Download a video
Download a video file, a copy with captions burned in, a captions file or the transcript, and control who else can download.
You can always download your own videos. Viewers can download them when you allow it.
Download a video
- Open the video and click More actions (…) at the top right.
- Under Download, choose Video for the MP4 file, or Captions (.srt) for the captions.
For more choices, click More download options…:
| Option | What you get |
|---|---|
| Video | MP4, as viewers see it |
| Video with captions burned in | The captions are part of the picture, so they show in any player |
| Captions file | .srt or .vtt, for other players and editing tools |
| Transcript | Plain text (.txt) |
For captions and burned-in video, pick the language if the video has translations. For burned-in captions, also pick a Style: Boxed, Clean or Bold, then click Prepare download. Vidler makes that file when you ask for it. Longer videos take a few minutes, the download starts by itself when it's ready, and you can keep watching meanwhile.
The Transcript tab also has a download button with more formats, including text with timestamps, Markdown and JSON with word timings.
Let viewers download
- Click Share and open Link settings.
- Turn Downloads on or off.
- To keep downloads for people with a Vidler account, tick Only signed-in viewers.
You can also turn Downloads on or off in the video's Settings tab. Viewers download captions and the transcript only when both Downloads and Transcript are on.
When a viewer can't download, the Download section doesn't appear in their More actions menu. If the video asks for an email, viewers enter it before they can download.