Youku Video Downloader

Download Videos from Youku

SavedVids helps you process supported video pages from youku.com and display the download qualities available for an individual movie, television episode, variety show, or other video.

Supported Youku Video Links

Direct Youku video page https://v.youku.com/v_show...

The submitted URL must point to a specific playable video. Search pages, channel pages, category pages, show overview pages, and playlist pages are not supported.

How to Download a Youku Video

Open the individual video

Visit Youku and open the exact movie, television episode, program, clip, or other video you want to process.

Copy the direct video URL

Copy the full link from the browser address bar. The URL should begin with https://v.youku.com/v_show.

Paste the link into SavedVids

Paste the Youku video URL into the downloader input box and start processing.

Check the access type

The result depends on whether the selected video is free, VIP, or available only as a preview.

Select an available quality

Choose one of the displayed quality options and download the accessible video stream.

Free, VIP, and Preview Videos

Youku is a commercial streaming platform, so not every movie or episode is available as a complete public stream. The downloadable duration depends on the access type assigned by Youku.

FREE videos — Full video available When Youku provides the complete video without a VIP or payment restriction, SavedVids can process the full accessible stream.

VIP videos — Approximately 3 minutes When the complete movie or episode requires a Youku VIP subscription, only the public preview may be available. This preview is commonly approximately three minutes long.

试看 videos — Approximately 10 minutes Videos marked with 试看, meaning “Preview” or “Free Trial,” may provide approximately ten minutes of accessible video.

Important: The exact preview duration is controlled by Youku and may vary between movies, programs, episodes, and regions. SavedVids can only process the stream that Youku makes publicly accessible.

Available Video Qualities

Multiple quality options SavedVids can display several resolutions when the selected Youku video provides multiple accessible streams.

Quality depends on access rights Free videos may provide more download qualities, while VIP or preview videos may provide fewer options.

Not every resolution is public Higher resolutions may require a Youku account, VIP membership, payment, or additional authorization.

Individual Episodes Only

SavedVids processes one Youku video URL at a time.

Full playlists, albums, seasons, complete television series, show collections, and automatic multi-episode downloads are not currently supported.

To download another episode, open that episode separately and submit its direct v_show URL.

Frequently Asked Questions

1. What is the Youku Video Downloader?

It is a SavedVids tool that processes supported individual Youku video pages and displays the video streams currently available for download.

2. Which Youku links are supported?

The supported format is a direct video page beginning with https://v.youku.com/v_show.

3. Can I download a complete free Youku video?

Yes. When Youku makes the complete video publicly accessible without a VIP or payment restriction, SavedVids can process the full video.

4. How much of a VIP video can be downloaded?

VIP videos usually provide only a public preview, which is commonly approximately three minutes long.

5. What does 试看 mean?

试看 means “Preview” or “Free Trial.” These videos may provide approximately ten minutes of accessible playback.

6. Can SavedVids download the complete VIP movie?

No. SavedVids can only process the preview stream that Youku makes publicly accessible without VIP authorization.

7. Can I choose between different video qualities?

Yes. Multiple resolutions may be displayed when the selected video provides several accessible quality options.

8. Why are some quality options missing?

Some resolutions may be restricted to VIP users, paid accounts, selected regions, specific devices, or authorized playback sessions.

9. Can I download an entire playlist or television series?

No. SavedVids supports individual video and episode links only. Each episode must be processed separately.

10. Why does a valid Youku link fail to process?

The video may be removed, unavailable, region-restricted, account-protected, expired, VIP-only, or temporarily inaccessible from the source platform.

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