Save HLS and DASH streams as a single MP4.
Your own webinar, a client's product video, a stream you're licensed to archive: Pickode joins the segments into one MP4 file, right in your browser.
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In short
Pickode is a browser extension with a built-in HLS downloader: it saves unprotected HLS (m3u8) and DASH streams you have the right to keep as a single MP4 file. Pickode picks up the stream from the page's network requests, lets you choose quality and audio track, and downloads 5 segments in parallel. DRM-protected video, encrypted streams, live streams and YouTube are refused.
How it works
Streaming video in three steps.
- 01
Open the page with the stream
Open the Assets panel (Alt+A) and the Video tab. Pickode lists the videos and the HLS (
.m3u8) and DASH streams it finds in the page's network requests. - 02
Choose quality and audio
Pick the video quality and, when the stream has separate tracks, the audio you want.
- 03
Save as MP4
Pickode downloads 5 segments at a time and joins them into one MP4 file, without leaving your browser.
What you get
One file, not hundreds of segments.
HLS and DASH
An m3u8 downloader and a DASH video downloader in one, with TS and fMP4 segments, byte ranges, discontinuities and separate audio.
Quality and audio choice
Choose the resolution and the audio track before downloading, instead of getting whatever the player picked.
5 segments in parallel
Segments download five at a time and are joined into a single MP4 you can play and edit anywhere.
Honest about protection
DRM-protected video, encrypted streams, live streams and YouTube are refused, not worked around.
Details
Formats and stream types.
- Protocols
- HLS (m3u8) and DASH
- Segments
- TS and fMP4, byte ranges, discontinuities
- DASH manifests
- SegmentTemplate/Timeline, SegmentList, SegmentBase
- Audio
- Separate audio tracks supported, with track choice
- Download
- 5 segments in parallel
- Output
- One MP4 file; WebM streams are saved as two files with the
ffmpegcommand to merge them - Not supported
- DRM-protected video, encrypted streams, live streams, YouTube
- Plan
- Pro (7-day trial, no card)
Download only content you own or are authorized to use. Protected (DRM) video and YouTube are not supported.
Questions
Questions about Streaming video.
Can I download any video?
Only unprotected HLS/DASH streams you have the right to save. DRM-protected video, encrypted streams, live streams and YouTube are not supported.
What is an HLS downloader, and does Pickode save m3u8 streams as MP4?
An HLS downloader reads a stream's .m3u8 playlist, downloads its segments and joins them into one file. Pickode does this in your browser, lets you choose quality and audio, and saves the stream as one MP4 file.
Does it support DASH video?
Yes. Pickode handles DASH manifests with SegmentTemplate/Timeline, SegmentList and SegmentBase, including separate audio tracks.
What happens with WebM streams?
They are saved as two files, video and audio, together with the `ffmpeg` command to merge them into one.
Is the HLS downloader free?
No, streaming video is a Pro feature. You can try it with the 7-day Pro trial, no card needed.
Is it legal to save a streaming video?
It depends on your rights to the content. Use Pickode for your own videos or streams you are authorized to save; it refuses DRM-protected and encrypted video by design.
Is there an HLS downloader Chrome extension?
Yes. Pickode includes an HLS and DASH downloader inside the extension, for Chrome, Edge, Brave, Opera, Arc, Comet and Firefox 140+. Streaming video is a Pro feature.
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