Friends, good luck to everyone at fast-walker.ru! We probably use VK most often. And sometimes you want to save interesting videos as a keepsake. Did you find something by chance? Sent a touching video in a private message or on your wall? You can download the VK video to your phone or computer and it will be at hand.
How to do this - read in today's issue. One universal way to save videos will be described - using a browser plugin. Of course, you must be registered in the contact.
How to download a video from VK on a computer using the savefrom.net plugin?
One of the most common ways to save videos is to install a special extension or add-on to your Internet browser. I have a Yandex browser; All photos are his example. In other browsers the meaning of the actions is similar.
Go to the “settings” of the browser and select “Settings” or “Add-ons”.
Add-ons and extensions are special programs designed for browsers so as not to download additional programs to your computer. There are a lot of extensions; you can even talk on Skype through the browser. Without installing the program as such.
And to download VK videos we must find an extension called SaveFromNet , below we go to the directory of extensions and add-ons:
In the search window, then start typing the name of the savefrom.net and install it. In the list of extensions and add-ons, the savefrom net that appears should be in the “enabled” position...
... and the “Allow use in incognito mode” setting will allow you to download videos without saving them in the browser’s “history”. No one will know what you searched for and downloaded. In the “Settings” of safefrom.net we indicate (or disable) other hosting sites from which this plugin will be able to download videos:
As you can see, the list of plugin capabilities is quite wide. Here are VK, OK, FB, mail ru, YouTube too. All this downloads from savefrom.net! Have you made the settings? Save and be sure to restart the browser. Got a button at the bottom of the video you want? You can download!
But to do this, you must have a link to the desired video. Where can I get it? Right-click on the desired VK video and copy the video URL to the clipboard:
If the savefromnet plugin is enabled in the browser, its button is visible at the top right, click on it:
Next you need to go to savefrom.net…
... and paste the copied link into the form.
Before downloading, we try to select a better video quality (it doesn’t always allow us to choose) and click the “Download” button. If, after installing the extension, your browser prompts you to install the savefromnet assistant, install:
Restart the browser and the “Download” button should appear under the VK video; now you don’t need to copy the link.
We use the mobile version of VK
The easiest way to save videos from VKontakte messages without providing your registration data to third parties is to switch to the mobile version of the site, which uses outdated technologies.
Enter m.vk.com in the address bar, find the video file you are interested in and click on it. It will open on a separate page.
Next, you need to start playback and, when the file has loaded a little (a loading bar and time stamps appear), right-click on it.
After clicking on the “Save as...” item in the context menu and selecting the download directory, the media file will begin downloading.
It is also useful to know how to add a video to your page - you can do this here, there is a button for this right below the playback window.
How to download videos from VK on an Android phone?
In your phone you can also get a link to the video on VK video:
We will still need this link. For convenience, we will look for a special application from savefromnet for a smartphone.
We go to the Play Market and try to find something suitable by name and install HD video Downloader-saveRrom Net. Unlike many similar ones, this is still a working application. And universal - allows you to download videos not only from VK
All actions for downloading videos can be carried out through this application. Allow access to photos and videos on your smartphone; You may need to install add-ons by allowing installation from unknown sources.
After installation, you can download the video in two ways - by inserting a link to the video into the form, or by logging into VK (by clicking the button) using your account.
In addition to VK, there are buttons for Instagram, Facebook and YouTube. Today we need VK, click on the button, enter the login and password for your account and get into VK. . After selecting the video you are interested in, a bright “Download” button appears
By the way, the VK application also has a “Clips” category. If you tap on the clip of interest within a couple of seconds, you will be able to download the clip directly to your phone.
Third Party Resources
In most cases, the previous methods will suffice, but it’s worth learning about one more. This is the site https://linkor.niktu.ru. It automatically finds direct links to different versions of the post and provides them to the user. To use the site, you need to add its script to the bookmarks bar.
Then go to the video page, expanding it from messages, and click on the script. Save links will appear in the site window that opens.
Thus, the official ban on downloading recordings from VK does not in any way limit users who know how to download videos from personal messages using alternative services.
Why do they send videos in VK messages?
