Download videos from Rutube

How to download Rutube videos on a phone and computer

On Android

1. Open the post in the Rutube app and tap Share → Copy link (the arrow button under the player).
2. Go to meridianload.ru in Chrome, Samsung Internet or any other browser.
3. Paste the link into the field — a card with the options appears automatically.
4. Tap the quality you need and confirm the download if the browser asks.

On iPhone and iPad

1. Copy the link to the post via Share → Copy link.
2. Open meridianload.ru in Safari (iOS 13 or later) and paste the link.
3. Choose a quality and tap “Download” in the Safari dialog.
4. The file appears in Files → Downloads; from there you can save it to Photos.

On a computer (Windows, Mac, Linux)

Copy the Rutube page address from the address bar and paste it into the field on this page. Even faster — type meridianload.ru/ before the address right in the address bar and press Enter: the site opens and starts processing the link immediately.

Quality and speed

Rutube stores videos in several qualities: usually 360p, 480p, 720p and 1080p. The service shows which ones are available for a given video. Rutube serves videos in small chunks; the service downloads them in parallel and joins them into one MP4, so even a long video is ready much faster than with a regular chunk-by-chunk download.

While the file is being prepared, progress in percent is shown below the buttons. Don’t close the tab — when everything is ready, the download starts automatically.

What can and can’t be downloaded

• Can: regular public videos, Rutube Shorts, audio from videos in MP3.
• Can’t: paid movies and series, subscription content, live streams while they are on air.

Where to find the downloaded video

The site delivers the file as a regular browser download, so a Rutube video ends up wherever your browser saves everything else:

• Android — the Files app (or My Files) → the Download folder. The gallery usually shows the video on its own; if not, open the file from Downloads.
• iPhone and iPad — the Files app → Downloads (iCloud Drive or On My iPhone). To get the video into Photos, open it and tap Share → Save Video.
• Windows — the Downloads folder (C:\Users\name\Downloads); press Ctrl+J to open the list of recent downloads.
• Mac — the Downloads folder in Finder; in Safari the download list is the arrow icon to the right of the address bar.

Common errors

• “The content is private or available only after signing in” — the post is private, age-restricted or for subscribers only. The service downloads only what opens without signing in.
• “The file is larger than 1024 MB” — the site has a 1 GB per-file limit. Choose a lower quality or send the link to the @MeridianDownBot bot: it delivers files up to 2 GB.
• “Too many requests” — up to 15 files per hour can be downloaded from one address. Wait for the time shown in the message or continue in the Telegram bot.
• “The source has temporarily restricted access” or “The source is not responding” — a restriction on the platform’s side. Retrying in a few minutes usually helps.
• If the error keeps happening on a working link, report it — include the link and the error text.