TED Talk Downloader
Paste a TED link and keep the talk as an MP4, at the quality you pick, or as audio. Vidferry runs on your Mac or PC, with no ads and nothing sent anywhere.
- MP4 video
- MP3 or M4A audio
- Playlists and series
- Best, 1080p, 720p, 480p
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Everything you need to download TED.
One paste, and it’s yours, at the quality and format you want.
Save a talk in the quality you want
Pick Best for the highest the source has, or drop to 1080p, 720p, or 480p for a smaller file. You get an MP4 that plays anywhere.
Turn a talk into a podcast
Most talks work fine as audio. Switch to MP3 or M4A and Vidferry saves the sound for the commute or the gym.
Whole playlists and series
Paste a TED playlist or a curated series and Vidferry works through the talks one after another into your folder.
Yours, offline, on your machine
It all runs locally. No account, no ads, no telemetry. Keep a talk to rewatch on a flight or share in a class.
A TED downloader for watching and listening offline
A good TED talk is worth more than one viewing. Vidferry lets you keep one on your own machine, to rewatch on a flight, pull into a lesson, or listen to on the way to work. Paste the link, pick a quality, and it saves an MP4 to a folder you choose. No ad wall, no account, nothing about the download leaves your computer.
Every link is handled on your machine, and Vidferry merges the video and audio into a single MP4 (H.264 video, AAC audio) that plays anywhere.
A talk, a playlist, or an audio version
Paste a single talk and Vidferry saves it. Paste a playlist or a curated series and it works through the talks in turn. When you’d rather just listen, switch to MP3 or M4A and keep the audio on its own, which turns a stack of talks into your own podcast feed.
Keep it fairly
TED publishes its talks under a Creative Commons license meant for personal, non-commercial use, so keeping one to watch offline or share in a classroom is squarely within that. Vidferry saves what TED streams; it’s on you to stay within TED’s terms for anything more.
How to download TED talks
Three steps, about a minute. No setup, no sign-up.
- 1
Copy the TED link
Copy the talk's URL from ted.com. YouTube links to TED talks work the same way.
- 2
Pick quality and format
Choose a video quality, or switch to MP3 to listen like a podcast.
- 3
Ferry it over
Hit download. Playlists of talks queue up and come down one at a time.
TED downloader FAQ
Paste a talk's link and Vidferry saves it as an MP4. Pick Best for the sharpest copy, or drop to 720p or 480p for a smaller file.
Yes. Switch to MP3 or M4A and Vidferry keeps just the sound, which is ideal for listening on the move.
Yes. Paste a TED playlist or series URL and Vidferry works through the talks in turn into the folder you choose.
TED shares its talks under a Creative Commons license for personal, non-commercial use, which covers keeping one to watch offline or show in a classroom. Check TED's terms before anything beyond that.
Best takes the highest the source offers, usually up to 1080p. Vidferry merges the streams into one MP4 that plays in QuickTime.
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