How to Download TikTok Videos with TikMate
Copy the video's link, paste it into the box above and pick a file. That's the whole trick. Below, each tap is explained, along with what TikTok's own Save button does differently.
How to download a TikTok video in four steps
The method is the same on an Android phone, an iPhone or a computer. Only the last part, where the file is saved, changes from one device to another.
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Open the video and tap Share
In the TikTok app, play the video you want and tap the Share arrow. It's in the column of buttons on the right, under the like and comment icons.
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Tap Copy link
A panel slides up from the bottom. Copy link is one of the round icons, marked with a chain link; if you can't see it, swipe that row sideways. Its position moves between app versions.
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Paste the link into TikMate
Switch back to this page and press Paste. Your browser may ask permission to read the clipboard; if it won't, press and hold the box and choose Paste. A TikTok link starts the search by itself.
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Choose MP4, HD or MP3
TikMate shows the cover, the creator's @name and the length. Pick the regular MP4 without watermark, the HD copy (up to 720p, when TikTok has one) or MP3 if you only want the sound.
One button per file type.
What TikTok's own Save button does
TikTok has a download option of its own: open Share and tap Save video. The clip goes to your gallery, but TikTok stamps it with its logo and the creator's username, which move around the frame as it plays. Some app versions also add a short branded clip at the end.
That watermark is on purpose. It credits the creator and advertises TikTok wherever the video gets reposted. TikMate gives you the copy TikTok uses for normal playback, without the logo drawn on top. The watermark guide explains the difference.
If Save video is missing, the creator has turned downloads off, and TikTok keeps them off for younger teens' accounts. Treat that as a request and ask the creator before you keep a copy.
Where the file is saved on each device
- Android: most browsers save to the Download folder. Open your Files or My Files app to find it; your gallery app usually shows it too, after a moment.
- iPhone and iPad: Safari puts the file in Downloads in the Files app. From there, Share → Save Video copies it into Photos. The iPhone guide covers each tap.
- Windows, Mac and Chromebook: it goes to your Downloads folder. The computer guide shows where to look on each system.
Tips before you start
- Short links like vm.tiktok.com/… and full ones like tiktok.com/@name/video/… both work.
- If you get a link error, copy the link again from Share. Text copied from a caption or a comment usually isn't a video link.
- MP3 is handy for recipes, talks or songs you only want to hear, and the file is much smaller.
- Not every video comes with an HD copy. When the HD button doesn't appear, the plain MP4 is the sharpest version on offer.
- Only public video posts work. Private videos, photo posts and slideshows, Stories and lives are not supported.
- Keep downloads for personal use, and credit the creator if they agree to let you share.
Questions about how to download TikTok videos
Is TikMate free, and do I need to install anything?
It's free, with no ads, pop-ups or account, and there's nothing to install: everything runs in your browser on a phone or a computer, so the same steps work everywhere.
What is TikMate?
TikMate is a guide plus a web tool, run independently. TikTok and ByteDance don't make it, and it's unrelated to any other site or app whose name looks like ours. All it does is fetch the files behind a public video link you give it.
What can't TikMate download?
Anything that isn't a single public video post. Profiles, photo posts and slideshows, Stories, live streams and private videos are not supported.
Why did my download stop with an error?
Most often the video has been made private or deleted, can't be viewed from our region, or TikTok briefly said no. Check that the video plays in the app, wait a minute and try again. The message under the box says which case it is.
Will the creator know I downloaded their video?
Not through TikMate. It never signs in to TikTok and sends nothing to whoever posted the clip; it only fetches the public file behind your link. What TikTok's app records is up to TikTok.