Usually videos that are streamed and don't allow you to see the direct video file link have a main .m3u8 file which has information about all of the video chunks that can be put together and converted into a mp4. If there's no download button but you want that video anyway, this small tool will come in handy.
Very simple batch and bash scripts for both windows and linux. You can convert M3U8 stream playlist to a playable MP4 video. You can also basically download any stream-only video off a lot of websites. Useful if the website doesn't have a download option for the video you want.
You need to install FFmpeg properly (with adding to the PATH) or do it the noob way (download ffmpeg.exe and put inside your folder)
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FFmpeg link: https://ffmpeg.org/download.html
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Fiddler link (optional, see below): https://www.telerik.com/fiddler
You got two options:
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Run fiddler in background before you start watching your video and catch the .m3u8 url in traffic after you press play on the video (make sure 'capture traffic' is enabled).
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Open browser console before you start watching your video, go to the network tab and catch the M3U8 url when you press play on your video. It's easier with fiddler imo.