Politics social network with regard to musical content is becoming increasingly rigid. So, on December 19, 2016, access to the public API of the social network was blocked, which made it impossible to listen to and download music for most third-party applications. The developers of VKontakte also learned how to block almost all extensions, with the help of which it was previously possible to download music easily and simply. So you have to take a detour.

Chrome and its derivatives

2. Press the keyboard shortcut Shift + Ctrl + I to display the developer toolbar.

3. In the developer toolbar, go to the Network tab. Just below, check the Disable cache option and turn on the Media filter.

4. Start playback of the desired song. Please note that a link to the file will appear in the bottom panel. Double click on it and it will open in the browser's built-in player.

Firefox

1. Open the page with your VKontakte audio recordings.

2. In the developer toolbar, click the "Network" tab. Just below, turn on the "Media" filter.

3. Start playback of the desired song. Please note that a link to the file will appear in the bottom panel.

5. The musical composition will open in the built-in player, from where it can already be sent to any folder on your computer in no time.

We hope that this detailed instructions will help you save all your musical wealth before the owners of VKontakte finally close access to them.

The social network VKontakte is an inexhaustible storehouse of music. Even rare musical compositions are stored here, which cannot be found on the global network “by day with fire”. But here's the problem - you can listen to them, but you can not download them to your computer. Although… what am I talking about? It is impossible - because the site does not give users such an opportunity, but this is for others, and not for you and me.

Do you want to know how to download any song from VK with just a couple of mouse clicks? Then read on!

Seven ways to download music from VK for free

Web services

Let's start simple. To download audio tracks from the VK website, there are special web services that do not require registration or payment for their services: come in and use it. There are many such services, and they work on a similar principle. Let's take a look at a couple of the most popular.

Audio vk

How to download music from VK using Audio-vk.ru? Take a look and you'll understand right away. At the top of the central field is the search bar. Enter the name of the song or the name of the artist (author) - and the track will be found. Click "Download" to save.

Download-Music-VKontakte

- a slightly more “complex” service than the previous one. In addition to searching by title or artist, there are filters here (drop-down lists circled in the screenshot):

• “I” - download music from your page.
• "Friends" - download music from the pages of friends.
• "Groups" - the same, from groups.
• “Popular” - the most popular compositions on the VK website.

The second list allows you to clarify what you did. For example, when choosing “Me”, you can specify where to download tracks from - from audio recordings, albums (when you select this option, a list of your albums will appear), from the wall, or recommended. How to use filters, I hope you can figure it out without difficulty.

If when you open Download-music-vkontakte.ru you do not see the track lists, allow access to the audio files of your VK page by clicking the link of the same name.

Browser Apps and Plugins

The plugin is installed on the computer like any application. What is he doing? Adds a download button to each audio file on VK. The button looks like an arrow pointing down and appears when you hover over a track. Next to it, the size is displayed, as well as the bitrate of the file.

In addition, SaveFrom.net adds its own extension to the browser. It is convenient to use it for downloading all the music files that are on the page.

To download all songs from a playlist, click the extension icon. Select "Download Audio Files".

In the next window, click "Continue". The tracks will start downloading one by one.

The plugin works in much the same way as SaveFrom.net. After installation on a computer and restarting the browser, a button with a down arrow will appear next to the Play button next to each music track on VK. Clicking on it starts the process of downloading the file.

Additionally, a “Save” button appears below the audio player.

is an application for downloading audio tracks from the VKontakte website and not only. It works independently of a web browser, it is enough to log in to VK in the program itself.

Through the VKontakte menu, you can select lists of songs that you want to upload to VKMusic - from your account, friends or groups accounts, popular or recommended. You can download several tracks at the same time by clicking on each track in the list and clicking “Add to downloads”. The program also allows you to listen to music through the built-in player, and also create playlists.

Downloading music from the VK site without programs

You can download music from VK " with bare hands". How? Advanced users have probably already guessed. And for those who do not understand, I will share two simple ways.

Download via direct link

Each audio file has its own unique Internet address, from where it is loaded by the player during playback. Where the song is stored is not shown to us, but this information is in the page code. From there we will take it. So…

• Right-click on the desired audio track. Select "View element code". Or select the track and press Ctrl+Shift+C.

• Inside one of the tags tag is located input type, where among other things there is a direct link to the composition. Let's copy it. To understand that this is exactly the song that you need, the highlighting of the elements in the playlist will help: when you hover over the “Play” button will light up.

