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How to save a video from a link

Saving a video is three steps, and most of the difficulty people hit is in the first one — getting a link the downloader can actually read. This covers the happy path and the two places it usually goes wrong.

The workflow

Every supported service works the same way. You are copying a public share link, handing it to the extractor, and choosing which of the available renditions you want.

  1. 1

    Copy the share link

    Open the post and use the app's own Share or Copy link action. Do not copy the address bar on mobile — apps often put a tracking or session URL there that resolves differently for you than for anyone else.

  2. 2

    Paste it into the box

    Paste and the metadata is fetched: title, thumbnail, duration, and the list of renditions the source actually offers.

  3. 3

    Pick a format and save

    Choose a video quality or take the audio track on its own. The file downloads through your browser's own download manager, so it lands wherever your downloads normally go.

When a link will not resolve

The two common causes are private content and shortened links. If the post is private, restricted to followers, or age-gated, there is no public rendition to fetch and no downloader can produce one — that is a permission boundary, not a technical limitation.

Shortened links usually work, because they get followed to their destination first. If one fails, open it in a browser and copy the full URL it lands on.

A link that worked yesterday and fails today normally means the post was deleted or made private at the source.

Choosing a quality

Higher resolution means a larger file and nothing else — it cannot add detail the original never had. If the source was recorded on a phone in poor light, a larger rendition is a bigger file of the same footage.

Take audio on its own when you only want the sound: a music track, a podcast segment, an interview you plan to quote. The file is dramatically smaller and there is no quality cost, because the audio stream is the same either way.

Common questions

Where does the file go?
Wherever your browser saves downloads. On iPhone that is the Files app under Downloads; on Android it is usually the Downloads folder; on desktop it follows your browser setting.
Do I need an account?
No. Saving works without signing in. An account adds synced history across devices and the ability to share what you save into Frenz.
Is there a limit?
There is a daily cap that varies by plan, which exists to keep the extraction workers responsive for everyone rather than to upsell you.

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