Questions, answered

Vidow is a browser extension that finds the video streams behind the page you're viewing and saves them to your computer. It works on the page you already have open, so there's nothing to paste, upload or convert.

Chrome and other Chromium-based browsers, including Microsoft Edge, Brave, Opera and Vivaldi. Firefox and Safari aren't supported yet.

No. There's no sign-up and no profile to fill in. Just install the extension to get started.

Yes. Install Vidow and try it on your own pages first. When you want every feature, start a plan from inside the extension.

Direct files such as MP4 and WebM, adaptive streams such as HLS/m3u8 playlists and MPEG-DASH manifests, and video served through blob URLs or embedded players. As a rule of thumb, if it plays in your browser, Vidow can usually save it.

Yes. Vidow reads the playlist, downloads the segments in parallel and joins them into a single playable file on your computer. Nothing is sent to an outside server for merging.

Yes, from the resolutions the site actually offers. If a page serves 1080p, 720p and 480p, all three appear in the popup and you pick one. Vidow never upscales or re-encodes.

Yes. When a separate audio track is available, you can save just the sound instead of the whole video.

Usually the video hasn't started loading yet, so press play for a second and check again. Some players only load their stream after you interact with them. Some sites also serve DRM-protected content, which Vidow deliberately leaves alone.

Start it again. Vidow picks up from the segments it already has instead of starting over. If it keeps failing on the same page, send us the URL and we'll look into it.

Only how you pay. Monthly is $19.90 a month. Yearly is $142.80 a year, which is 40% less per month. Lifetime is a single $199 payment. All three unlock exactly the same features.

Inside the extension, not on this website. Open the Vidow popup and choose Upgrade to go through a secure checkout.

Open the extension and cancel from your plan settings. You won't be charged again, and you keep full access until the end of the period you've already paid for.

Yes. Every plan comes with a 14-day money-back guarantee. Email us your order number and we'll take care of it.

You can use it on any computer you own. Plans are for one person and shouldn't be shared with anyone else.

No. Vidow only looks at a tab when you ask it to, and it never sends your browsing activity anywhere. Our privacy policy explains exactly what the extension stores on your computer.

Never. Downloads go directly from the site hosting the video to your browser, and any merging happens on your computer. We're not in between, so we couldn't see your files even if we wanted to.

Vidow is a general-purpose tool, and how you use it is up to you. It's fine to download content you own, content licensed to you, or content whose terms allow downloading. It's not fine to keep copyrighted material you have no right to. Vidow does not bypass DRM or any other technical protection.