Import a Video From a Link and Download the MP4
Paste a video link and ScreenApp pulls in the source file, processes it in your account, and makes it available to download as MP4. It works with 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.
105,054 people signed up to ScreenApp from this page in the last 90 days. Because the import lands in your account like any other recording, it is not just a file transfer: you can also get a transcript in 99 languages, chat with an AI about what is in the video (AI chat with any recording), or translate it (transcript and caption translation).
What you get:
- The video imported 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
- A downloadable MP4 once processing finishes, no watermark on any recording or export
- A transcript, in 99 languages, and AI chat on the imported video
- The import saved in your account, next to anything you record or upload directly
How to Download a Video From a URL
- Copy the link: Open the source page, 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, and copy the URL.
- Paste it into ScreenApp: The video is imported and processed in your account.
- Download the MP4: Once processing is done, download the file. Downloading needs a paid plan; importing and processing do not.
Only public links work. A members-only post, a paid stream, or a private or unlisted video needs a login the tool does not have, so it cannot be pulled in.
Video Downloader vs Other Apps
| Feature | ScreenApp | 4K Video Downloader | yt-dlp | SnapDownloader |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free tier | Import free, download needs a paid plan | Free version available | Free, open source | 48-hour free trial |
| Paid plan | $19/month annual | $15/year (Lite tier) | Free forever | $7.99/month or $39.99 lifetime |
| No software install | Yes (browser-based) | No (desktop app) | No (command line) | No (desktop app) |
| Platforms | 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 | YouTube, Vimeo, TikTok, SoundCloud, Bilibili, Flickr, Facebook, Dailymotion, Naver TV and Tumblr | thousands of sites | 900+ sites |
| Maximum resolution | Not stated | 8K | Not stated | Not stated |
Sources, checked 2026-09-13: github.com/screenappai/screenapp-new/blob/main/apps/web/src/lib/import-platform.ts, screenapp.io/pricing, snapdownloader.com, 4kdownload.com/products/product-videodownloader, github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp, snapdownloader.com/buy
- 4K Video Downloader covers more sites (YouTube, Vimeo, TikTok, SoundCloud, Bilibili, Flickr, Facebook, Dailymotion, Naver TV and Tumblr) and states resolution up to 8K at $15 a year for the Lite tier, but it is a desktop installer you manage on every machine.
- yt-dlp is Free and covers thousands of sites. It runs from the command line, so you need it installed along with its dependencies.
- SnapDownloader gives you a 48-hour trial, then $7.99 a month or $39.99 for a lifetime license, again a desktop app across 900+ sites.
ScreenApp is the browser-based pick when the job is limited to 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 and the import also needs a transcript or AI chat, not just the file.
Who Downloads Videos From a Link
Creators studying competitors. Pulling a rival’s video into a real editor is easier than scrubbing back and forth in a browser player, and the transcript makes it simple to find the exact line a hook or a joke lands on.
Journalists and researchers. Social posts get deleted and accounts get suspended. Having the source file, plus a searchable transcript of what was said, matters when the original disappears.
Students and educators. A lecture or talk posted to YouTube or Vimeo can be pulled in, transcribed, and searched, instead of scrubbing through the original to find a section again.
Marketers reclaiming their own content. Teams that lost access to a CMS or a contractor’s login can pull their own published videos back 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 and keep working from the file.
Anyone who wants a transcript of a public video, not just the file: the Instagram video downloader and the TikTok downloader run the same import for those two platforms specifically.
