VK (formerly VKontakte, meaning InContact) is a popular social media platform in Russia, and is often called the Russian Facebook. It’s like a combination of Facebook and YouTube - a social media with a huge variety of engaging videos from news, sports, games to full-length movies, as well as audio resources of music and podcasts. No wonder so many people want to download videos from VK.
In this guide, we will show you 5 easy ways to download VK videos and audio, with or without downloader tools. Then you’ll be able to enjoy your favorite VK videos on your computer or mobile phone offline anytime, and ad-free.
iFunia YouTube Downloader
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You may not find a download button on VK.com, so a dedicated video downloader for VK is what you need. There are several kinds of downloaders, such as a downloader app, an online tool, a Chrome or a Firefox extension, etc. In addition, if you don’t mind the hassle, you can use the browser’s native feature to download VK videos without the involvement of any third-party tools! Read on for a step-by-step guide.
A safe and easy-to-use VK video downloader 4K is the top option for video VK download. iFunia YouTube Downloader is a simple yet powerful software for Mac and Windows. It supports video download from VK, OK.RU, YouTube, Facebook, Dailymotion, Twitch and almost all other video steaming and social media sites.
Compared with other methods, its main advantage is that you can efficiently download VK videos and short clips in batches without watermark, easily and hassle-free choose the video format and resolution (HD, 1080P, 4K) without ads.
Step 1: Download, install and launch iFunia YouTube Downloader on your computer.
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Step 2: Go to VK.com, find the videos you want to download and copy their links. You can right-click on the video and choose “Copy link address”.
Step 3: Paste the link into iFunia, hit Enter on the keyboard or the “➕” icon on the right to analyze the link. You can add unlimited videos to iFunia.
Tip: click the “➕” at the left corner to batch input all the links at the same time.
Step 4: When the videos are loaded, choose a video quality from the Format drop-down menu. In addition, select a destination folder to save the videos at the bottom.
Step 5: Hit the Start button to begin downloading videos from VK.com to your computer. That’s it! This powerful VK downloader allows you to pause and resume download process at will.
Tips:
* This software can be used as a video player, so, once the video’s downloaded, preview the VK video with the built-in player.
* You can click the Checkmark icon
to quickly find the downloaded file in the folder you chose.
When I tried to download from VK video with browser extensions, I found that most of them showed a list of video files without the correct video titles on VK.com. Hence, it’s impossible to tell which is the video you want.
But don’t worry, after testing 10+ extensions, I found out the most suitable extension for VK video download in Chrome or Firefox. You can also look at more video downloader extensions and try yourself.
VK Video Downloader is not the most popular video downloader extension, but it’s definitely the best one dedicated for VK video download. It’s embedded in the page and can download various resolutions from 144P to 4K. Apart from VK, it can also download videos from other websites.
Steps to download VK video 4K using this Chrome extension:
Since the VK Video Downloader extension is not available in Firefox, I tried some more extensions in Firefox. In fact, it’s difficult to find a working one. So, I would recommend you using other methods. If you still want an add-on to download the VK videos on Firefox, try Video DownloadHelper.
This add-on supports saving static videos such as MP4, WebM and etc.. When using it on VK, it will cache the current video and provide a download link. However, it has to be mentioned that sometimes there’s no MP4 download option and the download requirement cannot be processed correctly.
Here’s a brief guide:
Bonus tip: If you want to download music from VK, “Music Downloader - VKsaver” (Chrome extension) is a good option. It will add a download icon next to each audio track on VK, and show the bitrate and size of the song. Simply click the Download icon to save the VK music track to your computer as an MP3 file.
Fetchfile.me is a free online video downloader for many social media platforms including VK, Vimeo, Tiktok, Instagram and many more. It can download VK videos in various resolutions up to 4K UHD. It also supports saving videos to your Dropbox directly.
This online VK video downloader offers a straightforward way to download VK videos. It starts the download process after you enter a VK video URL and hit enter. It supports only two formats: MP4 and MP4 HD. The former will result in a standard definition lower than 480p, and the latter will download an HD resolution of 1080p.
Note: Of course there are many similar sites to download VK videos other than the two listed. But the common point is that these sites are not 100% safe, have more or less adverts, pop-ups and redirects. So it’s best to be careful when using them and block redirects to avoid virus or malware.
In fact, you can free download videos from VK without any downloader program or web-based tools, just with a little technical savvy. A browser like Chrome can record the network traffic and save the video file from VK and other unencrypted websites.
According to my test, this method works better in Chrome, but it may download the wrong video, in this case, a dedicated VK downloader is recommended.
Here are the detailed steps:
Step 1. Browse to vkvideo.ru/video, and open a video or clip you want to download. Play the video in a quality you want to download, such as 1080p.
Step 2. Press F12 or right click on the page and select Inspect to open the browser developer tools. Or you can access it by clicking the three-dot menu icon in the top right corner of the toolbar and selecting More tools -> Developer tools.
Step 3. Go to the Network tab -> Media sub tab. You should find one or more video files here.
Tip: If nothing shows under Media, press Ctrl+R (Cmd+R on Mac) to reload the video, and make sure the video is playing.
Step 4. Right click on the filename, and select “Open in new tab”. And the video will automatically start downloading in Chrome.
Tip: If many bars of filenames appear, it’s recommended that you select the second file or the one with the largest file size for a higher resolution.
Like other popular social media platforms, VK has mobile app version that allows users to enjoy videos and other engaging content on the go, and it offers a free download feature.
So, in this section, I will show you how to download videos from the VK app for offline viewing as well as how to save VK videos to your phone gallery for personal use.
VK mobile users can download videos and music for easy offline watch. Downloaded videos can only be opened within the app and can’t be transferred or edited. Below is how to do it:
VK Video downloader is a straightforward video downloader app for Android that lets you download VK videos to the path you specify, and offers different video resolution options. It’s ad-supported, but still worth a try.
Since Apple doesn't want any video downloader app in the App Store, iOS users can download VK videos with the help of web-based downloaders and a download manager, such as Documents by Readdle.
Follow the steps below to download VK videos on iPhone or iPad:
In summarizing, downloading videos from VK will not be complicated as long as using the right tools and techniques. With the simple methods outlined in this article, you can easily download video VK to computer or smartphone.
For occasional downloads from VK, you can opt for a free online downloader site or the Chrome tools. Yet when you need to download multiple videos from VK, especially long videos with specific quality requirements, a professional downloader app that supports batch downloading and 4K definition proves to be better and safer.
Chloe LEE is good at explaining and solving complex technology problems to her readers. Since joining iFunia Studio, she has focused on writing articles about video and DVD software, and how-to tutorials.
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