Download a Vimeo video

The Vimeo page plays. There is no download button. The next search is a converter. You paste the link and cannot tell what left the machine.

KeepCopy is a local-first desktop video downloader. To download a Vimeo video, paste the video URL, pick quality in plain language, and save it to a folder on this computer. The pasted URL goes from this computer to Vimeo — never through our servers. The desktop app sends no telemetry.

On this page

• When Vimeo hides the download button
• Paste the video URL, not a Showcase home
• How to download a Vimeo video locally
• Where the link and video travel
• When Vimeo challenges the download
• What this will not do
• Micro-FAQ

When Vimeo hides the download button

Vimeo’s download button depends on the owner allowing downloads. Its official help explains the native option. A missing button does not establish either that KeepCopy can fetch the video or that you have permission to keep it.

A cloud converter is the usual next step. That hop is the problem this audience will not accept. You cannot see where the URL went.

KeepCopy does not fetch the video for you on a website. You run a desktop app on macOS or Windows. Linux is coming soon. You paste the Vimeo link. The file lands in a folder you choose.

This page owns download vimeo video. The generic no-converter job is Save web video without a web converter.

Paste the video URL, not a Showcase home

Paste the video page. It looks like vimeo.com/ plus the video’s number. That is the link the app inspects.

A Showcase homepage, a profile, or a staff-picks index is not one video. Check the preview before downloading; the engine may return a list, a different video, or an error. An embed on another site’s article is Download embedded video. If you meant the Vimeo video page itself, paste that URL.

If the link is a collection, inspect it and select the entries you want. The app does not silently download every item — Download selected videos from a playlist.

How to download a Vimeo video locally

Paste, pick quality, save to a folder. You never type a format code. You never send the URL through a converter.

Step 1: Open KeepCopy

Launch KeepCopy on this computer. First run installs and verifies the official yt-dlp release and ffmpeg here. You do not hunt a package manager.

Step 2: Paste the Vimeo video URL

Drop in the video page. The app inspects it on this computer before anything is saved.

Step 3: Pick quality in plain language

Choose 720p MP4, 1080p MP4, 4K MP4, or best available when the source has them. Watch later is a shortcut for those everyday presets — Download 1080p video without command line.

Step 4: Save it to a folder

In Settings, set Save files to to a folder on this computer. The queue shows progress, cancel, and retry. When it finishes, Show folder reveals the file.

The MP4 labels are presets, not a guarantee of the final container. KeepCopy requests MP4 when joining separate streams. A source that needs no join can keep its original container, and codec compatibility depends on your player. Check the saved file if you specifically need MP4.

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No telemetry. No account. The video stays on this computer.

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Where the link and video travel

The pasted URL goes from this computer to Vimeo. It does not go through our servers. The running desktop app never contacts this marketing site.

The desktop app sends no telemetry and no crash reports. It does not create an account.

This marketing site is a different surface. It uses Google Analytics 4 cookies solely to understand visits, traffic sources, and useful pages. That is not the app’s contract. The split is in What stays on your computer. The dated policy is /privacy.

Checksums sit next to the app download, not in this how-to. Optional yt-dlp update checks look up a newer official engine release on GitHub. You can turn those off. They never include the URLs you paste.

When Vimeo challenges the download

There is no password field in KeepCopy. Do not look for one.

A video-specific password requirement may remain unsupported even when the page plays in your browser. Cookies are not a substitute for a password field in every case.

If the video plays while you are signed in, and the download says sign in required or the video is private, open Site access. Choose cookies from a listed browser — Chrome, Chromium, Brave, Edge, Firefox, or Safari — or a cookies.txt file. Then press Add again and queue a new download with that cookie choice.

KeepCopy reads cookies locally; yt-dlp sends applicable cookies to the host for authentication. They never pass through our servers. They reuse a session you already have. They do not grant access, bypass Vimeo’s rules, or invent a password.

The full cookie path is Video download says sign in required. Public videos may work without cookies, but a host can still require verification. Start with Don’t use cookies.

What this will not do

KeepCopy will not type a Vimeo password for you. It will not proxy a login. It will not fetch the video on a website.

It is not a player or a library. If the engine returns a collection, select entries before downloading. That is not a guarantee that every Showcase can be inspected.

If the queue failed, retry or repair the tools in Settings — Video download keeps failing. More workflow notes live with this one. The paste-pick-save walkthrough is yt-dlp without the terminal.

Micro-FAQ

The Vimeo page has no download button. Can I still save the video?

Possibly, if you have the right to keep it and the engine can access the video. A missing Vimeo download button is not a KeepCopy compatibility guarantee. Inspect the video URL to check; it never passes through our servers.

Which Vimeo URL should I paste?

Paste the video page, not a Showcase homepage and not an embed on another site’s home. A collection still needs you to select entries.

Does KeepCopy ask for a Vimeo password?

No. There is no password field in the app. If the host challenges the download, choose cookies from a listed browser or a cookies.txt file. KeepCopy reads cookies locally and yt-dlp sends applicable cookies to the host, never through our servers. They do not grant access you do not already have.

Does the desktop app upload the Vimeo link to a converter?

No. The running app sends no telemetry. A pasted URL goes from your computer to Vimeo. This marketing site is separate and uses analytics cookies solely to understand its traffic.