Have a newer fix? Check the yt-dlp GitHub issues page under the label "thisvid." The community patches there daily.
If you can play the video in your browser, you can manually extract it without third-party software: Press F12 and go to the Network tab. Filter for Media: Type "mp4" or "m3u8" in the filter box.
The most reliable "fix" involves using updated extensions like Video DownloadHelper (with the companion app) or specialized scripts via Tampermonkey .
Tools like 4K Video Downloader or yt-dlp (for advanced users) have recently updated their codebases specifically for ThisVid’s 2026 architecture.
: Ensure you are logged into your ThisVid account in the same browser you are using to download; otherwise, "private" videos will remain inaccessible.
They forget to set USE_HLS_FIX = true . Without this, the script tries the old (broken) direct MP4 method and fails.
allows you to long-press a playing video to trigger a native download prompt. Command-Line Tools Streamlink : Use the command streamlink "URL" best -o output.mp4 to pull the highest quality stream directly. Gallery-dl