How To Download TikTok Videos? [All Devices And Methods]

Due to some privacy concerns, most social media sites, including Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, do not let users download videos from their platforms. You are not allowed to download the videos that you uploaded or that are on your account. However, in the case of TikTok, TikTok goes above and beyond the norms. The video-sharing platform allows any user to download any videos on their platform unless a user specifically blocks downloads on their account. In such a case, you can use an easily available third-party app, snaptik.app to download TikTok videos.

Answer: Most social media apps require you to log in to their platforms to view the contents that are posted. On Tiktok, however, you don’t need to have an account to save videos on your Android or IOS device though you will need to log in to your TikTok account if you are trying to download videos.

Today, in this article, I am going to tell you two methods that you can use to download TikTok videos. One is by using the app’s feature to download video (the easy way) and using a Third-party web app or the mobile app (the long way, used when downloading videos that are unavailable for download via the app).

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How To Save Your Own TikTok Videos?

TikTok makes it easy when it comes to saving your own videos. Any user that has uploaded their content on their profile can easily download their videos. So, here are the steps that you can follow to download your own content from TikTok.

Step 1: Open TikTok App

Launch your TikTok app on your smartphone.

Step 2: Tap On Profile Icon

Now, tap on the profile icon from the bottom right corner of your screen. Now, all the videos that you have uploaded are listed on your profile page. So, this is from where we are able to download your own videos.

Step 3: Tap On The Video

Tap on the video that you want to save on your mobile phone. The video will start to play.

Step 4: Tap On Share Icon

Now, tap on the share icon, the right arrow button from the right panel where you like the video.

Step 5: Click On Download Or Save Locally Icon

Instead of sharing the video with other social media, you should see a Download link or icon right below your social media icon. If now, there should be a Save Locally icon. This depends on the version of TikTok you are using.

Step 6: Tap Download Icon Again

Now, tap the icon to start downloading the video. This might take a couple of minutes depending on your internet connection.

Step 7: Check The Video On Your Gallery

Once the download is finished, you should see the video in your Gallery.

Download Other Influencer’s TikTok Videos

TikTok also allows you to download or save other videos then that you have uploaded. So, here are the different methods that you can use to download TikTok videos.

The Easy Way To Download TikTok Videos From The App

Step 1: Open TikTok App

Open the TikTok app and play the video you want to download.

Step 2: Long Press The Video Or Tap Share Icon

Now, long-press the video to open the pop-up menu that contains a Save video link.
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Tap on the share icon, the right arrow button, from the right panel of your screen.

Step 3: Click On Save Video

Now, click the Save video from the pop-up window to download TikTok videos.

Do not close the window yet until you see a message “Saved, please go to album to view.”

Step 4: Check The Gallery

Now, go to your phone’s gallery and look for the video you just downloaded.

Bypassing Blocked Downloads

Not all videos on TikTok are downloadable; it depends upon the contributor who uploaded the video. Unfortunately, some users might restrict downloading the video, s/he can block the downloading of the video. So, in such a case, you can bypass the blocked downloads.

Download TikTok Videos As GIF

The best way to bypass blocked downloads is to convert those videos to GIFs within the app and download the file.

Step 1: Launch Your App

Launch your app and open the video you want to download.

Step 2: Click The Right-Arrow Button

Now, click on the right arrow button to open the Share pop-up.

Step 3: Tap On Share GIF

Now, just below the list of social media, tap on Share as GIF.

Step 4: Wait For The GIF To Save

This will take a while to convert your video. Once the converting process ends, go to your camera roll, and the GIF will successfully be saved.

Download TikTok Videos Using Third-Party App

If you don’t want to download TikTok videos as GIFs, you can use an easily available third-party app to download the video.

The third-party app that I am using today is TikTok Downloader, “Video Downloader for TikTok.” Let’s begin the steps.

Step 1: Open App Store Or Play Store

Go to your app store on your iPhone or Play Store on your Android.

Step 2: Search For TikTok Video Downloader

Now, search for a TikTok video downloader and download the app “Video Downloader for TikTok.”

Step 3: Download The App

Download the App you like among the search results.

Step 4: Open TikTok And Navigate To The Video

Now, open your TikTok app and open the video you want to download.

