How to download Facebook videos to any device

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

Three easy ways that really work.

What you need to know about downloading Facebook videos

Facebook, like other sites with the ability to view content online, does not encourage video downloads. This is a violation of the rules for using the social network. In addition, most of the published videos are protected by copyright and have their own owners, who will definitely be against this type of distribution.

We do not recommend breaking the law and advise you to download only your own videos or non-copyrighted content with an open source license.

How to download Facebook videos to your computer or Android device

Open the desired Facebook video in a browser and copy the link to it by clicking the ellipsis button and choosing "Copy Link".

Go to, or. Paste the link into the text box and click "Download".

Select the file quality and click "Download" again. After a while, the video will be saved in the downloads folder.

How to Download Facebook Videos on iPhone or iPad

Go to the social network application and find the video you want. Then save the link to it by clicking Share → More → Copy.

Then proceed depending on the software version of your device.

If you have iOS 13, iPadOS 13 and newer firmware

Open in Safari, or and paste the copied link into the input field. Select the quality of the uploaded video and tap "Download".

From the pop-up menu, click Download. Wait until the end of the process and open the file through the download menu.

Tap "Save Video", and in a second it will appear in the standard gallery.

If you have iOS 12 and earlier

In older versions of the OS Safari does not allow downloading videos, so you have to do it through a third-party application. For example, a free file manager with the Documents browser.

Install the program and go to the built-in browser. Open, or and paste the video link into the text box.

Specify the quality of the video, tap "Download" and agree with the offer to save the file in the download by clicking "Finish". Wait for the process to finish.

Return to the home screen and open the Downloads folder. Find the downloaded video there and tap on the button with three dots.

Click on the "Move" menu, select "Photo" and click "Move" again to save the video to the standard gallery.

This material was first published in January 2016. In August 2021, we updated the text.