You find an incredible tutorial, a must-watch documentary, or an insightful lecture — but now isn't the right time to watch. What do you do? Bookmark it and hope you remember? Email yourself the link? With SaveMate's Cloud Library, you can save any video from any website and build your personal collection, accessible whenever you're ready.
The Problem with Bookmarks
Traditional bookmarks fail for video content. They're buried in folders, lack visual context, and don't tell you what the video is about at a glance. Worse, if the page structure changes or gets removed, your bookmark becomes useless.
SaveMate's Cloud Library solves this by capturing video metadata — title, thumbnail, duration, and source — creating a visual, searchable library that works even if the original page changes.
How Cloud Library Works
Saving videos to your library takes just one click:
Step 1: Detect the Video
Browse any website with video content. SaveMate's Universal Stream Detection automatically identifies videos on the page.
Step 2: Save to Library
Click the SaveMate extension icon and hit the save button next to any detected video. The video's title, thumbnail, and URL are instantly stored in your cloud library.
Step 3: Watch Anytime
Access your saved videos from the SaveMate dashboard. Click any video to open it in a new tab, ready to watch.
Key Features
Visual Video Grid
Unlike text-based bookmark lists, Cloud Library displays your saved videos as visual cards. Each card shows:
- Thumbnail preview — See what the video looks like at a glance
- Video title — The original title from the source page
- Duration badge — Know how long each video is before clicking
- Source domain — Instantly recognize where the video came from
Smart Organization
Your library automatically organizes videos by when you saved them:
- Today — Videos saved in the last 24 hours
- Yesterday — Recent additions from the previous day
- This Week — Everything from the past 7 days
- This Month — Saves from the current month
- Older — Your long-term collection
This temporal grouping makes it easy to find recently saved content or browse your entire collection.
Search and Filter
Looking for a specific video? Use the search bar to find videos by title. You can also filter by date range — show only videos saved in the last 7 days or 30 days — and sort by newest, oldest, or alphabetically by title.
Bulk Management
Need to clean up your library? Select multiple videos and delete them in one action. You can also copy video links or open them directly from the library interface.
Use Cases
Online Learning
Building skills through online courses? Save tutorial videos, lectures, and educational content to create your personal learning queue. Review your library when you have dedicated study time rather than scrambling to find that video you saw last week.
Research and Reference
Researchers and content creators often need to reference video sources. Save relevant videos during research sessions, then access them when writing or creating. The preserved metadata helps you cite sources accurately.
Entertainment Queue
Found interesting content but don't have time now? Save documentaries, talks, or entertainment videos to your library. When you're ready to relax, your curated collection is waiting.
Work and Presentations
Need to share a video in a meeting or presentation? Save it to your library beforehand. When the moment comes, access it quickly without searching through browser history.
Free vs Premium
SaveMate offers Cloud Library to all users:
- Free users — Save up to 10 videos in your library
- Premium users — Unlimited video saves
The free tier is perfect for occasional use, while premium unlocks unlimited storage for power users who save content frequently.
Privacy and Security
Your Cloud Library is personal and private:
- Account-based storage — Only you can access your saved videos
- Metadata only — We store video URLs and metadata, not the actual video files
- No tracking — We don't analyze your viewing habits or saved content
- Delete anytime — Remove videos individually or in bulk whenever you want
Cloud Library vs Downloading
When should you save to your library versus downloading the video?
Use Cloud Library when:
- You want quick access without using storage space
- The video is likely to remain available online
- You're curating content to watch later
- You need a lightweight reference collection
Use Download when:
- You need offline access
- The video might be removed from the source
- You want to edit or repurpose the content
- You're archiving for long-term preservation
Many users combine both approaches — save to library for quick reference, download the most important videos for permanent access.
Getting Started
Ready to build your video library? Here's how to start:
- Install SaveMate — Add the extension from the Chrome Web Store
- Create an account — Sign up for free to enable cloud sync
- Save your first video — Browse to any video and click save
- Access your library — Visit your SaveMate dashboard to see saved videos
Your Cloud Library syncs across devices, so videos you save on your laptop are available on your desktop — anywhere you're signed into SaveMate.
Coming Soon
We're continuously improving Cloud Library. Upcoming features include:
- Custom tags and labels for personalized organization
- Collections and playlists to group related videos
- Watch progress tracking to resume where you left off
- Notes and annotations on saved videos
Stay tuned to our blog for updates as these features roll out.
Start building your personal video library today. Install SaveMate — it's free!
