Does the Skool downloader work on Windows 11?

Yes — Chrome, Edge, Brave, and Opera all work on Windows 10 and Windows 11. There's no separate installer beyond the browser extension itself, so there's nothing Windows Defender needs to approve.

Do I need to install anything besides the extension on Windows?

No. Unlike some downloaders that require a native helper app for merging video and audio, this extension converts streams to MP4 entirely inside the browser. No SmartScreen prompts, no admin password, nothing to run separately.

Can I download Skool videos on Edge?

Yes. Edge is Chromium-based, so the extension works the same way it does on Chrome — install from the Chrome Web Store, pin it, and it functions identically.

Where do downloaded Skool videos go on Windows?

Your Windows Downloads folder — typically C:\Users\YourName\Downloads — named automatically after the lesson title. If OneDrive manages that folder, look for the file in the OneDrive-synced path.

How to Download Skool Videos on Windows (Free, No Extra Software)

Downloading Skool videos on Windows is unusually simple, mostly because of what you don't have to do: there's no separate helper app to install, so there's no Windows Defender SmartScreen dialog to click past, no admin permissions to grant, nothing to approve outside the browser. The extension converts video streams into MP4 entirely inside the browser tab.

This guide covers installation, your first download, running multiple downloads at once, and the Windows-specific issues that do occasionally come up.

What you need

Windows 10 or Windows 11
Chrome, Edge, Brave, or Opera (Firefox and Safari aren't supported)
A Skool account with access to the community you want to download from

Step-by-step: downloading on Windows

Step 1 — Install the extension

Add Skool Video Downloader from the Chrome Web Store. Pin it to your toolbar by clicking the puzzle-piece icon in Chrome or Edge and clicking the pin next to it. No account, license activation, or extra installer is required to get your 5 free downloads a week.

Step 2 — Open the lesson and press play

Navigate to the Skool classroom, community post, or course module with the video. Press play before opening the extension — the video data (regardless of whether it's Skool's native player, Loom, Vimeo, YouTube, or Wistia) is only loaded into the page once playback starts.

Step 3 — Scan and pick a quality

Click the extension icon in your Windows toolbar. It automatically figures out which platform is serving the video and shows every resolution available for that specific lesson.

Step 4 — Download

Pick your quality and click Download. Everything — including converting adaptive HLS streams into a standard MP4 — happens right in the browser. There's no separate process running in the background, so there's nothing for Windows Defender to flag.

Step 5 — Find your file

The MP4 saves straight to your Windows Downloads folder, named after the lesson title.

Install the Free Skool Video DownloaderFree to start — 5 downloads/week forever, no signup, no credit card.

Running several downloads at once on Windows

The extension supports up to 3 simultaneous downloads. Open a second (or third) Skool lesson in a new tab, press play, and add it to the queue while the first is still converting. The download manager panel shows a live progress bar, speed, and a cancel button for each one — no need to babysit a single download at a time.

Common Windows-specific issues

"The extension icon isn't showing in my toolbar." Click the puzzle-piece (Extensions) icon next to the Chrome or Edge address bar, find Skool Video Downloader in the list, and click the pin icon.

"No video detected." You almost certainly opened the extension before pressing play. Go back to the lesson, press play, wait a couple of seconds, then reopen the extension.

"The download finished but I can't find the file." Check C:\Users\YourName\Downloads directly in File Explorer rather than the Downloads shortcut — some Windows setups redirect Downloads to a OneDrive-synced folder, and OneDrive can leave files as cloud-only placeholders until you open them.

"Only 360p or 480p shows up as an option." That's the actual resolution the creator uploaded for that lesson, not a limitation of the extension — Skool's player doesn't upscale beyond what was uploaded.

"It worked on one lesson but not the next." Different lessons in the same course can use different video platforms (Skool native for one, a Loom recording for another). The extension detects each independently — press play and rescan on the new lesson.