How to save video from VK to phone

What do you need to know to download videos from VKontakte?

For many years, Russia has been considered one of the most “pirate” countries in the world. Products are freely distributed here in violation of all possible copyrights. You can download your favorite movie, music, book, and safely use the downloaded file by selling, copying, viewing and listening to it.

However, in recent years the situation has changed. Roskomnadzor is actively blocking pockets of pirated content, and pirates are constantly working to open new mirror sites. The copyright policy has become significantly stricter, also affecting the popular VKontakte website. Here and before there was no direct opportunity to download the videos or music you liked to your phone, and in recent years a number of additional restrictions have been introduced. In particular, paid music has appeared, a number of additional protective algorithms have been used), the removal of protected video and audio from public viewing (listening), and other methods of copyright protection are being practiced.

At the same time, the mobile version of VKontakte at m.vk.com has fewer restrictions than the stationary version of the site. This will help us in realizing our plans.

We also previously discussed how to view a private profile in VK 2018.

Download to an iOS smartphone

The official App Store offers a wide range of applications designed for downloading videos from websites, video hosting sites and social networks. Among the impressive variety, the following program was chosen.

Documents

This program is positioned as a file manager operating under the leadership of the iOS operating system. A key feature of the program is the ability to display and download hidden files. In addition, using Documents you can copy links and save video materials. It is worth noting that the application is completely free, so you can safely download it from the App Store. Download instructions are as follows:

Enable Documents;
Open the integrated browser at the bottom of the desktop;
Enter “Getvideo.at” into the search bar – the name of the online service for downloading video content;
A window will open in front of the user in which you need to insert the address of the desired video;
Click on the download button.

Important! By default, the program places downloaded items in the Downloads folder. You can use a file manager to search.

Simple ways to save a video from VK to a smartphone

One of the most popular ways to download a video from VK is to download the video to your computer and then transfer it to your phone. The simplest way to implement this is to use the mobile version of VKontakte at m.vk.com.

Do the following:

Go to m.vk.com;
Select the “Video” section;
In the section that opens, select the video you need;
When it opens, play it;
During playback, move the cursor over it, right-click, select “Save video as”;
Wait for the video to download to your PC;
Transfer videos from your PC to your smartphone in any convenient way (for example, using iTunes for iPhone).

This option for downloading videos works only in the mobile version of VKontakte, and is not available on the stationary version of the site.

A similar technique can be performed using the Opera mobile browser already on your smartphone.

Open the specified browser, go to the mobile version of m.vk.com.
Find the video you need and play it.
In the top right corner, find the "Download" option and download the video to your phone.

You can also use a variety of programs and browser extensions on your PC to download your favorite video from VKontakte and then transfer it to your gadget.

Among such programs we note:

“Videoder” - allows you to download videos from YouTube, VK, and other video hosts. After selecting the desired video, to download it you will need to click on the red download button in the corner on the left;
Downloadvideosfrom.com – despite the fact that the resource is intended primarily for video files from Facebook, it downloads videos from VK quite well. Just copy the link to the video from VKontakte. Then go to this site, paste the link into its field, and click on the “Download MP4” button (Download MP4 HD). The file will be downloaded to your PC, all that remains is to transfer it to your phone. In some cases, you will need to rename the file to play it normally;
Savefrom.net is a browser extension that allows you to copy videos from popular sites, including Vkontakte. After installing the extension, a special arrow button appears on the video playback screen, allowing you to download the video being played to your PC;
“VKSaver” is another similar browser extension that allows you to download videos of any size from social media. VK network to computer. Works on a similar principle with Savefrom.net

Also in our material we looked at how to listen to music on VK without the Internet.

In addition to the general options we have listed, there are also special ones that work only with Android or iOS. Let's take a closer look at them.

How to save video from a contact to your phone without apps

First, let's look at how you can download videos from the VK social network for free and without using third-party programs. This method will be of interest to those smartphone owners who do not want to clog up the memory of their mobile device with third-party programs. Downloading videos is performed according to the following scenario:

Launch a browser on a mobile device;
Go to the VKontakte website. You should pay attention that it is the mobile version of the program that opens, with the letter “m” at the beginning of the email address. If the full version of the application is opened, then at the beginning of the address in the address bar you can simply add this letter to get vk.com;
Log in to your profile by entering your username and password;
Find the desired video on a social network and open it;
Press and hold the video player window with your finger until a drop-down menu appears;
This menu can have one line or several, it all depends on the type of browser. Select the line “Download”;
After this, the downloading begins, all information about this process is displayed in the notification line.

After the download is complete, the video can be viewed. To do this, go to the gallery or find a video through the player. You can also see the video in the file manager in the “Download” folder on an external or internal drive.

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How to download a video file from vk.com messages on Android

Special mobile applications will help us download videos of different formats from VK to Android. Allowing you to view and download videos to your Android phone. In particular, these are applications such as:

“VideoApp VK” is a video client for VK. Allows you to watch videos on VK (both yours and your friends’, in groups, etc.). You can also download videos with a choice of quality, perform a search, publish the video on your wall. The application is regularly updated by the author and has good user reviews;
“Video VK” is a VK video player application with the ability to save videos. It is free, but overloaded with advertising. It downloads video only to the phone memory; it practically does not work with an SD card. It works poorly with VPN, so Ukrainian VK users will not appreciate the functionality of the application.

