How to download music from VKontakte

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

Lifehacker compiled detailed instructions for downloading your favorite tracks from VK. Don't thank.

The social network's policy on music content is becoming increasingly stringent. So, on December 19, 2016, access to the public API of the social network was blocked, which made it impossible to listen and download music for most third-party applications. The developers of VKontakte have also learned how to block almost all extensions, with the help of which it was previously possible to easily and simply download music. Therefore, you will have to go a roundabout way.

Chrome and derivatives

1. Open the page with your audio recordings "VKontakte".

2. Press Shift + Ctrl + I on your keyboard to display the developer toolbar.

3. In the developer toolbar, click the Network tab. Just below, check the Disable cache option and enable the Media filter.

4. Play the desired song. Please note that a link to the file will appear in the bottom pane. Double click on it and it will open in the browser's built-in player.

5. Now you can easily save it to your hard drive. To do this, simply click on the download icon located on the player panel.

Firefox

1. Open the page with your audio recordings "VKontakte".

2. In the developer toolbar, click the Networking tab. Turn on the "Media" filter just below.

3. Play the desired song. Please note that a link to the file will appear in the bottom pane.

4. Right-click on the link and select "Open in New Tab".

5. The musical composition will open in the built-in player, from where it can be sent in no time to any folder on your computer.

We hope that this detailed instruction will help you preserve all your musical riches before the owners of VKontakte finally close access to them.