How to download your TikTok videos

Next, a series of sharing options will open. You can choose the email option to send the file to yourself as an attachment, or upload it to a cloud service like Google Drive. To download the file directly, scroll to the end of the Share To options and tap More. There will be even more options. Look for options that allow you to save the video locally.

On Android, the best option to save to your phone will be called Files from Google. Tap this icon to download the video to your phone, then use Android’s built-in Files app to browse your downloads. On iOS, look for the Save to files option, then choose to save the video to either your device’s internal storage or your iCloud drive.

Download TikTok Videos to Your Computer

The easiest option to upload your work is to download videos from the TikTok website or desktop app. This process is very easy compared to the mobile option.

Go to your favorite video TikTok.com and right click on it. If you are looking for your own video and you are logged in to your account, or if the creator of the video has marked their posts as downloadable, there will be an option in the right-click menu that says Download Video.

Click that option.

Congratulations, you did it! The video will be saved as an MP4 in your downloads folder.

If you don’t see the option to download the video when you right click, it probably means that the creator of the video has not shared the video publicly or has selected to disable downloads.

Use Screen Record

It’s not the neatest option, but you can also record a copy of the video through the screen on your phone. Screen recording basically takes a video screenshot; once activated, it will record everything that plays on your screen until you hit Stop. Play the TikTok clip while recording your screen and have a quick and dirty copy saved on your device.

You need to play the video all the way in real time. Keep in mind that this will capture everything that happens on the screen while recording, so if a notification pops up or you scroll through another app, everything will be in the video. It also means you’ll still see all the menu buttons and text that are normally around the edges of the screen in a TikTok video, so it won’t be a perfectly clean copy of the video. But it’s better than nothing.

You can record your screen on iOS and on Android phones with Android 11 or higher.

Hon iOSgo to Settings, then Control Center. Tap the green plus sign Add button next to the Screen Recording option. This will add a little gray dot icon button to your home screen. Tap that and Screen Recording will start.

Hon Androidswipe down from the top of your screen to display your notifications and settings screen. From there, you can expand the menu at the top and drag your settings widgets. Look for the Screen Record. Tap this and you have options to record the device’s audio and if it shows touches on the screen. Tap start to record.

What’s with the watermark?

If you’ve downloaded your videos, you’ve probably noticed the faint TikTok watermark in the frame. This watermark will appear on all videos you’ve published and even on videos you download from other creators. Unfortunately, there is no official way to download a video directly from the platform after it has been published without the watermark being applied. If a video is still in your drafts in the TikTok app, meaning you’ve shot and edited it but haven’t published it yet, you can select the Save video option and download a version without a watermark.

In general, if you are creating videosyour best bet is to use a separate video editing app to edit your video before posting it online. That way, you’ll still have the original cut and you won’t have to worry if your distribution platform – and all your hard work – is about to go suddenly.