Dailymotion Video Downloader
Paste a Dailymotion video or dai.ly link to save it as an MP4 with sound, or as MP3. Paste a channel or playlist link to pick from all of its videos.
- Free forever
- No sign-up
- No popups
- Nothing to install
In short
To download a Dailymotion video, copy its dailymotion.com/video/ or dai.ly link, paste it above and press Download. Pick a size, usually up to 720p or 1080p, or MP3 for the sound, and you get an MP4 with picture and sound joined. Paste a channel or playlist link instead to tick 10, 50 or all of its videos.
Easy as 1, 2, 3, 4
How to download from Dailymotion
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Copy the link
On a computer, copy the address bar on the video page: dailymotion.com/video/ and an id that starts with x. In the Dailymotion app, tap Share and copy the link. A short dai.ly link works as it is.
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Paste it and press Download
We read the video and test its file before you choose, which takes a few seconds. A channel or playlist link moves you to the Whole channel tab and lists its videos instead.
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Pick a size, or MP3
Sizes are listed largest first. For a video longer than about half an hour, pick 720p or lower, because 1080p would pass our 1 GB limit. For a channel, choose Newest or Most popular, press Tick, choose Video, Sound only or Cover picture and a quality cap, then press Download selected.
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Find the file
It goes to your browser's downloads folder. On an iPhone it lands in the Files app under Downloads: open it, tap Share, then Save Video. Choose 1080p or lower there, because the 1440p and 4K files are AV1, which Photos does not take.
Good to know
Other Dailymotion downloaders stop at one video. A channel lists here in seconds
Dailymotion has a Download button, but only for your own uploads: its help page sends owners to Dailymotion Studio, then Media, then Videos, then Download. For anyone else's videos you need a tool, and the tools in the top results all work one video at a time. Klipa says "Currently, you can download individual videos one at a time" and "Playlist support may be added in the future" (read on 10 October 2026). dmvideo lists the first 100 videos of a playlist for saving one by one. None of the pages we read for "dailymotion video downloader" lists a whole channel.
Here, a channel link such as dailymotion.com/ followed by the channel's name opens as a list. On 10 October 2026 the channel Pakistani top dramas 1 listed all 509 of its videos in 20 seconds, each with its title, length, views and date. A playlist of 249 videos listed in 13 seconds. Newest and Most popular give different orders, because we sort by the real dates and view counts that Dailymotion publishes for each video. Tick 10, 25, 50, 100 or All, pick a quality cap, and the files arrive one by one, each with its sound.
Three limits, so nothing surprises you. A channel lists only what Dailymotion shows the public: franceinfo's profile counts 28,708 videos, but Dailymotion's own public list held 52 and ours listed 46. One download takes up to 200 videos, with up to 300 files waiting for you at a time, so a big channel goes in rounds. And a file can be about 1 GB at most. Dailymotion's 1080p uses about 35 MB a minute, so for episodes of 34 to 40 minutes, set the cap to 720p. 9 of the 12 trending 1080p videos we read were that long.
What people use it for
Watch a long episode offline
Dramas, talks and news shows on Dailymotion often run 30 to 40 minutes. At 720p a 40-minute episode comes to about 640 MB, small enough for a phone, and plays with no connection.
Keep a video before it goes
Uploaders can set an end date that switches a video from Public to Private, and then it stops playing for everyone else. Save the ones you need while they are up.
Archive a channel or a playlist
Researchers, teachers and fans list a whole channel, sort it by date, tick All and get one folder per channel, in rounds of up to 200 videos.
Keep the sound of a talk
Lectures, sermons and interviews work as audio. The MP3 button keeps only the sound, for a phone or a music player.
Get the words as text
Tick The words to save what was said as plain text, from Dailymotion's automatic transcript, for notes or quotes.
Key facts
| Links that work | dailymotion.com/video/x…, dai.ly/x… short links, embed links (dailymotion.com/embed/video/… and geo.dailymotion.com/player.html?video=…) and touch.dailymotion.com. All seven forms of one video read the same on 10 October 2026 |
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| Channels and playlists | dailymotion.com/ followed by a channel name, and dailymotion.com/playlist/x… links, open as a list with titles, lengths, views and dates. Sort it Newest or Most popular, then tick 10, 25, 50, 100 or All |
| Sizes | Every size Dailymotion sends to a visitor who is not signed in. Of 30 videos on Dailymotion's trending list on 10 October 2026, 12 reached 1080p, 8 stopped at 720p and 10 were smaller. One of them also had 1440p and 2160p (4K) |
| File type | MP4 with H.264 video and AAC sound, up to 1080p. Above 1080p Dailymotion sends AV1 video only, which recent browsers and VLC play but iPhone Photos does not |
| Sound | Dailymotion streams the sound as a track of its own. Every size button joins it to the picture: stereo AAC at 128 kbps on most videos, while 6 of the 30 we read had only a 64 kbps track |
| File size | Measured on our own files: about 35 MB a minute at 1080p, 16 MB at 720p and 6 MB at 480p. Our limit is about 1 GB per file, so 1080p fits videos up to about 30 minutes and 720p up to about an hour |
| MP3 | Made from the best sound track Dailymotion sends: AAC at 128 kbps on most videos, 64 kbps on some. It is saved at 192 kbps, which adds no detail beyond the source |
| Subtitles and words | Offered when Dailymotion lists captions, as SRT subtitles or plain text. 21 of the 30 videos listed them; the ones we opened held an automatic transcript of the spoken language |
| Not possible | Password-protected videos (we never ask for passwords), anything that needs a Dailymotion login, and live streams while they are live |
| Price and watermark | Free. No account, no app, no browser extension. Nothing is added to the picture: the video is saved as Dailymotion sends it, with only the sound joined |
If it does not work
- "That file is larger than the size limit we can process"
- At 1080p a Dailymotion video uses about 35 MB a minute, so anything longer than about 30 minutes passes our limit of about 1 GB. Pick 720p, which fits about an hour, or 480p, which fits almost three hours.
