Click your cookie extension and export the cookies for the site as cookies.txt . Save this file in the same directory as your downloader.

Due to browser security restrictions, extensions cannot save large video files directly to your hard drive without an external bridge.

: Recommended by users for its ability to detect "tap and hold" video links.

If you only need to download one or two private videos and prefer not to install command-line tools, you can extract the direct video URL using your browser’s built-in developer options. Step-by-Step Instructions:

: If specialized tools aren't available, general high-performance extensions like Video DownloadHelper (for Firefox/Chrome) or OneClick Video Downloader can often detect embedded private streams. Step-by-Step Installation & Usage Guide

Public videos on ThisVid store their media paths directly in the page source, making them easy for standard web scrapers to grab. Private videos, however, are protected by session tokens and access control lists.

Right-click the detected URL and select "Open in new tab," then right-click the video and choose "Save Video As..." .