Convert a Video Link to MP4
Paste a video link and ScreenApp import a video from a link and download it as MP4 once it has been processed. The importer takes links from YouTube, Vimeo, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and most other public video links (Twitch, Loom, Dropbox, Google Drive, Pinterest, X, Threads, Douyin, Kuaishou, Bilibili) through a generic importer, so a YouTube watch URL, a Vimeo embed, a TikTok share link, an Instagram Reel, or a Facebook video link all go through the same box.
You don’t just get a file back. Once the import finishes, ScreenApp also transcribes the video and writes an AI summary, so you can read what’s in the clip instead of watching the whole thing again.
What you get:
- A working MP4 you can download once the import is processed
- A transcript of the spoken audio
- An AI summary of the video
- No watermark on anything ScreenApp exports (no watermark on any recording or export)
- Free plan: 3 imports to try, with the transcript and summary; downloading the MP4 needs a paid plan (see why downloads are a paid feature)
How to Convert a Video Link to MP4
- Paste the link. Copy the video URL from YouTube, Vimeo, TikTok, Instagram, or Facebook, and paste it into ScreenApp.
- Let it import. ScreenApp fetches the video, then transcribes it and writes a summary. This takes a few minutes depending on the video’s length.
- Read the notes, then download. The transcript and summary are ready first. Downloading the MP4 itself is a paid-plan feature.
Import quality depends on what the source platform makes available for that video; some videos are age-gated or private and won’t import at all. See how we measure accuracy for how the transcript is scored. If you only need the audio, extract audio from videos covers MP3, WAV, or AAC output. For YouTube specifically, see the YouTube to MP3 converter.
Link to MP4 vs Other Converters
| Feature | ScreenApp | CloudConvert | FreeConvert | Convertio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free plan | 3 imports, transcript and summary included | 10 conversions/day, 1 GB file cap | 20 minutes/day, 5 minutes per file | Not stated (file size cap 1 GB without an account) |
| Cheapest paid plan | $19/month annual | pay-as-you-go conversion credits, no flat monthly plan shown | $12.99/month (1,500 minutes) | $6.99/month annual (1,000 credits) |
Sources, checked 2026-09-12: ScreenApp pricing, cloudconvert.com/pricing, freeconvert.com/pricing, convertio.co, convertio.co/pricing/
- vs CloudConvert: CloudConvert’s free tier gives 10 conversions a day up to 1 GB per file, and its paid tier is pay-as-you-go conversion credits, no flat monthly plan shown. ScreenApp adds a transcript and summary to every import, which CloudConvert’s pricing page does not offer.
- vs FreeConvert: FreeConvert allows 20 minutes a day free, capped at 5 minutes per file, then $12.99 a month for 1,500 minutes. ScreenApp’s free plan is capped by import count rather than minutes per day, and includes the transcript and AI summary.
- vs Convertio: Convertio’s Lite plan is $6.99 a month billed yearly for 1,000 conversion credits. Convertio converts the file; it doesn’t transcribe or summarize it.
Who Uses a Link to MP4 Converter
Researchers and content creators paste a link to a clip they want to reference, then read the transcript instead of scrubbing back and forth through the video.
Students save a lecture or course video shared as a link and get a transcript and summary of it alongside the source.
Social media managers archive a competitor’s post or a campaign video by URL before it gets taken down, and keep the transcript as a record of what was said.
Video editors pull a clip a client shared as a link and want the MP4 in hand, plus a transcript to find the section they need without watching the whole file.
