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For educators saving fair-use clips, creators archiving their own uploads, researchers preserving sources, and podcasters grabbing audio before it disappears.

Only download videos you are legally allowed to download — your own uploads, public-domain works, Creative Commons material, content you have the rights holder’s permission to save, or anything that qualifies under fair use or another exception in your jurisdiction. You are responsible for confirming you have that right. See Acceptable Use.

Dailymotion Downloader — MP4, MP3 & 1080p (No Install)

A Dailymotion downloader and converter that saves videos as MP4 in the highest quality the uploader offers — up to 1080p HD — or extracts MP3 audio. Free for 3 downloads a day, Pro for power users. No watermark, no install, no extension.

How to download a Dailymotion video

  1. Copy the Dailymotion URL. On the Dailymotion video page, copy the URL from your browser's address bar (e.g. https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x123abc). Short links like dai.ly/x123abc also work — TubePull follows the redirect automatically.
  2. Paste it into TubePull. Paste the URL into the download box at the top of this page. TubePull detects that it is a Dailymotion video, fetches the available HLS variants from Dailymotion's CDN, and shows you the output options — MP4 (video, highest available resolution) or MP3 (audio only).
  3. Click Download. TubePull pulls the top-of-ladder variant — the highest quality the uploader provided, usually 720p or 1080p — and assembles it into a single MP4 file delivered to your device. Most Dailymotion videos download in 10-30 seconds.

About the TubePull Dailymotion Downloader

Dailymotion is the long-running French video-sharing platform — second only to YouTube in Europe by audience — and a primary host for international news clips, sports highlights, music-video archives, and creator content that has been removed from YouTube for copyright reasons. Dailymotion's own player does not expose a download button to viewers, so even the videos uploaders mark as public are streaming-only by default. TubePull pulls the same MP4 your browser streams from Dailymotion's CDN, so the file you save is the highest-resolution variant the uploader provided — typically 720p or 1080p, occasionally 480p for older uploads.

How Dailymotion serves video

Dailymotion encodes uploads into an HLS ladder served from its own CDN. Older videos and re-uploads from third-party importers tend to top out at 480p; modern HD uploads run 720p or 1080p; and a small slice of premium-channel content (sports replays, music labels) can serve 1080p+. TubePull asks the CDN for the top of the ladder, then assembles the HLS segments into a single MP4 file. There is no re-encoding on our end — what you save is bit-for-bit the file Dailymotion delivers.

Dailymotion to MP4

The most common request is a straight Dailymotion to MP4 download: paste the video link, pick MP4, and TubePull hands you a single playable file. As a Dailymotion MP4 downloader it pulls the highest-resolution variant the uploader provided and muxes it into a standard H.264 MP4 that plays everywhere — QuickTime, VLC, Windows Media Player, iOS and Android, and straight into editors like Premiere or DaVinci Resolve. Because there is no re-encode, TubePull is a lossless Dailymotion MP4 converter: it does not transcode a fresh (lower-quality) copy the way many "convert Dailymotion to MP4" web tools do. If you have used a Dailymotion converter mp4 tool before and ended up with a soft, over-compressed file, this is the difference — you get Dailymotion's own MP4 bytes, not a re-squeezed version.

Dailymotion to MP3 (audio only)

To keep only the sound — a music video, a lecture, a podcast episode, or a sports-highlight commentary track — switch the output to MP3 and TubePull runs a Dailymotion to MP3 conversion, extracting the audio and encoding it without the video. As a Dailymotion MP3 downloader it saves you the round-trip of downloading the full video and stripping the audio yourself. Free downloads come through at 192 kbps; the Pro plan raises the Dailymotion MP3 converter output to 320 kbps. This is the fastest way to extract audio from Dailymotion when you never needed the picture in the first place.

Dailymotion in HD & 1080p

Dailymotion's encoding ladder tops out at 1080p for most modern uploads (a small slice of premium-channel content goes higher, and older re-uploads cap at 480p or 720p). TubePull works as a Dailymotion HD downloader by always requesting the top of that ladder — so a Dailymotion 1080p download is automatic whenever the uploader stored a 1080p variant, with no quality dropdown to get wrong. If you specifically need a Dailymotion video downloader 1080p workflow for archiving or editing, that is the default here: best-available quality, every time, and we never upscale a 720p file and label it 1080p.

Paste any Dailymotion URL

There is nothing to install and no extension to add — a Dailymotion URL download is just paste-and-go. Copy any dailymotion.com/video/x123abc link (or a short dai.ly/x123abc share link) and drop it into the box at the top of this page; TubePull resolves the video server-side and returns your file. Because everything runs in the browser against our hosted infrastructure, it works as a Dailymotion online downloader on any device — Windows, macOS, Linux, iPhone, Android, Chromebook — with no app. Whether you download Dailymotion from URL on desktop or paste a share link on your phone, the flow is identical. And since Dailymotion does not burn a watermark into its videos, every file you save is watermark-free by nature — there is no overlay to strip.

What works

  • Public Dailymotion videos: full dailymotion.com/video/x123abc URLs and short dai.ly/x123abc share links
  • Sports highlights, news clips, and music videos hosted on Dailymotion
  • Audio-only extraction: choose MP3 to grab just the soundtrack
  • Animated GIF — export up to 10 seconds as a watermark-free GIF, counts as one of your 3 free downloads a day (unlimited on Pro). See the YouTube-to-GIF guide.

