DLive is a blockchain-based live streaming platform that operates differently from mainstream options like Twitch and YouTube. It gained massive attention when PewDiePie — the world's most subscribed individual YouTube creator — streamed exclusively on DLive for a period. While DLive is less mainstream today, it still has an active community of streamers. You can download DLive VODs and recorded content for free using Vid1080. Here's everything you need to know.
What Is DLive and How Does It Work?
DLive is a decentralized live streaming platform powered by the BitTorrent blockchain. Unlike Twitch or YouTube, DLive rewards both streamers and viewers with cryptocurrency (LEMON tokens) for participating on the platform. Streamers earn directly from their audience without the platform taking a significant cut of revenue. DLive is accessible at dlive.tv and hosts live gaming streams, music performances, talk shows, and a variety of other content. VODs of past broadcasts are saved on streamers' DLive profile pages.
How to Find a DLive Video URL
To download a DLive video, start by navigating to the streamer's DLive profile page at dlive.tv/[streamername]. On their profile, look for the "Past Broadcasts" or "Videos" section where their recorded streams and VODs are stored. Click on the video you want to download and the URL in your browser will update to a format specific to that VOD. Copy the full URL from your address bar — this is what you'll paste into Vid1080.
How to Download a DLive Video with Vid1080
- 1Go to the DLive streamer's profile at dlive.tv/[streamername].
- 2Find the video or VOD you want to download in their past broadcasts or video section.
- 3Click the video to open it in the DLive video player.
- 4Copy the full URL from your browser's address bar.
- 5Open a new browser tab and navigate to [Vid1080](/).
- 6Paste the DLive video URL into the download input field on the homepage.
- 7Click the Download button and allow Vid1080 to process the DLive content.
- 8Select your preferred video quality and click to download the file to your device.
DLive Compared to Other Streaming Platforms
- DLive is blockchain-based — streamers earn cryptocurrency from viewer engagement.
- Unlike Twitch, DLive does not take a percentage cut from subscription revenue.
- DLive VODs are stored on the platform similar to Twitch past broadcasts.
- The platform is more decentralized, so content moderation is different from Twitch or YouTube.
- DLive's audience is smaller than Twitch but highly engaged and community-driven.
- Less mainstream than Kick or Twitch, making archiving DLive content even more important.
Why Archive DLive Stream Content?
DLive has a history of platform instability and community shifts. PewDiePie's high-profile departure from the platform demonstrated that even major streamers move on. When a popular streamer leaves DLive, their content history may become harder to access or eventually disappear. Archiving DLive VODs you care about — whether it's historical gaming streams, rare performances, or early content from now-famous creators — ensures you have a copy even if the platform changes its storage policies or a streamer deletes their account.
Supported DLive Content Types for Download
Vid1080 works with publicly accessible DLive video content, including past live stream VODs, recorded gaming sessions, music and performance streams archived on creator profiles, and talk show or podcast-format streams saved to the DLive platform. Private or paywalled DLive content that requires authentication to view cannot be downloaded via Vid1080 — only public content is accessible.