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Step-by-step guides for saving videos and audio, and fixes for the problems that come up.
TikTok
How to Save a TikTok to Your Camera Roll
Two ways to put a TikTok video in your phone's camera roll, where the file lands on iPhone and Android, and what to do when the Save video option is missing.
TikTok Save Video Button Missing: Causes and Fixes
Three settings remove the Save video option from the Share menu. How to tell which one applies, and what you can still do.
Can You See Who Saved Your TikTok?
TikTok does not show who downloaded a video. What a creator can see, what stays hidden, and how to turn downloads off.
Why a TikTok Video Will Not Open in CapCut
CapCut rejects some downloaded TikTok videos because of the codec inside the MP4 file. How to check the codec, and three fixes.
How to Make a TikTok Sound Your Ringtone
Save the sound as an audio file, then set it as a ringtone with GarageBand on iPhone or in Settings on Android.
How to Save a Pinterest Video to Your Camera Roll
Saving a pin to a board is not a download. How to get a Pinterest video into the camera roll on iPhone or the gallery on Android.
Why You Cannot Download a Pinterest Video
Download image is for pictures, and video downloads depend on the creator. Six causes, and what works for public video pins.
How to Download Pinterest Videos on a PC or Mac
The Pinterest website has a download option for pictures only. The steps for Windows and Mac, and where Chrome and Safari put the file.
Pinterest Video Size, Resolution and Format
The recommended size is 1080 × 1920 pixels in 9:16. Aspect ratios, file types, length limits and safe zones, plus the size of a downloaded video.
What Is an Idea Pin and Can You Save One?
Idea Pins were Pinterest's multi-page format, merged into ordinary Pins in May 2023. What changed, and how to save one.
Twitter / X
How to Save a Twitter (X) Video to Your Phone
X's own Download video option is for Premium subscribers. How to save a public video to an iPhone or Android phone from the link of the post.
How to Save a GIF From Twitter (X)
X plays GIFs as video, so there is no Save image option. How to save one from the link of the post, and how to get a real .gif file.
Why a Twitter Video Will Not Download
Protected accounts, deleted posts, age-restricted posts and wrong links. Six causes of a failed download, and how to tell them apart.
X Premium Video Downloads: Who Can Download What
X's Download video option needs Premium, a video posted after July 25, 2023 and an author who allows it. The rules in one table.
Twitter Video Quality: 720p, 1080p and 4K Explained
What you can upload to X, which versions of a video X stores, and why a Twitter video can look blurry.
How to Download Facebook Reels to Your Phone
Facebook's Download reel option covers only your own reels. Here is how to save any public reel to an iPhone or Android phone.
How to Copy a Facebook Video Link
Share, then Copy link in the app; the address bar on a computer. Plus the six Facebook link formats in one table.
Facebook Save Video vs Download: Where Saved Videos Go
Save video on Facebook adds a bookmark, not a file. Where saved videos go, who can see them and how a download differs.
Facebook HD vs SD Video: Which File to Download
HD means 720p and above; SD is anything below. What the two Facebook download files are and which one to pick.
Facebook Video Download Not Working: Causes and Fixes
Six reasons a Facebook video will not download, and a quick test that tells you whether a video is public.