Can I Download Twitter On My System

A lot of videos have been circulating on Twitter in the by two weeks, fromcountless protests in support of the Black Lives Matter movement to the far opposite cease of the spectrum: cute canis familiaris videos and light-headed hijinks. When a colleague asked if information technology'south possible to save these videos to the phone or laptop -- for historical reference or to share with family unit and friends outside of the Twitter bubble, I got to work finding out how.

What practice you know? It'due south like shooting fish in a barrel to save a video, once yous know how. Here are the tools and steps you'll need to follow to download a Twitter video to your computer, Android phone, iPhone ($500 at Best Buy) or iPad ($169 at Amazon).

Download Twitter videos to your estimator

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

Both websites work the aforementioned way. You'll need to utilize the Twitter website to copy the straight link to the tweet that contains the video y'all desire to save, then paste it into the text field on either site, then click download.

SaveTweetVid will so ask you to choice from three different quality options. Click Download next to the size of the file yous want to salvage 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 volition also give you dissimilar quality options. Click on the Download button next to the video quality y'all want to save.

samsung-galaxy-s20-plus-9715 — There's a dedicated app for Android owners to download Twitter videos.
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At that place'southward an app for that... on Android

If you want to download the video to your Android phone, the aptly named Download Twitter Videos app volition get the job done.

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

Later installing it, open it and become select your preferred settings. I set up 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 discover a tweet that contains the video y'all desire to salve. Tap on the Share button 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 and so paste the app into the text field at the superlative of the screen.

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

To view your downloaded videos, open the app and select the video you lot want to lookout man. You lot can and then share it via another app, salve information technology to your Photos app, or upload information technology to a deject storage service for safekeeping.

save-tweet-video-twitter-iphone — Apple'due south Shortcuts app makes saving videos as well easy.
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iPhone owners can use Apple tree's Shortcuts app

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

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

Later on it's installed, open the Settings app on your telephone or tablet and tap on Shortcuts in the list of options. Movement the switch labeled Allow Untrusted Shortcuts to the On position. We have to accept this extra step in order to install user-created Shortcuts that aren't listed in the Gallery section of the Shortcuts app.

With all of that washed, open this link on your iPhone or iPad, then tap Get Shortcut. The Shortcut app volition open, and show you lot everything the task does. For most of u.s.a., including myself, information technology's a bunch of gibberish. Just scroll to the bottom on tap on the red button labeled Add together Untrusted Shortcut.

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I institute this particular Shortcut on ShortcutsGallery.com, which has a long list of user-created Shortcuts that are worth checking out after you get this up and running.

Finally, with all of that done, y'all can save a Twitter Video to your Photos app with just a couple of taps. Open the Twitter app and navigate to the tweet that has the video y'all want to save. Tap on the Share button, and then expect for Twitter Video Downloader V2.half dozen in the list of options; tap it.

The Shortcut will launch, and a few seconds later you'll be asked if yous desire your copy of the video to be high, medium or low quality. Select your option, so let the Shortcut practise the rest of the work. When it's done, yous can find the saved video in your Photos app.