7 working ways to download videos from VK for beginners and advanced users

Today we present to you programs for downloading video and music from a contact, with which you can quickly download multimedia from the above-mentioned social network to your PC and other mobile devices. We have prepared proven tools with impressive functionality, convenient work tools, useful options, accessible controls and pleasant, clear interface.

Rating of programs for downloading VK videos and music

Download using online services to any device

The advantages of this method are obvious:

• works on any device, including Apple technology;
• no need to install additional software;
• the method is suitable for downloading videos from most popular video hosting sites;
• It’s easy to use even for an inexperienced PC and smartphone user.

In order to download a video using an online service, follow these steps (the algorithm is identical for all services described in the section):

1. Open the video and copy the link in the search bar of your browser.
2. Paste the link to the video into a special field on the resource website (the list is given below).
3. Select the quality of the downloaded video and click the "Download" or "Save" button.

Using the Savefrom.net service as an example, it looks like this:

To copy a link to a file in the VK mobile application, start the video and follow the instructions below:

1. Tap the vertical ellipsis in the upper right corner of your smartphone screen.
2. From the menu that appears, select “Copy link.”

Some services may throw an error after searching for a video file using a link. In this case, use another one. Below is a list of verified resources:

• Savefrom.net.
• GetVideo.
• VK downloader.

Download using PC software

This method is a little more complicated than the one described above, since you will have to install a program on your computer or an application on your smartphone. They work on the same principle as services. But less often they give an error when searching for a video.

And I would like to immediately warn against installing untested software. When preparing the material, I periodically came across either openly fraudulent programs that ask you to enter the login and password for your account, which is absolutely forbidden to do, or software that “trailer” installs a lot of junk utilities on your computer. It is very difficult to clean them off. As a result, I found only one program that I can recommend without a twinge of conscience.

On a smartphone, this matter is a little simpler: install only those applications that are in the Play Store and do not require disabling protection against the installation of third-party software.

Getvideo

If you do not want to install the browser and services from Yandex, during the installation of Getvideo, go to manual mode and uncheck the proposed options (or leave only the necessary ones).

To download a video from VK using this program, copy the link to the video on a social network, paste it into the special field and click the “Download” button.

1. Link field.
2. Selecting the video quality.
3. Start download button.
4. Settings.

We use programs on the computer

We should also talk about additional software for PCs, which also allows you to download video clips from social networks. Unlike browser extensions, the programs do not add download buttons, but they do open up some additional features. Let's consider one of the options for such software - VideoMASTER.

This is a converter from the Russian developer AMS Software, which allows you not only to download a file to your hard drive, but also to work on it. You can download the program for downloading videos from VK on the official resource.

To transfer a video file from a social network to your computer, you must first copy the link to it to the clipboard. Go to the main menu of the VideoMASTER. There you should click “File” -> “Download videos from sites”. At the bottom you will see settings for the folder where the material will be saved. Select a location and then click Insert Link. The previously copied address will appear in a new window. There you can select the required resolution of the downloaded file. Click “Download” and wait until the video is saved in a folder on your disk.

Enter the link to download the video using VideoMASTER

VideoMASTER allows you to replace the extension from the original video with an arbitrary one. This is truly a multifunctional software that will make downloading movies from the Internet simple and convenient.

Videoget program

This is another solution that allows you to download videos from a contact. The official website of the program is https:// www. videoget. ru/ video/ vkontakte

. During installation, as in all previous cases, they will try to install additional software and change home page settings. After Videoget is installed, when you open any video or music in Contact (and not only in Contact), a “Download” link will appear next to the video; when you click on it, you can select the quality of the downloaded video, after which the download process will begin.

Downloading on a smartphone in applications

In mobile applications, you may need to enter a login and password for your page, otherwise they simply will not have access to download the video. If you downloaded an application from the official store, with a large number of downloads and a high rating rating, the likelihood that the application will be malicious is minimal. The following applications are safe - tested on a personal smartphone.

VK video master

VK video master can download videos both from the “Videos” section and from messages. There is no access to video search within the application. In the free version of VK Video Master, only videos with a resolution of 360p are available for download. Full access costs only 65 rubles.

To download videos using this application, do the following:

1. Log in.
2. Open the list of videos or messenger in the application.
3. Type the video you are interested in in the search.
4. Tap on the name of the video (if you tap on the thumbnail, the application will simply play it).
5. Select download quality.

The only drawback of the application is the relatively slow loading. The download speed does not rise above 2 Mb/sec.

Video VK

When you first launch “Video VK”, it will ask for access to your page in the official social network application. After granting the required permissions, the program will launch on the “Videos” page. The videos can be viewed and downloaded.

To download a video, find it in a social network search engine, open it and click the “Download” button.

“Video VK” downloads at maximum speed and is completely free. But there are a lot of advertisements.

Mobile apps to download videos from messages

Applications for mobile devices appear almost every day. Such programs often fall under the filter of prohibited ones in Google Play and the App Store. Therefore, their names and developers often change. The lifespan of some programs for downloading video and audio from various resources is calculated in weeks. Therefore, there is no point in describing a specific application, since after a while it may simply disappear from online stores.

