How to download from TikTok
Copy the link from Share, paste it here, save the file.
By using this site you confirm you have the right to download the file you request.
How it works
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Tap Share, then Copy link
TikTok gives you a vm.tiktok.com or vt.tiktok.com short link. Both work here as they are — there is no need to open them first.
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Paste it and press Start
From a desktop browser the full tiktok.com/@user/video/… address works the same way.
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Save the MP4
TikTok keeps one rendition per video rather than a ladder of resolutions, so there is one video row, at whatever the creator uploaded.
One video row, and why
Most sites keep several resolutions of the same video and let a player choose. TikTok does not: it stores the one file it serves everyone, so there is a single quality on offer here and it is the real one.
That also means a video that was filmed badly cannot be improved by picking a bigger number, because there is no bigger number to pick.
The codec, and a bug it caused us
TikTok video is H.264 with AAC audio, which plays everywhere without conversion. It reports that codec as "h264" rather than the "avc1" tag most sites use — the same thing written another way.
An early version of our format picker only matched avc1, decided TikTok had no H.264 at all, and re-encoded files that were already perfect. The check now matches both spellings, and a TikTok file is copied rather than re-encoded.
What it will not read
A video from a private account, or one the creator restricted to friends, needs to be that account. This reads what the open web can see and nothing else.
A video the creator has deleted is gone from TikTok’s side too; no tool reaches it.
Frequently asked questions
Do the short links work?
Yes. vm.tiktok.com and vt.tiktok.com addresses are handled directly, which is useful because the Share sheet gives you one of those.
Is the file watermarked?
The watermark is burned into the video TikTok stores, so it is in the file. See the watermark page for what that actually means.
Can I take just the sound?
Yes, the audio rows give MP3 at 320, 256 or 128 kbps, and WAV on short clips.