- My Dailymotion MP4 has no sound
- Dailymotion sends the sound as a separate track, and a downloader that takes only the picture track gives a silent file. Ours did the same until 10 October 2026. Download it again: the sound is now joined in at every size. If it is still silent, play the video on Dailymotion with the sound on.
- The 1440p or 4K file will not play, or will not save to Photos
- Above 1080p Dailymotion sends AV1 video only. Open it in VLC or a recent browser, or pick 1080p, which is H.264 and plays almost everywhere.
- "That video could not be found"
- The video was deleted, made private, or the link is cut short. A deleted Dailymotion video cannot be fetched by anyone. Copy the link again from the video page.
- The video plays on a news site, not on Dailymotion
- Use the Share button or the Dailymotion logo in the player to open the video on Dailymotion, and copy that link. Embed links that start with dailymotion.com/embed/video/ or geo.dailymotion.com/player.html work as they are.
- The subtitles are in a different language from their name
- Dailymotion's automatic transcript is in the language spoken, whatever the track is called. On one video we read, the track named en-auto held the same Urdu text as the one named und.
- "The site blocks this video in the country our server is in"
- Dailymotion lets uploaders allow or block whole countries, and our server is in Finland. If the uploader blocked Finland, we cannot fetch the video, and trying again will not change that.
- The video asks for a password
- We never ask for passwords, so password-protected videos cannot be downloaded here. Ask the uploader for a copy: owners can download their own videos in Dailymotion Studio.
Ways to download a Dailymotion video, compared
| Method | Largest size | Whole channel or playlist | Catch |
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| This tool | What Dailymotion sends: 1080p on 12 of 30 videos we read, 4K (AV1) on 1 | Yes: a list with titles, Newest or Most popular, up to 200 per download | About 1 GB per file; no passwords or logins |
| Dailymotion Studio's Download | Your own upload | Your own videos only | Only for the video's owner |
| Online downloaders in the top results (Klipa, ssvid, downbot) | 720p to 1080p free; HD or 4K for $1.88 a video on Klipa, 4K as premium on ssvid | One video at a time | Paid unlocks; none explains Dailymotion's separate sound track or AV1 |
| Desktop apps (4K Video Downloader Plus, SnapDownloader) | "Original resolution", by their own pages | Bulk downloads in their apps | An install; bulk features in paid tiers |
| yt-dlp (command line) | What Dailymotion sends | Channels and playlists | Install and update it; since January 2026 it needs curl-cffi for Dailymotion (issue #15526) |
Questions people ask
How do I download a Dailymotion video?
Copy the video's dailymotion.com/video/ or dai.ly link, paste it in the box above and press Download. Pick a size or MP3, and the file goes to your downloads folder.
Can you download Dailymotion videos?
Dailymotion's own Download button is only for the owner, in Dailymotion Studio. For other people's public videos you need a tool like this one. Ask the uploader before you reuse what you save.
Can I download a whole Dailymotion channel or playlist?
Yes. Paste the channel's link (dailymotion.com/ and its name) or a playlist link, sort it Newest or Most popular, and tick 10, 25, 50, 100 or All. The steps with pictures are in the guide at https://raptordownloader.com/docs/website/whole-channel/.
Can I download Dailymotion videos in 1080p or 4K?
Yes, when Dailymotion sends that size. 12 of the 30 trending videos we read reached 1080p, and one had 4K. Above 1080p the files are AV1, so for an iPhone or an older player, 1080p is the safer pick.
Why does my downloaded Dailymotion video have no audio?
Dailymotion streams picture and sound as separate tracks, and a tool that saves only the picture gives a silent file. We join both at every size. Our own buttons had this fault until 10 October 2026, so download it again if your copy is older.
How do I convert Dailymotion to MP3?
Paste the video's link and press Audio only (MP3). We make the MP3 from Dailymotion's best sound track, which is AAC at 128 kbps on most videos.
Will the dai.ly short link from the Share button work?
Yes. dai.ly links read exactly like the full dailymotion.com/video/ link. Embed links from a news site's player work too.
How do I download Dailymotion videos on Android or iPhone?
Use the phone's browser: paste the link here and press Download. On iPhone the file lands in Files, under Downloads; tap Share, then Save Video to put it in Photos. On Android it goes to the Downloads folder.
Can I download private Dailymotion videos?
Not password-protected ones: we never ask for passwords, and we never sign in. Dailymotion's help says a Private video can be watched by anyone who has its link; we have not tested such links yet, so we make no promise for them.
Is it legal to download Dailymotion videos?
Dailymotion's Terms (updated 30 June 2026) say its material may not be downloaded without consent, and allow personal use "solely for Streaming purposes". The uploader keeps the copyright. Your own videos are fine; for others, ask first. This is general information, not legal advice.
Content reviewed 2026-10-10. Download only videos you own or have permission to use. Terms · Copyright and takedowns