item so the folder stays searchable.
Success means bytes on disk that open correctly for the job, not a progress spinner that never produced a downloadable file.
If a portal rejects the output for size, compress or split after you confirm quality—not before you have inspected a readable copy.
Rights still belong to creators and publishers; a file on your device is not a redistribution licence for someone else’s work.
Prefer ordinary formats recipients already open: PDF for packets, MP4 for clips, MP3 or M4A for audio, JPG or PNG for stills.
Questions about saving from a link
Does opening the link first really matter?
Yes. If you cannot play it logged out, Analyze cannot list a file either.
Is Analyze a download?
No. Only completed Download file counts against free daily totals where that meter applies.
Can I paste a homepage?
No. Use a single item or watch URL.
Where does the file go?
Into your browser’s download folder on that device.
Is this free?
Yes within Vidzilla free limits and size caps.
Why did a link that worked yesterday fail?
The post was removed, locked, or expired. Confirm playback again before pasting.