You want to watch clips without internet, get back the files of videos you posted, or keep a clip you liked. Every platform has its own save or download button, each with conditions. Here is what each platform allows, from its own help pages.
FileMyLove has no tool that pulls videos from platforms, because their terms forbid it. Once you have a file legitimately, our tools can compress it, extract the sound or trim it.
In short
| Platform | Other people’s videos | Your own videos |
|---|---|---|
| TikTok | Save if the creator allows downloads; may carry a watermark | Save anything you posted publicly or as unlisted |
| YouTube | Offline viewing in the app only (Premium or some videos), not a file | MP4 from YouTube Studio, or Google Takeout |
| Reels from public accounts, unless the owner turned it off | Save to your phone, or export your information | |
| Not possible | Download reels you posted |
TikTok
Saving someone else’s video: TikTok says you can save videos to your device if the creator allows downloads.
- In the TikTok app, go to the video.
- Tap Share beside it, then Save video (or press and hold the video and choose Save video).
- If there’s no Save video option, the creator doesn’t allow it.
Saved videos may include the TikTok watermark and the creator’s username, and private videos can’t be downloaded.
Your own videos: anything you posted publicly or as unlisted can be saved; drafts save without a watermark by default.
Stopping others downloading yours: Settings and privacy › Privacy › Downloads, then turn Video downloads on or off. TikTok says it’s off, and can’t be turned on, for private accounts and users under 16, and copies downloaded while it was on stay on other people’s devices.
All your data: Settings and privacy › Account › Download your data, choose what and which format, and request it. The file takes a few days to prepare and is available for up to 4 days.
YouTube
Offline viewing, not a file: YouTube Premium lets you download videos to watch offline for up to 29 days. Thailand is also on the list of places where some videos can be downloaded in the mobile app for 48 hours at a time. Either way, YouTube says downloads are stored encrypted and play only in the YouTube app, and audio or MP3 files can’t be downloaded from the app.
Your own videos: YouTube lets you download MP4 files of videos you uploaded, in 720p or 360p depending on the video.
- Sign in to YouTube Studio.
- Select Content in the left panel.
- Select the video, then Menu › Download.
Each video can be downloaded up to five times a day, and not if it was removed or has a copyright or Community Guidelines strike. YouTube states plainly: you can’t download other users’ YouTube videos.
Everything at once: Google Takeout can download all the YouTube videos you uploaded, delivered as an e-mail link or to Drive.
YouTube’s terms: they forbid downloading content except as expressly authorised by the service or with prior written permission from YouTube and the rights holders, and forbid circumventing features that prevent copying.
- Reels from public accounts: Instagram says anyone can download and share them unless the owner turns downloads off; it’s off by default for under-18s, and nobody can download reels from private accounts.
- Downloaded reels carry an Instagram watermark, the username and audio credit, and may not be used commercially.
- Save keeps a post in a private section of your profile in the app, not on your phone.
- Your own: turn on saving original photos or save a reel to your camera roll before sharing (music from Instagram’s library isn’t included), or export a copy of your information from Accounts Centre › Your information and permissions › Export your information.
Facebook says all videos became reels from the end of September 2025, and:
- You can download reels you created and posted after September 2025: tap your profile picture › Reels › the reel › Options › Download reel.
- If your reel uses someone else’s original audio it downloads muted, and licensed music may be muted.
- You can’t download reels or videos created by others.
Copyright
- TikTok says using others’ copyrighted content without authorisation or a legally valid reason may breach its policies.
- Instagram and Facebook say the best way to avoid infringement is to post only content you created, and that buying or downloading content, crediting the owner or not profiting doesn’t make it allowed; get written permission.
Saving a clip to watch yourself is one thing; before reposting it, ask the owner.
Once you have the file
If it’s your own video or you have permission:
- Too big to send: compress video
- Only want the sound: video to MP3
- Just one part: trim video
Every tool runs in your browser. Your file is not uploaded.
Note
This article is based on TikTok, YouTube, Google, Instagram and Facebook help pages and the YouTube and TikTok terms, read on 30 September 2026. Menu names vary with app version and language, and platforms change features often.
