{"id":41244,"date":"2022-07-30T15:55:11","date_gmt":"2022-07-30T15:55:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=41244"},"modified":"2022-07-30T15:55:12","modified_gmt":"2022-07-30T15:55:12","slug":"how-to-save-a-facebook-video-to-your-computer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-save-a-facebook-video-to-your-computer","title":{"rendered":"How to Save a Facebook Video to Your Computer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_43 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e4cb0e7efea\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e4cb0e7efea\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e4cb0e7efea\" ><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-save-a-facebook-video-to-your-computer\/#How_to_Save_a_Facebook_Video_to_Your_Computer\" title=\"How to Save a Facebook Video to Your Computer\">How to Save a Facebook Video to Your Computer<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-save-a-facebook-video-to-your-computer\/#Downloading_a_video_from_Facebook\" title=\"Downloading a video from Facebook\">Downloading a video from Facebook<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-save-a-facebook-video-to-your-computer\/#Tricking_Facebook_into_thinking_youre_on_a_mobile_device\" title=\"Tricking Facebook into thinking you&#8217;re on a mobile device\">Tricking Facebook into thinking you&#8217;re on a mobile device<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-save-a-facebook-video-to-your-computer\/#Saving_a_video_as_an_MP4_file\" title=\"Saving a video as an MP4 file\">Saving a video as an MP4 file<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-save-a-facebook-video-to-your-computer\/#Reusing_a_video_once_you_download_it\" title=\"Reusing a video once you download it\">Reusing a video once you download it<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Save_a_Facebook_Video_to_Your_Computer\"><\/span>How to Save a Facebook Video to Your Computer<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" align=\"left\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/uTLvFMB.jpg\" alt=\"how to save facebook video\" style=\"max-width:31% max-height:263px; width:auto; margin:0px 10px; height:auto;\"> <\/p>\n<p>This article will teach you how to download a Facebook video and re-use it. It also covers how to trick Facebook into thinking you&#8217;re on a mobile device and save the video as an MP4 file. Read on to find out more! But first, let&#8217;s go over what is copyrighted content and how to avoid infringement. Once you&#8217;ve got the video link, copy it to your computer and paste it into the file manager of your choice.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Downloading_a_video_from_Facebook\"><\/span>Downloading a video from Facebook<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You may want to download a video from Facebook to use in a presentation, re-share it on social media sites, or even post it on your own website. You can also download videos from Instagram by pushing them to your Facebook Page. Just follow the instructions below. You can also copy and paste the video address by right-clicking it and choosing Copy. Here are the steps to download a video from Facebook.<\/p>\n<p>First, you must know that downloading a video from Facebook is not difficult. There are extensions for the web that allow you to download videos from Facebook. Install one that allows you to place a download button right next to the video you&#8217;re looking at. You&#8217;ll need to be logged in to Facebook to use these extensions. You can also use the web application to download videos from Facebook. Then, click &#8220;Download&#8221; and choose the file type and quality of the video you want to download.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tricking_Facebook_into_thinking_youre_on_a_mobile_device\"><\/span>Tricking Facebook into thinking you&#8217;re on a mobile device<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>To download Facebook videos to your computer, you must trick the social media site into thinking you&#8217;re on a mobile phone. Once you have done so, you can download the videos in MP4 format. The trick is simple &#8211; just right-click on a Facebook video and select &#8220;Show video URL.&#8221; The link will be displayed. You can then copy the link with Ctrl\/Command-C or right-click and click &#8220;Copy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Previously, you could download videos directly from Facebook Messenger by clicking on the download icon at the end of the video. Alternatively, you could press and hold on a Facebook video to bring up the &#8220;Save As&#8221; dialog box. Thankfully, you can download Facebook videos using your Windows PC. First, log into your Facebook account. Go to your chat history. Next, select the conversation in which the video was posted.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Saving_a_video_as_an_MP4_file\"><\/span>Saving a video as an MP4 file<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve ever wanted to download a Facebook video to watch it later, you&#8217;ve come to the right place. Saving a video to your computer will allow you to view it later, even when you&#8217;re offline. If you&#8217;re worried about copyright, you can save it on your desktop to watch later. However, some videos are private for a reason, so you can&#8217;t just download them. Luckily, there are several different methods for saving Facebook videos to your computer.<\/p>\n<p>To download a Facebook video to your computer, first paste the URL of the video into the OFFEO&#8217;s Facebook Video Downloader. This tool will parse the content of the video and show you links for both the HD and standard quality versions of the video. I&#8217;ve tried both and found that the HD version is much more impressive than the normal version, which was a blocky 4.6MB file. After determining the best quality, you&#8217;ll want to click the &#8220;save link as&#8221; button. The More Options box on the OFFEO Facebook Video Downloader lets you specify whether you&#8217;d like to download the video in its native format or the one that has been converted to MP4 format. The more options menu also allows you to specify whether you want the video to be downloaded in standard definition or high-definition, and you can fix audio<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Reusing_a_video_once_you_download_it\"><\/span>Reusing a video once you download it<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you haven&#8217;t saved a Facebook video yet, you can download it and use it later. Whether you want to share it with others or just watch it again, you can download it to another platform. 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