Pexels Downloader: Videos and Photos in Bulk
Pexels is a stock library of videos and photos shared by their creators. To take more than one at a time, hand NeoDownloader a collection, a profile or its highlights, or search Pexels without leaving the program: videos are saved as MP4 in HD and photos at full size, every file carrying its author, publication date and title in its name and a link to its Pexels page.
Pexels Video Downloader vs Chrome Extensions and Online Tools
Extensions and online tools
- A single clip or photo for each link you paste
- A whole collection or profile means hundreds of clicks
- A page of search results means a page of clicks
- Files lose track of the Pexels page they came from
- Every repeat visit fetches the same files again
NeoDownloader
- A whole collection or profile from one address
- Videos as MP4 in the quality you choose, photos in full size
- Everything a Pexels search finds, with its filters
- A link back to Pexels stays with every file
- A later run skips what you already have
How to Download Videos from Pexels
For a single video or photo, the download button Pexels shows on it is enough. For a whole collection or profile, three steps:
One-time setup: download NeoDownloader and install it. It is available for Windows, Mac and Linux. The steps below are what you repeat each time.
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Copy a Pexels Address
Go to the collection, the profile or the single video or photo on Pexels, and copy what your browser's address bar shows.
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ProjectsNew projectWhat do you want to download?
pexels.com/search/northern%20lights/
NextPaste It into NeoDownloader
Click New project; the copied link is already filled in. After Next, Crawler takes Pexels, using a recipe written for this site, and the following step offers “Download photos” and “Download videos”, both switched on, with “Video quality” at “Up to 1080p”. Click Next again.
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Name and folder
northern lights
Create projectCreate the Project
Choose where the files should go, then click Create project. Videos and photos begin to arrive immediately; start the same project another day and it adds only what has appeared since.
Download Pexels Videos in HD and 4K
Pexels keeps most videos in several sizes. NeoDownloader takes the largest one up to the “Video quality” you choose and saves it as one MP4 file, as Pexels has it. Nothing is enlarged or re-compressed.
The free version goes up to 1080p; Premium opens “Up to 1440p” and “Up to 2160p (4K)” for the videos Pexels has that large. A vertical video counts by its short side: 1080 × 1920 is 1080p. Photos come in full size in both versions.
No Pexels account is needed: videos and photos download without signing in.
Download a Whole Pexels Collection or Profile
- A profile - pexels.com/@name/
- A profile's highlights - pexels.com/@name/highlights/
- A profile's collections, each into its own folder - pexels.com/@name/collections/
- A collection - pexels.com/collections/…
- One video - pexels.com/video/…
- One photo - pexels.com/photo/…
Download Videos and Photos from a Pexels Search
Prefer to search? Pexels' own search works inside NeoDownloader, and its results become a project:
- 1ProjectsNew searchGoogle ImagesBing ImagesFlickrUnsplashPexelsWikimedia Commons
Start a New Search
New search sits above the project list; click it and choose Pexels among the sites offered. The Pexels home page then loads in the program's own window.
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Search and Filter on Pexels
Search as you would on pexels.com: choose photos or videos, then narrow the results with Pexels' filters - orientation, size, color, people, duration and more. Every box and filter on that page is Pexels' own.
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Download the Search Results
Happy with the results? Click Download search results: it makes a project titled after your query, starts it straight off and stores the query with every filter you chose.
Pexels Video Downloader Features
Collections, profiles and searches, videos and photos, each in one run
Videos and Photos Together
A collection or a profile often mixes videos and photos. Both come down in one run, in the order Pexels lists them; switch off “Download photos” or “Download videos” to take only one kind.
Whole Collections and Profiles
Download everything in a collection, a profile or its highlights, however long it runs. A profile's collections come down too, each into a folder named after it.
Every File Knows Its Page
A file's name joins its author, the day Pexels published it and its title. Its Pexels page goes along too: the properties show it under “Found on”, and “Open on the site” returns you there.
Only What Is New
Start the project again next week and only the videos and photos added in the meantime come down.
Pexels Downloader FAQ
Is there a free Pexels video downloader?
Yes. NeoDownloader can be installed at no charge and saves Pexels videos and photos from links and searches. The free version has no time limit; Premium lifts its limits on the number of files per project.
How do I download videos from Pexels?
On a video's page, the download button Pexels shows saves that one video. To download a whole collection or profile, paste its address into NeoDownloader; to download what a search finds, search Pexels from inside NeoDownloader.
Can I download Pexels videos in 4K?
Yes, if the video exists in 4K on Pexels and you have Premium: set “Video quality” to “Up to 2160p (4K)” in the wizard, and NeoDownloader takes the largest size Pexels offers within it. Without Premium the ceiling is 1080p.
What quality are Pexels videos downloaded in?
The largest size Pexels has for each video, no larger than the “Video quality” you choose - “Up to 1080p” unless you change it. The free version goes up to 1080p; Premium goes up to 4K. Nothing is enlarged or re-compressed.
How do I download a whole Pexels collection?
Take the collection's link (pexels.com/collections/…) and give it to “New project”. Its videos and photos are gathered in a single folder, no matter how many it holds.
How do I download everything from a Pexels profile?
Paste the profile's address, such as pexels.com/@name/. NeoDownloader goes through all of its videos and photos. pexels.com/@name/highlights/ takes only the highlights, and pexels.com/@name/collections/ brings every collection of the profile, each into its own folder.
How do I download videos from a Pexels search?
Open “New search” and pick Pexels. On its page, search, switch to videos and apply the filters you need; then “Download search results” starts a project that keeps the query and filters and takes as many results as Pexels lists.
Can I download only the videos, or only the photos?
Yes. Switch off “Download photos” or “Download videos” in the wizard. A search is already one kind, photos or videos, and the address of one video or photo brings it either way.
Are Pexels photos downloaded in full size?
Yes. Each photo comes in full size, the same file the download button on Pexels saves as the original.
Is there a Pexels downloader Chrome extension or online tool?
NeoDownloader is neither: it is installed on your computer, not added to a browser or opened on a website. A collection or a profile therefore goes into a folder in one go, videos and photos alike, and a repeat run picks up only what is new.
Do I need a Pexels account?
No. NeoDownloader downloads videos and photos without signing in.
Does it work with Pexels in other languages?
Yes. Addresses from Pexels in any of its languages work the same way, such as pexels.com/de-de/…, and the titles then come in that language.
Will it download the same files again next time?
No. NeoDownloader checks what the project already holds and fetches only the files it lacks.
Ready to Download from Pexels in Bulk?
Start with one Pexels collection or profile and watch the videos and photos arrive. The free version has no time limit.
Available for Windows, Mac and Linux