Panopto Downloader

Save Panopto recordings as MP4 before semester end to keep your lectures forever.

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About Panopto Downloader

Your university login won't work after graduation. When the semester ends, so does your access to Panopto recordings. Don't lose valuable lecture content—save it now as standard MP4 files.

Panopto Downloader works with your existing SSO session. Choose camera, screen capture, or both streams. It automatically names files by session title and date, so your archive stays organized.

Study on the bus, plane, or anywhere without Wi-Fi. HLS streams are stitched locally into a single MP4. Your lectures remain yours, no matter where your career takes you.

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How It Works

Download in 3 clear steps

Open the page, let the extension detect what is available, and save the file to your computer.

01

Log in to your Panopto instance

Sign in through your institution's SSO or Panopto login as usual. The extension uses your existing browser session for authentication.

02

Open a lecture recording

Navigate to any Panopto recording you have access to. The extension detects available streams and quality options.

03

Choose streams and quality

Select which video streams to download — camera, screen capture, or both. Pick your preferred resolution from available options.

Happy Users

Recent customer feedback

Short, practical feedback from people using Panopto Downloader in real workflows.

Never losing lecture access again

I lost access to an entire semester of organic chemistry lectures the day after finals. Never again. Now I download every recording the week it posts. The multi-stream option is perfect for chem demos.

Aisha Campbell

2025-02-12

Corporate training recordings preserved

Our company uses Panopto for compliance training but removes access after the enrollment period. I saved the recordings for reference and it has been invaluable for onboarding new team members.

Lukas Brandt

2025-03-02

smooth with university SSO

I'm a TA and wanted offline copies of the professor's lectures to help students during office hours. The extension works with our university's SSO without any extra setup. Exactly what I needed.

Mei-Ling Zhao

2025-01-28

These comments and ratings were collected during our July 2026 customer survey and reviewed against support records before publication.

Features

Everything it does

Core capabilities included in Panopto Downloader.

Planned to let you save Panopto lecture recordings as standard MP4 files from your institutional instance.

You can independently grab the camera feed, screen capture, or both for multi-stream recordings.

Designed to automatically work across university, corporate, and custom-domain Panopto deployments.

You will see quality tiers that match what your Panopto instance has transcoded.

Uses your existing institutional SSO session so you don't need to manually configure cookies or tokens.

A progress panel shows the download speed, file size, and estimated completion time.

Intended to handle HLS adaptive streams by stitching segments into a single MP4 on your device.

Files are named with the session title and date to help keep your lecture archive organized.

Sign into your institution's Panopto portal, and the extension uses that active browser session.

Open a lecture recording you have access to, and the extension detects the available streams and quality options.

Choose which video streams to download and pick your preferred resolution from the options shown.

The recording saves to your device with the session title and date, with HLS segments stitched automatically.

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Panopto Downloader Extension vs Online Downloader Website

Panopto Downloader is designed to work directly on your institution's Panopto page, keeping context intact.

Panopto Downloader Extension

Uses your existing institutional SSO session—no manual configuration.

Online Video Downloader Site

Copying the Panopto page link and pasting it elsewhere loses session context.

Panopto Downloader Extension

Detects available streams (camera, screen, or both) on the page.

Online Video Downloader Site

Generic link tools may not identify multi-stream Panopto recordings.

Panopto Downloader Extension

Designed to work across university, corporate, and custom-domain Panopto deployments.

Online Video Downloader Site

Some online downloaders can struggle with varied Panopto domain setups.

Panopto Downloader Extension

Planned to let you choose streams and resolution from the recording page.

Online Video Downloader Site

You leave the Panopto page to use a separate site's interface for options.

Panopto Downloader Extension

Progress panel shows download speed, file size, and estimated time.

Online Video Downloader Site

Progress tracking depends on the external site's design and availability.

Panopto Downloader Extension

Intended to stitch HLS segments into a single MP4 locally.

Online Video Downloader Site

Some sites may not handle Panopto's adaptive streaming correctly.

Compatibility

Works where you work

Available on major desktop browsers and operating systems used in day-to-day workflows.

Browsers

ChromeEdgeFirefoxBraveOpera

Operating Systems

WindowsmacOSLinux

Supported Content

Panopto lecture recordings and session capturesMulti-stream recordings with camera and screen feedsHLS adaptive streams stitched into MP4 locallyRecordings from any institutional or custom-domain Panopto instance

Not Supported

Recordings you do not have institutional access to viewActive live sessions that have not ended yetEmbedded quizzes and interactive Panopto elementsSafari and mobile browsers
Downloads

Choose your browser

Pick the browser build you need. When a direct GitHub release is available, you can grab the ZIP there.

Chrome

Chrome support is in progress and will be enabled soon.

Coming soon

Firefox

Firefox support is in progress and will be enabled soon.

Coming soon

Edge

Edge support is in progress and will be enabled soon.

Coming soon

Opera

Opera support is in progress and will be enabled soon.

Coming soon

Brave

Brave support is in progress and will be enabled soon.

Coming soon

Whale

Whale support is in progress and will be enabled soon.

Coming soon

Yandex

Yandex support is in progress and will be enabled soon.

Coming soon

Install from GitHub releases or your user dashboard. ZIP builds include the full desktop extension.

Transparency

Extension permissions explained

Every requested permission and the job it performs inside the extension.

downloads

Saves Panopto lecture recordings as MP4 files to your downloads folder.

storage

Stores your licence key and quality preferences locally so settings persist between sessions.

activeTab

Reads the Panopto video player on your current tab to detect available streams and quality options.

scripting

Extracts video stream URLs and session metadata from the Panopto player for accurate file retrieval.

offscreen

Stitches HLS stream segments into a single MP4 file in a hidden context without freezing your browser.

notifications

Alerts you when a lecture recording finishes downloading so you can continue studying in other tabs.

host_permissions

Requires broad host access because Panopto instances run on custom institutional domains that vary by organization.

FAQ

Common questions

Yes, it is being built to work with any Panopto instance. As long as you can sign in to your institution's portal and play a recording, the extension is designed to save it.
Know Before You Buy

What it cannot do

Better to know the boundaries up front than find out after checkout.

Downloads one recording at a time — no batch course folder export

Cannot access recordings outside your institutional permissions

HLS stitching requires keeping the browser tab open during processing

Embedded quizzes, polls, and interactive elements are not included in the download

Quality depends on what the Panopto instance has transcoded for each recording

Safari and mobile browsers are not supported

Panopto Downloader

Preserve lecture recordings before your institutional access expires at semester end

Study offline during commutes, flights, or anywhere without reliable campus Wi-Fi

Save both camera and screen capture streams for complete lecture review

Keep training recordings accessible after corporate enrollment windows close

Panopto Downloader is an independent product not affiliated with or endorsed by Panopto, Panopto, Inc. or any subsidiaries or affiliates. All trademarks are property of their respective owners and use of them does not imply affiliation or endorsement.