Twitter Video Downloader

Twitter has more than 500 million users, and an enormous number of them create and post fabulous videos on every imaginable topic. The platform is home to experts on every subject under the sun, plus actors, comedians, musicians, and plenty of seriously talented amateurs who pour their time into making videos.

From news reports and analysis to sports highlights and archive footage; from stunning travel destinations and memorable music to hobbies, adorable pets, and even cuter babies: it's nearly impossible to spend more than a few minutes on Twitter without spotting a clip and thinking, 'I have to save that so I can watch it again later!'

Unfortunately, you've always been out of luck. Twitter is built to prevent downloading of anything uploaded to the app. You can share a video with another Twitter user, but that's no use if your friend or relative isn't on the platform, or if you simply want the clip for yourself.

That's why the Pro Followers Twitter video downloader is a game changer. It takes seconds to enter the URL of any video you've seen on the app and save it to your phone, device, or computer. As long as the poster hasn't set their account to private, the clip is yours to keep forever.

A 'private' video is the only kind of content our Twitter tool can't save: nobody can access material posted by private accounts. If you ever hit a snag with the downloader, you're almost certainly trying to save a video the creator has shielded from public view. The good news: very few Twitter accounts are restricted, so the downloader handles the vast majority of the videos you'll see on the app, and it saves GIFs too. It restores the full functionality the platform won't give you, completely free for everyone.

Twitter runs hundreds of thousands of servers and vast cloud storage to hold everything its 500-million-plus users upload around the clock. Keeping the platform running smoothly demands enormous computing power: an enormous expense for a company that isn't hugely profitable.

If Twitter allowed users to download every video on the app, it would need vast quantities of extra servers and storage. That added cost would be difficult at best, crippling at worst. Banning downloads is an understandable economic decision.

Then there's the legal exposure. All content is owned by its creator, who also holds the copyright. Even when a user downloads a video, neither the user nor Twitter has any legal right to it, and that could create nasty legal problems for the platform if someone used a downloaded clip for questionable purposes. Prohibiting downloads is the simplest way for Twitter to avoid being caught in the middle of lawsuits from unhappy creators.

When downloading videos, please respect creators' rights and keep the content for personal viewing. We're not lawyers and can't give legal advice: if you're concerned about your use of downloaded material, it may be worth consulting a solicitor. Broadly speaking, though, nobody has ever got into trouble for saving legitimate online content for their own private use.

We're delighted to offer this Twitter download tool to all our customers and visitors at no charge: just be sensible, and use downloaded Twitter videos only for your own enjoyment.