• Paste the link into the address bar of the browser and press “Enter”: the page with the audio player will open. Right click on it and choose "Save Video As". Alternatively, press Ctrl+S.

It remains to specify the folder to save - and the composition is in your pocket.

Finding an Audio File in the Browser Cache

When listening to music on the Internet, the browser downloads each song to one of its temporary folders (cache). This means that the files you need are already on your hard drive, all you have to do is find them!

• The Opera browser stores this data in the %LOCALAPPDATA%\Opera Software\Opera Stable\Cache folder;
• Google Chrome - in %LOCALAPPDATA%\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Cache;
• Mozilla Firefox - in %LOCALAPPDATA%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\ProfileName\Cache.

If we look into the cache of any browser, we will see that the files are saved there under obscure names without extensions. How to find the right one:

• While playing the composition on the VKontakte page, sort the files in the cache by date of modification. Now everything that was launched recently will be at the top.

• Let's look at the file sizes. Musical ones weigh no less than 2.5 mb. In my list at the top is an object weighing 8 257 kb. I have no doubt that this is the song that is playing right now. Select it with the mouse cursor and press F2 - a field for renaming will appear. We add the extension “mp3” in it.

• After assigning the extension, the file has a music player icon (in my example, AIMP). Click on it to listen.

• Guessed? Excellent! It remains to give the composition the correct name and move it to a more suitable place.

Let me remind you once again that all the considered ways to save music from the VK website are absolutely free. And, as you can see, they are very simple. Use and enjoy!

If you are an active user of the Vkontakte social network, then you probably listen to various audio recordings that your friends share with you, listen to recordings from your collection, or look for new tracks in the search. At the same time, probably, more than once you had the idea to download your favorite compositions to your computer or car. To do this, you will definitely need a program for downloading Vkontakte music. without a third party software Unfortunately, it is not possible to download music. The developers have removed this possibility due to the tightening of copyright law and a large number of lawsuits in this regard.

As a result, just like that, without the use of special utilities, it is not possible to download music. Let's start looking at the most popular programs.

VKSaver is a popular program for downloading Vkontakte music, this utility works great with everyone: Opera, Google Chrome, Mozilla, Yandex Browser and others.

In order to download and install VKSaver, go to the official website.

In the main window we see a big green button "Download", click it. As you can see, the program supports all versions of the Windows operating system.

Advice! Before downloading and installing the program, disable the antivirus, and after installation, add the program to the list of exceptions, otherwise the antivirus will often recognize it as unwanted software and block it. Although the program does not contain any viruses or malicious codes.

The installation of the program is standard, but you should pay attention to one point. During installation, the program offers to install utilities and settings, if you do not need them, I recommend unchecking them.

After installing the add-on, restart your browser and go to the VK social network, now you will see a button with an arrow next to each song, clicking on it will start downloading music.

How to download audio recordings using Savefrom.net

Savefrom.net is a special, small program for downloading Vkontakte music. When installed, it is built into the Internet browser and you will be able to download tracks. In this case, as in the case of VKSaver, a button with an arrow will appear opposite the selected composition.

You can download the program from the official website

To do this, go to the developer's website and in the window that opens, click "Download SaveFrom.net Helper".
The program is installed as standard, but I also recommend unchecking all the checkboxes during installation, otherwise a bunch of unnecessary software will be installed in parallel with the software.

After completing the installation of the program, restart the browser and check the work. A download button should appear.

Please note: The utility also allows you to download music from other popular social networks and services.

VKMusik - download music from Vkontakte.

VKMusik is an analogue of the two previous programs. After installation, it is built into the functions of all . Adds a "Download" button next to each selected song. The program has more advanced functionality than VKSaver and Savefrom.net. The functions of the program include a small audio player that makes playing music on a social network more comfortable, and it is also possible to download entire albums. This feature will appeal to many users who do not want to search for individual tracks, but who download full albums to listen to on a computer, player or car.

Let's look at where to download and how to install VKMusik. We go to the official website - vkmusic.ru and on the main page click the button "Download VKMusic for free".
During installation, you must specify the directories for the program, as well as for downloaded files. At the end of the installation, the program will prompt you to install additional software, uncheck all the boxes and click the "Finish" button. If you checked the box, run the program when installation is complete, then the main window should appear. It is necessary to enter "Login" and "Password" in it, the same as when entering Vkontakte.
Next, a program will start in which you can listen to and download popular tracks from radio stations, tracks from your friends, as well as a list of your music. To switch from one tab to another, there are special buttons. See screenshot below.

