Many regular users of the VKontakte social network are aware of various innovations of the Internet site Administration. Namely, at first VKontakte was banned from listening to music through other web resources, that is, in fact, it became impossible to listen to music offline. In the spring of 2017, the Administration released a paid application for playing music without advertising and, accordingly, with the ability to play offline, and later the site set a time limit of sixty minutes per day for background music playback. And it is not at all surprising that many users were very dissatisfied after such changes. More and more requests began to appear about how to download music from VK via Mozilla, and for all those users who do not want to pay for the application or listen to music while only online, there is a special extension for Firefox for downloading VKontakte music.
Firefox plugin for downloading music
In order for you to be able to download music from the VKontakte social network, you need to install the VK Music add-on to the Mozilla search engine. To do this, launch an Internet browser, open the browser menu and select “Add-ons”.
Then in the search line we write the name of the extension “VK Music”, without quotes. Click on the magnifying glass icon located to the right of the search window. Select the plugin you are looking for, and to the right of it click on the “Install” button.
How to use the plugin
After installation, a new page will open with a request for information on statistics. Click the “Allow” button.
After all the above steps, when you go to the music section of VKontakte, an arrow pointing down will appear to the right of the album icon.
After you click on this arrow, a window will open in which you need to check the “Save As” option and, if you wish, you can check the box next to “Run automatically for all files of this type” in order to skip this step in the future. Please note that in order to subsequently cancel this action, you will need to go to the application settings. Click the “OK” button.
Another window appears where you need to specify where to save the file and click the “Save” button.
If you have forgotten in which folder you saved the audio recording, then by clicking on the browser download button, you will see a folder icon next to the downloaded file. Clicking on it will take you to the folder with the saved file.
VK Music is currently the most current addition for saving music from the VKontakte social network, very simple and easy to use. Other similar extensions are outdated both morally and technologically.
Any modern browser allows you to connect plugins that make it easier to work with social networks and other Internet resources. This article will discuss installing an extension for downloading VKontakte music on Mozilla Firefox. You can download audio recordings to your PC from a social network using third-party programs, scripts or online services. But the most convenient way would be a plugin - you just need to add it and enable it once, unlike other applications. Let's look at several popular extensions for Firefox.
Savefrom.net
The service is suitable for all browsers. It can be downloaded both through the extension store and on the developer’s official website. To install, follow the instructions:
- Open the link http://ru.savefrom.net/user.php?vid=387 in Mozilla.
- Click on the "Download" icon.
- Next, click on “Save file” to start the download.
- Run the installer.
- Accept the license agreement.
- Select Firefox browser from the options and click Next.
- After installation is complete, close the program window by clicking “Finish”.
Now restart Firefox. In the upper left corner you will see an extension icon. Next you need:
- Go to the social networking site and log in.
- Open the “Music” section.
- Find the arrow icon next to the track. Hover your cursor over it to see the size of the audio recording. Click on the LMB icon to start downloading the file.
- Wait for the process to complete.
Now you know how to download audio from VK using the most popular plugin. All songs are downloaded in MP3 format. The function of downloading videos from VK and Youtube is also available.
Other extensions
Let's move on to the Mozilla add-ons store. To do this you need:
- Select the side menu icon, and then select “Add-ons”.
- In the marked tab, go to the search field and enter the name.
Let's look at a few popular extensions.
VK Music allows you to download audio recordings from VKontakte, Odnoklassniki and Yandex.Music. Follow these steps:
- In the search, enter the name “vk music”.
- Next to the first item in the list, select “Install”.
- Click "Add".
- Open the “Music” section and click on the arrow icon to start downloading.
VK Universal Downloader
VK Universal Downloader is a simple and convenient service for downloading music. To install, follow the instructions:
- In the settings, enter a search query with a name.
- In the search results, click on the “Install” button opposite the first item in the list.
- Click on “Add”, agreeing to allow access to browser data.
- The following icon will now appear in the list of audio recordings on VKontakte, and when you click on it, the file will begin downloading.
Setup and removal
Any connected plugin can be configured or deleted. To do this, open the "Add-ons" window again through the side menu or using the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + Shift + A. The second tab contains a list of all connected services. Using the buttons marked in the screenshot, you can disable, delete and configure settings.
Alternative options
In addition to the services described, you can connect others. It’s quite easy to find them by name - VkOpt, Vk Tune, Video DownloadHelper and the like. Use the official Mozilla catalog at https://addons.mozilla.org/ru/firefox/. In the search, enter a query with the name of the social network and add “download music”:
In the list you will see all plugins available for installation. Read the ratings and description, then click on the “Add to Firefox” button:
In the settings window, you can select options for displaying bitrate, download progress, position of the download icon, etc. (depending on the selected application).
