Why is there no download button under my Podia video?

Podia hides the download link by default, and each creator decides per video whether to show it. Event replays never get one. The extension works from the video player itself, so you do not need that link.

Can I download a whole Podia course?

The extension includes a course panel for this: right-click the toolbar icon, choose Open course downloader, click Select all, then Download selected. It saves the lessons you can open, one after another. In our test it saved two selected lessons as complete MP4 files. We have not yet run it on every lesson of a large course, so check the first few files.

Do I need to be signed in?

Not for preview lessons: we tested a Podia preview course without signing in. For a course you bought, sign in to Podia first. The extension only saves lessons your account can already watch.

What video quality do I get?

The qualities Podia's player offers for that lesson. On the course we tested, the first lesson was offered in 720p, its highest quality, and two other lessons saved in 1080p. It does not create higher quality than the player serves.

Does it work on Podia stores with their own domain?

It should. On a store that uses its own web address, open the course panel and click Allow on this site, then reload the page. This has not yet been verified on a live custom-domain store.

Can it save PDFs and other lesson files?

The course panel lists files attached to the lesson you have open, such as PDFs and ZIP files, and saves the ones you click. This has not yet been verified on a live course.

Does it save text lessons, quizzes or captions?

No. It saves lesson videos and attached files. Text lessons, quizzes and captions are not saved.

What if a lesson uses a YouTube or Wistia video?

Those are not supported. The extension handles Podia's own video player and Vimeo videos embedded in a lesson; Vimeo has not yet been verified on a Podia course.

Where are my files saved?

In a Podia folder inside your browser's Downloads folder. A single lesson is named after the lesson title; course-panel files are numbered by section and lesson.

Can I try it before paying?

Yes. You get 3 free downloads a week with no credit card. A subscription gives unlimited downloads, with updates included.

Use it only for courses you have access to and content you have permission to save. Do not share or resell downloaded lessons without the creator's permission.

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Podia Downloader

Name: Podia Downloader
Brand: SERP Apps
SKU: podia-downloader
Price: 17 USD
Availability: InStock

Save Podia course lessons to your computer as MP4 files, right from the lesson page you have open.

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Current-page workflow

Browser downloads

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

Try it free — 3 downloads a week, no credit card

Your downloads never touch our servers

No ads, no tracking, no analytics

Subscription access with updates included

Works on Windows, Mac, and Linux

Email support, answered by the people who built it

About Podia Downloader

Podia Downloader saves the lesson videos from Podia courses you can watch, so you can rewatch them offline or keep your own copy, even when the creator has not turned on Podia's download link.

Open a lesson on a Podia store and click the extension icon. It finds the video in Podia's player, shows the quality the player offers, and saves the lesson as an MP4 file named after the lesson. Progress shows in the popup while it saves.

We tested it on Podia's public demo course, How to build your online course with Podia, without signing in. The extension read all 21 lessons across 7 sections and saved a preview lesson as a complete 720p MP4 that plays from start to finish. For a course you bought, sign in to Podia first; the extension uses your normal session.

To save several lessons, or every lesson you can open, right-click the toolbar icon and choose Open course downloader. In our test the course panel saved two more preview lessons, one after another, as complete 1080p MP4 files. We have not yet run it on every lesson of a large course.

It works in desktop Chrome, Edge, Brave, Opera, Whale and Yandex. Files go from Podia straight to your computer and never pass through our servers. Try it free with 3 downloads a week, no credit card needed.

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Private & local

Private downloads. No ads or tracking.

Real support

Email support, answered by the people who built it.

One connected library

Part of the SERP Apps Extensions Library.

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.

Open the lesson

Pick the quality

Click the extension icon. It shows the lesson title and the qualities Podia's player offers.

Save it

Click Download Video and keep the tab open until the MP4 is saved. For several lessons, right-click the icon and choose Open course downloader.

Features

Everything it does

Core capabilities included in Podia Downloader.

Finds the lesson video in Podia's player on the page you have open

Saves the lesson as an MP4 file named after the lesson

Handles the streamed video Podia's player uses and joins it into one file

Shows the qualities the player offers so you can pick one

Preview lessons work without signing in

Reads the course lesson list, grouped by section, with video and text lessons marked

Uses your own Podia session for courses you have bought (not yet verified on a paid course)

Course panel to select several lessons or every lesson you can open and save them in one run (tested with two lessons)

Numbers course-panel files by section and lesson so they sort in course order (not yet verified)

Marks locked lessons and leaves them unselected (not yet verified on a live course)

Lists PDFs and other files attached to the open lesson so you can save them too (not yet verified on a live course)

Downloads run in your browser; files never pass through our servers

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Podia Downloader vs an online downloader website

A Podia lesson link opens a web page, not a video file, and lessons in a course you bought only open when you are signed in. The extension works inside your own Podia tab.

Podia Downloader

Online downloader website

Podia Downloader

Finds the video in the lesson you have open

Online downloader website

Needs a direct video link Podia does not show

Podia Downloader

Uses your own signed-in session for courses you bought

Online downloader website

Cannot see lessons behind your login

Podia Downloader

Joins the streamed lesson into one MP4 file

Online downloader website

May return a playlist file instead of a video

Podia Downloader

Works when the creator has not turned on downloads

Online downloader website

Depends on a download link being available

Podia Downloader

Files go straight to your computer

Online downloader website

Your links pass through someone else's server

Compatibility

Works where you work

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

Browsers

ChromeEdgeBraveOperaWhaleYandex

Operating Systems

WindowsmacOSLinux

Supported Content

Lesson videos on Podia stores (store.podia.com)Preview lessons, without signing inLessons in courses you bought, with your Podia sessionSeveral lessons or a whole course from the course panel (tested with two lessons)Stores on their own domain after Allow on this site (not yet verified)

Not Supported

Locked lessons your account cannot openText lessons, quizzes and captionsYouTube and Wistia videos inside a lessonVideos with DRM turned onFirefox, Safari 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

Open the latest GitHub release to download the Chrome build.

Open release

Edge

Open the latest GitHub release to download the Edge build.

Open release

Opera

Open the latest GitHub release to download the Opera build.

Open release

Brave

Open the latest GitHub release to download the Brave build.

Open release

Whale

Open the latest GitHub release to download the Whale build.

Open release

Yandex

Open the latest GitHub release to download the Yandex build.

Open release

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

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Extension permissions explained

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

downloads

Saves the files you choose through the browser download flow.

activeTab

Checks the selected tab after you start a download.

storage

Stores activation, trial, and local preference state.

notifications

Shows download status messages.

contextMenus

Adds the download action to the browser's right-click menu.

tabs

Coordinates popup, background, and page messaging for the selected browser tab.

scripting

Injects lightweight page checks and download controls when the extension is used.

offscreen

Runs video processing in an offscreen document so downloads can finish in the browser.

webRequest

Detects the media requests the page makes so the video can be found.

declarativeNetRequest

Applies request rules needed to download from the supported hosts.

sidePanel

Shows the download list in the browser side panel.

host_permissions

Allows video detection on Podia pages and related host patterns.

FAQ

Common questions

Install the extension and open the lesson on Podia. Click the extension icon; it shows the lesson title and the quality the player offers. Click Download Video and keep the tab open until the file is saved.