Program for downloading music Vkontakte - Vkontakte. DJ

In contact with. DJ - is a more serious solution for downloading and listening to audio recordings from the Vkontakte social network. The program has a wonderful ability to search for music in albums and immediately download a list of selected audio recordings. Download the program from the site - vkontakte.dj.

Next, install. The installation process is standard, only when installing, check the boxes like mine.

After installing and running the program in the main window, click the "Settings" button and get into the settings menu. Here we enter "Login" and "Password" from Vkontakte.

Next, go to the main window of the program and enjoy the music. In order to open your tracks, click on the "Friends" tab and at the beginning of the list you will see the letter "I". At this point, just all your music will be.

Now you have a fully functional program for downloading Vkontakte music.

Download music from VKMusic.Citynov

VKMusic.Citynov is another free utility for downloading audio recordings from VK. The program can download both individual music files and entire albums. At the same time, information about the audio recording is available to the user. Perfect for music lovers. The program, when downloaded, allows users to select the quality of the audio recording. Thus, you can download music in the highest possible quality.

The program provides the ability to download music and video from other popular services such as: RuTube, Mail.ru, and others.

We will download the program from the official site - vkmusic.citynov.ru

On the main page, click the "Download" button. The installation process is standard and does not differ from the installation of other programs. Therefore, when installing, click the “Next” button everywhere and the program will be installed. After starting the utility, you must enter authorization data.

Program for downloading music from VK - VkOpt

VkOpt is a browser add-on that includes a huge number of different settings. This application is inferior to all the above programs and extensions. The program will provide users with such functions as:

• Ability to customize the interface;
• Ability to change sound notifications and much more.

VkOpt will surprise even the most demanding users. Therefore, I recommend installing it. You can download it on the site - vkopt.net

In the window that opens, select which browser to install the extension for. I will set myself up for Google browser Chrome, so I press the appropriate button.

A drop-down menu "Install extension" will appear, you need to click the "Install" button.

After that, we go to VK and see that the extension offers to perform the initial settings. After setting up the add-on, go to the audio recordings and see the "Download" button.

Conclusion.

That's all for me, in today's article, we have examined in detail the most popular ways to download music from social networks, in particular from Vkontakte. Now you have at your disposal any program for downloading Vkontakte music. Share the article with your friends so that they, just like you, can easily download your favorite songs from VK and other popular services on the Internet. If you use other methods, then leave your wishes in the comments.

We open the browser and go to VKontakte to our account, find the video and open it. Right-click on the video and select "Copy video link" from the context menu. Paste the link into the address bar and follow it.

1. In the address bar before vk.com add m. to get: https://m.vk.com/
2. Press Enter and go to the mobile version.

1. To start downloading the video, press the button to play the video and pause it.
2. Click on the video area with the right mouse button and call the context menu.
3. Select the menu item "Download video" or click on the download button in the video player.

Depending on the browser used, the location of the context menu items may differ, the screenshots were taken in the Chrome browser.

How to download a video from a contact using an online service

Perhaps the most famous service for downloading videos from Vkontakte is savefrom.net. It works very simply, does not require registration, supports downloading videos from such well-known platforms as: v kontakte.ru, youtube.com, rutube.ru, mail.ru, yandex.ru, smotri.com, rambler.ru and many others. In order to be able to download a video from a contact, you just need to insert a link to the video into the form on the service website.

How to download a video from VKontakte using a browser plugin

The second way to interact with the savefrom.net service is a little more complicated and consists in installing a special script (plugin). The following browsers are supported: FireFox, Chrome, Opera, Maxthone and Internet Explorer. Before installing the plug-in for Internet Explorer, first install the IE7Pro add-on on it and restart the browser.

Now, when you open a video, links to download video files in various qualities will immediately appear under it:

Downloading videos from VK using the VKLife program

The first program that got under the scalpel in our lab was VKLife . The program evolves, acquires functions, including paid ones. Interaction with the Vkontakte website occurs through the built-in browser of the program.

To download the video, open the page with the video. Go to the "Video" tab in the right panel of VKLife, check the box for the video and click the "Download" button at the bottom. Read more about the VKLife program on our website.

