Download videos on a PC
Paste public video page URLs on your computer, save the files, and keep a library you can still find next month.
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 PC downloads still matter
Phones are fine for quick saves. PCs are better when you rename carefully, sort into folders, and keep multi-gigabyte libraries on a large disk.
This page runs in the browser on your PC. Paste a public video URL, analyze, and download without installing a shady desktop toolbar.
Organized PC libraries beat camera-roll chaos when you teach, edit, or archive for work.
Free size and daily ceilings still apply. Plan which titles deserve disk space today.
Paste from the source tab
Keep the source site and Vidzilla side by side. Copy the watch URL while the player is open, paste, and run Analyze.
Avoid pasting homepage or search URLs. Those do not map to one file.
Clean chat punctuation from links before Analyze.
Signed URLs that expire will fail after the timer even on a powerful PC.
- Copy a single public watch URL.
- Analyze on this PC page.
- Download into a named folder.
Folder habits that age well
Create topic folders before you download a batch. Sorting later never happens.
Rename with date and title immediately. Default filenames collide on Windows.
Keep a short text index for rare archives you may need in a year.
Move keepers off the Downloads folder so Disk Cleanup does not sweep them.
Quality rows on large monitors
PCs with large monitors tempt you to always pick the top encode. That burns free size ceilings and disk.
Pick the lowest row that looks acceptable at the size you actually watch.
Long lectures in 1080p can exceed one hundred fifty megabytes on free. Step down or use Pro.
Verify audio on headphones once—PC speakers sometimes hide weak tracks.
Security on a shared PC
Shared family computers need separate user folders for personal archives.
Do not leave private videos on the public Desktop.
Scan unexpected files if you also unzip companion archives from strangers.
Browser downloads inherit your user permissions—use an account that is not an open kiosk admin when possible.
After download on PC
Play in your usual player. If codecs fail, convert the local file rather than re-fetching blindly.
Back up rare keeps to an external drive on a schedule you will actually follow.
Prepared worker files expire. Your disk is the archive.
Free daily counts apply even on fast fiber.
What this is not
It is not a desktop app that hijacks every stream in the background.
It is not a DRM bypass for paid course platforms that block signed-out playback.
It is not a torrent client.
It is not permission to republish someone else’s channel as your own.
Take a minute after the file lands to open it once. Confirming early is cheaper than discovering a bad transfer when you are already away from the network. On the video downloader for pc page, that habit protects the exact file you came here to create.
Name files with a human subject and a date. Default download names collide, and cleanup tools delete keepers that look like temporary junk. On the video downloader for pc page, that habit protects the exact file you came here to create.
Prepared files on the worker expire on a short timer. The lasting copy is the one your browser wrote into your downloads folder. On the video downloader for pc page, that habit protects the exact file you came here to create.
Free use covers ordinary daily jobs with published size and count ceilings. Pro raises those ceilings and removes advertising when your volume needs it. On the video downloader for pc page, that habit protects the exact file you came here to create.
If a step fails, reproduce the same address or upload in a normal browser first. When the source itself will not play or open, this page will not invent a working file. On the video downloader for pc page, that habit protects the exact file you came here to create.
Keep this tab open until the browser finishes writing. Closing early is a common way to create a short file that looks complete until you open it. On the video downloader for pc page, that habit protects the exact file you came here to create.
Vidzilla focuses on one job at a time: one URL or one upload. Bulk crawlers and account takeovers are out of scope on these tool pages. On the video downloader for pc page, that habit protects the exact file you came here to create.
When you need a different format later, convert from the local file you already trust instead of re-fetching a page that may change or disappear. On the video downloader for pc page, that habit protects the exact file you came here to create.
Phone and desktop browsers both work when the paste or upload is valid. Unstable mobile networks are a frequent cause of truncated writes, so watch the download finish indicator. On the video downloader for pc page, that habit protects the exact file you came here to create.
Do not send passwords, unlock keys, or private account cookies into the paste box. Public page addresses and ordinary uploads are the intended inputs. On the video downloader for pc page, that habit protects the exact file you came here to create.
Read the size and type labels on every Analyze or convert result before you commit a free daily slot. Wrong rows waste the limit and fill your disk with files you will delete. On the video downloader for pc page, that habit protects the exact file you came here to create.
Questions about PC video downloads
Do I install software?
No. Use this browser page on your PC, paste a URL, and download.
Where do files go?
Into your browser’s download folder unless you choose otherwise. Move them into a library folder.
Is there a size limit?
Free downloads cap at 150 MB per file.
Can I download playlists in one click?
No. Paste one watch URL at a time, Analyze, then Download. Playlist pages are not a single bulk job; save each video you need as its own file.
Do I need an account?
No. Ordinary free PC browser downloads work without an account, within published daily counts and size limits. Sign in for Pro when you need higher caps.
Why did Analyze fail on a fast PC?
Speed does not help if the URL is private, expired, or not a video page.