HLS is Apple's HTTP Live Streaming protocol. Learn how playlists, segments, and adaptive quality work — and how to download HLS.

MPEG-DASH uses an MPD manifest and segments. See how it differs from HLS and how to download DASH video on Windows.

M3U8 is the playlist file used by HLS. Learn the structure, how players use it, and how to download the real video.

An MPD is the MPEG-DASH manifest. It lists video and audio representations. Saving the XML is not saving the video.

M3U8 is a playlist. MP4 is a video file. Learn why saving the .m3u8 text is not the same as downloading the video.

HLS is the streaming protocol. M3U8 is the playlist file it uses. See how the two terms relate and how to download either.