About Us

The Media Downloader is a free online video downloader. Paste a link from Instagram, X, Facebook, Vimeo, Pinterest and many other sites, and it gives you the video as an MP4 or the sound as an MP3, ready to keep on your phone or computer.

Why We Built It

Saving a video should be simple, but most download sites make it hard. They bury the real button among fake ones, push apps and extensions, and hand you files that won’t play on half your devices. We wanted a tool that does one job well: take a link, show you honestly what’s available, and give you a file that just works.

What Makes It Different

• Files that play everywhere. Every video arrives as standard H.264 MP4 with AAC audio. When a platform only offers formats like AV1 or VP9, the server converts them for you.
• Honest quality lists. You see only the resolutions that exist for your video, each with an estimated file size, from 144p up to 4K and 8K.
• No accounts, no installs. It runs in any modern browser on Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iPhone.
• Private by design. There’s no account and no download history, and every file is deleted automatically within 30 minutes. See the Privacy Policy for details.
• Useful extras. Trim a clip before downloading, save subtitles as SRT, or keep just the audio as MP3, M4A or Opus.

How It Works

When you paste a link, our server reads the public page the same way a browser would and lists the formats the platform offers. When you pick one, the server downloads it, merges the video and audio, converts it to a standard format if needed, and hands the finished file to your browser. The heavy lifting is done by the open-source tools yt-dlp and FFmpeg, and we’re grateful to everyone who contributes to them.

What We Don’t Do

The tool never asks for your passwords or social media logins, so it only fetches videos that anyone can watch publicly. It doesn’t bypass DRM, paywalls or private accounts, and it doesn’t host a library of media. Please download only videos you own, videos whose license allows it, or videos you have permission to save. Rights holders can use our Copyright & Takedowns process.

Independence

The Media Downloader is independent and isn’t affiliated with or endorsed by YouTube, Instagram, X, Facebook, TikTok or any other platform named on this site. All trademarks belong to their owners.

Get in Touch

Questions, ideas or a link that won’t download? Visit the Contact Us page, or start with the FAQ and the list of Supported Sites.