How to download a video from a Contact using the VKMusic program

The next test subject was a utility called . The program at startup requires direct entry of the login and password from Vkontakte. Without entering these data, VKMusic will only be able to work with rutube and youtube. The experiment ended in failure. It was not possible to download video from Vkontakte, but the program works quite stably with other services.

In addition, VKMusic crashed from time to time, so we can conclude that the program is still raw and needs to be improved. Read more about the VKMusic program on our website.

How to download videos from VK using a plugin for Mozilla Firefox

The only extension (plugin) for Firefox designed for downloading videos from Vkontakte (and not only) that we could find was Video DownloadHelper .

In order to download a video, just watch it online and click on the Video DownloadHelper icon to the left of the browser address bar.

Greasemonkey for downloading videos from VKontakte

Greasemonkey is a Firefox extension that allows you to extend the capabilities of certain sites using your own script database. First of all, we are interested in scripts for Vkontakte. One of the most popular and regularly maintained authors is Vkontakte Optimizer (there is a version for Internet Explorer with the Turnabout extension installed and for Opera). The procedure is as follows: first install the Greasemonkey extension, then install the Vkontakte Optimizer (VKOpt) script. In order to download a video, the first step is to add it to your playlist, otherwise the download link will not appear on the video page.

This is precisely the main disadvantage of Vkontakte Optimizer. I did not add a video to myself - I did not download it. Therefore, we found another script that does not have this drawback. This is Vkontakte video downloader. After installing the script on the page of each video, above the clip, a link to download the video will appear.

We hope that we have fully answered the question "How to download a video from Vkontakte?". Regularly read the online magazine "About social networks" and we will reveal all the secrets of Vkontakte for you!

VKontakte is the most popular social network in the territory Russian Federation. Its integral part is the richness of the available musical content of a huge number of performers from a wide variety of genres. Any user can easily add the desired track to their audio recordings and listen to it for free. However, there is one significant drawback - you can only listen to music, but not download it. By at least, VKontakte does not provide the ability to download music content.

There is so much music in VK that almost every user is interested in whether there are any ways to download music from this social network, because even saving tracks to the phone through the application has been canceled by the site's management. The answer is unequivocal - there are such ways. These include various browser extensions or third-party specialized programs.

Next, we will take a closer look at how to download VKontakte music. Many methods will be offered that provide the ability to download your favorite music and the social network VKontakte without any difficulty. All of them are current for 2017.

Various browser plugins are the most popular way to download audio recordings from VKontakte. They do not require certain knowledge and experience from the user, they are extremely effective and easy to use. Extensions are installed from official stores, so the user does not have to worry about the presence of virus threats in them. All funds from official sites are offered without viruses. Personal data will also remain strictly confidential. Let's move on to the most famous and commonly used plugins for downloading music from VK.

SaveFrom.net

Let's start with probably the most popular service for downloading music from VKontakte -. To download tracks from VK.com, you need to download a special extension created for several browsers - Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Yandex Browser.

Click on the install button, and after downloading the extension, run it:

We choose whether to install Yandex.Browser in the system, download Yandex extensions, set the settings for quick access to Yandex search and services, download the Browser Manager, and install the extension in all browsers available on the computer:

At the end of the installation, the program will ask you to restart the browser:

Now, when hovering over an audio recording, the download button will be displayed on the right side, when hovering over it, the bitrate and amount of memory that the track will occupy after it is downloaded will be displayed. Click on the download button and the recording will be immediately saved to your computer:

However, many users want to download not just one track, but all at once available in personal audio recordings or, for example, an album of some artist. But is it possible to download an entire album or playlist in one click? You can, because this is already provided by the extension itself. To do this, click on the icon in the upper right corner and select the item "Download audio files":

The extension will automatically collect the tracks and offer to download them in one click:

In addition to downloading audio, the extension panel allows you to go to the official website of the utility, download an already generated custom playlist, enable or disable the plugin on this particular site, remove the button from the top menu and go to help if something is not clear:

This review of SaveFrom can be completed. The extension is really extremely convenient, suitable for most popular browsers and does not require a long study of all the functions. In addition to everything, the utility allows you to download not only music, but also videos, both from VKontakte and from other well-known social networks and video hosting.
Let's move on to next way downloading audio recordings from the popular social network VKontakte.

vkopt

VkOpt is another popular plug-in for VKontakte, which significantly expands the boundaries of the capabilities of the user of this social network. Together with this, the extension also adds the function of downloading any music available in VK. To install the plugin, go to its official website - this is vkopt.net. We go down a little lower and click on the button "Download page":

Select the one you want and click install. The service will ask permission to install:

Finishing this process go to VKontakte. Customize the plugin to your liking:

That, in fact, is all. It remains only to go to the audio recording and download the desired track:

The audio recording will be saved to the computer. Let's move on to the next plugin.