Today, programs such as “Timbload”, “Video VK”, “VK Video Downloader”, “Video App” and others are still available. They are specifically designed for downloading videos from a popular social network. Most of them are only able to download videos from the “My Videos” or “Video Catalog” section. You need to send videos from messages to this section.

The same applies to ways to download videos from your personal messages from the VKontakte social network. But we always try to update the information in articles, as well as post new methods on this site. Therefore, bookmark this page to always be aware of new methods for downloading videos from VK. Bookmarks are added as follows: press CTRL+D together and specify the location of the bookmark in the window. For example, “Bookmarks Bar” or “Bookmarks”. After that, it will appear in the bookmarks bar at the top above the address bar.

Downloading using plugins (addons, extensions)

Yandex Browser blocks all plugins known to me that add the ability to download videos, citing security concerns. Any extension for Yandex is blocked in the first days of launch. Therefore, to easily download videos from VK, I recommend installing Opera, Chrome, Mozila. And for MS Edge there are no plugins at all that add the ability to download videos.

The plugins below work similarly on any browser (an additional “Download” button or an icon with a down arrow appears next to the video description. Only the design differs. To download the video to your computer, just click on it.

Mozilla Firefox

• Savefrom.net helper

Opera

• Skyload
• SaveFrom.net helper
• VKontakte.ru Downloader
• Any Media Downloader

Google Chrome

• Wise Video Downloader (Google Chrome does not want to follow the direct link to this extension, if you encounter the same problem, then go to the Chrome online store, copy the name of the extension from the article and paste it into the store’s search field).

• Savefrom.net helper (for the extension to work in Chrome, you need to install the additional “Orange Monkey” script; you don’t need to search for it yourself. The addon will open the required page during installation).

To install the plugin on the desired browser, follow the link from it. If you try to open the addon page for another browser, you will either receive an error or be redirected to the download page.

Browser extensions

For people who often need to save various videos to their computer, I would recommend installing a special browser extension. With its help, you can get rid of unnecessary actions like copying links and switching to special services. This approach will save a lot of time.

SaveFrom.net (best way)

Savefrom.net – this extension is one of the oldest and most popular on the Russian-language Internet. It supports a variety of audio and video formats and works with almost all known video hosting sites. Savefrom.net also works as an online service for downloading via a link, but recently the site has had difficulties with VK, so to save videos from the social network you need to use a browser extension.

You can find SaveFrom.net on add-on websites for Firefox and Opera, but for some reason the popular downloader is not available in the online extension store for Google Chrome. The best solution would be to download the extension from the official website. The installer will automatically add the plugin to all popular browsers on your PC that you select during the installation process.

During installation, uncheck the boxes next to the items offering to download additional programs from Yandex if you do not need them. To avoid installation errors, I recommend closing all browsers first.

After installation is complete, launch your browser. You will receive a notification that the plugin has been added. For further work, click the “Enable extension” button.

Now under each video there will be a “Download” button. Click on it, select the quality and the folder on your computer where you want to save the video.

Apparently, the extension is not compatible with Google Chrome. In this browser, when you click the “Download” button and select the quality of the media file, you must additionally hold down the Alt or Ctrl key.

VkOpt

VkOpt is one of the most multifunctional and popular extensions for VK. Among its other functions, there is the ability to download music and videos. VkOpt supports a huge number of browsers. In addition to the standard Opera, Google Chrome and FireFox, the extension supports browsers such as Safari, Maxthon, SRWare Iron and many other Chromium-based builds.

VkOpt can be searched on browser add-on websites, but it is much more convenient to download the extension from the official website - vkopt.net/download. The installation process is no different from installing other browser plugins.

After installation, the VkOpt icon will appear in the browser menu (to the right of the search bar) and a new item will be added to the VKontakte menu. Go to the extension settings and make sure that the “Download video” option is checked.

Now that the plugin setup is complete, you can proceed to downloading videos. This extension is intended exclusively for working with the VKontakte social network, so downloading videos from other sites will not work. This drawback is more than compensated by the advantages that the extension provides for VKontakte users.

• You can download a clip of any quality – the plugin has no restrictions.

• To download, it is not necessary to open the video - a save button appears on each video in the video catalog when you hover the cursor over it. This allows you to quickly save a large number of video files to your computer.

• VkOpt allows you to download broadcast files from VK Live - I have not seen such a function in any other extension. The files are downloaded in m3u8 format - this is a playlist, not a video clip. With its help, you can watch the broadcast from a video player installed on your PC, but do not log into VK.

The procedure for saving videos using VkOpt is typical for similar plugins: select a video, click the download button, select the quality and storage location on your computer. But the download button itself is located in an unusual place - to the right of the videos, under the “Close”, “Collapse” and “Hide/Show” playlist buttons.

How to download video from VK to your phone?

If you have access to a computer, you can use one of the methods described above and then transfer the file to your smartphone. If you don’t have a PC nearby, you should use the download method via . I really liked that there is nothing superfluous in the mobile version; downloading is quite simple.

Each approach has disadvantages and advantages.
Downloading through the site is quite convenient, but download speed may slow down during rush hour. The programs are easier to configure for quickly downloading large volumes, but they have to be installed. Extensions also need to be installed, but this is quick, and as a result, the download can be completed in a couple of clicks. Found a typo? Select the text and press Ctrl + Enter