Choose quality and format
What the quality buttons mean, why sizes are shown, and which format to pick.
Quality
The card lists every quality the site offers — 360p up to 4K (2160p) and 8K (4320p) when they exist — each with the size of the file you’ll get. A small 60 next to a quality means 60 frames per second.
The quality you pick is the quality you get. If a video has 4K, Lynx never silently gives you 1080p.
4K and above are part of Pro (free during your trial).
Format
For video, MP4 plays everywhere and is the default. Lynx prefers the H.264 codec at the quality you picked, so the file opens in QuickTime, Final Cut, Premiere and on phones without converting.
For Audio only, choose:
| Format | Good for |
|---|---|
| MP3 | Any player, any device |
| M4A | Apple devices, slightly smaller for the same quality |
| FLAC | Lossless, smaller than WAV |
| WAV | Lossless, for editing |
Sizes are real
The sizes on the card are worked out the same way the download is — they match what lands on your disk, give or take a little.
Updated September 25, 2026