VKSaver

VKSaver is a small plugin designed to provide the fastest and most comfortable downloading of music from VK. To install the plugin, go to its official website audiovkontakte.ru and click on the "Download for free" button:

During installation, the utility will ask you to close all open browsers. If this is not done, then it will be possible to use the plugin's capabilities only after restarting the browser. At the end of the installation, launch the desired browser, after which the user will be automatically redirected to the extension installation site. It remains only to click on the "Install Plugin" button:

The service will ask the user's permission:

As you can see, the plugin is installed from the official Google extension store, so you can put aside all worries about the presence of virus threats or privacy and security of personal data. Moreover, you won’t have to enter passwords and login into the extension itself:

The plugin is installed, go to your own audio recordings in VK and see a large download button in front of each of them. This button is definitely not to be missed.

After clicking on the button, the plugin will redirect the user to new tab from which it will be loaded. Click on the "Download" button:

What is nice, the extension will keep the original name of the audio recording, so you don’t have to spend time renaming it. Consider the last plugin from this category.

Download Music Vkontakte

DMV is a browser extension with which you can download any music from VK. Let's go to download-music-vkontakte.org (the plugin's official website) and download it absolutely free without registration:

The browser will ask for permission to install, after warning that the extension will have access to data on visited sites, will be able to show alerts and manage downloaded files. Click on "Install extension":

After installing the extension, we enter our page on VKontakte and click on the Download Music Vkontakte plugin sign, which is displayed in the upper right corner of the browser window. The page with the user's audio recordings will open. In addition, it will be possible to move between your audio recordings, popular tracks, recommendations and previously listened to music. For example, let's move to the "Popular" tab:

When you hover the mouse over the desired track, the bitrate appears in its right part (in good quality you can download those tracks that have a high bitrate - 320 is the maximum value for VK) and a download button. Click on it, and the audio recording will be downloaded to the PC:

This service is very popular among those who regularly download their favorite music from VK. This is due to the following factors:

1. Free and easy to use. No need to enter a captcha or password, send expensive SMS messages to any number, download additional software or register on the developer's website. In addition, the installation does not take much time, and at the end of it, you can immediately start using the utility.
2. Displays the song's bitrate. For many users, this feature is extremely important, since everyone wants to listen to music only High Quality.
3. Search by sections. It is not necessary to download music only and your own audio recordings - you can go to "Recommendations" or "Popular" and find the desired track there, or even use the built-in search.
4. The presence of the DMV plugin in the official Google extension store. This guarantees complete security of use and confidentiality of all available user data.

As a result, DMV is one of the best services to download your favorite tracks and the social network VKontakte. One simple extension does the job and doesn't require any extra prep work.

Often the only problem with these extensions is that they only target a certain group of browsers. If this minus is critical for you, you should pay attention to the following category of ways to download music from VKontakte.

Online services

Various online services are another extremely common tool for downloading music from VK. They are simple and effective, do not require additional software to be installed on a computer or laptop. And their main advantage is complete universality - none of these services does not depend on the installed browser.

KissVK

KissVK is a simple, convenient, fast and absolutely free way to download your favorite tracks from VKontakte. When using it, you do not have to install additional programs, applications or extensions for browsers. You just need to go to your VK page through the kissvk.com website and get a list of your audio recordings. Using the search, you can find and download the desired track.

Let's go to the official website of the service. To download tracks, you need to enter your page:

If in the privacy settings of the page only the user has access to audio recordings, the service will ask you to open access for everyone and refresh the page:

A download button will appear next to all tracks. Select the desired track and click on the button. The audio recording will be immediately downloaded to your computer, and no additional steps are required. There will be a check mark next to the track, which means that the audio recording has already been downloaded to the PC:

In addition, you can use the audio search built into the service, and upon completion of work, exit your page if you are worried about your data:

KissVK is no less popular than the previously reviewed services. It is used for the following reasons:

1. Free. There is no need to register on the site or send paid SMS to your phone.
2. Simplicity. No need to install additional program to a computer or browser extension - all operations are carried out online through the developer's website.
3. Safety. On the site itself, you do not have to enter your username and password, you just need to give the service access to audio recordings already open page on the VKontakte website.
4. Work speed. The service does not reduce the speed of the Internet, so that all tracks are downloaded as quickly as possible.
5. Convenience. The service does not require additional skills and experience in using such tools.

