How to download Twitter (X) videos, with or without Premium
X gives a Download video option to Premium subscribers only, and only when the author allowed it. Everyone else saves a video by copying the post link and opening it in a real browser. Here is that route on iPhone, Android and PC, where the file ends up, and the snags specific to X.
Updated November 11, 2026
Two ways to save an X video
X Premium's button needs the Premium plan, an author who allowed downloads and a post from after late July 2023. A post link in the browser works for any public post, with any account or none, old or new.
- iPhone
- Files › Downloads
- Share › Save Video
- Photos
On iPhone: the Share arrow, Safari and Photos
In the X app the Share arrow sits under the post. Copy link puts an x.com address on the clipboard, sometimes with a ?s=46 tail you can leave alone. Open Safari yourself rather than tapping a link inside X, because the app's browser has nowhere to put a file.
Safari asks before saving, then writes the MP4 into Files, in Downloads, as twitter_ plus the post id. Open Files, tap the video, then Share and Save Video: it is in Photos, under Recents, ready for the camera roll.
A GIF post comes back as an actual .gif, which Files treats as an image, so the Share sheet offers Save Image rather than Save Video.
- Android
- Download folder
- Gallery
On Android: Chrome, the Download folder and the gallery
If you arrived from a link inside X, tap the three dots at the top and choose Open in Chrome; the download then has somewhere to go. From Chrome the MP4 lands in the Download folder and a notification follows the transfer.
Google Photos or Samsung Gallery lists it within seconds, ready to forward to WhatsApp or Telegram. Chrome sometimes asks about an MP4 from a site it hasn't met before: open the downloads panel and tap Keep.
- PC and Mac
- Browser
- New tab
- Right-click › Save video as
On PC and Mac: the address bar is enough
Open the post on x.com and copy the address: the domain, the username, status and a long number. Links shaped x.com/i/status/ work too, because the post id is the part that matters. You don't have to be signed in to copy a public post's address.
The download link goes to X's video servers, so the video opens in a new tab instead of saving. Right-click the Download MP4 button and choose Save link as; the file lands in Downloads and drops into any editor or slide deck without conversion.
Step by step
Copy the post link
Tap the Share icon under the post and choose Copy link. x.com, twitter.com and short t.co links all work. If the post holds several videos, open the one you want first so the link points at it.
Leave X's browser behind
Tapping a link inside X opens the app's own browser, which cannot save files. Open Safari, Chrome or any browser you normally use and go to the Twitter (X) video downloader page there.
Paste the link
Put it in the box and tap the arrow. The post is read in a second or two, no account is involved on either side, and tracking tails on the link are ignored.
Download the MP4
One file comes back: the largest rendition X serves for that post, named twitter_ plus the post id. Under it sit a short GIF row and the MP3 row; a GIF post comes back as a real GIF and its MP4.
Posts with more than one video
A post can carry up to four media items, and the link remembers which video was open: on a computer the address ends in /video/2, /video/3 or /video/4, and on a phone the shared link carries the same ending. Paste it and you get that video, with its own GIF and MP3 rows.
Copy the link of the post that holds the video, not of a reply or a quote post that shows it. A quote post has no media of its own, which is why the result can come back empty when you can see a video on screen.
What you can't get from X
Protected accounts are closed to anyone who isn't an approved follower, and this site never signs in, so those posts are invisible to it even while they are visible to you. Posts flagged as sensitive behave the same way, and deleted posts leave nothing behind. Videos sent in direct messages have no public link at all.
Everything else that plays publicly on x.com comes down as one MP4 at the size X serves: up to 1080p, never above the upload.
Problems and fixes
The download does nothing inside X
You are in X's built in browser. On Android tap the three dots and Open in Chrome; on iPhone tap the Share icon and Open in Safari.
It says the post has no video
The link belongs to a reply or to a quote post. Open the post that actually contains the video and copy that one from its Share icon.
I got the wrong video from a post with four
The link carries whichever video was open when you copied it. Tap or click the one you want first, so it fills the screen or the address ends in /video/2, then copy again.
The post cannot be found
It was deleted, the account is protected, or the post is marked as sensitive, which X shows only to signed in accounts.
Safari opens the video instead of downloading it
Press and hold Download MP4 and choose Download Linked File. On a computer the equivalent is a right click and Save link as.
I expected 1080p and got 720p
X keeps at most what the author uploaded, and we take the largest rendition it serves. If that is 720p, there is no bigger file to ask for.
Quick tips
- Tracking tails such as ?s=46 or ?t= are harmless: paste the link exactly as X copied it.
- A GIF post has no sound at all, because X stores GIFs as short silent MP4 files.
- Bookmarks in X disappear with the post; a saved MP4 on your device does not.
- If you only need what was said, the MP3 row is a far smaller file than the video.
- Short t.co links from the app resolve here, so there is no need to open them first.
- For a thread with several videos, copy each post's link in turn; each one downloads separately.
Frequently asked questions
Can I download Twitter videos without Premium?
Yes. Premium only adds a button inside the app. Copy the post link, paste it into the Twitter video downloader in Safari or Chrome, and the MP4 saves like any other download.
Where do downloaded Twitter videos go?
On iPhone, to Files, in Downloads, until you choose Save Video to move them to Photos. On Android, to the Download folder, which the gallery shows. On a PC or Mac, the MP4 opens in a new tab: right-click it and choose Save video as.
Why is there a long number in the file name?
It is the post id, the part of the address after status. It keeps every download distinct, and you can rename the file once it is saved.
How do I get out of X's built-in browser?
On iPhone the Share icon in that browser offers Open in Safari. On Android the three-dot menu offers Open in Chrome. Copying the address into a real browser works on both.
Can I save a video from a post I bookmarked?
Yes. Open the bookmark, copy the post link and paste it. Do it early: a bookmark is only a pointer, and it stops working when the author deletes the post.
Can I download a video someone sent me in a DM?
Not with a link tool: direct messages have no public address. Save it from the X app if it offers the option, or ask the sender to post it or send the file.
Will the MP4 play on a TV or in a presentation?
Yes. It is H.264 video with AAC audio in a standard MP4, which smart TVs, PowerPoint, Keynote and video editors read without conversion.