5 Ways to Download JW Player Videos on Mac, PC and Android

Cheryl Bennett
May 09, 2023 Preview 6.8K Preview 0
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This article will show you how to download JW Player videos, Windows and Android in 5 different ways. JW Player allows users to embed videos into web pages and provides support for both Flash Video and HTML5 Video. Some JW Player videos are easy to download, but it still requires some work. Some videos are not that easy to get. The good news is that there are workarounds.

 

How to download videos from JW Player On browsers without tools

On Chrome

Applies to: Windows, macOS

Before getting started, let’s look at how to identify a JW Player video.

If you right-click a JW Player video, it will display the words Powered by JW Player with the version number provided.

a video powered by JW Player

Note: When it comes to downloading a video from JW Player, you can first try to use the method of using a web browser. If it doesn’t work in your case, go to this section of the article.

Step 1. In Google Chrome, go to a web page that contains a JW player video. Right-click and select Inspect.

Step 2. Go to the Network tab. Click Media.

click Media under the Network tab on Chrome

Step 3. Refresh the page. Right-click the MP4 file link that appears and choose Open in new tab, as shown in the screenshot below. If the MP4 file link doesn’t show up, try refreshing again.

Open in new tab on Chrome

Step 4. In the new tab, you will find the video you need. Click the three dots icon in the lower right part.

click the three dots icon

Click the Download option that appears.

download JW Player videos using Chrome

On a side note, you can use the same method for KVS Player v6 video download.

On Firefox

Applies to: Windows, macOS

In Firefox, it works in a similar way.

Step 1. Open Firefox on your computer. Go to the web page where you can find the desired JW Player video.

Step 2. Right-click and choose Inspect Element.

Inspect Element on Firefox

Step 3. Go to Network > Media.

click Media under Network on Firefox

Reload the page. Right-click the MP4 file link that shows up and click Open in New Tab.

click Open in new tab on Firefox

Step 4. In the new tab, right-click the video and choose Save Video As. A dialog box will pop up allowing you to choose a location to save the JW Player video. Click Save.

download JW Player video using Firefox

On Safari

Applies to: macOS

Step 1. To download JW Player videos on Mac using Safari, open the web page. Control-click and choose Inspect Element.

inspect element on safari

Step 2. Go to Network > All. Type mp4 in the Filter Full URL box.

filter full url box

Step 3. Control-click the MP4 file link and select Open in New Tab.

open in new tab in safari

Step 4. The video will open in a new tab. Control-click the video and then click Download Video. Safari will start downloading the JW Player video to the Downloads folder on your Mac.

download JW Player video on Mac using Safari

Quick summary

Above are the instructions to save JW Player videos from a website directly using web browsers.

Advantages:

  1. Free
  2. No need to install any tool
  3. Easy to operate

Disadvantages:

  1. Only work with certain videos
  2. Sometimes fail to work
  3. Time-consuming if you need to save multiple videos

The biggest downside is that this method only supports certain JW Player videos. For example, you can’t use it to download the JW Player videos on GoGoAnime, an anime streaming site. Can’t download JW Player streaming videos? Please read on to find the solution.

Can’t download? Use the JW Player videos downloader

Applies to: Windows, macOS

JW Player videos downloaders like iFunia YouTube Downloader allows you to download almost all videos powered by JW Player.

Advantages:

  1. Easy to use
  2. Fast download any JW Player video
  3. Allow you to download JW Player videos in bulk
  4. Save videos from over 1000 sites like YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, etc.
  5. Allow you to choose the output format (MP4 & MP3) and video quality (from SD to 8K)
  6. Support downloading entire playlists from YouTube and other places
  7. High speed and high performance

Disadvantages:

  1. No mobile version

Step 1. Download and install this JW Player videos downloader to your computer. Launch it.

