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Copy the share link and paste it into the Beav knowledge base. The video is saved on your own computer together with its title, uploader, source and view count.
Desktop app for macOS, Windows and Linux
A fifteen-minute explainer or a half-hour review is worth more than one watch. Save it, click Break down, and you get the topic and a structure template; with the video on disk you also get a shot-by-shot script and clips.
In the desktop knowledge base, open Phone Upload, pair your phone by QR code on the same Wi‑Fi, then paste links copied from the Bilibili app. Up to 50 links per batch are captured on your computer.
Open the video in Bilibili, tap share and copy the link. On the phone you usually get share text with a b23.tv short link inside; keep all of it.
In the Beav desktop app, at the knowledge base root or in a personal folder, click + next to Knowledge Base and choose Add link. You do not pick a platform; Beav detects Bilibili for you.
Paste and click Save or press Enter. On success the box clears so you can paste the next one; on failure the link stays with the reason. While the card says Downloading, the video is still coming down to your computer.
Downloaded into your local knowledge base, so it stays even if the uploader deletes it.
The source travels with the entry, so you never have to hunt for the original again.
The card shows the numbers captured at save time, not live data, and nothing missing is made up.
Click Break down for the structure and script, or AI Rewrite to take it into a new chat and write your own version.
| Aspect | Bilibili favorites / Watch Later | BBDown, you-get and similar | Beav |
|---|---|---|---|
| What you keep | A bookmark on the platform | A video file at the quality you pick | Video, title, uploader, source link and view count |
| If the video is deleted | Usually gone | The file stays; you track the source yourself | Saved content and source link stay |
| Finding it again | Scroll the favorites | Search file names | Folders and search in the knowledge base |
| What comes next | Watch it in the app | Edit it yourself | Break it down, then reference it when writing with AI |
| Cost | Free | Open source, free | Capture uses quota by its rules |
If you only want to watch again later, Bilibili favorites are the easiest and keep the danmaku and comments. For 4K, whole collections or bulk high-resolution files, a dedicated downloader such as BBDown fits better. Beav is for keeping Bilibili videos as long-term material: not just the file, but the source and data, ready to break down and learn from.
Yes. In the Beav desktop knowledge base, click + and Add link, paste the video link or share text and save. The video downloads into your local knowledge base in the background, together with its title, uploader and source link.
Yes. Paste the whole share text copied on your phone. Beav resolves the short link and detects Bilibili; you do not need to extract the URL or pick a platform.
The Beav desktop app has a free plan. Bilibili links are read through the capture service, which needs sign-in or a configured capture API and uses quota by its rules. Breaking a video down later uses model quota.
Add link saves one single video at a time and does not accept uploader pages. To submit many, use Phone Upload, up to 50 links per batch. For whole collections or channels, a dedicated downloader fits better.
Beav has no resolution picker; it saves the video the capture service can get. If resolution matters, use a dedicated downloader.
No. Saved videos are for your own study; rewriting means learning the structure and storytelling. Get the uploader's permission before using it in your work, reposting or using it commercially.
