Getting started

To do this properly, you need to understand how those websites work.

For the shake of simplicity fellow "pirates", they utilize m3u wiki link

m3u8 99% of the time.

You will also need yt-dlp install it if you don't have already

Example on utilizing this knowledge

Go to your favorite streaming site
Simple press F12
Go to Network
Select XHR (XMLHttpRequest)
Filter URLs for m3u8
- If you find more than one, just test them out, you will soon find the trick on your own :)
Copy the URL
Open a terminal and type yt-dlp <your-copied-link>

Do it Ethically

Some may call us pirates, which I find really cool

But the true evil Pirates/criminals are the ones that keep the power to themselves and don't share it with others

Information is the only true power, and it should be free(free as in free speech) for all.

Share your own tips & tricks in the comments if you want!

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[-] deepfake@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

Is there any way to save this post for later?

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[-] iWORKBRiEFLY@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 year ago

Doesn't work on Medici, been tryna download video/audio from a band's page on there forever & can't figure it out

[-] lukas@lemmy.haigner.me 3 points 1 year ago

This works only for websites that don't use DRM, such as Widevine. But there're guides to decrypt the videos anyways. Tough luck with Widevine L1 tho.

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[-] Soulsender@vlemmy.net 3 points 1 year ago

This is awesome thank you

[-] DarkTides@lemmy.fmhy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

This has been my method for browsing on desktop. It has come in really helpful for when I had lectures to get through, but the default play speeds were too low, so I'd download it and then get through it faster at like over 2x speed.

I'd also like to give a shout out to the 1DM app on Android. 1DM+ version without ads was worth the money to me, and has been really reliable too.

[-] gronapa@lemmy.fmhy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

I am suffering with this exact issue currently. Although the videos have embedded question checkpoints that need to be reached by watching the video.

[-] nodsocket@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Is it possible to route yt-dlp through Tor?

[-] 0v0@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

It is, it has socks5 proxy support.

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[-] livixPmfOQRj@burggit.moe 2 points 1 year ago

For Android you guys should check out Seal

I don't think it goes as elaborate as the above post, but it works on every site yt-dlp does.

[-] didimegadudu@lemmy.fmhy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

can you download the full paywall hidden videos from manyvids with this? If not, is there a way to do that?

[-] anonynorbi@lemmy.fmhy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Thank you for this awesome information! I agree with the statement about sharing the power and that information should be free (as in speech) for all. Let's make internet a better place!

[-] Shakaw@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 year ago

Could someone try to download the episode from this site and tell me how to do it? https://www.rtp.pt/play/p11517/e679436/taskmaster

I can't do it, it seems it's pulling the video in chunks and I can't get the link for the full thing

[-] MrComradeTaco@lemmy.fmhy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

What about using 1DM on Android?

[-] Prollol@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

@The person who said one can use VLC to download m3u8 links, I tried this multiple times already, but sadly the resulting files were never complete. Either the video was cut off or the audio missing or the like. I used VLC on Windows.

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