Step 5: Tap On The Right Arrow

Select the right arrow button from the left panel of the video.

Step 6: Swipe The Share Panel

Then from the Share to the panel, swipe the social media from left to right and select others.

Step 7: Select The Downloader App

Now, from the list of applications, select the app you just downloaded. In my case, it’s a “TikMate Downloader.”

Step 8: Tap On Download

This will open the video downloader app. Now, from the app tap on the DOWNLOAD button right below the URL address link.

Step 9: Done

This will start the downloading of the video. And also, the video won’t have a watermark on it. And if you want to know more about how you can download a TikTok video without a watermark, refer to this article.

Download Trending Video From TikTok Using A Desktop Web Browser

If you are watching the TikTok video using your web browser, you can easily download a non-watermarked video using a web application to download TikTok videos. Most of these web applications work on a desktop browser, mobile browser, or any tablet that downloads .mp4 videos.

Here in this article, I am using Tikmate to download TikTok videos. And, you don’t need to log in to download. So, let’s get into the steps to save the videos using a web browser.

Step 1: Open The Web Browser

First of all, open a web browser and go to TikTok’s official site “tiktok.com.”

Step 2: Search For The Trending Video

Now, click on the Trending menu from the menu bar of the TikTok homepage. This will open TikTok’s video lists. Here is the link to the TikTok video list. https://www.tiktok.com/trending

Step 3: Open The Video

Now, click on any video that you want to download.

Step 4: Click Share And Copy The URL

Now, click on the share icon on the video and click the COPY link to copy the URL of the video.

Step 5: Open TikTok Video Downloader

Next, go to the TikTok video downloader page of your choice. Here I am opening tiktikdownloader.net to download the video.

Step 6: Paste The Link

Paste the video link to the search box of the page and click the download button or Get a video button.

Step 7: Select The File Format

This might take a while to download, or the page will ask you the type of video you want to download. Select the file format you wish to download.

Step 8: Click Download

Now, your video will open in a new tab. From here, right-click on the video and select “Save video as” to open the save as dialogue box on your desktop. If you are using a mobile browser, look for a button to download the file.

Step 9: Name The Video And Save It

Give your video a name and select the folder location where you want to download the video and tap on Save Button.

Step 10: Done

There you go, you have successfully downloaded the TikTok video on your PC.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Some frequently asked questions related to the topic are taken from the internet.

How To Upload TikTok Videos On Instagram Without Watermark?

To upload TikTok videos on Instagram without a watermark, you need to first download the TikTok video without watermark or remove the existing watermark. For more detail information, refer to this ‘How To Upload TikTok Videos On Instagram Without Watermark?‘ article.

How To Save A TikTok Video Without Posting It?

To save a TikTok video without posting, you can first upload the video in private, save the video on your gallery and again delete the TikTok video from your profile. Refer to this article ‘How To Save A TikTok Video Without Posting It?’ for detailed information and instructions.

How To Save A TikTok Video In Gallery?

To Save a TikTok video in Gallery, first, you have to post the video privately and save the video in your gallery before deleting it. Refer to this ‘How To Save A TikTok Video In Gallery?’ for more information on this topic.

How To Upload TikTok Videos On Facebook Without Watermark?

Same as Instagram, you need to first download the TikTok video without a watermark or edit the video to remove the watermark. Then you can go on to post the video on Facebook. Refer to this ‘How To Upload TikTok Videos On Facebook Without Watermark?’ for more information on the process.

How To Download All TikTok Videos At Once?

There are various third-party apps you can use to download all TikTok videos at once from a profile. Visit this ‘How To Download All TikTok Videos At Once?’ article to see how you can do this and also for more information about this topic.

Conclusion

As you can see, downloading TikTok videos is quite easy and straightforward, happens in just a couple of steps. However, we don’t encourage you to download blocked videos. If you ever do, make sure it’s for personal use only, not to republish the video as there will always be copyright and privacy concerns in those videos. There is a reason that you are not allowed by the publisher to download the video via the app itself.

If you have any questions regarding article the article then you can leave us a comment in our comment section below without any hesitation and you can also visit our official website Online Help Guide for more guides on TikTok.