The essence of the problem

People download videos on social networks for many reasons. One of them is the uniqueness of some content. VKontakte tools allow you to upload and exchange any materials. However, you will not be able to download videos to a mobile or desktop device using the service. Below we will tell you how to download videos from VK to your phone in various ways.

What is needed to download videos from Vkontakte

It is impossible to download videos from VKontakte directly from the web version of the social network. For this purpose, there is a wide range of applications and online services that can be used on both mobile and desktop devices.

Instructions for iPhone

As is the case with Android, there are also applications on iOS that allow you to save cool videos to your iPhone from VKontakte. Let's look at a few of them.

“File Manager” is a file manager for iPhone and iPad, the functionality of which includes the ability to download files from the Internet to Apple devices. Install and run the specified program, go in your browser to the VK page with the video necessary for downloading. Start playing the video and click on “Download” in the window that appears. After downloading, the video will be available in the “Files” section;
Documents by Readdle is another file manager for iOS. Install this program, then launch the Safari browser and go to vk.com. Log in, find the video you need, and tap on its thumbnail while holding your finger. A menu will appear from which you select “Copy.” Open “Documents by Readdle”, click on the browser icon at the top right, and go to the 9xbuddy.app resource. All you have to do is paste the link to the VKontakte video you copied into the search bar of the site, and then click on “Download”.

Download using the app

program for VK replicates the interface of the social network and allows you to download video content. However, using the application you can only download open-source materials that are not protected by copyright.

Step 1: Go to the Google Play . VK Video in the search bar and select the desired option from those offered.

Step 2. Download the Video application for VK by clicking the “Install” button.

Step 3. Allow the program to access photos, multimedia and other files on your smartphone. To do this, click the “Allow” button.

Step 4. Tap the “Login” button to open your VKontakte page.

Step 5. Enter the phone number to which your account is registered and password. To continue, click "Login".

Step 6. Allow the application access to your account by clicking the “Allow” button.

Step 7: Find the video you want to download. To do this, for example, open “Video Catalog”.

Note! The “Videos” section contains videos that were added by the user, and the “Video Catalog” contains only the most viewed ones. You can also use the search to quickly find the content you need.

Step 8. Click on the "Download" button next to the desired video.

Step 9. Select the appropriate quality.

Step 10: Wait for the download to complete.

Step 11: The downloaded video can be found in the sidebar. Swipe in from the left edge of the screen and go to the Downloads section.

Step 12: Click on the three dots to open more options.

Step 13: To start playing, select “Watch Video”.

How to use the application to download videos from VK

The easiest way to download videos on your phone is to use an app. Several worthy options have already been considered, one of them will show how to download a video.

So what you need to do:

Launch the “Video VK” application on your Android phone;
Select “Search” from the menu and enter the name of your video. Or find it through this app;
For convenience, there is a “Filter” button on the right side of the screen at the top. By selecting it, options open by which you can search for videos;
At the bottom of each video in the search results there is an arrow button. After clicking it, a window will open with a choice of quality;
The loading of the video is displayed on the main window with the found video. And also in the application status bar at the top of your smartphone screen.

Using this application, you can only download videos that are stored on VKontakte servers. Although its developers have nothing in common with the official VK development group. The program was created using content that is available to developers in the corresponding section of the social network.

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How to download VKontakte videos to PC using VKMusic

You can download the VKMusic program from the official website. We quickly download and install the software. The program is absolutely safe and does not steal passwords. It has been around for a very long time, I myself often use it when I need to download a couple of tracks or videos.

Launch the program
Open the “VKontakte” tab and click on the “ My videos ” item.
Log in through your VK account (enter your phone number and password).
Select the video, click the “ Download ” button and select the file quality.

You can also copy the link to absolutely any video on VK and paste it into the program field, then the quality selection will automatically appear.

Online services

For anyone who found the first method too inconvenient, I recommend paying attention to special online services that will help you download any video clip from VK, YouTube and many other sites using a link.

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GetVideo.org

A very convenient service that allows you to quickly and conveniently download any video from VK and other social networks without installing additional programs or browser extensions. When downloading, the service provides the user with several video formats and resolutions to choose from.

The process of downloading a video consists of three simple steps.

Find and open the desired video on VK or any other social network, and then copy the URL from the browser address bar.
Go to getvideo.org, paste the copied link into the special field and wait for the service to process it and provide you with the formats available for downloading.
Select the video file format and resolution that suits you, click the “Download Video” button and select the folder on your computer where you want to save it.

A distinctive feature that sets it apart from similar services is the ability to not only download video clips, but also search for them. Just enter your search query in the same field in which you inserted the links to download video files. The site will find hundreds of videos for you, which you can immediately save to your PC.

GetVideo.at

The online service works on the same principle as the site described above. It has a nicer interface and slightly different functionality: there is no search option, but it is possible to download audio by extracting it from a video. May be useful in case of temporary problems with getvideo.org or simply as an alternative.

The video clip is downloaded using a similar scheme:

copy the link to the video,
go to the getvideo.at service,
paste the link and download the video file of the required quality.

The website has more detailed instructions and an example of downloading a video with screenshots, so there shouldn’t be any difficulties.

Among other video formats, GetVideo.at provides links to download exclusively the musical part of the video in mp3 format. Unfortunately, this feature does not work with all video clips.