There can be very, very many reasons. The most common reason is to send a funny post of your cat to a colleague or friend. Some send recordings of an accident, a wedding or some event. You can send anything this way:
- Resume in an unusual format. Yes, this is original, because the employer has the opportunity to see you “live.” Therefore, you can show yourself in a more favorable light. The disadvantage is that not everyone is ready for such creativity and many will not even upload the submitted resume.
- Draft. If you're in video production, you can submit a draft or animated storyboard for approval or to show your ideas for the project.
- Presentation. You can make a presentation for a business partner to briefly express all your thoughts or offer profitable cooperation.
- Invitation. You can creatively invite someone to a wedding or some other event - if the invitation is personal (you address the person by name), then he will be doubly pleased.
- Lesson. Your classmate missed the lecture and asked you to send it. But you don't want to share the notes. There is a way out - send a recording, then your friend will experience the effect of presence.
- Congratulation. Recite a poem of your own composition, sing or play the guitar to congratulate the person on the holiday. This will show that you are willing to devote time to this person - this will improve your relationship with him.
And the list doesn’t end there. The list goes on and on.
How to add video from VK messages to my videos
To add this video to “My Videos,” click on the name of the downloaded video. A large window will open with a player, description and comments. On the left under the player there will be a button “Add to yourself”.
Just click it once to add it. Click the second one - it will be removed from your profile, but will remain in the messages of everyone who has added the video to themselves.
Via a mobile application on a smartphone
You can download a recording from a personal message using the Play Store. You can download the video directly to your mobile device. We will look at two possible applications suitable for this purpose.
Open Play Market. Enter “VK Video” in the search bar. Install the application by pressing the appropriate button.
Let's launch it. In the window that appears, click the “Allow” button.
Open the Contact application. We enter the desired dialogue. Click on the video you want to download with your finger.
The video is playing. We need to click on the plus icon, which is located in the lower right corner. So we add it to our videos.
Let's return to the VK Video application. Click on the three horizontal lines that are located in the upper left corner.
A menu pops up in which you need to select the line “My videos”.
Click on the newly added video.
It starts. We see that a “Download” button has appeared below the playing video, click on it.
A window pops up in which we are given the opportunity to select the appropriate size and resolution of the video. Click on the desired one.
A notification pops up stating that the video will be downloaded only when the application is running. Click the “OK” button.
We see the loading process.
The video is downloaded to the device memory in a folder created by the VK Video application. In my case, this is the “VideoFORVK2” folder.
We will also look at another application that allows you to download videos that were sent in private messages. Go to the Play Market again. Enter Timbload in the search bar. Open the application by clicking the “Install” button.
Let's go to Contact. We find the desired video that was previously sent in private messages. Let's launch it. Point your finger at the video being played. We see that three vertical dots have appeared at the top of the screen, click on them.
A menu pops up in which you need to select the line “Copy link”.
Go to the installed Timbload. Paste the link into the line provided for this. Click on the “Go” button.
A window pops up in which we click on the “OK” button.
Our video is loading. Click on the download button.
A window pops up in which we are given different video sizes. Select the one you need by clicking the download button.
The video is downloaded to the folder created by this application in the device memory.
Using browser extensions
We will look at installing extensions using the Google Chrome browser as an example. Go to the online store using the following link: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/.
Enter SaveFrom in the search bar. Select “SaveFrom Social Assistant” and click on the “Install” button.
A notification pops up in which we confirm our decision by clicking the “Install extension” button.
Open Contact. We go to the “Messages” section, select the desired dialogue and the video that we want to download.
Click on the title of the video.
The recording starts playing. We see that the “Download” button has appeared under it, click on the inverted triangle next to it.
Options for the acceptable quality of this video pop up, select the one you need.
You can also install another extension. Going to the Google store, we register “universal video downloader”. Install this extension by clicking the “Install” button.
A window appears in which you need to confirm your desire by clicking the “Install extension” button.
We launch the video that was sent in a message from another user. Click on the icon of the installed extension, which is located at the top of the browser screen.
A list of available resolutions for the video you are watching opens. Select the one you need and click on the “Download” button. It is important that the video plays at this moment. Otherwise, when you click on the extension window, there will be no information and no download option.
