Copy the ARD link
Open the page on ARD and copy the address from your browser bar, or use the share menu and pick Copy link. Either form works.
ARD Video Downloader
Save ARD Mediathek programmes as MP4 before depublication removes them.
Same depublication rules as ZDF: ARD replays come offline on a schedule and do not come back.
Create an account to download from ARD
Already have an account? Sign in
How to download from ARD
Paste it above
Drop the link into the box and press download. Nothing to configure — the right extractor for ARD is picked for you.
Save the file
The file is prepared on our side and handed to you as a normal download. It lands in your usual downloads folder, on desktop or phone.
Why AppsCyborg for ARD
Built around how ARD actually serves media
ARD is a federation of regional broadcasters — WDR, NDR, BR and the rest — publishing into one Mediathek, which is why the same programme can appear under several regional URLs. We normalise those to the same asset. The depublication clock applies here as it does at ZDF: most material must come offline after a set period.
Nothing to install
No browser extension, no desktop app, no APK. ARD links are handled server-side, so the same page works on a work laptop you cannot install software on and on a phone.
Kept at source quality
We hand you the stream ARD published rather than re-encoding it down to a smaller file. What arrives is what was uploaded, not a second-generation copy.
No ads and no decoy buttons
One button that does what it says. No overlay ads, no fake Download that opens a tab, no push-notification prompt. AppsCyborg is paid, so the page has nothing to sell you on the way past.
Downloading from ARD — questions
Is downloading from ARD allowed?
That depends on the material and on where you are, and it is your call to make. Downloading your own uploads, or material published under a licence that permits it, is normally fine. Redistributing someone else's copyrighted work is not. AppsCyborg is a tool; it does not grant you rights you did not already have, and you stay responsible for what you download.
What file do I get from a ARD link?
An MP4 with H.264 video and AAC audio at the best rendition ARD publishes, commonly 1080p on recent programmes. German subtitles are muxed in where the broadcaster provides them, and audio description tracks where they exist.
What happens when ARD changes something?
Geo-restricted programming fails from outside Germany with that reason. ARD's Mediathek API changes periodically across its regional members and the extractor tracks it. Depublished programmes cannot be retrieved.
Do I need to install anything to download from ARD?
No. There is no extension, no app and no command line. You paste a ARD link into the box on this page and get a file back. It works the same in Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Edge, on desktop and mobile.
What does it cost?
A day pass is €1 and covers 24 hours. A year is €6, and lifetime access is a single €30 payment. There is no free tier and no trial — the paid account is what keeps the site free of ads and the queue short.
Other source guides
Same tool, a different source. Each page covers what is specific to that site.