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How to Download Onlyfans Profile's Videos & Images for FREE (yt-dlp tutorial)
Download OnlyFans profile videos and images using yt-dlp by capturing the MP4 media URL from DevTools; simple step-by-step workflow and examples.
How to Download Circle.so Videos for Free (HLS m3u8 Streams) - using yt-dlp
Step-by-step guide to download Circle.so HLS m3u8 videos with yt-dlp, auto-naming, ffmpeg optimization, and troubleshooting tips.
How to Download Coursera Videos for FREE (yt-dlp tutorial)
Download Coursera lectures with yt-dlp by capturing MP4 or HLS/DASH URLs from DevTools. Step-by-step workflow and examples.
How to Download Skool Videos with yt-dlp
Quick instructions for saving Skool HLS streams using yt-dlp with custom output, referer headers, and format tuning.
🛠️ How to Download Skool Videos Using yt-dlp and a Signed m3u8 URL
Guide to downloading Skool videos by capturing signed m3u8 manifests and running yt-dlp with required headers and scripts.
How to Download Skool.com Videos (and the Entire Course)
Comprehensive tutorial for mirroring entire Skool classrooms using cookies, custom scripts, and wget automation.
How to Download Password-Protected Vimeo Videos (Direct Stream)
Walk through grabbing passworded Vimeo streams with yt-dlp by pairing browser cookies, profile IDs, and passwords for direct downloads.
How to Download Loom Videos: A Complete Step-by-Step Guide (With Real Examples & Command Cheatsheet)
Step-by-step Loom download guide with yt-dlp covering share links, embeds, separate streams, and ready-to-copy command cheat sheets.
🎥 How to Download Videos from Whop (Mux Streams) with yt-dlp
Whop.com hosts its videos using Mux, which serves them over HLS streaming (.m3u8 playlists with short-lived tokens).
How to Download WebRTC Video Streams
Protocol: WebRTC Transport: RTP/RTCP over UDP/TCP Signaling: WebSocket, SIP, custom protocols Applications: Video calls, live streaming, peer-to-peer communication
How to Download HLS/M3U8 Streaming Videos
File Extensions: .m3u8, .m3u MIME Types: application/x-mpegURL, application/vnd.apple.mpegurl, audio/x-mpegurl Container: Playlist format (references video/audio segments) Streaming: Adaptive bitrate streaming protocol
Download YouTube Videos for Free with yt-dlp
Step-by-step guide for grabbing any YouTube video without fees using yt-dlp, including the best commands to avoid 403 errors and handle subtitles.
🎥 Download Wistia Videos via Browser Network Requests (HLS Playlist Guide)
When Wistia hosts a video, it’s not a single .mp4 file — it’s delivered through HLS streaming. That means the video is broken into many small .ts chunks, described by a playlist (.m3u8). If you want to save the whole video, you need the playlist URL.
How to download Vimeo Videos (streaming via HLS / streamlink)
Vimeo embeds on Skool are streaming via HLS.
Method 2: yt-dlp at the m3u8 stream
* Open the page with the Vimeo embed (or player.vimeo.com/video/...). * Open Chrome DevTools → Network tab. * Click Media filter (optional but helpful). * Play the video so the actual streaming requests fire.
📥 How to Download Udemy Videos
Udemy hosts its lectures behind login-protected APIs, so you can’t just grab a .m3u8 or .mpd URL from the Network tab.
How to Download TikTok Videos
TikTok stores videos on short-lived CDN links — those long URLs with v16-webapp-prime.us.tiktok.com and ?expire= tokens.
How to Download TikTok Audio (Music, Audio, etc.) from Videos
TikTok videos always contain both audio and video in a single MP4 file, but sometimes you just want the audio track — to save music, quotes, or background sounds.
How to Download Skool Videos from .m3u8 Token Streams (HLS Guide)
Use your browser's network panel to capture Skool .m3u8?token URLs and download the video with yt-dlp.
How to Download Password-Protected Vimeo Videos with yt-dlp
Vimeo can serve video in a few different ways:
How to Download Long Vimeo Videos (DASH Streams) with yt-dlp
Vimeo streams video in two possible ways: