Download Snapchat Spotlight videos and public stories
Paste a Spotlight link to save the video as an MP4. Paste a public profile link and you get up to 30 stories that account has live right now, one row each: an MP4 for each video, a picture for each photo. It runs in the browser, with no Snapchat account.
- Spotlight as MP4
- Public stories by profile link
- No Snapchat login
Three steps to a Spotlight video or a public story
Copy the link
On a Spotlight video, tap the share arrow and Copy link. For stories, open the creator's profile, tap Share and Copy link, or type snapchat.com/@ and the username (snapchat.com/add/username works too).
Paste a Spotlight or profile link
Paste it in the box above. A Spotlight link gives one video. A public profile link lists up to 30 stories live at that moment. If a short t.snapchat.com link fails, open it in your browser and paste the full snapchat.com address.
Save the video or open the photo
Tap Download MP4 for a video story, or tap a photo to open and save it. Open this page in Safari or Chrome: the browser inside Snapchat can't save files.
What a public Snapchat link returns
snapchat.comdomain/spotlight/type…idSpotlightOne MP4snapchat.comdomain/@creatoraccountPublic profileIts public stories live now or, when none are, its highlights or Spotlights: videos and photos- snapchat_creator_1.mp4 · Download MP4
- snapchat_creator_2.jpg · Tap to open and save
Which Snapchat links work
Three kinds of link reach a file. A Spotlight link, snapchat.com/spotlight/ followed by a code, is what the share arrow copies on a Spotlight video. A public profile link, snapchat.com/add/ followed by a username, lists that account's live stories. Short t.snapchat.com and story.snapchat.com links haven't been tested here yet: if one fails, open it and paste the full snapchat.com address.
On snapchat.com, a Spotlight video often shows an address like snapchat.com/@creator/spotlight/code. That form works too: we rewrite it to the plain Spotlight link before asking for the file. Links to a Lens, a Map place or the app store have no video behind them.
Stories by username: the 24-hour window
A public story stays up for 24 hours from the moment it's posted. When you paste a public profile link, you get what is live at that moment, one row per snap: an MP4 for each video and a JPG for each photo. If nothing is live, the profile's highlights come instead, or its Spotlight videos when it has no highlights, up to 30 rows.
Only profiles that are public show stories to visitors. Stories shared with friends or a custom audience need an account they were shared with, and we never log in. Snaps sent to you in a chat are not on the web at all.
Watermark, logo and quality
Most searches for this ask for a version without a watermark. What you get here is the MP4 that snapchat.com plays in the browser, passed on as it is: we don't add a logo, re-encode it or shrink it. Anything the creator drew or typed on the video is part of the picture and can't be taken off.
The resolution is whatever Snapchat serves for the web, and the original sound is inside the file. On a phone the download goes through a link that makes the browser save the file instead of opening a player.
What Spotlight links and profile links return
| Spotlight | One MP4, the file snapchat.com plays on the web |
|---|---|
| Public profile | Up to 30 stories live right now or, when none are live, the profile's highlights or Spotlights; MP4 for videos and JPG for photos |
| Links | snapchat.com/spotlight/…, snapchat.com/@{user}, snapchat.com/add/{user}, t.snapchat.com, story.snapchat.com |
| Not reachable | Private stories, friends-only stories, chats and snaps sent to you |
| Audio | Inside the MP4; no separate MP3 for Snapchat |
Snapchat downloads on iPhone, Android and PC
- On iPhone
- Safari stores the Spotlight in Files › Downloads, named snapchat_ with the creator's username and an id. Share › Save Video adds it to your camera roll.
- On Android
- Chrome puts it in the Download folder under that same name, so several clips from one creator sort together.
- On PC and Mac
- Snapchat's CDN serves the video, so it plays in a new tab first; right-click it and choose Save video as. On a profile with several stories, each one has its own button.
Spotlight and story questions
Does the video have a Snapchat watermark?
You get the file snapchat.com plays on the web, and isaveall adds nothing to it. Text, stickers or captions the creator put on the video are part of the picture, so they stay.
Can I download Snapchat stories by username?
Yes, if the profile is public. Paste snapchat.com/@ followed by the username and you get the stories it has live at that moment, each in its own row; when none are live, its highlights or Spotlights. Private and friends-only stories are not on the web.
Why did a story link stop working?
Public stories last 24 hours. After that Snapchat removes them, and there is no archive to fetch from. Save a story the day you see it.
Why do I get a JPG instead of a video?
That story is a photo. Snapchat stories can be pictures or videos, and each row keeps the format the creator posted.
Does the creator know I saved it?
No. We don't use any Snapchat account, so nobody is notified and no screenshot alert is triggered.
Why can't I download a Snapchat video?
The link is from a chat or a private story, the story is older than 24 hours, the creator deleted it, or the link points at a Lens or a Map place. Open it in a private window: if Snapchat asks you to log in, we can't reach it either.
Can I get just the audio as an MP3?
Not for Snapchat. The MP4 carries the original sound. For a sound from TikTok, use the TikTok MP3 page.