Free Download Windows 11/10/8/7 Free Download macOS 10.11 or later

Step 2. Open a web page that contains a JW Player video. Copy the page URL. Return to the said app, and paste the URL to the app. Hit the Return/Enter key. To do it in batch, just add URLs one by one.

ifunia youtube downloader01

Step 3. Click the Format dropdown list and choose the desired video quality. Click the download icon.

download jw player videos

It’s that easy. Here is an example of such a video. You can use it to test the app yourself.

Here’s another way to do it in batch. From the menu bar at the top of your screen, go to File > Input URLs. Enter the URLs. Click OK.

input multiple URLs to download

Pro tip

If an URL is not supported, the video is likely to be a JW Player streaming video. To successfully download it, you need to get the HLS live streaming video link first. It’s easy.

Step 1. Let’s take a streaming video (powered by JW Player 8.9.2) from GoGoAnime as an example. In Chrome, open the video and play it. Control-click and select Inspect.

Step 2. Go to Network > All. Enter m3u8 in the Filter box. Hover your mouse over the result and you will find an URL ending with m3u8. Control-click it and select Copy > Copy link address.

copy link address

Step 3. Open iFunia YouTube Downloader, and the link will be automatically pasted. Hit Return/Enter.

Download a JW Player video with IDM

Applies to: Windows

If you are a Windows PC user, you can use Internet Download Manager (commonly known as IDM) as a JW Player videos downloader.

Advantages:

  1. Easy to use
  2. Work with many JW Player videos

Disadvantages:

  1. Windows-only

Step 1. Install IDM on your PC. Open it.

Step 2. Open a web page where the video you need is hosted by JW Player.

Step 3. Play the video and click the Download this video button that appears.

idm

Step 4. A dialog box will pop up. Choose a location on your computer to keep the video.

Step 5. Click Start Download.

If the download button doesn’t show up, you can try doing the download using the first method.

Download JW Player videos using web browser extension

You can also use Firefox or Chrome extension or plugin to save JW Player videos from a website.

Advantages:

  1. Handy to use
  2. No need to download any software
  3. No need to copy and paste URL

Disadvantages:

  1. Can’t download JW Player streaming videos
  2. Relatively low speed

Chrome

Step 1. Go to the Chrome Web Store. Search for an extension called The Flash Video Downloader.

Step 2. Install the extension, and its icon will appear in the toolbar.

Step 3. Open a JW Player video. Click the said icon.

Step 4. Click the download icon.

use Chrome extension

Note: If the extension can’t detect such a video, then it’s unable to download it. If so, try a different method.

Firefox

Step 1. Open Firefox. Click the hamburger button in the top right corner and select Add-ons > Extension.

Step 2. Enter flash video downloader in the search box. Click the first result. Click Add to Firefox to install Flash Video Downloader.

Step 3. Open a web page with the desired video. Click the extension’s icon in the toolbar.

Step 4. Click Download.

use Firefox extension

An easy way to download videos powered by JW Player on Android

Applies to: Android and other platforms

If you want to save JW Player videos from a website to your Android phone or tablet, you can use online service OFFMP3. However, there is a big downside. The download is slow. In our test, it took more than an hour to download a single anime episode.

Advantages:

  1. Work on various platforms
  2. No need to install anything

Disadvantages:

  1. Painfully slow
  2. Fail to work sometimes

Step 1. Go to https://offmp3.com/. Enter a video URL. Click the green Download button.

online JW Player videos downloader

Step 2. Select the video quality you need. Click the blue Download Now button.

Sometimes, after you click the Download Now button, instead of saving the video to your device, it will open the video in your browser. In such a case, you need to manually save it.

Conclusion

Above are the common methods to download JW Player videos on different operating systems. If you want a safe way, you can use iFunia YouTube Downloader, this app is powerful and easy to use, with support for all popular video player software like JW and all popular video-sharing and social network sites. For PC users, IDM can be a great choice.

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Cheryl Bennett
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Cheryl has been writing tutorials, reviews, and how-to articles on consumer apps since 2016. She specializes in multimedia products and is always testing on Mac, PC, and various devices.

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