Personal & lawful use

Written by FolkCraft Studio · Updated August 18, 2026

A practical overview of how we expect people to use VidLoad. This page is not legal advice and it is not a license. Copyright and platform rules vary by country. When you are unsure, only save material you clearly have the right to keep, and ask a qualified professional about anything that still feels grey.

What “personal” means here

Personal means for yourself on devices you control: a talk you published, a clip you shot, a briefing you already have permission to store offline. It does not mean building a public mirror of someone else’s channel, re-uploading a film you do not own, or handing a downloaded file to a client as if you licensed it.

Saving a file does not transfer copyright to you. The creator still owns the work. Offline access is not the same thing as a redistribution right.

Examples that usually fit

You posted a public classroom demo on your own public page and want the MP4 on a laptop for a room with no Wi-Fi.
You recorded a public event you had permission to film and shared it as a public Vimeo page; you want a local copy for editing.
You published a public podcast-style talk and want the audio on your phone for a commute.

In each case the source page plays for a logged-out visitor, and you already have a reason that is about your copy, not someone else’s catalog.

Examples that do not fit

Re-uploading a third-party music video or movie to another site
Downloading a members-only or paid rental stream
Using scripts or bots to vacuum a creator’s entire public grid
Circumventing DRM, paywalls, age gates, or private account walls
Commercial redistribution without authorization from the rights holder

If the original site asks you to log in, pay, or join before playback, stop. VidLoad will not open that door, and you should not treat a failed fetch as a prompt to try a circumvention tool.

Platform terms still apply

TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, X, Vimeo, VK Video, and other hosts each publish terms of service. Using a browser tool does not replace those terms. We are not affiliated with those platforms and we do not speak for them. Read supported platforms for what a “public link” means in practice, and is it legal to download a video? for a longer plain-language discussion. The site rules are in the Terms of Service.

What VidLoad is and is not

We provide a paste box in the browser. We detect formats a public page already exposes and let your browser save one after you click. We do not claim ownership of third-party media. We do not operate a permanent public library you can browse. Temporary processing exists to deliver a file to you, not to host someone else’s catalog.

Takeaway: use VidLoad for public files you already have the right to keep offline. Do not use it to bypass access controls or to republish other people’s work.