Learn how to download videos from NHK Online.

With all the great programs available on NHK Online, NHK Plus NHK for school, and NHK On Demand, I often try to download NHK Plus videos to watch repeatedly or use in class.

Unfortunately, however, the official NHK website does not come with the ability to download videos.

So, in this article, we will introduce you to a collection of convenient ways to download NHK Plus streaming videos at high speed and save them to your device.

How to download on NHK?

As it turns out, NHK Plus, NHK On Demand, and NHK High School Courses do not have a download function. In other words, it is not possible to save videos directly from the official NHK website or apps.

Many programs on NHK are streamed in real time, so you may not have the "I missed it! " experience often. If you download them to your device in advance, you can watch them the next day. Moreover, if you download the program to your device in advance, you can enjoy the program during your commute to work or school the next day.

This is where video download tools come in.

Download NHK with a downloader

BBFly Downloader

BBFly Download er is a software that allows you to download almost any content from video sharing services. Currently, online videos are basically DRM M3U8 encrypted to prevent downloading due to copyrights, etc. BBFly Downloader supports DRM M3U8 encryption technology to enable online video downloading.

Once you download NHK videos in MP4 or MKV format to your PC, you can transfer them to various devices such as smartphones, tablets, game consoles, or play them on other media players. Both individual and batch downloads are supported, as well as fast download speeds and powerful processing.

BBFly Downloader supports not only NHK Online, but also TV Tokyo,TELASA,Prime Video JP, and other video distribution services.

How to use

Step 1: Post the video link

The first step in downloading NHK Special programs is to paste the link. In this case, in addition to copying the link from the official NHK Special website, you can save yourself the trouble of searching for the video by entering the video link directly.

Step 2: Prepare to download

Open the video link and play the video, and the source video you want to download will be detected automatically. After a few seconds the video will finish loading. Once loading is complete, "Download Now" will appear below the address bar.

Step 3: Change details

Before downloading, you will automatically be prompted to set the picture and sound quality to your liking.

Step 4: Start downloading

If no changes are necessary, click the "Download" button to begin the download process.

Downloading NHK with Extensions

As mentioned above, NHK Online and NHK Plus videos, including news broadcasts, NHK for school, NHK on Demand, and Olympic Games, are delivered in a special file format called HLS (Http Live Streaming) and cannot be downloaded directly.

However, in July 2018, a Google Chrome extension called "Stream Recorder" became available, allowing you to easily download and save NHK streaming videos in your browser.

How to use Stream Recorder

Step 1, add the "Stream Recorder" extension to Google Chrome. Then you will see a red circle icon on the right side of the Google Chrome address bar. When you enter the playback page of the NHK streaming video you want to download or save, the red circle will become larger.

Step 2, click on the red circle to start downloading the NHK streaming video. At the same time, another tab will open and a blue bar will extend to indicate the progress of the download. At this point, you can also change the NHK video download quality by clicking on the "Quality" section.

Step 3, when the NHK streaming video download is complete, the bar will turn green and you can click "Save" to save it to a local folder.

Some sites may not detect the stream (no index file exists). In that case, you can turn on "Capture Mode" in the upper right corner to record the NHK streaming video before saving it for download.

Conclusion

You cannot save videos directly from the official NHK website or app, but you can download NHK videos with BBFly Downloader.

If you want to download NHK videos, please try it.