Fact sheet
Product facts
What TikTok ShortDrama Downloader and PineDrama Downloader do, and what they do not do. Both names are the same Windows app.
What it is
- Product
- One Windows app, TikTok ShortDrama Downloader, also offered as PineDrama Downloader: the same installer, plans and licence keys.
- Version
- 1.5.0, released 29 September 2026. The app was formerly called TokDrama.
- Publisher
- ShortDrama Downloader. Independent; not affiliated with TikTok, ByteDance or PineDrama.
Platform and install
- Operating system
- Windows 10 and 11, 64-bit (x64) only. There is no Mac, Linux, iPhone, Android, web or browser-extension version.
- Installer
- 106 MB. Installs for your Windows user only, with no administrator rights needed. If Windows shows “Windows protected your PC”, click More info, then Run anyway.
- Requirement
- The Microsoft Edge WebView2 Runtime (used for the TikTok sign-in window). The installer checks for it.
- Updates
- No in-app updater. Install a new version over the old one; your library, settings and sign-in are kept.
- Language
- The app’s interface is in English.
Sign-in
- TikTok sign-in
- You sign in once to your own TikTok account, in a window inside the app; PineDrama users sign in with the same TikTok account. Search, pasting links, preview and downloads all need it. No ShortDrama Downloader account is needed.
- Your session
- Your TikTok password goes to TikTok. The session is stored encrypted on your PC and is never sent to us.
Finding dramas
- TikTok short dramas
- Browse TikTok’s short-drama shelves (All, Trending, New releases, Latest) with filters and 15 region choices, search by title, or paste links.
- TikTok links
- Share links, short-drama episode links, a video link that is an episode of a short drama, a creator’s @profile link (the dramas on its Short dramas tab) and numeric ids.
- PineDrama
- Paste PineDrama share or episode links. There is no PineDrama browse or search in the app, and some PineDrama links only open in certain countries.
- Several at once
- Paste many links at once, one per line; TikTok and PineDrama links can be mixed. Links to other websites are not opened.
Downloading
- Output
- MP4 files, one folder per series. Files go straight from TikTok to your PC, not through our servers.
- Episodes
- A whole series, or only the episodes you pick (for example 1-20, 25).
- Quality
- Choose 1080p, 720p or 540p as a ceiling: each episode gets the best tier TikTok serves for it, up to your choice. Nothing above 1080p, and no upscaling.
- Codec
- HEVC (H.265) at every tier; H.264 at 540p only. The Library can convert a series to H.264 at full resolution, as a re-encoded copy.
- Batch
- Up to 8 series at a time and up to 8 episodes per series, with at most 16 downloads at once.
- Subtitles
- Saves the subtitle tracks TikTok provides for a drama, embedded in the MP4 and as a .vtt file, when you choose them in the episode picker.
- Audio
- The sound TikTok serves with the version of each episode you save.
- Preview
- Preview the first 60 seconds of episode 1 before you download.
- Unfinished downloads
- Downloads left unfinished when the app closes come back the next time you open it, ready to resume with Resume all.
Library
- Library
- A cover grid of your saved series. Play opens your default Windows video player; Update checks TikTok for new or missing episodes when you click it; Merge joins a series into one MP4; Convert to H.264 makes an H.264 copy.
Plans and prices
- Free plan
- US$0: 2 new dramas per PC per day, with every episode and every available quality. A drama you start stays free to finish. The count resets at 00:00 UTC and needs an internet connection. No card needed.
- Paid plans
- Monthly US$9.99, Yearly US$29.99, Lifetime US$59.99 one-time (for the life of the product). Every paid plan unlocks unlimited new dramas.
- Licence key
- A paid key is active on one PC at a time and can be moved to another PC once every 7 days.
- Offline
- Paid plans keep working for up to 72 hours without internet. Downloading always needs internet; saved MP4s play offline in a video player that supports HEVC.
- Refunds
- All sales are final, except where the law requires a refund.
Privacy
- Sent to us
- A pseudonymous device id, the computer name, the app version, licence checks and, on the Free plan, the id of each new series. No ads, analytics or tracking in the app.
Support
- Contact
- support@shortdramadownloader.com, or @M4st3r0 on Telegram.
Not supported
The app does not do these things, on any plan:
- Ordinary (non-drama) TikTok videos, photo posts, lives, sounds or music
- Playlists, collections, mixes, liked or favorite videos, or a creator’s regular posts (a profile link gives only that creator’s short dramas)
- Browsing or searching the PineDrama catalog inside the app (PineDrama works with pasted links)
- Other short-drama apps, such as ReelShort or DramaBox
- Paid, locked or private content: the app does not unlock paywalls, remove DRM or get around region blocks
- Subtitle translation, automatic captions, burned-in subtitles or SRT export
- Dubbing, voice-over or a choice of audio language
- Qualities above 1080p, or upscaling
- H.264 downloads at 720p or 1080p (convert in the Library instead)
- Mac, Linux, iPhone, Android, web or browser-extension versions, and Windows 7, 8 or 32-bit Windows
- A built-in library video player (Play opens your default Windows player)
- Automatic background downloads of new episodes (Library Update runs when you click it)
- Editing, clipping, uploading or reposting videos
- Cloud storage or streaming
Not affiliated with TikTok, ByteDance or PineDrama. For personal offline viewing where permitted. Respect creators and TikTok’s Terms. Only publish or redistribute content with the rights holder’s permission. Checked on 29 September 2026 against version 1.5.0 of the app. Questions: support@shortdramadownloader.com.