A Twitter video downloader that just works
TwtxDownloader is a free Twitter video downloader. It saves videos from X (the platform everyone still calls Twitter) as ordinary MP4 files you can keep, edit and share anywhere. Paste the link to a post, and within a second or two you get every version of the video that X has stored, from 1080p down to a small 270p file. Pick one and it saves straight to your phone or computer.
There's nothing to install and nothing to sign up for. It runs in the browser you're already using, whether that's Safari on an iPhone, Chrome on Android, or Edge, Firefox or Chrome on Windows, macOS and Linux.
What makes this X downloader different
Most Twitter downloaders look the same from the outside. The differences are in what you get once you press the button:
- Original files, not re-recordings. We hand you the exact MP4 that X serves to its own app, fetched from X's servers. No re-compression, no watermark, no added intro.
- Every quality, clearly labelled. You see each resolution X has (1080p, 720p, 480p, 360p) with its real dimensions, so you know what you're saving.
- Real GIFs, not just MP4s. X turns every GIF into a video. Our GIF downloader can turn it back into an actual animated .gif.
- Full-size photos. Images are fetched at their original upload size instead of the compressed timeline preview. Try the photo downloader.
- Audio only, when you need it. Save just the soundtrack with the Twitter to MP3 converter.
- Share straight from the X app on Android. Add TwtxDownloader to your home screen and it appears in Android's share menu. Tap Share → TwtxDownloader on any post and the download starts on its own.
X video downloader or Twitter video downloader?
Same thing. Twitter was renamed X in 2023 and its links moved from twitter.com to x.com, but the videos, GIFs and the way they are stored did not change. That's why people search for both an X video downloader and a Twitter video downloader: this one is both. It reads every link format the platform has ever used:
https://x.com/user/status/1234567890: the current link, copied from the app or the websitehttps://twitter.com/user/status/1234567890: old links shared before the renamehttps://mobile.twitter.com/…andhttps://t.co/…short links- Links to a single item in a post, such as
…/status/123/video/1or…/photo/2
Whichever one you paste, this X downloader finds the post and lists its media. A post can hold up to four videos, GIFs or photos, and each one gets its own download button.
How to download Twitter videos & GIFs from tweets
- Copy the link. On the post, tap the share icon and choose Copy link. On a computer you can also copy the address bar.
- Paste it above. The box at the top of this page accepts the link exactly as you copied it.
- Pick a quality and download. Choose 1080p, 720p or a smaller size. GIFs come as a looping MP4, or as a real .gif file if you prefer.
Download Twitter videos on any device
iPhone and iPad
Since iOS 13, Safari can download files on its own, so no app is needed. Copy the link from the X app, paste it here and tap Download. The video lands in the Files app under Downloads. Open it, tap the share icon and choose Save Video to put it in your Photos library. The full iPhone guide covers the Home Screen shortcut alternative and what to do if Safari opens the video instead of saving it.
Android
Copy the link from the X app (Share → Copy link), paste it here and tap Download. Chrome saves the MP4 to your Downloads folder and it shows up in Google Photos or your Gallery app within a few seconds. Here's the Android guide with the share-menu shortcut.
Windows, Mac, Linux and Chromebook
Open the post on x.com, copy the address from the address bar (or click the share icon → Copy link), then paste it here. Your browser saves the file to its usual downloads folder. On a computer, the 1080p version is usually the right choice. More tips are in the PC & Mac guide.
Which quality should you pick?
X encodes each video at several sizes so it can stream smoothly on slow connections. Here's roughly what each one means for a one-minute clip. The exact numbers depend on the video, but the proportions hold:
| Quality | Typical size | Bitrate | About 1 min | Good for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1080p | 1920×1080 | ~5–10 Mbps | 40–75 MB | Editing, big screens, archiving |
| 720p | 1280×720 | ~2 Mbps | ~16 MB | Phones, sharing in chats |
| 480p / 360p | 640×360 | ~0.8 Mbps | ~6 MB | Saving mobile data |
| 270p | 480×270 | ~0.25 Mbps | ~2 MB | Quick previews only |
Vertical videos follow the same pattern with the numbers swapped (1080×1920, 720×1280 and so on). If a post only shows 720p as the top option, that's because the original upload wasn't any sharper. Downloading can't add detail that was never there.
What can't be downloaded, and why
TwtxDownloader only sees what a logged-out visitor to x.com can see. That rules out a few things:
- Protected accounts. If you see a padlock next to the name, the posts are private.
- Deleted posts and posts from suspended accounts.
- Age-restricted media that X only shows to logged-in adults.
- Live broadcasts and Spaces while they're still live. Recordings that are posted as normal videos afterwards work fine.
- Direct Messages. They're private by design.
If a public video still won't download, the troubleshooting guide walks through every error and how to fix it.
Is it legal to download videos from Twitter?
Saving a public video for your own offline viewing is generally fine. Re-uploading someone else's video, using it commercially or passing it off as your own is a different story: the video belongs to whoever made it, and X's terms and copyright law both apply. When in doubt, ask the creator, and credit them when you share. If you own a video and want it blocked from this tool, see our DMCA page.