How to Download TikTok Videos

There are lots of quick and easy ways to save a TikTok video - even if it is without the watermark! But sometimes, this process can take you longer than you expected.

Can TikTok Videos Be Downloaded?

The simple answer is: Yes, most of the videos on TikTok are downloadable. Unlike Instagram reels and YouTube shorts, TikTok has a built-in feature available to download videos directly from the platform to your camera roll.

You may be wondering why you can’t download a specific video if TikTok already has an in-app “Save” option. And even when you can make use of TikTok’s “Save Video” feature easily, the part of you that’s rooting for some ✨aesthetic ✨might be telling you that your content will look so much better without the watermark - we totally get it.

So, read on to find out all the tips and tricks of saving TikTok videos with ease when things get a bit more trickier!

● Meanwhile, please do not forget that saving someone else’s video and sharing it as it is your own work is considered stealing that person’s intellectual property. Unless you have the creator’s permission or written consent, sharing other people’s content is a violation of copyright laws. Doing so may put your account at trouble as it goes against the community guidelines of almost every social media platform - including TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram.

How Do I Download TikTok Videos to My Phone in the Easiest Way?

When it comes to downloading TikTok videos to your mobile phone, using the “Save” option seems like the only quick and easy in-app method, right?

Well, what if we told you that there are a number of in-app alternatives for you to save TikTok videos - without the watermark!

The most common way: The “Save” option

There are two ways to download a TikTok video by using the “Save” option, and your video will come with the TikTok watermark.

You can use this method to save a TikTok video if:

the TikTok account has enabled the download option for the video
you want to save an old video you posted on TikTok – even if you set the video as private or restricted, the “Save” option will be available.

Here are the two ways to download a TikTok video by using the “Save” option:

1. The Long Press: Once you have the video you want to save ready, all you need to do is to press and hold your finger on the video. When the menu pops up, click the “Save Video” button and the video will be saved to your photo gallery. Simple as that!

As a side note: whether you are pressing on the right, left, or the middle of the screen doesn’t matter. Just make sure you are not clicking a button like the comment button or the save button, and you will be good to go.

2. Share and Save: When you take a look at the buttons on the right-hand corner of a TikTok video, from top to bottom, you will see the heart-shaped “Like” button, the three-dotted “Comment” button, the flag-shaped “Add to favorites” button, and lastly, the “Share” button, which looks like a curvy arrow pointing to the right.

Give that “Share” button a click. A three-sectioned menu will pop up. Look for the black-and-white “Save Video” button at the bottom of the menu, tap it, and the video will be saved to your photo gallery. That’s it!

The easiest way to remove the watermark: Select Cover and Record

Recording and editing a video outside of TikTok to share it on the platform afterward is always an option, but let’s be honest, most of us enjoy recording and editing our videos on the TikTok app.

This method is for when you have created a video within the TikTok app and want to save it without the watermark. Removing the TikTok logo from your video is a great way to repurpose your content on other social media platforms like Instagram and YouTube.

Without further ado, let’s start! The video is in your drafts, you are finally happy with the results, and now is the time to share your content with the world.

No need to be so quick, though! First, you need to make sure that your video is saved to your camera roll before you tap that “Post” button. You can use the Select Cover and Record method prior to each time you upload a new video to TikTok by following these steps:

Select the video you want to post from your drafts and click “Next”.
In this second step, you will need to start screen recording on your phone. Don’t forget to turn the microphone off to avoid recording any unwanted external audio.
In the top right corner, next to the video description area, you will see a “Select Cover” option featuring the first frame of your video. Clicking the text will send you to a screen where you can select a cover image for your video. Instead of clicking the “Select Cover” text, click the video image on top of the text.
Here, you will see that your video is playing, but the like and comment buttons you usually see on a TikTok video are there as well. We want to get rid of them to capture a clean shot of your video. To do this, click on the icon that looks like a frame in the top-right-hand corner.
Now that you can see your video in a full-screen view wait until your video plays from the beginning to the end.
Turn off the screen recording and open your photo gallery.
Select the screen recording, tap edit, and trim the beginning and the end of the video so that you have a clean recording of your TikTok video - and without the watermark!

As a side note to the fifth step: If you are using an old version of the TikTok app, your video will go full-screen mode seamlessly. Unfortunately, the latest version of the app showcases the frame icon on the top and the “Post” button at the bottom.

But there is no need to worry! You can crop your video during editing after you trim out the unwanted parts, and your video will be ready for other social media platforms!

Not sure how repurposing your content on other platforms can help grow your channel? Well, sharing your video on multiple platforms means that your video will reach different audiences, giving you a chance to grow a cross-platform follower base and enhance your engagement rate - just by creating a single video!

An alternative way to remove the watermark: Live Photo and Merge

You may have heard about some third-party tools that allow users to download a TikTok video without the watermark - and we will talk about them later in this article. However, sometimes, you may realize that the video and the audio are not exactly in sync when you save a TikTok video by using a third-party tool.

This method is for when you want your video and audio to be perfectly synchronized, and of course, without the watermark. It is an alternative to the Select Cover and Record method, and you will need to use an editing app like CapCut Edit.

