9anime.to Video Downloader 【Top × 2025】

Platform: Windows, macOS, Linux (Electron-based)
Price: Free (Open Source)

This is the gold standard for the 9anime community. Unlike generic video downloaders, this app is built specifically for anime indexing sites.

How it works: You copy the 9anime.to episode URL. The app scrapes the page, finds the hidden .m3u8 master playlist, and downloads the highest quality stream using ffmpeg. 9anime.to Video Downloader

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Downloading videos from streaming sites like 9anime.to is a popular request for offline viewing. However, there is no official "9anime.to Video Downloader" software developed by the site owners. Instead, users must rely on third-party tools, browser extensions, or screen recorders.

This review covers the most effective methods currently available, analyzing them based on speed, video quality, ease of use, and safety. Cons: Downloading videos from streaming sites like 9anime

import yt_dlp
import m3u8
from Crypto.Cipher import AES
import requests
import subprocess
class AnimeDownloader:
def init(self, domain="9anime.to"):
self.domain = domain
self.session = requests.Session()
self.session.headers.update("User-Agent": "Mozilla/5.0")
def resolve_video_url(self, anime_page_url):
    # Use yt-dlp to extract m3u8 playlist
    ydl_opts = "quiet": True, "extract_flat": False
    with yt_dlp.YoutubeDL(ydl_opts) as ydl:
        info = ydl.extract_info(anime_page_url, download=False)
        # yt-dlp handles iframe resolution and token refresh
        return info['url']  # m3u8 master URL
def download_segments(self, m3u8_url, output_ts):
    playlist = m3u8.load(m3u8_url, headers=self.session.headers)
    key_uri = playlist.keys[0].uri
    key_data = self.session.get(key_uri).content  # 16 bytes
cipher = AES.new(key_data, AES.MODE_CBC, iv=playlist.keys[0].iv or b'\x00'*16)
    with open(output_ts, 'wb') as out:
        for segment in playlist.segments:
            seg_data = self.session.get(segment.uri).content
            decrypted = cipher.decrypt(seg_data)
            out.write(decrypted)
    return output_ts
def convert_to_mp4(self, ts_file, mp4_file):
    subprocess.run(["ffmpeg", "-i", ts_file, "-c", "copy", mp4_file], check=True)