Vimeo Downloader: Videos, Channels and Showcases in HD
Download Vimeo videos by their addresses - one, a whole list at once, or all the videos of a channel, a showcase or a profile. Each arrives as an MP4 file with its picture and sound together, in HD where Vimeo has it, and named with its title on Vimeo. Sign in to Vimeo once in NeoDownloader, and later projects use that sign-in by themselves.
Images in the screenshot: Katsushika Hokusai, The Met, NASA
Vimeo Video Downloader vs Online Tools and Chrome Extensions
Online tools and extensions
- One video at a time: paste, wait, save, repeat
- Vimeo sends a video's picture and sound as separate streams
- Every link you paste goes to an online service first
- Ads and pop-ups around the download button
- Nothing records which page a video came from
NeoDownloader
- A whole channel or showcase from one address, or a list of addresses one per line
- Picture and sound put together into one MP4 file
- The addresses go from your computer straight to Vimeo
- A program on your computer, with no ads
- Each file keeps the address of its video on Vimeo
How to Download Vimeo Videos
For a single video, Vimeo shows a Download button when its owner allows downloads. For several videos, or a whole channel, four steps:
One-time setup: download NeoDownloader and install it. It is available for Windows, macOS and Linux. The steps below are what you repeat each time.
Copy a Vimeo Address
In your browser, open the video on Vimeo and copy the address from the address bar. For several videos, copy each one's address; for a whole channel, showcase or profile, copy the address of its page.
Paste It into NeoDownloader
Click “New project” - the wizard picks up the copied address by itself - and click “Next”. Several addresses go into the field one per line. NeoDownloader recognises Vimeo and selects its Video Downloader plugin; for a video's own address it adds “This address needs a login”. On the next step, choose the quality.
Sign In to Vimeo
Check the destination folder and click “Create project”. If you have not signed in to Vimeo in NeoDownloader yet, Vimeo opens in NeoDownloader's own browser - not your Chrome or Firefox; sign in there and click “Continue”. Later projects use that sign-in by themselves.
Get the Videos
The videos start arriving at once, each an MP4 file with its picture and sound, named with its title on Vimeo. They download under your account, and Vimeo counts that as your activity. Run the project again later to fetch only the new ones.
Save Vimeo Videos in HD, with Sound
Vimeo plays a video from two streams, one for the picture and one for the sound. NeoDownloader downloads both and puts them together into one MP4 file, so every video plays with its sound.
Each video comes in the best quality Vimeo has for it, no higher than the quality you chose in the wizard. The free version goes up to 1080p; Premium takes whatever Vimeo has above it. Nothing is enlarged or re-compressed.
Some videos do not download: a video behind a password, a video that Vimeo plays only on the site it is embedded in, and a video protected against copying.
Download Vimeo Videos, Channels and Showcases by Their Addresses
- A video - vimeo.com/ and the video's number
- A video in a channel - vimeo.com/channels/…/…
- A whole channel - vimeo.com/channels/…
- A whole showcase - vimeo.com/showcase/…, or an older vimeo.com/album/…
- All the videos of a profile - vimeo.com/ and the profile's name
- A player link - player.vimeo.com/video/…
- Several videos - their addresses one per line, as one project
Vimeo Video Downloader Features
Videos, channels and showcases, each in one run
A Whole Channel in One Run
Paste the address of a channel, a showcase or a profile, and its videos download into one project, each an MP4 file with its picture and sound.
A Whole List in One Run
Paste the addresses of the videos you want, one per line: they download together, into one project, each with its picture and sound.
Every Video Knows Its Page
Each video is named with its title on Vimeo and keeps the address of its page: “Found on” in the file's properties, and “Open on the site” takes you back to it.
Watch Them in the App
Double-click a video in the project and it plays right in NeoDownloader, with the previous and next videos a click away.
Vimeo Downloader FAQ
Is there a free Vimeo video downloader?
Yes. NeoDownloader is a free desktop program that downloads Vimeo videos in HD, with their sound, one at a time or several at once. The free version has no time limit; Premium lifts its limits on the number of files per project.
How do I download a video from Vimeo?
Vimeo shows a Download button under a video when its owner allows downloads. With NeoDownloader, copy the video's address from your browser's address bar, click “New project” and paste it; the first time, sign in to Vimeo when NeoDownloader opens it. The video is saved to a folder on your computer as an MP4 file with its sound.
Do I need a Vimeo account?
Yes. Without a sign-in, Vimeo does not give NeoDownloader a video by its own address. The first project opens Vimeo in NeoDownloader's own browser for you to sign in, and later projects use that sign-in by themselves. The videos download under your account, and Vimeo counts that as your activity.
How do I download multiple Vimeo videos at once?
Paste their addresses into “New project” one per line: they download together, into one project. For all the videos of a channel, a showcase or a profile, its address alone is enough.
Can I download all the videos of a Vimeo channel or showcase?
Yes. Paste the address of the channel - vimeo.com/channels/… - or of the showcase - vimeo.com/showcase/… - into “New project”, and its videos download into one project. A profile's address works the same way. Run the project again later to fetch only the new ones.
What quality are Vimeo videos downloaded in?
The best Vimeo has for each video, no higher than the quality you choose in the wizard. The free version goes up to 1080p; Premium takes whatever Vimeo has above it. Nothing is enlarged or re-compressed.
Can I download Vimeo videos in 4K?
Yes, with Premium, where Vimeo has the video in 4K: NeoDownloader takes the best quality Vimeo has, no higher than the quality you choose in the wizard. The free version goes up to 1080p.
Can I download Vimeo videos to MP4?
Yes. Every video is saved as an MP4 file with its picture and sound together: Vimeo sends them as separate streams, and NeoDownloader puts them into one file.
Can I download private Vimeo videos?
Not a video behind a password: NeoDownloader has nowhere to enter one. Nor a video that Vimeo plays only on the site it is embedded in, or a video protected against copying.
Is there a Vimeo downloader online or as a Chrome extension?
NeoDownloader is a desktop program rather than an online tool or a browser extension: it runs on your computer, takes a whole list of addresses or a whole channel in one go, and the videos come from Vimeo straight to your folder.
Ready to Download from Vimeo?
Paste a video's address and let NeoDownloader do the rest. The free version has no time limit.
Available for Windows, macOS and Linux