# How to Download Vimeo Videos

### PRE-REQUISITE STEPS (initial one-time setup):

* Download homebrew from [homebrew.sh](http://homebrew.sh)
    
* Download streamlink with homebrew: Open your terminal and use the command `brew install Streamlink`
    

### STEPS (after you have the pre-requisites):

1. Open Vimeo Video: Start by locating the Vimeo video you want to download.
    
2. Use DevTools: Right-click on the page and select "Inspect". Use Command/Control + F to search for "player.vimeo" in the HTML. Look for a link with a video ID.
    
3. Copy Video URL: Double-click the desired URL, copy it, and paste it in your browser to isolate the video.
    
4. Construct Command: Use Streamlink with the video URL, specify the resolution (e.g., "best"), and define the output path (e.g., Desktop)
    

```typescript
# syntax
$ streamlink https://player.vimeo.com/video/{vimeoID} best -o {path/to/download/to/video_name.mp4}

# example (mac)
streamlink https://player.vimeo.com/video/949271536 best -o ~/Desktop/vimeo_video.mp4
```

5. Download the Video: Run the command, and Streamlink will download the Vimeo video to your specified location.
    

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📺 Click to watch & follow along with the video on YouTube

[![vimeo](https://gist.github.com/user-attachments/assets/fac35ce8-0b05-45a3-ba6c-2cb47bde93c4 align="left")](https://youtu.be/MeLNJSwCnwk)

# How to Download Vimeo Video for FREE (No Extensions Needed) -- WINDOWS

### PRE-REQUISITE STEPS (initial one-time setup):

1. open powershell & install scoop
    

```typescript
Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -Scope CurrentUser
iwr -useb get.scoop.sh | iex
```

2. install git
    

```typescript
scoop install git
```

if that errors, then close powershell & open powershell as admin to install git

```typescript
scoop install git
```

3. install streamlink:
    

```typescript
scoop bucket add extras
scoop install streamlink
```

### STEPS (after you have the pre-requisites):

1. Open Vimeo Video: Start by locating the Vimeo video you want to download.
    
2. Use DevTools: Right-click on the page and select "Inspect". Use Command/Control + F to search for "player.vimeo" in the HTML. Look for a link with a video ID.
    
3. Copy Video URL: Double-click the desired URL, copy it, and paste it in your browser to isolate the video.
    
4. Construct Command: Use Streamlink with the video URL, specify the resolution (e.g., "best"), and define the output path (e.g., Desktop)
    

```typescript
# syntax
$ streamlink https://player.vimeo.com/video/{vimeoID} best -o {path/to/download/to/video_name.mp4}

# example (windows)
streamlink https://player.vimeo.com/video/949271536 best -o "C:\Users\devin\Desktop\vimeo_video.mp4"
```

5. Download the Video: Run the command, and Streamlink will download the Vimeo video to your specified location.
    

  

📺 Click to watch & follow along with the video on YouTube

[![vimeo](https://gist.github.com/user-attachments/assets/fac35ce8-0b05-45a3-ba6c-2cb47bde93c4 align="left")](https://youtu.be/ZnoC6IZg4s4)

[Click here to get the Vimeo Video downloader extension](https://serp.ly/stuff/vimeo-video-downloader)