Select the appropriate options and use the service to expand your music collection. Most add-ons allow you to download media files not only from VKontakte, but also from other popular sites.
Conclusion
We looked at installing several current add-ons for downloading files from social networks. All the described plugins do not in any way affect the functionality and performance of the browser, and also do not reduce the loading speed of VKontakte pages. Once you connect Firefox to the add-on, you can regularly download MP3s with the click of a button.
Video
Watch the thematic video, which discusses the step-by-step actions from this manual.
Download video or music from youtube, vkontakte very simple! You will need the DownloadHelper extension and Firefox browser
Downloading music or video is easy: DownloadHepler to help
For downloading music or videos(I repeat again) Firefox must be installed.
After we have successfully installed Firefox, let's install DownloadHepler. Launch Firefox and go here and click Add to Firefox. 
After installation, gray circles appeared on the panel, which will help us download videos or music on computer!
To check how this works, let's go to youtube and try to download a video. If we notice, when we start watching the video, these circles start spinning. When they spin, it means that DownloadHelper is ready to download videos or music. To do this, you just need to click the arrow next to it, select the quality and click download!
By the way, this program can also download and convert videos in one of the listed formats!
That is, the program will automatically do video downloaded from the Internet for iPhone or iPad format.
By the way, note that if you want, for example, to extract only audio from any video, then use this article. Although the program has this option, it will cost you $30.
You can do the same download music in contact, video in contact and from other video hosting sites. In general, the program is very useful and worthy of attention!
Video downloads in Firefox 2016 design change
Open any video after installation video download hepler
Right click and select button video download help r -now we can download videos
How to download videos from Youtube and Vk in Firefox. Conclusion.
A few more words. I recommend that you use multiple browsers. For example, Chrome as the main one, and Firefox for certain purposes, for example for downloading videos and music. Although most browsers already have their own extensions and add-ons, they also slow down the browser. And when it’s full of different plugins and extensions it actually works 2-3 times slower than without them
Lately, more and more people are interested in how to download music from the VKontakte website. I decided not to ignore this problem and study some ways of how this can be done, due to the fact that there is no direct such function on the social networking site.
After studying some materials and spending a lot of time, I identified the following methods:
VKontakte search plugins for Mozilla Firefox
If you are constantly opening new tabs, this extension is no problem. Take your downloading experience to the next level with this add-on. Not only can it speed up loading with some behind-the-scenes tricks, but it can also make it easier to pause and resume loading, and collect all the links and images on a web page in one go.
It includes some handy search, filter and comparison features. This is another addon to manage your important sidebar. Sometimes the simplest ideas are the best. Shutdown. Titles activate a "cinema" mode when you're watching videos online, darkening the rest of the screen to give you less eye strain and a better video viewing experience.
1. Using special programs. I won’t list them, but you can find a couple or three if you want. The method is not entirely reliable, since you need to enter your username and password directly in the programs themselves, and I personally don’t need this, because I don’t want to become a spammer later when my password is stolen. Yes, besides, installing additional software and learning it is an additional hassle.
Regarding security, you can, of course, register an additional “left” account and let them hack it, but this is also unnecessary gestures.
2. Installing scripts. Some people don’t even know what they are, but they still need to be used somehow. In addition, it is not clear who wrote the scripts and it is not a fact that tomorrow they will work as well as today. Doesn't fit either.
3. Online services. It’s a good thing, but they grow like mushrooms and disappear very quickly, but we need a reliable way.
4. Dig into the browser cache. A good method where you don’t need to install anything, but it’s very long and labor-intensive. If anyone is interested, you can read its essence in the article “”.
5. What you should focus on is downloading music from Vkontakte using the Mozilla Firefox browser. The only downside here is that those who don’t have it will have to install it. I advise everyone to switch to this browser: it is optimal in terms of capabilities, speed and security.
If the browser is installed, you will need to install a plugin for it. I recommend installing from the official website here is the link https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/video-downloadhelper/. Install the plugin and restart your browser. Three balls should appear in your lower right corner (not necessarily right and not necessarily bottom), and an additional item “” in the “Tools” browser tab.
If the installation was successful, go to the VKontakte website and look for the desired entry there, click on the triangle so that the track starts playing.
The balls should start spinning. Click on them and from the drop-down menu select “ Download».
We wait a while for the file to download and go check it out. Click the tab " Tools - Downloads»
And it is clear that the last file was downloaded from the site vkontakte.ru.
