bilibili.tv vs bilibili.com
Updated 2026-09-19
Bilibili looks like one service and is really two, with different catalogues, different players and different rules. If a Bilibili link has failed for you, this is almost always why.
- 1Check the domain
Look at the address. bilibili.tv is the international site; bilibili.com is the mainland Chinese site.
- 2Use the bilibili.tv address
If you have a .com link, search the same title on bilibili.tv — a lot of content exists on both.
- 3Paste it into VoomReel
Locale prefixes like /en/, /id/ and /th/ in the path are fine.
Two sites, not one
bilibili.tv is Bilibili's international service. Its pages are reachable without an account, which is what makes downloading from it possible at all.
bilibili.com is the mainland site. It uses a different player, gates far more behind an account, and applies regional restrictions that a logged-out visitor outside China hits immediately. VoomReel does not accept those links rather than failing on them slowly.
Why 720p is the ceiling
bilibili.tv offers 1080p only to a signed-in account. VoomReel never signs in, so 720p is the honest maximum.
This is worth saying plainly because tools advertising 1080p Bilibili downloads without asking for your account are either using someone else's credentials or upscaling 720p and calling it 1080p. Neither gives you more detail than was there.
Licensed series are a separate problem
Anime and drama series on bilibili.tv are licensed by region. If the series is not licensed where you are, the page will not play for you either — in your own browser, with or without an account. There is no public file to fetch in that case.
Multi-part videos are separate pages. Open each part and copy its own link to save them individually.
FAQ
Why does my bilibili.com link not work?
It is the mainland site, which gates content behind an account and regional checks. Use the bilibili.tv address for the same title.
Can I get 1080p?
Not without an account, which VoomReel never uses. 720p is the best available to a logged-out visitor.
Do subtitles come with the file?
No. They are a separate track the player overlays, so the MP4 has none burned in.
Does a /en/ or /th/ in the link matter?
No. Locale prefixes are recognised.
Why will an anime episode not download?
Licensed series are region-restricted. If it does not play for you logged out, it cannot be fetched.
Do I need the Bilibili app?
No. Everything happens in your browser.