Livestreams cannot be resumed -> What to do when resuming a livestream?Īt this moment it is recommended to use external tools such as the open source commandline tool FFmpeg and/or the above mentioned browser addons. Filesize cannot be calculated in beforehand You can add HLS livestream URLs to JD (URLs containing ".m3u8") but JDownloader will only download them until a certain point and not until the livestream ends (if it ever ends).ĭownloading livestreams presents multiple challenges compared to downloading normal files:
Similar browser-addons: The Stream Detector (Firefox, open source), HLS Downloader (Chrome, open source)ĭownloading livestreams is only partially supported ny JDownloader. More about the "Video DownloadHelper" addon: Get started instructions, FAQ In case you're using the addon itself instead of JD to download, it will sometimes save the downloaded files to the following location: collect a lot of them and want to download them the next day.Įxpired download-URLs will usually be displayed as offline ("File not found") in JD. Please keep in mind that such URLs often only last for several minutes/hours so better start downloading them right away as they might expire if you e.g. Now add the copied URL to JDownloader and wait until it appears in the LinkGrabber.Now pick your desired quality and click on the arrow to the right -> Copy URL.
If there are multiple resolutions available you most likely want to choose the highest streaming quality/video-resolution that it is selectable in the overview.įor some websites, you might need to look for items tagged as "DASH Streaming", "HLS-Streaming" or such containing a video resolution such as "1280x720".ĭo not get distracted by the sometimes very small file sizes listed there - the video you get in the end should have a more reasonable file size.Īs you can see, in some cases the same quality might get displayed multiple times which is not a big deal. The "DownloadHelper" Icon in the top right corner of your browser should become active.
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