How to Save Video from Facebook – Most Facebook users use this one social media to watch videos that appear on their timeline.
But sometimes there may be a video that you want to keep, either because it’s very interesting, funny, inspiring, or you want to watch it another time. This time Sultan will share how to save videos from Facebook to your computer, laptop, smartphone, or tablet and watch them offline.
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How to Save Video from Facebook
#1. How to Save Video From Facebook With PC
If a video appears on your Facebook timeline after a friend shares it, you can download the video as an MP4 file and save it on local storage for later viewing. To be able to do this, you have to trick Facebook a little and make it think that you are opening social media from a mobile device. The steps listed below work for most Facebook videos.
- After opening the video you want to download, right-click on the video.
- A pop-up menu will appear in front of the video and provide several options. Select the menu that says “Show video URL.”
- Another pop-up will appear showing the direct link or URL of the video and click copy.
- Paste or paste the copied URL into a new tab in your browser.
- After that, you can slightly change the link that is already in a new tab by changing www to m. So the front of the link which was previously www.facebook.com is now m.facebook.com, then press enters to load the link.
- The video will be displayed with a view that has been optimized for mobile pages. Click play on the video.
- While a video is playing, you can right-click on it and a new pop-up menu will now appear offering different options. Click on the menu that says “Save video as.”
- Save the video to your desired location on your computer and click the “Save” button. Finished. The video is now on your computer and you can play it whenever you want.
#2. How to Save Video From Facebook With Android or iPhone
Saving videos from Facebook can also be done through your favorite device, be it Android or iOS. The steps you have to do are also slightly different from the method mentioned above for saving videos on a computer.
For this, you need an additional application called Friendly for Facebook which you can download from Google Play or the App Store for free. This app will enhance the experience you get when you open Facebook with a series of additional features that include a feature to save videos.
Android
After finding the video that you want to save to your Android device, press the play button on the video. As the video starts playing, a button that says “Download” will appear at the bottom right of the screen. Click on the button to save the video to the multimedia gallery on your Android phone.
iPhone
The Friendly for Facebook application places a special button to the right of the “Share” button when there is a video in a post on Facebook. The button is displayed with a cloud logo and a down arrow that will bring up several options when pressed. To save the video, select the “Download Video to Camera Roll” button.
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