Question 1

What is a Facebook video downloader?

Accepted Answer

A Facebook video downloader is a tool that saves a video from Facebook as a file on your device. This one reads a public video or Reel from its link and saves it as an MP4 in HD or SD, straight from Facebook's servers.

Question 2

How do I download a video from Facebook?

Accepted Answer

To download a video from Facebook, tap Share under the video, then Copy link. Paste the link into the Facebook video downloader, press Get video, then press Download next to the quality you want.

Question 3

Can I download Facebook Reels?

Accepted Answer

Yes, the Facebook video downloader saves Facebook Reels the same way as any video: paste the Reel's link, press Get video, then press Download.

Question 4

Can I download Facebook videos on my iPhone?

Accepted Answer

Yes, you can download Facebook videos on an iPhone: press Download and the video saves to the Files app. Or tap Share or save twice to open the share sheet, and pick Save Video to put it in Photos.

Question 5

How do I download Facebook videos on a PC or Mac?

Accepted Answer

To download Facebook videos on a PC or a Mac, open the video on facebook.com, copy the link from the address bar, and paste it into the Facebook video downloader. Press Download and the MP4 saves to your Downloads folder.

Question 6

What quality are downloaded Facebook videos?

Accepted Answer

Downloaded Facebook videos come in the 2 qualities Facebook makes, HD and SD. On the 2 public videos I checked on September 26, 2026, HD was 720p, and SD was 360p or 426p.

Question 7

Can I download a private Facebook video?

Accepted Answer

No, you can't download a private Facebook video with this tool, because videos shared with friends only or inside private groups need a sign-in, and the tool never signs in.

Question 8

Do I need a Facebook account to download videos?

Accepted Answer

No, you don't need a Facebook account to download videos with this tool. It reads public videos the way anyone can see them without signing in.

Question 9

Is it legal to download Facebook videos?

Accepted Answer

Saving a public Facebook video for yourself is how most people use a video downloader, but the video still belongs to the person or page that posted it. Save your own freely, and ask before you post someone else's again.

Question 10

Is the video stored on your server?

Accepted Answer

No, the video is never stored on my site: it downloads straight from Facebook's servers to your device. The tool reads only Facebook's public video embed, and keeps what it found for 6 hours.

Question 11

Can I download many at once?

Accepted Answer

Yes, you can download many at once: press Paste many links at once, paste up to 10 links, 1 per line, and press Download all (ZIP). The best file of each link comes in 1 ZIP, made in your browser.

Question 12

Can I get the transcript of the video?

Accepted Answer

Yes, press Get the transcript under the video. On YouTube it reads the video's own captions; everywhere else, AI writes down the speech, for videos up to 5 minutes. Copy it, or download it as a .txt or .srt file.

Question 13

Is the Facebook video downloader free?

Accepted Answer

Yes, the Facebook video downloader is free, with no sign-up, no ads and no watermark. To keep it free for everyone, each person can read 30 posts every 10 minutes.

Question 14

Who is the Facebook video downloader for?

Accepted Answer

The Facebook video downloader is for creators and marketers who want to keep a copy of their Facebook videos and Reels, or post them on Instagram, YouTube or LinkedIn.

Question 15

What other free tools can I use for videos?

Accepted Answer

For videos, the Instagram Reels downloader, the Twitter video downloader and the LinkedIn video downloader save videos from those platforms. See all my free tools.

Question 16

Who made the Facebook video downloader?

Accepted Answer

I did. I'm Navid Moazzez, and I made the Facebook video downloader as one of my free tools on navid.me.

More about me.

Free Facebook Video Downloader (+ Guide)