How to Download Dailymotion Videos in 2026

What Is Dailymotion?

Dailymotion is a French video-sharing platform that hosts hundreds of millions of videos across news, entertainment, sports, and creator content. While it's less dominant than YouTube globally, it's widely used in Europe and has significant news and media content not available elsewhere.

How to Download a Dailymotion Video

Step 1: Find and Copy the Video URL

Go to the Dailymotion video you want to save. Copy the URL from the address bar — it looks like dailymotion.com/video/x8abc12 or the shortened dai.ly/x8abc12.

Step 2: Paste into ClipSave

Open ClipSave's Dailymotion downloader. Paste the URL into the input field and click Fetch. ClipSave queries Dailymotion's video player data to extract the available stream files.

Step 3: Choose Resolution and Download

Dailymotion videos are typically available in 240p, 360p, 480p, and sometimes 720p or 1080p. Select your preferred quality and click Download to save the MP4.

Dailymotion Embedded Videos

Many news sites and blogs embed Dailymotion players. If you can see the video player, you can usually get the direct Dailymotion URL by right-clicking the player and selecting Copy video URL, or by finding the original Dailymotion page link.

Partner Content and Geo-Restrictions

Some Dailymotion content is geo-restricted or only accessible to logged-in users (Dailymotion's "private" or "password-protected" settings work similarly to Vimeo). Content marked as such cannot be retrieved by third-party tools.

Dailymotion vs. YouTube

Dailymotion generally has less strict content moderation than YouTube, which is why some news clips and sports highlights that are removed from YouTube can still be found there. The platform's video quality has improved significantly and now supports up to 1080p for partner uploads.