KissVK is, without a doubt, one of the best services for downloading music from VK. If the interface of the site is to your liking, then there is no reason to look for other tools.
Let's continue our consideration of music download services and move on to the next one.

Music 7s

Music 7s is a multifunctional online service for downloading audio from the social network VKontakte. In addition, this tool can help with the search for new music, suggest a lot of tracks, distributed in different genres. To review the functionality of the service, let's go to its official website - music7s.me:

In order to immediately go to your audio recordings, click on the button "Here is a list of your audio recordings":

The service will ask for access to the user's audio recordings. To continue work, we give permission:

Unfortunately, in recent times There were some problems with the service, due to which it does not generate a list of user audio recordings. However, the function of downloading popular tracks and music, distributed by genre, remained. To access it, return to home page site and open the sidebar:

It contains a tab with new releases, popular music and various radio stations, as well as music divided into separate genres:

For example, let's go to the "Online Radio" tab, which contains a list of popular radio stations:

Let's move to the new tab, which contains music released within the last month. To download the desired track, click on the appropriate button:

As a result, Music 7s is a stable resource that allows you to download music of all genres from the social network VKontakte, as well as listen to popular radio stations. However, recently the site has had problems getting a list of the user's personal audio recordings, and therefore it loses to the previously considered services.

Music 7s will be attractive for users who are tired of their music and want to listen to something new - the service will provide lists of popular tracks and new releases, thanks to which you can find music according to your preferences and, if necessary, download it to your computer.

PC software

different kind utilities and tools installed on a computer are also an extremely common way to download music. There is only one problem with them, but it is very noticeable - in connection with the new policy, VK often blocks the operation of such funds. Developers are trying to release updates to bypass these locks, so we will still pay attention to such programs.

LoviVKontakte

LoviVKontakte is the most simple and easy-to-use program with a completely Russian-language interface, offered to users free of charge. Its main advantage is complete independence from the browser installed in the system and compatibility with all systems of the Windows family - Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7 and Windows XP. The utility is not overloaded with unnecessary functions, so you can quickly download music from your VKontakte profile with it.

To install the program, go to its official website lovivkontakte.ru and follow the download link:

Install the program in the same way as any other. After installation, the main utility window will open, in which you will need to log into your VKontakte account:

After downloading, there will be a checkmark next to the track. Before downloading, any audio recording can be listened to directly in the application itself:

If the song you want to download is not in your audio recordings, you can use the built-in search for songs, artists or albums:

To select the location where the downloaded tracks will be saved, you need to go to the utility settings:

As you can see, LoviVKontakte does not have wide functionality, but it is still very popular. Love among users was achieved precisely by the simplicity and efficiency of the utility. The search for the desired composition is carried out as quickly as possible, and the built-in player allows you to listen to any track without opening a browser and without going to a social network.

VK Audio Saver

Let's continue our research with VK Audio Saver - a program for listening to and downloading music from VKontakte. It allows you to search and listen to music tracks, work with albums and download all the music received as a result of the search in one click. The official website of the utility states that it is handy tool to download tracks from the page of any user or group, you just need to insert a link to a post containing audio recordings into the program:

In addition, the description declares the function of loading previously formed playlists:

Unfortunately, the above VK policy did not bypass this tool - after installing and running the program, the user sees the following message:

Fortunately, this is not the only tool for downloading audio recordings from VKontakte, so we will consider another one.

VKmusic

Another service that has lost access to audio recordings is Vkmusic. This service was probably the most popular PC application that allows you to download audio recordings from your personal VK profile. This service requires installation on a computer. To do this, go to the site vkmusic.ru (the official website of the utility) and click on the button "Download Vkmusic for free":

Install the program, run it and click "Login via VKontakte" in order to start downloading music from your own audio recordings or from the recordings of other users and groups:

And, unfortunately, VKontakte blocked access for this program as well. Instead of user audio recordings, tracks appear in the list that say that this application does not have access to music from VK. the only useful feature Vkmusic is to listen to various popular radio stations using the player built into the program:

It turns out that the only one acting on this moment the computer program is LoviVKontakte, but its functionality will be more than sufficient.
Let's move on to next group methods - to those that do not require either downloading an additional plug-in or installing a third-party application or program.