If we run the file, we will hear the song that we wanted to download to our computer.
Download video or music from youtube, vkontakte very simple! You will need the DownloadHelper extension and Firefox browser
Downloading music or video is easy: DownloadHepler to help
For downloading music or videos(I repeat again) Firefox must be installed.
After we have successfully installed Firefox, let's install DownloadHepler. Launch Firefox and go here and click Add to Firefox.
After installation, gray circles appeared on the panel, which will help us download videos or music on computer!
To check how this works, let's go to youtube and try to download a video. If we notice, when we start watching the video, these circles start spinning. When they spin, it means that DownloadHelper is ready to download videos or music. To do this, you just need to click the arrow next to it, select the quality and click download!
By the way, this program can also download and convert videos in one of the listed formats!
That is, the program will automatically do video downloaded from the Internet for iPhone or iPad format.
By the way, we note that if you want, for example, to extract only audio from any video, then use the article. Although the program has this option, it will cost you $30.
You can do the same download music in contact, video in contact and from other video hosting sites. In general, the program is very useful and worthy of attention!
Video downloads in Firefox 2016 design change
Open any video after installation video download hepler
Right click and select button video download help r -now we can download videos
How to download videos from Youtube and Vk in Firefox. Conclusion.
A few more words. I recommend that you use multiple browsers. For example, Chrome as the main one, and Firefox for certain purposes, for example for downloading videos and music. Although most browsers already have their own extensions and add-ons, they also slow down the browser. And when it’s full of different plugins and extensions it actually works 2-3 times slower than without them
Judging by the statistics of visits to this site, the most popular browsers among my readers are Google Chrome And Mozilla Firefox.
There are extensions for these browsers that allow you to easily download from the siteIn contact with
music and videos. Today I will tell you how to install them and how to use these extensions (plugins).
How to download music and videos from VKontakte in Google Chrome
So, let's launch the browser Google Chrome. We go to the Chrome Online Store website. Here, in the left column, select the section “Extensions” - “Social networks and communication”. So that we don’t have to search for the required plugin for a long time, enter the phrase “Additional settings” in the search bar at the top and press the key Enter:
After this, the extension we need will appear in the column on the right, which is called “ Additional VKontakte settings" To install, click the “Free” button next to it: A window will appear in which we click “Add”:
The plugin is installed!
Now let's try it with it Download the music.
We go to our page In contact with. Open “Audio Recordings”.
When you hover your mouse over the name of a musical composition, an arrow will appear on the right. If you hold the cursor on it, the size of the audio recording (in MB) will immediately be displayed.
Click on the arrow and the song will be downloaded!
You can go to the folder with the downloaded files and see it there (by default, everything is saved in the “Downloads” folder). If you don’t know where the downloaded song was saved, then click on the “Customize and manage Google Chrome” button in the upper right corner in the Google Chrome browser: 
Then select “Downloads” - under the file name, click the “Show in folder” button: 
Now let's check how to download VKontakte video. Go to “My Videos”. We launch any video. After that, “Download” buttons will appear under the video in the column on the right. Click one of them (depending on what quality of video you need) - the video will be downloaded immediately! 
Don’t be surprised if suddenly the “Download” buttons don’t appear under some of the videos. The fact is that download links appear only for those videos that are posted on the contact server. This is a minus of this plugin (perhaps the author will improve it over time). If you need to download the video urgently and desperately, you can use the service, which I already talked about once.
How to download music and videos from VKontakte in Mozilla Firefox
Launch the browser Mozilla Firefox. We go to the page with additions. Find the extension here and click the “Add to Firefox” button next to it: 
In the window that appears, click the “Install Now” button: 
Then restart your browser.
After this, an icon will appear on the panel representing three connected balls:If you are currently on a site page where there are no running audio or video recordings, then it will be inactive (and black and white). If you turn on any audio recording or video for playback, the icon will instantly become active and the balls will become colored.
Let's check how the plugin works in In contact with.
To do this, go to your page in the “My Audio Recordings” section (not necessarily your own). We include any composition. Then we find our multi-colored rotating icon on the panel and click on the arrow to the right of it: The name of the audio recording being played will appear (though in a somewhat inconvenient form - alphanumeric). Hover your mouse cursor over it and select “Download”: 
Then all you have to do is select a folder to save and click “Save”. All! Music downloaded!
Video from VKontakte downloaded in exactly the same way as audio. I probably won’t describe it again.
By the way, Video DownloadHelper can download videos not only from vk.com, but also from other services (for example, Youtube).
That's all. I hope it won't be a problem for you now download audio or video from Vkontakte to your computer.