Save TikTok videos to your iPhone, Android phone or computer
The download is the same everywhere: copy the link, paste it, tap Download MP4. What changes is where the file ends up and what your browser does with it, which is why an iPhone needs two extra taps and an Android phone needs none. Here is the whole route, device by device, with the snags that come up on each.
Updated November 10, 2026
Where the MP4 ends up
- iPhone
- Safari
- Files › Downloads
- Share › Save Video
- Photos
On iPhone: Safari saves to Files, you move it to Photos
iOS does not let a website write into Photos, and that rule is why people assume an app is needed. Safari asks you to confirm the download, drops the MP4 into Files, in the Downloads folder, and shows an arrow at the top of the window while it transfers.
When the arrow stops moving, open Files, go to Downloads and tap the video. Tap the Share icon, choose Save Video, and it appears in Photos under Recents, without watermark. Chrome and Firefox on iPhone use the same Files route, so the taps are identical.
If you reached isaveall by tapping a link inside TikTok, you are in the app's browser: use the Share icon there and choose Open in Safari before starting.
- Android
- Chrome
- Download folder
- Gallery
On Android: Chrome downloads it, the gallery finds it
Android is the short version of this guide. Chrome shows a notification while the file transfers. The MP4 lands in the Download folder of internal storage and your gallery lists it within seconds.
On Samsung phones the same file sits in My Files, Internal storage, Download, and Samsung Internet behaves like Chrome. If the gallery has not noticed it, open Files by Google, go to Download and tap the video once: the media scanner indexes it and the gallery catches up.
There is no APK to install and no reason to install one. Whatever a downloader app from outside the Play Store does here, your browser already does, without asking for your storage or your contacts.
- PC and Mac
- Any browser
- Downloads folder
On PC and Mac: nothing opens in a tab
On a computer the file goes to your Downloads folder and stays there. TikTok's copy is streamed through our server with a download header, so the browser saves it instead of playing it. Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Safari and Brave behave the same on Windows, macOS, Linux or ChromeOS. If a browser ever plays the video in a tab instead, right-click the button and choose Save link as.
The MP4 is H.264 with AAC audio, so most players and editors open it without converting anything. Keep the tab open and paste the next link when you need several: it is one video per link, with no batch mode and no paid tier.
File nametiktok_
Step by step
Copy the link in TikTok
Open the video, tap the Share arrow and choose Copy link. Short vm.tiktok.com and vt.tiktok.com links work as they are, and so does the address on tiktok.com in a desktop browser.
Open isaveall in a real browser
Safari, Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Brave or Samsung Internet, whichever you already use. The browser built into the TikTok app cannot save files, so a download started there goes nowhere.
Paste the link and read the result
Paste it into the box on the TikTok video downloader page and tap the arrow. The result lists three rows: the MP4 without watermark first, the MP3 second and the watermarked MP4 third.
Tap Download MP4
The first row is the version without the watermark. It saves without opening a player tab, and the file is named tiktok_, the creator's username and the video id.
Which link you copy changes what you get
The Share sheet is the reliable place to copy from: a link copied from a comment, a sound page or a search carries no video id. A /photo/ link is a slideshow, so the result hands you the images as a ZIP or one MP4 with the music, and a profile link comes back as that account's profile picture.
Clean MP4, sound only, or watermarked MP4
Three rows, three files. The first is the rendition TikTok plays in its own feed, with no logo across the picture. The second is the MP3 at 128 kbps, made from the same video on our server. The third is the copy TikTok's Save video button produces, watermarked, which is what you want when you repost with permission and the creator's name visible.
Videos run up to 30 minutes here, quality is the H.264 file TikTok serves on its website (usually 576×1024), and the MP4 files are passed through without re-encoding.
Save a TikTok without posting it or signing in
A common trick is to post a video privately or keep it as a draft just to get a copy. You don't need either here: nothing touches your TikTok account. Copy the link of a public video, paste it and the file lands on your device, with no draft, no private post and no login.
Your own drafts are different. A draft has no public link, so there is nothing to paste until you publish it.
Problems and fixes
Nothing happens when I tap Download
You are inside the TikTok app's browser, which blocks file downloads. Copy the isaveall address, open Safari or Chrome and paste it there.
Safari plays the video instead of saving it
Press and hold the Download MP4 button and choose Download Linked File. Safari then writes it to Files without opening a player.
Save Video is missing from the Share sheet on iPhone
Open the video from the Files app, not from Safari's download list, and wait for the transfer to finish. The Share sheet inside Files is the one with Save Video.
Chrome says the file may be harmful
Chrome shows that for MP4 files from sites it has not seen before. Open the downloads panel from the three dot menu and tap Keep; it is a plain video.
The video is not in my gallery
Open Files by Google or My Files, go to Download and tap the video once. The media scanner indexes it and your gallery shows it.
The saved video still has the watermark
You tapped the third row, which is TikTok's watermarked copy. Go back to the result and use the first row, the MP4 without watermark.
The site says the link is invalid
Copy it again from TikTok's Share sheet. A link copied from a comment, a sound page or a search carries no video id.
Quick tips
- Copy from the Share sheet rather than the address bar of the app: the Share link always carries the video id.
- On iPhone you can change where downloads go in Settings, Safari, Downloads, including to iCloud Drive.
- A minute of TikTok video is usually several megabytes, so use Wi-Fi if your data plan is tight.
- Rename the file after saving: a username plus a long id is unique but hard to read later.
- If a download stalls at zero, a VPN or the battery saver is cutting the connection: turn either off for a minute.
Frequently asked questions
Can the video go straight into Photos on iPhone?
No. iOS keeps browsers out of Photos, so Safari saves to Files first. Opening the file there and choosing Share, Save Video puts it in Photos, and those two taps are the whole difference between iPhone and Android.
Why does the TikTok app's browser refuse to download?
It is a stripped down browser with no download manager, so the button has nothing to hand the file to. Any real browser on the same phone works.
What is the file called once it is saved?
tiktok_, the creator's username and the video id, with .mp4. The long number is TikTok's id for that video, so no two files clash; rename it afterwards.
Does an iPad or a Chromebook work the same way?
Yes. An iPad follows the iPhone route through Files, and a Chromebook saves to Downloads like any computer.
Can I download a whole profile at once?
No. It is one video per link, pasted one after another. There is no batch mode, no queue and no paid version that adds one.
Does the version without watermark lose quality?
No. It is a different rendition, not a repaired one: the clean copy is what TikTok streams in its feed, and we pass it through without re-encoding it.
How much space does a TikTok video take?
A few megabytes for a minute of TikTok video, less for shorter clips. Videos are capped at 30 minutes here, so nothing arrives unexpectedly large.