Without programs

There are several easy way downloading music from VKontakte without installing additional software. Let's consider them.

Using the file's source code

Not many users know that each audio recording they listen to has its own unique address, where the music track is played. This link is not visible in the standard interface, so you will have to perform a number of actions in order to get to the file and download it to your computer.

The algorithm of actions will look like this:

1. Right-click on the desired audio recording and select the "View Code" item, or press the key combination Ctrl + Shift + I on the keyboard:
   
2. After opening an additional window, launch the track and go to the "Network" tab:
   
3. In this tab, open the “Media” section and see the audio recording being played there. Its name will consist of a set of letters and numbers:
   
4. Right-click on the file and select "Open in tab":
   
5. In the opened separate player, click on the "Download" button. The track will be saved to your computer. The name will still consist of a set of letters and numbers, so you will have to rename it yourself. In the end, you can just copy the title from your page:
   

If with Opera and Yandex.Browser the actions when applying this method are similar, then when using Mozilla Firefox, the window interface will be slightly different.

Let's consider it:

As in the previous case, we right-click on the page, but now we select the item "Explore element":

Next, go to the "Network" tab, and then to "Media". As you can see, so far it is completely empty here:

We launch the audio recording we need for downloading and in a couple of seconds the link will already be displayed. To simplify its search, let's sort the files in descending order in the item "Transferred":

Having found the link, right-click on it and select "Open in a new tab":

The audio recording will open in a new tab, from which it can be easily saved. It remains only to right-click on it and select "Save As":

Set the name of the composition and choose a place to save it. That's all - the track is saved on the computer and ready to listen:

This method extremely convenient because it does not require the installation of additional software in the browser or on the computer. The method is trouble-free and simple. However, it is suitable only for those who rarely download music from VKontakte, and if they do, then 1-2 tracks.

If you need to download all the audio recordings at once, the method with the source code will not work, as it will be too laborious and take a considerable amount of time. AT this case it would be more expedient to install and use the same SaveFrom utility, which allows you to download a huge number of music tracks in one click.

Using the browser cache

You can also download music from VKontakte through the browser cache, in which everything is saved, including audio recordings previously listened to by the user. This method is convenient because it is suitable for any modern browser.

First you need to find where the cache with files is stored. Navigate to the Users\Username\AppData\Local folder. Further for each browser separately:

• for the Google Chrome browser, we go along the path Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Cache;
• for the Opera browser - Opera Software\Opera Stable\Cache;
• for the Mozilla Firefox browser - Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\Username\Cache.

Before searching for the cache, you need to learn how to configure the display of hidden files and folders, otherwise AppData folder may simply not be displayed in the explorer. For this:

Having done these steps, you can go to one of the above paths (depending on the browser used by the user). In the cache folder will be a large number of files, among which we are interested in those that begin with "f_":

If the track you want to download has just been listened to, you should sort the files in this folder by date modified. The desired audio file will most likely be displayed at the head of the list:

Next, rename desired file either by right-clicking and selecting "Rename", or by pressing the F2 key on the keyboard. You just need to assign the mp3 extension to the track:

That's it, the audio recording is ready to listen:

This method is in many ways convenient (for example, when the track is listened to, but there is no Internet on a laptop or computer), however, if the Internet is available, the previous method using source code more preferred and convenient.

Results

Despite the tightening of the VKontakte policy regarding audio recordings, the developers still offer us a huge amount of tools for downloading our favorite music from the most popular social network.

The choice of funds is extremely large - you can use many extensions for various browsers, download a program for a computer, or use an online music download service. All of them differ only in the number of built-in functions. Which way is best is up to the individual user to decide.
For example, if you do not want music downloads to be tied to some browser, then you can look towards PC utilities or online services. The latter even carry out the download without programs.

If linking to the browser is not a tangible problem for you, then The best way Music downloads are various free plugins and extensions from the official Google store. They immediately add a download button next to the audio recordings, so there is no need to perform unnecessary actions.

If you need to download only 1-2 tracks, then you can refuse additional funds and download music using the tools built into the browser.

All in your hands. There are really a great many ways - it remains only to decide on the optimal one and use it without any concerns about the security of your computer or personal data. All funds have long been tested and approved by a huge number of users.