How to Download Facebook Videos (iPhone, Android, PC)

Why download instead of tapping Save?

Facebook's own Save option only adds a video to your Saved list. Saved videos stay inside the app, not on your phone, so you can't watch them offline, edit them or send them as a file, and they're gone if the post is deleted. Downloading gives you a real MP4 that stays on your device.

What you can and can't download

• Works: public videos and Reels from Pages, public profiles and public groups (as long as the video opens without logging in), using the full link that has the video's number in it.
• Doesn't work: posts shared with Friends only, videos in private groups, and anything else Facebook only shows to people who are logged in.
• Only download videos you made or have permission to use, and credit the creator if you share them.

Step 1: Copy the video link in the Facebook app

1. Open the video or Reel in the Facebook app.
2. Tap Share. On a normal video it's under the post; on a Reel it's the arrow on the right side.
3. Tap Copy link.

Now look at the link you copied. If it has /reel/ or /videos/ followed by a long number, or watch/?v=, it's ready. Links from the app often look like facebook.com/share/... or fb.watch/... instead. Try pasting it as it is first. If Marukit can't open it, paste that link into your browser's address bar and open it. When the video loads, the address should change to the full link with the video's number. Copy that address and use it in Step 2.

On a PC or Mac: copy the link from the Facebook website

Open the video on facebook.com and copy the address from the address bar. It should have /reel/ or /videos/ followed by a number, or watch/?v=. If the address opens a whole post with text and photos, click the video to open it on its own first, then copy that link.

Step 2: Paste the link into Marukit

1. Open the Facebook Video Downloader in Safari, Chrome or any other browser.
2. Tap Paste. If your browser asks to read the clipboard, allow it. Or paste the link into the box yourself (long-press and Paste, or Ctrl+V on a computer); it starts on its own.
3. Wait a few seconds while it says Fetching video.... You'll then see the video's title, who posted it and how long it is.

Step 3: Choose HD, a smaller size or MP3

• MP4 (best quality) saves the sharpest version Facebook has, usually the HD one.
• Smaller sizes such as MP4 720p HD, MP4 480p or MP4 360p are listed when Facebook has them. Lower quality, but quicker to download and easier to send.
• MP3 (audio only) keeps just the sound. If you already have the video file, Video to MP3 does the same from the MP4.

You'll see Preparing your video... (or Converting to MP3... for audio). This can take up to a minute. When the file starts arriving, the message changes to Download started! Check your Downloads folder.

Where the video goes on iPhone, Android and PC

• iPhone: confirm the download in Safari. The video is in the Files app under Downloads. To add it to your camera roll, open it, tap Share, then Save Video.
• Android: it's in your Downloads folder. Open the Files or Downloads app; most gallery apps also show it in a Downloads album.
• Windows or Mac: it's in your Downloads folder. The file name starts with Marukit_ followed by the video's title.

Live videos

A live video that is still streaming isn't a finished file yet. Wait until the broadcast has ended and the replay is posted publicly, then copy its link. Very long replays (over about an hour) are refused with This video is too long to download here.

If the download doesn't work

• "Couldn't fetch this video right now. Please try again in a moment." This is the message you'll see most often, and it doesn't always mean Facebook is busy. Check three things: if it's a short /share/ or fb.watch link, swap it for the full address (see Step 1); it's one video, not a Page, profile or group; and the video is public. Open the link in a private browser window: if Facebook asks you to log in, the video is Friends-only or in a private group, and trying again won't help. If all three are fine, wait a minute and try again.
• "This post is private or needs a login, so it can't be downloaded." Facebook only shows this video to people who are logged in, such as Friends-only posts, private groups and most Stories. It can't be downloaded.
• "No video was found in this post." The link points to a photo or text post. Open the video itself and copy that link.
• "Video not found. It may have been deleted. Check the link." The video was removed, or part of the link got cut off when you copied it.

Video too big to send on WhatsApp? Run the downloaded MP4 through Compress Video for WhatsApp, or read how to compress a video for WhatsApp.

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