Terms of Service

Last updated: March 2026

1. What This Service Does

FreeTheVideo is a privacy-focused video proxy. You paste a link from Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, X/Twitter, or Facebook, and we fetch the video so you can watch it without being tracked by those platforms.

2. Acceptable Use

• Use this service for personal, non-commercial viewing only.
• Do not use automated tools to mass-download videos.
• Do not use this service to redistribute copyrighted content.
• Do not attempt to circumvent rate limits or abuse the service.

3. Free Tier & Limits

• 20 free video downloads per day per IP address.
• 1 free transcription per day per IP address.
• Videos over 5 minutes may require a Lightning payment for transcription.
• Maximum video duration: 120 minutes.

4. Payments

Payments are made via Bitcoin Lightning Network. All payments are final and non-refundable. Once a transcription or podcast is paid for, it becomes available to all users (crowdsourced unlock).

5. No Warranty

This service is provided "as is" without warranty. Videos may become unavailable if the original is deleted. We do not guarantee uptime or availability.

6. Content

We do not host or create the videos. All content belongs to the original creators. Cached videos are automatically removed after 30 days.

7. Discord Bot

The FreeTheVideo Discord bot operates under the same terms. It processes video links shared in channels where it has been added. It only reads message content to detect video URLs and does not store message data.

8. Changes

We may update these terms at any time. Continued use of the service constitutes acceptance.