What does not work

  • Private Dailymotion videos and Dailymotion Game / Pro content gated behind a subscription
  • Live broadcasts and live-streamed events while they are airing (post-broadcast replays often work)
  • Some old videos where Dailymotion has lost its encoded variants (HLS manifest returns no formats) — these show "no formats found" and are usually unrecoverable

Why TubePull instead of a Dailymotion-only downloader

Dailymotion-only tools tend to break the moment Dailymotion rotates its CDN signing or HLS manifest format — which it does roughly every few months. TubePull is built on yt-dlp, the open-source extractor that ships fixes within hours of upstream platform changes. We pick those fixes up on the next deploy, so Dailymotion downloads stay stable. The same account, the same Pro subscription, and the same daily quota cover Dailymotion plus YouTube, TikTok, Reddit, SoundCloud, and Vimeo — no separate tool per platform.

Deeper reads on how to download Dailymotion video in each format, plus European-platform workflows:

Frequently asked questions

What resolution do I get when I download a Dailymotion video?
TubePull picks the highest-resolution MP4 variant Dailymotion encoded for that upload. For modern HD uploads this is usually 720p or 1080p, and for older or third-party re-uploads it can cap at 480p. We do not upscale — what you receive is the top of the encoding ladder Dailymotion prepared for that file.
Do Dailymotion downloads count against my daily limit?
Yes. TubePull's Free plan allows 3 downloads per rolling 24-hour window, and that single pool is shared across every platform we support — Dailymotion, YouTube, TikTok, Reddit, SoundCloud, and Vimeo. The Pro plan removes the cap. Mix freely: one Dailymotion + two YouTubes all count toward the same three-per-day budget on Free.
Can I download Dailymotion audio only (MP3)?
Yes. Switch the output format to MP3 in the download panel and TubePull will extract the audio track and encode it to MP3 at 192 kbps (Free) or 320 kbps (Pro). This is useful for ripping the soundtrack from a music video, a sports highlight reel, or a creator's commentary track.
How do I download Dailymotion videos as MP4?
Copy the Dailymotion video link, paste it into the box at the top of this page, and choose MP4. TubePull pulls the highest-resolution variant Dailymotion stored and assembles it into a single MP4 that plays on any device and drops straight into video editors. There is no re-encode, so it is a lossless Dailymotion to MP4 download rather than a re-compressed copy.
How do I convert Dailymotion videos to MP3?
Paste the Dailymotion URL, switch the output format to MP3, and download. TubePull extracts the audio and encodes it to MP3 — 192 kbps on the Free plan, 320 kbps on Pro — with no need to grab the full video first. It is the quickest Dailymotion to MP3 route when you only want the sound.
Can I download Dailymotion videos in 1080p or HD?
Yes, whenever the uploader stored an HD variant. TubePull always requests the top of Dailymotion's encoding ladder, so a 1080p download happens automatically for modern HD uploads; older or third-party re-uploads may cap at 720p or 480p. We never upscale a lower-resolution file and relabel it 1080p — you get exactly what Dailymotion encoded.
How do I download a Dailymotion video from its URL?
Copy any `dailymotion.com/video/x123abc` link (or a short `dai.ly/x123abc` share link) and paste it into the download box — that is the whole flow. TubePull resolves the video server-side, so a Dailymotion URL download works the same on desktop and mobile with nothing to install and no browser extension.
Is there a free Dailymotion downloader?
Yes. TubePull is a free Dailymotion downloader — 3 downloads per rolling 24-hour window at no cost, no credit card required. The Pro plan ($4.99/month) removes the daily cap and unlocks 320 kbps MP3, and the same account also covers YouTube, TikTok, Reddit, SoundCloud, and Vimeo.
Can I download Dailymotion videos without an account?
Yes. You can download public Dailymotion videos without signing up or logging in — just paste a URL and go. An account is only needed if you want a download history or the higher limits and 320 kbps MP3 that come with Pro.
Does TubePull work with dai.ly short links?
Yes. Paste the short link directly — `https://dai.ly/x123abc` — and TubePull follows the redirect to the underlying dailymotion.com/video/ URL automatically.
Can I download from a Dailymotion Pro / Game / private channel?
No. Private content and subscription-gated channels require Dailymotion authentication, and TubePull does not log in to Dailymotion on your behalf. If a video shows up in your private subscription feed only, TubePull cannot reach it.
What if a Dailymotion video shows 'no video formats found' on TubePull?
This usually means Dailymotion has lost or unpublished the encoded variants for that upload — it happens to a small slice of older or third-party-re-uploaded videos. The HLS manifest returns empty, and there is nothing TubePull can download. If the video plays in Dailymotion's own player, it is worth retrying in a few hours in case the CDN is transiently confused; if it plays on Dailymotion but consistently fails on TubePull, the variants are likely permanently missing for that upload.
How is TubePull different from Y2Mate or KeepVid for Dailymotion?
Y2Mate-style tools tend to break for days at a time when Dailymotion rotates its CDN signing or HLS manifest format. TubePull is built on yt-dlp — the open-source extractor that ships fixes within hours — so Dailymotion downloads stay stable across platform changes. The same account also covers YouTube, TikTok, Reddit, SoundCloud, and Vimeo, so you do not need a separate tool for each platform.
Is downloading Dailymotion videos legal?
Dailymotion content is governed by Dailymotion's Terms of Service and by the copyright of the original creator. Downloading for personal viewing — the same content you could screen-record from Dailymotion's own player — is generally permitted in most jurisdictions. Redistributing copyrighted videos without permission is not. You are responsible for ensuring your use complies with Dailymotion's ToS and your local copyright law.