How to Download TikTok Videos (With and Without Watermark)
To download a TikTok video, tap the Share arrow on the video and choose Save video; it saves to your camera roll with the TikTok logo and the creator's username on it.
To download a TikTok video, tap the Share arrow on the video and choose Save video; it saves to your camera roll with the TikTok logo and the creator’s username on it. To save your own videos without the watermark, turn on Save to device and turn off the watermark option before you post, or save the draft to your camera roll. You can’t save videos whose creators have turned off downloads.
The watermark is TikTok’s way of crediting the creator, and the download switch is the creator’s choice. This guide covers saving any allowed video, saving your own without the watermark, and what to know before reusing someone else’s. Every other TikTok guide starts from how to search on TikTok. If you reposted a video and want it gone, how to delete reposts on TikTok shows how.
How Do You Save a TikTok Video to Your Phone?
You save a TikTok video from its Share menu, on iPhone or Android. Listed below are the 4 steps.
- Open the video.
- Tap the Share arrow on the right.
- Tap Save video.
- Find it in your camera roll or gallery once the download finishes.
If Save video is missing, the creator has turned off downloads for that video or their account, or the account is private.
How Do You Download Your Own TikTok Without the Watermark?
Your own videos can be saved without the watermark, because the clean file is yours before TikTok adds the logo. Listed below are the 3 methods.
| Method | How |
|---|---|
| Save while posting | On the posting screen, open the more options settings, turn on saving to your device and turn off saving with a watermark, then post |
| Save a draft | Open the draft and save it to your camera roll before posting; see how to find TikTok drafts and save them to your camera roll |
| Keep the original | Film or edit in your phone’s camera or editor and upload from there, so the original file never leaves your phone |
Videos you’ve already posted can be saved from the Share menu, but those copies carry the watermark.
Can You Download Someone Else’s TikTok Without the Watermark?
TikTok’s own Save video always adds the watermark to other people’s videos; third-party downloader sites strip it, but they’re unofficial. The watermark is the creator’s credit. If you plan to repost or reuse a video, ask the creator first and credit them; reposting someone’s video as your own can break TikTok’s rules on original content and the creator’s copyright. Reposting the official way, with credit kept, is covered in how to repost on TikTok.
How Do You Turn Off Downloads for Your Own Videos?
To stop people saving your videos, turn off downloads in your privacy settings, for all videos or one at a time. In the app, go to Settings and privacy, then Privacy, then Downloads, and switch it off. For a single video, open its privacy settings from the three dots and turn off downloads there. Private accounts’ videos can’t be downloaded by people outside the account’s approved followers.
Can You Download TikTok Videos on a Computer?
On tiktok.com, open the video and use the share or download option where the creator allows it. The same rules apply: the watermark is added and creators can block downloads. Watching without installing the app is covered in how to watch TikTok without the app or an account.
Why Can’t You Download a TikTok Video?
A video can’t be downloaded when the creator turned off downloads, the account is private, the video contains licensed music that can’t be saved, or your storage is full. Listed below are the 4 checks.
| Cause | What you see | Fix |
|---|---|---|
| Downloads turned off | No Save video option | Ask the creator, or bookmark it instead |
| Private account | You can’t see the video at all | Follow and be approved |
| Licensed music restrictions | Save fails or saves without sound | Nothing to change on your side |
| Phone storage full | Download stops | Free up space |
How to Collect Many TikTok Video Files With apidojo
For research or archiving at scale, apidojo’s TikTok Scraper on Apify returns each public video’s details with a video object that includes the video file URL, cover image and duration, alongside its views, likes and creator (Apify). It costs $0.30 per 1,000 posts. Downloading files in bulk, responsibly and with the creators’ rights in mind, is covered in how to download TikTok videos in bulk.
Questions people ask
Does the creator know if you download their TikTok?
No, TikTok doesn't notify a creator when someone saves their video.
Can you download TikTok videos without the app?
Yes, from tiktok.com in a browser, where the creator allows downloads.
Can you download a TikTok sound only?
Not from the app; the options are in how to download a TikTok sound.
How do you save a TikTok without posting it?
Save it as a draft and export the draft to your camera roll.