13 Video Grabbers for Online Recording

Movavi Screen Recorder is a desktop software for Windows and Mac. It offers many options for capturing the screen, but it also provides the user with an editor to edit the captured movies. It is possible to pause the screen capture and resume it later, but when you click the Stop button, the video will be captured and shown in an integrated player, which already allows some minor adjustments. On this screen, it will be possible to see what has just been captured. The free trial version allows you to test the software with the Movavi watermark on the screen but without the possibility to export the captured videos.

Features:

• Show keystrokes and mouse actions in your screencast
• Record music, speech, and audio effects in high quality to enhance recordings
• Draw notes, shapes, and figures on screenshots and videos in real time
• Capture a single window, a full page, or just part of it as a screenshot or video
• Schedule recording of important events or late-night webinars and watch your saved videos later

Features:

• Can grab ​​Vimeo, YouTube and Dailymotion

• Offers clipboard monitoring

• Can grab videos in higher or lower resolution

ClipGrab is a free video capture and conversion program for YouTube, Vimeo, Facebook, and many other popular video sites. It is a browser extension that works mainly for Windows. It can convert downloaded videos to many formats in one simple step. The ClipGrab for Windows installer includes InstallCore, an advertising software module classified as a potentially unwanted program (PUP) or potentially unwanted application (PUA) by some anti-malware products.

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Features:

• Offers schedules recording

• Can also capture gameplay

• Can be used for streaming

Bandicam is a lightweight screen recorder software for Windows, and it allows users to record a certain area on a PC screen, webcam or capture a game that uses the DirectX/OpenGL/Vulkan graphics technologies. It comes with an easy-to-understand user interface with advanced recording features such as real-time drawing, webcam overlay, scheduled recording, mouse click effects, audio only recording, and so on.

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Features:

• Offers clipboard monitoring

• Can pause and resume downloads

• Can batch-download videos for you

JDownloader allows you to download and save videos from a wide range of websites instantly and conveniently. It offers faster video transfers using multi-threaded download technologies. You can upload 4K, HD, or other standard content of your choice. JDownloader also allows you to watch and enjoy multiple videos at the same time. The desktop software has the so-called Link Grabber that tracks the clipboard to identify and download the video automatically. Remote monitoring helps you track downloads when you are away from your device. It also allows you to import standard files from various file-sharing sites.

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Features:

• Can download videos in a higher or lower resolution

• Can download the audio track from a chosen video as an MP3

• Downloads individual videos or playlists

4K Video Downloader is a desktop software for PCs that allows downloading of playlists, channels, videos, and subtitles from YouTube, Facebook, TikTok, Vimeo, and other video sites in high quality. It is a basic video downloader that helps you to save all your favorite Internet videos on your device. 4K Video Downloader supports all popular video pages. 4K and 8K HD video downloads are supported. It also allows you to download videos in a group. You can download an entire playlist and channel from YouTube and save the downloaded files in MP4, MP3, M4A, FLV, MKV, 3GP. It captures video in HD 720p, HD 1080p, or 4K. The software offers support for downloading subtitles in the .srt file and for 360° video viewing. Multi-threaded update technology makes it easy to stream to this freeware software. Plus, the Smart Mode feature ensures that all videos are seamlessly accessible using your desired settings.

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Features:

• Downloads videos in popular formats like MP4, FLV, WMV, and MP3

• Works online but also offers a desktop app

Video Grabber is an all-in-one video editing platform for cloud-based video saving. You can search for videos on the site and also download videos. Just paste the video link and download. VideoGrabber.net lets you download videos into various formats, from MP4 to FLV, 3GP, WEBM, WMV, and MP3. You can also download high-definition videos by using the online service. You can use the service to grab video from a website if you don't want to download any additional apps for this task.

