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How to Save Video Streaming in Google Chrome for Local Use


You may have noticed right-mouse clicking on a video stream you’ve found on the net doesn’t allow you to save the video to store locally, whether on your desktop or on a flash drive, etc. This little Google Chrome trick will allow you to save the video file for watching later without the use of Wifi or data over LTE.

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Step one is finding the video stream in Google Chrome, then opening up the Developer Tools like so.

Save Streaming Video in Google Chrome, Access Google Developer Tools Network

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Step two is locating the videoplayback link address within the Network pane of the Google Chrome Developer Tools.

Save Streaming Video in Google Chrome Step 2

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Right-mouse click on the videoplayback link address and select Copy Link Address like so.

Save Streaming Video in Google Chrome Step 3

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Open a new browser window, paste the link into the URL and hit enter. In this tutorial I use a different browser (Safari). You’ll now see the video playing natively in the browser with HTML5. You may right-mouse click within the video content to save the video stream as a solid file.

Save Streaming Video in Google Chrome Step 4

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Name the file accordingly and save to a location of your preference. The file extension should be .mp4.

Save Streaming Video in Google Chrome Step 5

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