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// Oct 19, 2026 // Schimke Studios News

Media Link Downloader saves media from links straight into your Obsidian vault

Media Link Downloader adds a ↓ button next to media links in your Obsidian notes. Pick a quality and the file is saved straight into your vault, named and ready to embed or reference. $14.99.

Media Link Downloader saves media from links straight into your Obsidian vault

Your notes are full of media links: your own work, Creative Commons and public-domain clips, licensed footage, references for research. Getting a copy into your vault usually means a terminal or a separate app, then dragging the file back in. Media Link Downloader puts a download button next to the link and saves the file into the vault folder you choose.

What it does

  • ↓ button next to supported links in Reading view, Live Preview, the Properties panel and Bases views.
  • Pick a quality per download: Best, up to 1080p, 720p or 480p, or audio only.
  • Saves into your vault: a default folder, or choose one per download with folder suggestions.
  • Clear file names: the media title plus its ID, so nothing overwrites anything.
  • Tool status at a glance: settings show whether yt-dlp and ffmpeg were found, with a Detect again button.
  • Commands: “Download media from clipboard URL” and “Refresh download icons”.

Built on yt-dlp, a separate open-source tool you install (ffmpeg strongly recommended). Desktop only. Price: $14.99.

Your responsibility. Only download content you own or have permission or another legal right to save. It doesn’t bypass DRM, paywalls or logins you don’t have.

License: Personal license for one person, in any of your own vaults, with every 1.x update included and no download limit. Buying for a team? A Team license covers up to 5 people at one organization for $44.99. Request it at support@schimkestudios.com. Read the plugin license.

Get it: Media Link Downloader →

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