Go to VideoGrabber.net

Features:

• Can record your webcam and mic, too

• Saves videos in MP4

Screen Capture is an online screen grabbing service that captures everything you want on a desktop. It captures videos through supported browsing software. These can be Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox, or Opera. You can schedule recordings, snow keystrokes, draw on the videos or save files on almost all popular formats. You can grab videos online, capture the activities on your screen, include your face in the video through a webcam, and can also record your screens with sounds.

Go to Screencapture.com

Features:

• Designed to download videos from  YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Vimeo

• Can download videos in any resolution

Video Grabber is an online service that allows you to download any video. It downloads videos into 480 x 270, 640 x 360, 1280 x 720, and 480 x 27 into different formats from MP4 to M3U8. It is fast, safe, and secure. It helps users grab videos for free. However, you can only convert videos that have links and can already be shared. It doesn't show unnecessary ads, and the service is free.

Go to VideoGrabber.cc

Features:

• Also offers a Chrome extension, a desktop app, and an Android app

• Downloads videos to various compatible formats

Many Internet sites allow you to download videos from the Web: one of the most popular is SaveFrom.net. Its strength is undoubtedly in the minimal and straightforward user interface, designed to download a video on the fly without distractions. To start using it, go to the official web page. Then in the bar located in the center of the screen, paste the address of the movie to download and then click on the download video button in the browser, located at the bottom of the new screen that will open. This tool is also available in the form of a browser extension, and you can install it by clicking on the Install button.

Go to SaveFrom.net

Features:

• Supports DASH and HLS streamed videos

• Helps hide ads from videos

• Can convert videos to another format

This is one of the Mozilla Firefox add-ons that makes it easy to download videos from various platforms used to distribute this type of content. Like Facebook, Vimeo, Vine, Periscope, Break, Metacafe, Twitch, Dailymotion, etc. Among other features, it allows you to select the desired resolution for the video, and you can even record Periscope and Twitter sessions with it. It is one of the best browser extensions you can install on Chrome or Firefox. Using it is very simple: a button is added next to the address bar of the browser. Whenever you stumble upon a video that interests you, click it, and it will download.

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Features:

• Can grab videos in your preferred resolution

• Helps play your videos via Google Chromecast

• Also offers an app for all browsers

This is one of the main extensions provided by Chrome to its users to download videos posted on YouTube. This way, you can enjoy them offline whenever you want in an MP4 file that you can play on any computer and mobile device. When you install this tool, a new icon will be added to the browser bar from which you can download and save the clip. Not just for Chrome browser, it is also available for Firefox.

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Features:

• Can grab videos in HD, 2K, and 4K

• Supports MP4, MOV, FLV, AVI, WEBM, ASF, MPG and many other formats

• Supports Chromecast devices

Video Downloader Plus is an extension that helps you grab a video from a website on Firefox or Chrome. It supports sites like Facebook, Vimeo, Twitch, Dailymotion, RaiPlay, and other streaming websites. One of the best browser extensions for video downloaders, it can download all popular media types from any website. You need to add the extension available for Chrome and Firefox, and an icon will be created on the top bar. When you are on a site that contains a video, you need to click on the icon, and the list of available video formats will appear. Just click Download, and the video will download to the Downloads folder. You can save videos in .3GP, .MP4, .MP3, .WMV, and .FLV. The quality is exceptional because the different resolutions in which you can download videos are offered.

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Features:

• Records in 720p, 1080p, 1440p, or 4k HD

• Stores your videos in its cloud

• Creates your own media library to manage

• Offers an incredibly large variety of tools (frames and effects, reactions, comments, and more)

The Loom desktop client has three different recording modes: Camera Only, Screen Only, and Screen + Camera. You can quickly access the menu by clicking the ellipsis in the upper right corner of the program and selecting Preferences to adjust the default recording options to best suit your needs. For example, users can set the quality of their recording to automatically adjust according to available bandwidth or a number between 360p and 1080p. You can also decide if the control menu is visible, have a countdown before your recordings begin, and highlight the clicks you make with the mouse while recording.

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