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How to Download Coursera Videos for Free (using yt-dlp)
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How to Download Coursera Videos for FREE (yt-dlp tutorial)

Follow along with the video 👇

Steps

  1. Visit the Coursera lesson page & open devtools
  2. Select the .mp4
  3. Copy the URL & use yt-dlp to download

Step 1: Visit the Coursera lesson page & open devtools

  • Visit the Coursera lesson page (where the video is)
  • Open devtools to the network tab (right click > inspect > network) & enable "preserve logs"

Step 2: Select the .mp4

  • Filter for mp4
  • Click the entry with Content-Type: video/mp4 and copy the Request URL

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Step 3: Copy the URL & use yt-dlp to download

  • Download the video using yt-dlp in your Terminal program
# syntax
yt-dlp "REPLACE_ME_WITH_URL"
# example
yt-dlp "https://d3c33hcgiwev3.cloudfront.net/kZolKy_nEemnrA4AsaAhFA.processed/full/540p/index.mp4?Expires=1762646400&Signature=MvT4Thuyt8iKf1XR9hWDL6KtmexqybB1vLcT5jnLl-9mvW65Nkx4O~AteosR4~0NJsIoVD8FUPh7yu10QboI7NCc5hrGCOGJSYClht87aZeFd1PUdnsSNdYJ4mDk2M82pRRZGx5-PONTxqkCJqyz2SC6oGBMvRiv94KnEhbHTSU_&Key-Pair-Id=APKAJLTNE6QMUY6HBC5A"

Note: The URL is time‑limited. If it expires (403/AccessDenied), re‑capture a fresh link.

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