How To Download Videos From Twitter App

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Salve a Twitter video in just a couple of taps.

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A lot of videos accept been circulating on Twitter in the past two weeks, fromcountless protests in support of the Black Lives Matter movement to the far contrary end of the spectrum: cute dog videos and silly hijinks. When a colleague asked if information technology's possible to save these videos to the phone or laptop -- for historical reference or to share with family and friends outside of the Twitter bubble, I got to piece of work finding out how.

What do you lot know? It's like shooting fish in a barrel to salve a video, once y'all know how. Here are the tools and steps you lot'll need to follow to download a Twitter video to your computer, Android phone, iPhone ($499 at Apple) or iPad ($249 at Amazon).

Download Twitter videos to your computer

There are two chief websites that brand the process of downloading a video posted to Twitter a uncomplicated process: Either SaveTweetVid or TwitterVideoDownloader.

Both websites work the same way. You'll need to utilise the Twitter website to re-create the direct link to the tweet that contains the video you desire to save, then paste it into the text field on either site, then click download.

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All you need is the link to the Tweet with the video.

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SaveTweetVid will then inquire you to pick from three different quality options. Click Download side by side to the size of the file you want to save and the prune will automatically begin downloading. Alternatively, you can scan the QR code at the bottom of the page to download the file on your phone or tablet.

TwitterVideoDownloader will also give you different quality options. Click on the Download push adjacent to the video quality you want to save.

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There'due south a defended app for Android owners to download Twitter videos.

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There's an app for that... on Android

If you want to download the video to your Android phone, the aptly named Download Twitter Videos app will go the task done.

The app is advert-supported, simply you can remove the ads through an in-app purchase for 99 cents.

Afterwards installing information technology, open information technology and go select your preferred settings. I set it to download videos at the highest resolution and to automatically begin downloading when I share or paste a link into the app.

With Download Twitter Videos setup, use the Twitter app to detect a tweet that contains the video you want to save. Tap on the Share push and either select Copy link to Tweet or Share Tweet via. If you copied the link, leave the Twitter app, open Download Twitter Videos, and so paste the app into the text field at the top of the screen.

If you tapped on share tweet, expect for and tap the Download Twitter Video app icon in the share options. The app volition and then begin downloading the video in the background.

To view your downloaded videos, open the app and select the video you desire to picket. You tin can then share information technology via another app, save it to your Photos app, or upload information technology to a cloud storage service for safekeeping.

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Apple's Shortcuts app makes saving videos too easy.

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iPhone owners tin use Apple's Shortcuts app

Apple tree'due south Shortcuts app is an incredibly powerful and useful tool for automating routine tasks or doing more complex things, similar downloading videos from Twitter.

Before y'all can install the Shortcut that downloads videos, you'll first need to install Shortcuts on your iPhone or iPad.

After information technology's installed, open the Settings app on your phone or tablet and tap on Shortcuts in the list of options. Move the switch labeled Permit Untrusted Shortcuts to the On position. We have to take this extra pace in social club to install user-created Shortcuts that aren't listed in the Gallery department of the Shortcuts app.

With all of that washed, open up this link on your iPhone or iPad, then tap Become Shortcut. The Shortcut app will open, and show you everything the task does. For most of the states, including myself, it's a agglomeration of gibberish. Just scroll to the bottom on tap on the red button labeled Add together Untrusted Shortcut.

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I found this particular Shortcut on ShortcutsGallery.com, which has a long list of user-created Shortcuts that are worth checking out after yous become this upward and running.

Finally, with all of that done, you can salve a Twitter Video to your Photos app with simply a couple of taps. Open up the Twitter app and navigate to the tweet that has the video yous want to save. Tap on the Share button, and so await for Twitter Video Downloader V2.6 in the listing of options; tap it.

The Shortcut will launch, and a few seconds later you'll be asked if you want your copy of the video to exist high, medium or low quality. Select your pick, and then let the Shortcut practise the rest of the work. When it's washed, y'all can discover the saved video in your Photos app.

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