How to Download Reddit Videos on iPhone, Android and PC

6 min read · Published October 30, 2026

Reddit’s Save button only bookmarks a post inside your account, and the app has no download option for videos. Here’s how to keep the actual MP4 on your phone or computer, using just the post’s link.

1. Copy the Reddit post URL

• In the Reddit app: tap Share under the post, then Copy link. You’ll get a link like reddit.com/r/videos/s/AbC123.
• On a computer: click the post title so it opens on its own page and copy the address bar, for example reddit.com/r/videos/comments/1abcde/…. old.reddit.com and v.redd.it links work too.

2. Paste it into the downloader

Open the Reddit video downloader, paste the link (Ctrl + V or ⌘ + V on a computer) and tap Download.

3. Pick the quality and save

Every quality Reddit stored is listed, and the best one is marked BEST. Tap it and the MP4 starts downloading.

Where the video is saved

• iPhone: Files › Downloads. Open the video and tap share › Save Video to put it in Photos.
• Android: Files › Downloads, or the Download album in your Gallery.
• Windows PC or Mac: your Downloads folder. In Chrome or Edge, press Ctrl + J to find it.

Reddit link types, and which ones work

Crossposts: which link to paste

A crosspost is a post shared from one subreddit into another. The video still belongs to the original post. Pasting the crosspost link usually works, but if it doesn’t, tap the small “crossposted from r/…” line to open the original and paste that link instead.

Why some Reddit videos come out silent

Reddit stores a video’s picture and its sound as two separate streams and plays them together in the app. A few things lead to a silent file:

• The upload never had sound. Many clips are GIFs or screen captures turned into video. If there’s no speaker icon on the player in Reddit, the post has no audio track at all.
• The poster muted it. Reddit lets people remove audio when they upload.
• A low quality was picked. If a post plays with sound on Reddit but your file is silent, download it again and choose the quality marked BEST.

Deleted vs removed posts

A post shows [deleted] when its author deleted it, and [removed] when moderators or Reddit took it down. In both cases Reddit stops serving the video, so no downloader can fetch it afterwards. If a video matters to you, save it while the post is still up.

Which posts can be saved

• Works: videos uploaded to Reddit itself in public subreddits, including crossposts.
• Doesn’t work: private subreddits, communities that make you log in or confirm your age, and deleted or removed posts.
• Links to other sites: if a post links to YouTube or another site, the video lives there, not on Reddit.

Other ways to keep a Reddit video, compared

• Reddit’s Save button: only bookmarks the post in your account. If the post is deleted, the video is gone.
• Screen recording: works for anything on screen, but you lose quality, pick up notifications and record the app’s buttons.
• Pasting the link here: gives you the original video file Reddit stored, in the quality it was uploaded.

FAQ

Do I need a Reddit account?

No. Public posts can be saved without logging in, and nothing is installed.

Does the poster get notified?

No. Downloading a public post sends no notification.

Can I download a whole subreddit or a user’s posts at once?

No. Paste one post link at a time.

It didn’t work?

Check the post is public, still up, and that you copied the full link. Our troubleshooting guide covers other common errors.

Respect the poster: keep saved videos for personal use and ask before reposting someone else’s clip.

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