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Free online video downloader: save any public social media video as an MP4

One downloader for every major social platform. Paste a public video link, choose the quality, and get a clean MP4 with the original audio. Free, unlimited, and no account required.

  • No upload, runs in your browser
  • Private by design
  • No watermark, no sign-up
  • No size or length limit

Works with public links fromTikTokInstagramFacebookPinterestX (Twitter)

How to download a video from a link for free

To download a video from a link for free, open the captionrich Free Video Downloader, paste the public link to a TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest, or X post, and click Get video. The tool finds the original MP4 renditions the platform serves, shows the title, length, and available qualities, and streams the one you choose straight to your device. There is no sign-up, no watermark added, no queue, and no limit on how many videos you save. Nothing is stored on our servers.

How it works

  1. 1

    Copy the video link

    On the app or website, open the video and use Share, then Copy link. Any public link works, including the short share links the apps generate.

  2. 2

    Paste it and click Get video

    Paste the link into the field above. The downloader finds the video and shows its title, length, and the qualities available.

  3. 3

    Pick a quality and download

    Choose a rendition and click Download. The MP4 streams straight to your device with the original audio and no watermark added.

  4. 4

    Edit it if you like

    Open the file in the free caption generator to add subtitles, or in the captionrich editor to trim, caption, and export.

What you get with the free video downloader

  • Works with TikTok, Instagram Reels and video posts, Facebook videos and reels, Pinterest video pins, and posts on X.

  • Original quality: you download the MP4 renditions the platform itself serves, up to 1080p or 4K where the source has it.

  • No watermark is added, and TikTok downloads use the clean stream the web player shows rather than the branded export.

  • Unlimited and free: no sign-up, no daily cap, no queue, and no ads between you and the file.

  • Nothing is stored. The video streams from the platform to your browser and captionrich keeps no copy.

  • Short links work too: vm.tiktok.com, vt.tiktok.com, pin.it, fb.watch, and share links all resolve to the right video.

FAQ

Questions about the free video downloader

Yes. There is no account, no watermark, no daily quota, and no premium tier for higher quality. You can download as many videos as you like. The tool is free because it is a small part of the captionrich editor, which does its heavy lifting in your browser rather than on our servers.

TikTok, Instagram (Reels and video posts), Facebook (videos and reels), Pinterest (video pins), and X, formerly Twitter. Each platform also has its own dedicated page with tips for that site. YouTube is not supported, because YouTube does not allow downloading outside its own apps.

No watermark is added by captionrich. On TikTok, the file is the same clean rendition the web player streams, not the branded export the app produces when you tap Save video. Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest, and X serve their videos without a watermark to begin with.

No video is uploaded and nothing is stored. Your browser asks our edge to look up the public link, then the file streams from the platform's own servers to your device. For sites that allow it, the browser fetches the file directly; for the others the bytes pass through our relay without being kept. The pasted link is not logged.

Only public content can be downloaded. Private accounts, friends-only Facebook posts, protected or age-restricted posts on X, and deleted videos are not accessible without logging in, and this tool never asks for your login. Copy the link again from a public post and try once more.

The tool lists every MP4 rendition the platform serves and downloads the one you pick. X often offers a full ladder up to 1080p or higher, Facebook offers HD and SD, and TikTok, Instagram, and Pinterest serve the original upload resolution. There is no re-encoding, so nothing is lost.

Downloading your own content, content you have permission to use, and public-domain or Creative Commons videos is fine. Reposting someone else's video without permission may infringe their copyright and the platform's rules. Use the downloader for your own posts, for backups, or with the creator's consent.

Yes. It works in Safari on iOS and Chrome on Android. Paste the link, tap Get video, then Download; the MP4 lands in your Files app or Downloads folder. Very large files are handed to the browser's own download manager so they never have to fit in memory.

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