It may seem a bit tricky at first, but once you get the hang of it, it actually becomes pretty easy. Here’s how it works:

Save your video: Use the Long Press method to save your video.
Save your video as a Live Photo: Now, click the right-facing “Share” button, find the “Live Photo” option at the bottom section, and tap it to save the video as a Live Photo to your photo gallery.
Go to your photo gallery: Go to your photo gallery and open the Live Photo you just saved. Here, you will see that the TikTok watermark is very tiny in size compared to how it looks in videos downloaded in the normal way. It is at the down-right-hand corner of your video, and since the username is not included, the watermark takes up a lot less space!
Export the Live Photo as video: Tap on the live photo to see the options menu of your photo gallery. You will need to export the live photo as a video before you move on to the next step. For iOS: Click the three-dotted icon on the top right corner, next to the “Edit” option. Then hit “Save as Video”. For Android: On the down-left corner, click the “Share” button - it’s the one that looks like an upwards-facing arrow coming out of a box. Tap the “Save as Video” option, and your video will be saved to the Video album.
Crop out the watermark: Now that you saved the Live Photo as a video, click the Edit button and crop out the tiny TikTok logo that is located at the bottom-left corner of your video.
Merge your video and audio in an editing app: You successfully removed the watermark from your video - but now, your audio is missing! Now is the time to merge the audio from the video you saved in the first step and the video you exported from your Live Photo. You can use an editing app like CapCut Edit to synchronize your video and audio as you like and then choose the right ratio for Instagram Reels or YouTube Shorts for better results.

Why Can't I Download a TikTok Video?

Even though most TikTok videos are downloadable, you might come across some videos that disabled the “Save” option. If you want to save these types of videos, you will need to use a third-party tool.

How to Download TikTok Videos Without the Watermark?

Apart from the methods we discussed before on removing the watermark from a TikTok video, you can use a third-party tool to directly save a TikTok video without the watermark to your phone or your computer.

If everything works well, your video and audio will be synchronized - and you will be ready to share the video you created for TikTok on other platforms to grow your audience or incorporate it into another video for Instagram and YouTube!

Keep in mind that when you save your own TikTok video without the watermark and share it on another platform, even though the visual material belongs to you, you need to make sure to use non copyrighted music to avoid copyright claims.

And don’t forget to check out our extensive royalty-free music and sound effects library at Snapmuse to find the best copyright-free audio for your content!

TTDownloader

TTDownloader is a free unofficial third-party tool that allows you to download TikTok videos with or without the watermark or just the audio of your video. Please remember that you need to make sure your content doesn’t include any copyrighted material before re-uploading it on other platforms.

SnapTik

SnapTik has recently become the go-to TikTok downloader among content creators due to its super easy-to-use interface. If you want to learn how to use SnapTik to save TikTok videos to your phone or to your computer, check out our guide on what is SnapTik.

How to Download TikTok Sounds?

Third-party tools like TTDownloader and SSSTikTok allow users to download the audio of a TikTok video when the link to the TikTok video is copied and pasted to their websites.

How to Download TikTok Videos on Your Computer

Let’s say you recorded a music video with TikTok and want to use the editing software on your computer to edit your content to re-post it on other social media platforms.

You know that saving your video to your phone and airdropping or mailing it to yourself is always an option, but you don’t want to go through all the extra steps and want to download your video directly to your computer.

The TikTok’s in-app “Save” option doesn’t work on desktop, but TikTok downloaders like TTDownloader, SnapTik, and SSSTikTok will work just fine on your computer as on mobile!

Overview: All the Ways You Can Use to Save a TikTok Video

Now that we have covered how you can download TikTok videos with and without the watermark, let’s go over all the options once again to make everything more clear and more accessible. Feel free to take a screenshot of the list below!

The Long Press: Using the in-app “Save” option to download videos with watermark.
Share and Save: Using the in-app “Save” option to download videos with watermark.
Select Cover and Record: Taking a screen recording of your video before you share it on TikTok to have a copy of your video without the watermark.
Live Photo and Merge: Saving your video both as an MP4 file with the “Save” option and a Live Photo after you share it on TikTok. Exporting the Live Photo as a video, cropping the watermark, and merging it with the original video’s audio with an editing app like CapCut Edit.
Third-Party TikTok Downloaders: Using a free third-party tool like SnapTik, or TTDownloader to re-purpose your content on a different social media platform by saving it without the watermark.

Please don’t forget to make sure your content doesn’t have any copyrighted material like video, music, or audio before re-uploading your content to a platform other than TikTok.

If your content has copyrighted music, you will not be able to monetize your video on other platforms, even if your video is original, especially on YouTube. Talking about monetization, if you would like to learn all about how to earn money on TikTok, you can check out our detailed guide!

You can also explore our dynamic royalty-free music and sound effects library at Snapmuse to find the best copyright-free music to set the perfect mood for your content!

Lastly, please keep in mind that saving someone else’s video and sharing it on social media platforms as if it is your own work is a violation of copyright laws. And if someone has turned off the “Save” option for the videos on their TikTok account, they probably have a valid reason. So, it is best to be considerate of people’s decisions regarding their content and privacy!

How to Download TikTok Videos

Can TikTok Videos Be Downloaded?