Download Tumblr videos as MP4
Paste the link of a Tumblr post or reblog and save its video as the MP4 Tumblr serves, with sound, not re-encoded by us. Links from the blog's own address, from www.tumblr.com and from the app's at.tumblr.com share button all work.
- The MP4 Tumblr serves
- Posts and reblogs
- Any blog.tumblr.com address
Which Tumblr address to paste, and what you get
Copy the post link
In the app, tap Share on the post and copy the link. In a browser, open the post on its own page and copy the address bar.
Paste a tumblr.com address
Paste it in the box above. blog.tumblr.com/post/…, www.tumblr.com/blog/… and at.tumblr.com links all work. A blog on its own domain isn't recognized: open the post on tumblr.com and copy that address.
Download MP4
Tap Download MP4, or Download MP3 on the row below for the sound only. Use Safari or Chrome, not the browser inside the Tumblr app, which can't save files.
Tumblr video or something else
- GIF: an image, save it from the browser
- YouTube or Vimeo player: not a Tumblr file
- blog.tumblr.com/post/123
- www.tumblr.com/blog/123
- at.tumblr.com/…
Three Tumblr links, one post
Tumblr shows the same post under three addresses: the blog's own subdomain (blog.tumblr.com/post/ and a number), the newer www.tumblr.com/blog/number form, and the at.tumblr.com short link the app makes when you share. Any of them works here.
Blogs that use their own domain are the exception. Open the post on tumblr.com, through the reblog or permalink icon, and copy that address instead.
Video, GIF or embed: what's in the post
A Tumblr post can hold three things that look alike. A native video, uploaded to the post, plays in Tumblr's own player: that's what this page saves, as the MP4 Tumblr serves. A GIF is an image file, and your browser already saves it with a long press or a right-click. A YouTube, Vimeo or TikTok player embedded in the post is a file on that other platform, not on Tumblr.
If you're not sure which one you're looking at, play it: a video with Tumblr's controls and sound is native; a loop with no controls is a GIF; a player with another site's logo is an embed.
Tumblr to MP3: the sound of a video post
Every native video also gets an MP3 row. We take the MP4 Tumblr serves and convert its soundtrack once, at 128 kbps, while it downloads to you: about a megabyte per minute. Audio posts, the ones with Tumblr's own audio player, give their file as it is, with no video around it.
Embedded players are the exception again: a player from another site inside a post has no file on Tumblr, so there is nothing to convert. Paste the link of the post that holds the upload; a reblog of it works too.
Why a Tumblr video won't download
Our server visits Tumblr as a logged-out reader. Private blogs, password-protected blogs, posts behind the mature-content login and deleted posts are invisible to it. The quick check: open the link in a private window. If the video plays there, it downloads here.
Tumblr links and formats at a glance
| Format | The MP4 Tumblr serves, not re-encoded by us |
|---|---|
| Links | {blog}.tumblr.com/post/{id}, www.tumblr.com/{blog}/{id}, at.tumblr.com/… |
| Works with | Video posts and reblogs from blogs anyone can see without logging in |
| Not covered | GIFs and photos (they are images), YouTube or Vimeo players inside a post |
Getting the Tumblr MP4 onto your phone or computer
- On iPhone
- Safari saves the MP4 to Files › Downloads; use Share › Save Video to put it in Photos. A video embedded from another site isn't a Tumblr file, so it won't come through here.
- On Android
- Chrome stores the MP4 in the Download folder. The MP3 row, made on our server from that same file, lands next to it.
- On PC and Mac
- Tumblr's media servers send the MP4, so it opens in a new tab; right-click it and choose Save video as. The MP3 downloads straight away.
Reblogs, GIFs and posts with no video
Does it work with reblogs?
Yes. A reblog points back to the original post, and that is where the file comes from. If the original blog deleted the post or went private, the reblog fails too.
Can I save Tumblr GIFs here?
You don't need to. A Tumblr GIF is an image: press and hold it on a phone and choose Save image, or right-click it on a computer. This page is for Tumblr's video player, which the browser can't save.
Why does a post say no video was found?
The post embeds a video from YouTube, Vimeo or TikTok instead of hosting one, the blog is private or password-protected, the post is behind Tumblr's mature-content login, or it was deleted.
What quality is the video?
You get the file Tumblr serves for the post, at the resolution Tumblr keeps, and we don't re-encode it.
Is there a limit on downloads?
Fast repeated requests trigger a quick check, and there is a daily cap per IP address. Each video can be up to 30 minutes.
Do I need a Tumblr account?
No. We read the post the way a logged-out visitor sees it, which is also why private blogs and login-only posts can't be reached.