Saving Twitter video used to be a hassle — you'd need a third-party app, a shortcut, or a sketchy browser extension. Not anymore. Paste the tweet link, hit save, get the MP4. That's the entire process for every device that has a browser.
Why save Twitter videos at all?
Twitter can delete tweets, suspend accounts, and change algorithms overnight. If a video matters to you — a moment, a clip you laughed at, evidence, a tutorial — saving it offline means it's actually yours. The X app's Bookmarks feature only saves a reference; if the original tweet is deleted, your bookmark is dead.
Save with three taps
Open the tweet → Share → Copy link. Paste here. Tap Download. You get an MP4 — the same quality the uploader posted. No re-encoding, no watermark, no compression added.
Where the file ends up
iPhone Safari: Files → Downloads. From there you can save to Photos. Chrome on Android: /Download folder. Desktop browsers: your usual Downloads folder. Detailed steps in the iPhone guide and Android guide.
Other Twitter media
Save just the audio as MP3. Save photos at full resolution. Save GIFs as MP4 (Twitter's GIF format).