Download to project

From the link
to the project.

Paste a URL into the panel and the video lands in your bin at the quality you choose. No browser, no downloads folder, no hunting for where you saved it.

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  • ✔ Premiere Pro 2022+
  • ✔ No rendering
Bin · References Downloading
https://vimeo.com/referencia-84
2160p · MP484 MB
✔ Imported to Bin / References
2 of 3 complete 2160p · 84 MB
Max quality
4K
4K
maximum resolution
20+
supported sources
1
paste and done
Demo

References and archive, without leaving Premiere.

In the video: three links are pasted in a row, different qualities are picked, and the clips land in the bin already named with their source and date.

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Resolution
Up to 2160p depending on source
Audio
Optional separate track
Range
Partial download by timecode
Queue
Simultaneous background downloads
How it works

Paste, choose, edit.

1
Paste the URL
Any public video link. Available qualities are read instantly.
2
Choose the quality
Resolution, codec and whether you want the audio separately on its own track.
3
It lands in the bin
Downloaded into the project folder and imported already named with its source.
Capabilities

The middle step that broke your flow.

Find the reference, download it, dig it out of Downloads, drag it in. Link Import collapses that into one paste.

Separate audio
Download the audio track on its own when you only need the voice or the music.
Partial range
Download only from minute 4 to 7 instead of the whole two hour video.
Download queue
Paste ten links at once and keep editing while they come in one by one.
Panel detail in Premiere
Under the hood

What it does inside.

Transcoding
Codecs Premiere plays without a fight
Many internet videos come in codecs built for streaming, not for editing, and they stutter when you scrub. You can ask for automatic conversion to an editing codec on download, and the clip lands ready to work with on the timeline.
Traceability
Source and date kept in the metadata
Every downloaded clip keeps its source URL and date in its metadata inside the project. When someone asks months later where that shot came from, the answer is in the file itself.
Frequently asked

What people usually ask about Link Import.

Missing something? Support replies within one working day.

Which platforms are supported?
More than twenty public video sources commonly used for references and archive.
Can I download only a fragment?
Yes. You set an in and out point and only that range is downloaded.
Does it download with a watermark?
It downloads the file as the source serves it. Mimu adds nothing.
What about rights to the footage?
Usage is your responsibility. The tool does not handle licensing of third party content.
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