FlickReels downloader: save public episodes
FlickReels series resolve from their Nuxt data; free episodes are marked before download and assembled from the H.264 HLS stream.
Open downloaderWhich FlickReels episodes are free
Free and locked is decided by FlickReels, not by this tool. This is what the adapter reads before you download anything.
| Free episodes | Chapters not flagged is_lock |
|---|---|
| Locked episodes | Flagged per chapter, still listed |
| Link that works | /movie/<slug>-<id>, or /playlist/…/episode-<n> |
| File you get | H.264 HLS → MP4 |
| Read from | Nuxt payload of the series page |
| On a computer | Chrome or Edge: joined in the tab, then saved to a folder |
Three things that go wrong on FlickReels
Only some episodes are listed
That is the real free window, not a bug. Locked rows carry no media address in the page at all, so there is nothing to download — they stay in the grid, labelled, so the episode count still matches the source.
Saving stops near the end
Keep the tab in the foreground while an episode assembles — a backgrounded tab gets throttled and the stream can time out. On Chrome or Edge, picking a save folder writes straight to disk and skips the in-memory limit entirely.
The pasted link does not resolve
Share links from the app are not page links. Open the episode in a browser, copy the address bar and paste that — the short links in a share sheet carry no episode id to read.
How FlickReels decides what is free
FlickReels marks chapters with is_lock, so free ones can be scattered — episode 3 free, 4 locked, 5 free — and none of them share an address.
There is no single free-episode number to read here; each chapter carries its own is_lock field and the free set is simply whichever rows read zero. That means the free window can be non-contiguous, and the grid reports what it finds rather than assuming a cut point. Media comes from a signed HLS playlist generated per chapter, so the address you resolve belongs to that chapter alone. Reusing it for the next episode is not possible — each selection resolves its own playlist, which is the main reason this host is slower to batch than the ones with direct MP4.
Saving a FlickReels episode on a computer
Either /movie/<slug>-<id> or /playlist/…/episode-<n> is accepted, so use whichever the site handed you.
Resolve and the chapter list appears with the is_lock field honoured, free rows selectable and locked rows greyed.
Each selection resolves its own signed playlist, one chapter at a time rather than one address reused across the queue.
The tab joins the H.264 segments and writes a single MP4 into the folder you chose.
Chrome and Edge can write straight into a folder you pick once, so a long series is limited by disk rather than memory. Firefox and Safari have no folder API: there the episode is assembled in the tab first and arrives as an ordinary download, which is where the in-memory ceiling starts to matter.
Working through a FlickReels series
Scattered free chapters make batch saving less about ticking a range and more about reading the grid first. Select only the rows marked free; the queue will resolve each one's playlist as it reaches it rather than up front. Because those playlists are signed per chapter, the usual cause of a mid-queue failure is a long pause between resolving and saving — if that happens, resolve the series again instead of retrying the dead address, which will keep answering the same way.
Free chapters are scattered rather than clustered, and each one carries its own signed playlist, so there is no address to reuse across a season. Fine for a handful of episodes; slow for a whole series. Read the grid before selecting, because picking blind is what turns a batch into a string of failures.
The other eight platforms
Same paste box, different adapter underneath. Each one reads its own page format.
Download public episodes in three steps
The same workflow works across every platform this build supports.
- 01
Paste a public page link
Copy a series or episode URL that opens without signing in.
- 02
Review available episodes
Resolve the page, confirm the title, and select only the public episodes you may keep.
- 03
Download and save
The episode is prepared in your browser; press Save file to keep it offline.
Public content, responsible use
This tool does not unlock paid episodes, sign in to your accounts, or process DRM-protected media. Confirm you have permission before downloading anything.
Short-drama downloader FAQ
Answers about supported links, failed pages, formats, and access limits.
Which FlickReels links can I paste?
A public /movie/<slug>-<id> or /playlist/<slug>/<id>/episode-<n> page that opens without signing in. The adapter reads the chapter list from the page's Nuxt payload.
Why are some FlickReels episodes locked?
FlickReels marks paywalled chapters with is_lock. Only chapters the page marks as free are selectable; the rest stay visible in the grid as locked placeholders.
What file do I get from FlickReels?
Free chapters are H.264 HLS. The playlist and segments are relayed through this server and assembled into one MP4 in your browser without re-encoding.