Hotstar is one of the largest streaming services. It was launched in 2015 by star India. For the best experience, use the Hotstar app that is available on the google play store for free. You can even subscribe to Hotstar to enjoy premium features.

In Feb 2020, The Star India and world-famous company 21st-century fox by Disney announced its plan to integrate its new international streaming service Disney + with Hotstar and named it Disney + Hotstar and added all Disney movies , television shows , marvel studio, and Pixar  Content .

Now we can watch both Disney +  content and Hotstar content by purchasing a subscription of 399 rs per year.

It has got a good amount of live and on-demand content, which includes shows and movies of all genres. It has over 300 million viewers who are more than any other streaming services, like Netflix and amazon prime.

It is like a mini television to the viewers. You can watch movies, the latest tv shows, news, and even live streaming of cricket.

Though you can stream videos online on Hotstar, there can still be times when you want to download videos from Hotstar, which may be a movie or the episodes of some show. This article will help you in knowing how to download videos from Hotstar.

Also Read: How To Download Hotstar Videos On PC, Android, and IOS

Method 1: Downloading videos from Hotstar within the app

1. Download the Hotstar app on your phone from the play store or on your pc.
2. Login to your account using your email id and phone number.
3. You may receive an OTP, which will complete your login process.
4. After you are done signing up, click on the search bar and browse what you want to download.
5. After choosing the video, click on the download icon present by the side of the watchlist and share options.
6. Choose the resolution( high, medium, or low) of the video you want to download and wait for it to complete downloading.
7. You may receive a notification from the app once the download is complete.
8. The downloaded video will appear in the ‘downloads’ section of the app.
9. It can be watched offline, but it will not be saved in your gallery.

Method 2: Downloading the videos from Hotstar using SaveFrom.net

SaveFrom.net  is one of the best video downloader websites available online. It can download videos from platforms like Hotstar, YouTube, Facebook, etc. There are times when you want to download and save the videos on your pc; these websites may help you at those instants.

1. For downloading videos from Hotstar, copy the URL of the video that you want to download.
2. Visit the official site SaveFrom.net.
3. Paste the URL that you have copied and click on download.
4. After a few minutes, you will be asked to choose your video resolution. Choose the suitable quality and download the video for free.

Method 3: Downloading the videos from Hotstar using video to save

Videotosave is another site that allows you to download videos from different social media platforms. It is often preferred because of the easy download steps that are listed below:

1. Open Hotstar and copy the URL of the video you want to download.
2. Visit the official site video to save
3. Paste the URL on the search bar and wait for the generated download link.
4. Click on the link and verify yourself as a human by google captcha.
5. Click on ‘download’ and choose the video resolution.
6. Wait for the video to get downloaded.

 Method 4:Downloading the videos from Hotstar using acethinker

Acethinker is another online tool to download videos from various platforms, including Hotstar.

1. Open Hotstar and find the video you want to download.
2. Copy its URL.
3. Open the official website acethinker.
4. Paste the URL on the address bar and click on download.
5. Choose the resolution and wait for the download to complete.

Method 5: Downloading the video to your phone gallery using video downloader apps

Apart from these online websites, there are many apps available on the play store, which can help you to download videos from Hotstar on your phone. This will save to your gallery, making the video available to watch offline.

1. Download any video downloader app from the play store, like 1dm, instube, or snaptube.
2. Go to Hotstar and open the video you want to download.
3. You will see the ‘share’ option alongside the download and watchlist option.
4. Click on it, and you will see a ‘download with’ option, which will direct you to the video downloader app you have on your phone.
5. Click on the download arrow that appears, which asks you to choose the video resolution.
6. Once the download process is completed, you will receive a notification from the app.

Conclusion

Out of all the methods, downloading within the app is best suited for most of the users. It’s easier and quicker and gives a better quality compared to the sites and video downloader tools we use. Sometimes there might occur some issues on these websites, which will prevent us from downloading the videos, so being reliable on these Hotstar video downloader tools may not be the wisest option. However, we can always depend on downloading the videos within the app.

There is a possibility that most of your downloaded videos get deleted after you log out or after some time. It can vary from 48 hours to 7 days. However, there is no restriction on the number of times you can download a video.

Frequently Asked Questions

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