Is vidstill affiliated with SaveFrom.net?

No. vidstill is an independent tool with no connection to SaveFrom.net, its helper extension or the ssyoutube domain. It covers the same platforms by having you paste a link.

Which sites does the SaveFrom alternative support?

YouTube, TikTok, Instagram and X (Twitter). YouTube gives MP4 at 360p to 4K or MP3; the other three give MP4 in the best available quality or MP3. Instagram covers public Reels, video posts and IGTV; X covers public posts including GIFs.

Do I need to install an extension?

No. Everything runs on this web page. SaveFrom is known for its helper, which adds a download button to video sites but has to be installed in the browser; vidstill does the job without touching your browser.

Yes for everyday use. Guests get 3 downloads a day without an account, a free account raises that to 10, and Pro removes the limit. Nothing to install and nothing bundled.

Does it work on iPhone and Android?

Yes. It is a web page, so it works in Safari on iPhone and Chrome on Android, where extensions were never an option anyway. Copy the link from the Share menu, paste it, and the file lands in Files on iPhone or Downloads on Android.

Can I download several videos at once?

Not yet. vidstill takes one link at a time, and playlist or profile links are not accepted. Paste each video's own link.

Is downloading videos legal?

For personal, offline viewing of content you are allowed to watch, downloading is generally fine, and your own uploads or Creative Commons content are always fine. Re-uploading or selling someone else's work is not. Check the copyright rules where you live and each platform's terms.

SaveFrom.net Alternative

Paste a link from YouTube, TikTok, Instagram or X and save the MP4 or MP3, with no browser extension or helper program. HD YouTube files are prepared in seconds with audio.

vidstill is an independent tool and is not affiliated with SaveFrom.net. This page explains what SaveFrom.net does and how to get the same result here.

What SaveFrom.net is

SaveFrom.net is one of the oldest and most widely used video download services. It accepts links from a long list of sites, YouTube among them, and offers the file in several formats. Two things made it famous. The first is the address trick: typing ss in front of youtube.com sends you to their downloader with the video already filled in. The second is the SaveFrom.net Helper, a browser extension that adds a download button directly under the player on supported sites, so you never have to copy a link at all.

People used it for the same jobs as any downloader: keeping tutorials and lectures offline, saving their own uploads, extracting audio from talks, and taking clips they have permission to reuse. Its multi-platform reach meant one tool for YouTube, Instagram, TikTok and the rest.

Why people are looking for a SaveFrom alternative

The helper is the main reason. Extensions that download from YouTube are not allowed in the Chrome Web Store, so the SaveFrom helper has to be installed by hand, or through a separate application, and kept working through browser updates. Many people would rather not add software to their browser for this, and on phones there was never an extension to install anyway.

The website has its own friction. Download pages for services of this kind carry advertising and redirects, and the offered qualities do not always include HD with audio, because YouTube serves HD video and audio as separate streams that need merging. Access also varies: the domains are blocked on many school and office networks, and support for a given platform can differ by region and change over time.

vidstill covers the same four platforms most people actually use, YouTube, TikTok, Instagram and X, from a single text box, with nothing to install anywhere.

How to download a video with vidstill

Copy the link. YouTube: the address bar or Share → Copy link. TikTok: Share → Copy link (vm.tiktok.com and vt.tiktok.com short links work). Instagram: the three-dot menu → Copy link. X: Share → Copy link (t.co links work).
Paste it into the box at the top of this page and press Go. vidstill detects the platform from the link; you do not have to choose it. The video card shows the title and length.
Pick a format. For YouTube: MP4 360p · instant, 720p, 1080p, best up to 4K, or MP3 audio. For TikTok, Instagram and X: MP4 in the best quality the platform serves, or MP3.
Save the file. A Download button appears when the file is ready, usually within seconds. The browser saves it like any other file.

The first few downloads each day need no account. Prepared files stay available for about an hour, then are deleted.

Notes per platform

YouTube. 360p saves directly from YouTube. 720p and above are joined from YouTube's separate video and audio streams without re-encoding, so the sound is always included. Shorts and youtu.be links work.
TikTok. vidstill fetches the source file TikTok serves its own app, which is the cleanest version available. Public videos only. Details at /tiktok-video-downloader.
Instagram. Public Reels, video posts and IGTV. Private accounts and Stories are not supported. See /instagram-video-downloader.
X (Twitter). Public posts with video, including GIFs, which X stores as MP4. See /twitter-video-downloader.

What you get beyond the download

Transcript and summary. Every video, on any of the four platforms, gets a Transcript tab (YouTube captions with timestamps, or a speech-to-text transcript for everything else and for YouTube videos without captions) and a Summary tab that writes a TL;DR, key points or chapters from it.
A public page for the video. The transcript and summaries live at a shareable address. Sign in to make yours private.
No software to maintain. Nothing breaks when your browser updates, because nothing is installed in it.

How vidstill compares with SaveFrom.net

Both turn a link into a file for free, without an account, across several platforms. vidstill differs in needing no extension or helper, in keeping ads out of the download path, in merging audio into every HD YouTube file, in working identically on phones and desktops, and in adding transcripts and summaries.

What vidstill does not do: it has no browser extension, so there will never be a download button inside YouTube or Instagram itself; you paste the link every time. It supports four platforms, not the long list SaveFrom advertises, so Facebook, Vimeo, Dailymotion and others are not covered. It does not download playlists, profiles or batches yet. Guests are limited to 3 downloads a day, free accounts to 10, and Pro removes the cap (see /pricing). Formats are MP4 and MP3 only. Only public videos work: nothing private, age-restricted, login-walled or live. When a platform rate-limits our requests you may be asked to wait a minute.

A note on copyright

vidstill fetches public videos on your behalf and does not host copies. Prepared files are deleted after about an hour. Download only what you have the right to keep: your own uploads, Creative Commons work, or content you may watch and want offline for personal use. Do not re-upload or sell other people's videos, and respect each platform's terms. Rights holders can use the DMCA page to have a public video page removed.

FAQ

Is vidstill affiliated with SaveFrom.net?: No. vidstill is an independent tool with no connection to SaveFrom.net, its helper extension or the ssyoutube domain. It covers the same platforms by having you paste a link.
Which sites does the SaveFrom alternative support?: YouTube, TikTok, Instagram and X (Twitter). YouTube gives MP4 at 360p to 4K or MP3; the other three give MP4 in the best available quality or MP3. Instagram covers public Reels, video posts and IGTV; X covers public posts including GIFs.
Do I need to install an extension?: No. Everything runs on this web page. SaveFrom is known for its helper, which adds a download button to video sites but has to be installed in the browser; vidstill does the job without touching your browser.
Is it free?: Yes for everyday use. Guests get 3 downloads a day without an account, a free account raises that to 10, and Pro removes the limit. Nothing to install and nothing bundled.
Does it work on iPhone and Android?: Yes. It is a web page, so it works in Safari on iPhone and Chrome on Android, where extensions were never an option anyway. Copy the link from the Share menu, paste it, and the file lands in Files on iPhone or Downloads on Android.
Can I download several videos at once?: Not yet. vidstill takes one link at a time, and playlist or profile links are not accepted. Paste each video's own link.
Is downloading videos legal?: For personal, offline viewing of content you are allowed to watch, downloading is generally fine, and your own uploads or Creative Commons content are always fine. Re-uploading or selling someone else's work is not. Check the copyright rules where you live and each platform's terms.