Facebook Video Downloader

FB DownS is a free Facebook video downloader that saves any public Facebook video to your device in a few seconds. To download a Facebook video, copy the video link from the Share menu, paste it into the box at the top of this page, pick a quality — Best quality, High quality or Standard quality — and click Download. The file then transfers straight from Facebook's own servers to your browser, so nothing is re-encoded and nothing is stored in between. It works in any browser on Windows, Mac, Android, iPhone, iPad and Chromebook, with no app, no extension and no Facebook login required.

How do I download a Facebook video in HD quality?

To download a Facebook video in HD, paste the link and choose the "Best quality" option — that is the highest complete file Facebook publishes for that video, most often 720p HD with the audio already included. FB DownS only offers merged files, meaning picture and sound arrive together in one MP4 that plays anywhere. Some tools promise higher numbers but hand you a silent video stream, because Facebook stores its top resolutions as separate video-only and audio-only pieces that have to be re-assembled. We would rather give you a file that actually works than a bigger number that plays without sound.

Can I download Facebook videos in 1080p or 4K?

Honest answer: rarely, and it depends entirely on what Facebook serves. Facebook only publishes a ready-made combined file up to a certain point — usually 720p HD, and occasionally a merged 1080p — while true 1080p and 4K are delivered as split DASH streams that need server-side processing to join back together. FB DownS does not do that processing, so it gives you the best merged quality Facebook actually offers for that video, with audio intact. If a downloader claims guaranteed 4K Facebook downloads, be sceptical: most Facebook uploads are not even 4K to begin with, since the platform compresses on upload.

What video format does Facebook use, and what will I get?

Facebook stores and serves its videos as MP4 (H.264 video with AAC audio), so your download is already an MP4 — there is no conversion step and nothing to convert. MP4 is the most widely supported video format there is: it plays natively in Windows Media Player, QuickTime, VLC, the Android Gallery, the iPhone Photos app, and it uploads cleanly to Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and any editor. If you specifically need AVI, MOV, WebM or a GIF, download the MP4 first and run it through a converter such as VLC or HandBrake afterwards.

What you need to download a Facebook video

All you need is the link to a public Facebook video and a web browser. Open the post, tap the three-dot menu or the Share button, and choose "Copy link". Paste that link here and FB DownS fetches the available formats for you, labelled simply as Best, High and Standard quality so you don't have to decode resolution numbers. You can download as many videos as you like, one at a time; there are no daily limits and no account to create.

There are plenty of good reasons to save Facebook videos for offline viewing: a recipe demo, a workout routine, a family clip you want to keep long after it scrolls out of your feed. A downloaded MP4 lives on your device, so it plays without buffering and without depending on the original post staying online — useful before a long flight, in a classroom, or when re-using your own uploads in a new project.

How do I download Facebook videos to my computer?

On a Windows PC or a Mac, you download a Facebook video the same way: open the video in your browser, copy its link, paste it into the box at the top of this page, choose a quality and save the MP4. It lands in your Downloads folder and opens in any media player. You do not need a Windows program, a Mac application, or a paid desktop downloader with a trial period — a browser is genuinely enough, and FB DownS works in Chrome, Edge, Safari, Firefox, Brave and Opera. Doing it in the browser also avoids the two real risks of desktop downloader software: bundled adware in the installer, and an app that silently stops working the next time Facebook changes something.

Best, High or Standard quality: which should you pick?

Choose Best quality when you'll watch on a laptop, tablet or TV, or when you plan to re-edit the footage; choose Standard when storage or bandwidth is tight. Best quality is the largest complete file Facebook offers for that video, High sits in the middle, and Standard is the smallest and fastest to download. As a rough guide, a one-minute clip at Best quality can be several times larger than the same clip at Standard, so the smaller option saves meaningful space on long videos. We label them by intent rather than by pixel count because the exact resolution behind each label varies from video to video — Facebook re-encodes every upload, and what it publishes for a phone-shot Reel is not what it publishes for a studio upload.

How do I save Facebook videos without losing quality?

The key to downloading a Facebook video without quality loss is to avoid any tool that re-encodes the file, and FB DownS never does. When you click Download, your browser pulls the file directly from Facebook's own content servers — our server hands you the link and steps out of the way. That means you receive the exact bytes Facebook published: same resolution, same bitrate, same audio, no second round of compression and no watermark added. It is worth knowing that Facebook itself compresses everything on upload, so "original quality" really means the best version Facebook holds, not the untouched master the creator exported. No downloader anywhere can recover detail the platform already discarded.

Saving to iPhone, Android and tablets

Where the file lands differs by device, and knowing this ahead of time saves confusion. On Android, tap Download in Chrome and the video appears in your Downloads folder and usually in the Gallery video section within moments. On an iPhone or iPad, use Safari: the download goes to the Files app under Downloads, and to get it into your camera roll you open it in Files, tap Share and choose "Save Video" — that copies it into Photos. No jailbreak, shortcut or App Store download is needed on iOS. Because everything runs in the browser, the same paste-and-download flow works identically across phones, tablets and desktops.

Fixing a download that won't start

If a Facebook video download fails, the usual culprit is a private or restricted video — only public posts can be saved. Other quick fixes: make sure you copied the full link from the Share menu rather than a shortened preview or a profile URL, refresh the page and paste again, or try a different quality option if one stalls. On iOS, check that Safari is allowed to download files and that you have free storage. A stubborn clip often works fine on a second attempt over a stable connection. And if you want just the sound from a video — music, a podcast clip, an interview — use the MP3 option instead of downloading the full MP4 and converting it yourself.

A note on responsible use

Downloading is best kept to personal, offline use — rewatching something you enjoyed, archiving your own uploads, or keeping a copy of a clip a friend shared with you. Respect the people behind the content: videos are protected by copyright, and re-uploading or redistributing someone else's work without permission isn't fair to the creator. Be mindful of privacy too, and don't repost footage of people who wouldn't want it circulated. Stick to public posts, and never try to bypass restrictions on private or protected videos. Used this way, saving Facebook videos is simply a convenient way to enjoy content on your own terms while still respecting the creators who made it.