When the membership ends, the classes go with it

Weeks spent following a watercolour or logo design class on Skillshare count for little once your membership lapses, because every lesson locks again. Skillshare Downloader lets you keep the classes you rely on. Open a class, use the download control, and each lesson is written to your computer as an MP4. Take lessons one by one, or line up the entire class and let them download automatically in order.

Lessons are named by class and lesson number, so tracking down a particular technique demo even three months on is quick. Quality goes as high as the class offers, up to 1080p, and subtitle tracks can be saved next to the videos.

Features

• Video lessons from Skillshare classes in every creative category, from any instructor and of any length
• Original quality up to 1080p, saved without re-encoding
• Subtitle tracks exported in SRT format where the class has them
• A batch queue that downloads every lesson in a class one after another from a single click
• Automatic naming by class title and lesson number
• Retry with resume if a download is interrupted
• Detection of the Skillshare video player elements on class pages
• A progress bar showing speed and an estimated finish time

Getting lessons onto your disk

Pinning the icon to the toolbar after installing keeps it a click away. Be logged in to Skillshare with your membership, open the class, and decide between the download button on one lesson or a batch queue covering all of them. Either way the MP4s land named by class and lesson number, ready to play next to the software you are practising in.

Where it runs, and what it leaves alone

Use it on Chrome, Firefox or Edge, on Windows, macOS or Linux. There is no support for Safari, nor for any mobile browser on a phone or tablet. Region: Worldwide.

It deals with video lessons only. These stay on Skillshare:

• class project files, worksheets, templates and resource links, which you download from the class page yourself
• class descriptions and project briefs
• community features and discussions
• anything that needs a membership you do not hold

You have to be signed in with an active Skillshare membership, and the best available quality depends on what the instructor uploaded.

Privacy and permissions

It is a desktop browser extension only. Nothing is uploaded, no personal data is collected and it does not talk to external servers. It requests:

• activeTab: to scan the open class page for video player elements and pull out the lesson video URLs.
• downloads: to save the lesson videos and their subtitle files into the downloads folder on your computer.
• storage: to remember your download preferences and the batch queue between browser sessions.

FAQ

Will it handle Premium classes?

It works with any video that loads while you are signed in to Skillshare in the browser. A class you are able to watch is a class whose lessons it can detect and save.

Is there a way to grab a whole class instead of lesson by lesson?

Yes. Queue every lesson in the class and they download one after another, each processed separately and saved with its lesson number so the order is kept.

Are project files and class resources included?

No, it concentrates on the video lessons. Class descriptions, project briefs and resource links belong to the Skillshare web interface and are not saved as files.

Some classes come with worksheets or templates. How do I keep those?

When a class page offers them as download links, save them straight from Skillshare. The extension itself only targets the video content.

Does it matter which instructor or category the class is in?

No. It runs on every Skillshare class page, whatever the instructor, category or class length.

Is this legal?

DISCLAIMER: We are not attorneys and do not offer legal advice. Laws vary by country and platform. For any legal question please consult a qualified legal professional.

We give you full control over download speeds because we believe users should decide how they use their software.

That said, here are a few widely accepted best practices for safe, responsible downloading:

• Only download content you created, own, or have explicit permission from the rights holder to access.

• Protect your personal data by respecting platform rules and rate limits with reasonable download speeds to avoid automated abuse systems putting your account at risk.

• Protect your privacy by using a reputable VPN for IP protection before initiating downloads — this is the VPN we recommend & use.