Video Stream Downloader

A powerful command-line utility to capture, decrypt, and download DASH (.mpd) and HLS (.m3u8) streams with ease.

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vsd save
vsd CLI usage demo

Powerful Features

Everything you need to archive streams efficiently.

Network Capture

Captures network requests to automatically detect playlist and subtitle files from websites.

Multi-threaded

Downloads segments in parallel with a unified progress bar for maximum speed.

Decryption Support

Supports decryption for AES-128, SAMPLE-AES, CENC, CBCS, and more.

Smart Muxing

Automatically muxes video and audio streams into a single container using ffmpeg.

Automation Ready

Offers robust automation support with JSON output parsing and cookie handling.

Stream Selection

Filter streams by resolution, language, or specific IDs before downloading.

Download & Install

Choose your platform to get started.

PS> Fetching latest version...

Downloads and extracts the binary to your current directory.

Windows x86_64

Standard 64-bit
Download .zip

Windows ARM64

Surface Pro X, etc.
Download .zip
$ Fetching latest version...

Extracts the binary to your current directory. Add to PATH manually.

Linux x86_64

Standard 64-bit (musl)
Download .tar.xz

Linux aarch64

ARM 64-bit (musl)
Download .tar.xz
$ brew install vsd

Install vsd via homebrew package manager.

macOS Intel

x86_64
Download .tar.xz

macOS Apple Silicon

M1/M2/M3 (aarch64)
Download .tar.xz
$ Fetching latest version...

Requires Termux. Downloads and extracts the binary to $PREFIX/bin.

Android aarch64

ARM 64-bit
Download .tar.xz
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Common Usage

Learn how to use vsd to capture, parse, and download content.

Basic Download

HLS / DASH

Download a playlist and save it as an MP4 file.

$ vsd save https://example.com/playlist.m3u8 -o video.mp4

Capture Traffic

Sniffing

Sniff network requests to find playlists and save cookies.

$ vsd capture https://example.com --save-cookies