About VidForYou

VidForYou is a free online video downloader that lets you save videos from the platforms you use every day — without installing an app, creating an account, or paying a subscription fee.

The problem we solve

Social video platforms are designed to keep you watching inside their apps. Saving a video for offline viewing, sharing it outside the platform, or simply keeping a copy of something you created is surprisingly difficult — often requiring third-party apps with questionable permissions, watermarks you didn't ask for, or premium paywalls.

VidForYou removes that friction. Paste a link, pick a quality, download. That's it.

Our mission

Fast, free, and honest video downloads — with no dark patterns. We don't require you to sign up, we don't ask for your phone number, and we don't bury the download button behind five ad clicks. We run display advertising to keep the lights on, and we're transparent about that.

We also believe downloads should respect your privacy. Videos are streamed directly from the platform's servers to your device — we never store, view, or log the content of any video you download.

Supported platforms

YouTube

Videos and Shorts via SaveFrom redirect

TikTok

Videos without watermark

Instagram

Videos, Reels and Stories

Facebook

Posts, Reels and Watch videos

Twitter / X

Videos and GIFs from tweets

Pinterest

Video pins and Idea Pins

Vimeo

Public Vimeo videos in HD

Kick

VODs and clips

Twitch

VODs and clips

Dailymotion

Public Dailymotion videos in HD

What VidForYou can do

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    Video download

    Save videos from all supported platforms in the best available quality — typically 720p or 1080p. Format options (MP4, WebM) are shown when the platform offers multiple.

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    MP3 / audio extraction

    Extract the audio track from any supported video as an MP3 file. Useful for music, podcasts, lectures, and any content where you only need the sound. Available on all platforms.

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    Generic URL fallback

    Paste a video URL from a site not in the list above and VidForYou will attempt to extract it using yt-dlp's broad extractor library. This works for hundreds of sites — news clips, sports highlights, conference recordings — though success depends on how the source site delivers its video.

How it works

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    Paste your URL

    Copy the link to any supported video and paste it into the search bar on VidForYou.

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    We fetch the available formats

    Our server sends your URL to yt-dlp, a trusted open-source video extraction library. It contacts the platform and retrieves the list of available download formats and qualities — nothing else.

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    Choose your quality and download

    Select your preferred resolution (or MP3 for audio only) and click Download. The file streams directly from the platform's CDN through our proxy to your device.

Your privacy matters

  • ✓No account or registration required — ever.
  • ✓No video content is stored on our servers. Downloads are proxied directly from the source platform to you.
  • ✓We do not log or track what videos you download.
  • ✓We do not sell personal data.
  • ✓We run third-party ads (Adsterra) which may use cookies for ad personalisation. You can opt out in your browser settings.

Read our full Privacy Policy for details.

Responsible use

VidForYou is intended for personal, non-commercial use — saving videos you have the right to download, such as your own content, content shared under permissive licences, or content for offline personal viewing where permitted by the platform. Please respect copyright and the terms of service of the platforms you use. If you believe content accessible through our service infringes your copyright, please contact us at contact@vidforyou.net.

Get in touch

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