A free Twitter GIF downloader that saves any GIF from a public X (Twitter) post as a .gif or as the MP4 X keeps, made in your browser with nothing uploaded.
Paste the link to a post on X with a GIF. Save it as a GIF made in your browser, or as the MP4 X keeps.
Paste the post's link
This free Twitter GIF downloader saves any GIF from a public post on X, as a .gif or as an MP4.
Paste the post's link, then press Save as GIF, or Download for the MP4.
X keeps every GIF as a short MP4 video. The tool downloads that MP4 straight from X and makes the GIF in your browser, so nothing is uploaded anywhere.
Here's what a Twitter GIF downloader is, why X's GIFs are videos, and which file to pick.
What is a Twitter GIF downloader?
A Twitter GIF downloader is a tool that saves a GIF from a post on X, the app formerly called Twitter, as a file on your device.
This one reads a public post from its link and gives you both files: the MP4 X keeps, and a looping GIF made from it.
How to download a GIF from Twitter
Links from x.com and twitter.com both work, from the app or a browser.
Why X's GIFs are videos
When someone posts a GIF on X, X turns it into a short MP4 video that loops. An MP4 is far smaller than a GIF with the same picture, so it loads faster in the feed.
That's why many downloaders hand you an MP4 when you asked for a GIF.
GIF or MP4: which to pick
| File | Best for |
|---|---|
 GIF | Chats, slides, emails and sites that take only GIFs |
| MP4 | Posting again, editing, and the sharpest picture in the smallest file |
The GIF is made in your browser at up to 480 pixels wide and 12 frames a second, from the first 30 seconds.
A GIF has only 256 colors per frame, so it's bigger and a little less sharp than the MP4.
Downloading on iPhone and Android
On a phone, the GIF saves to your downloads: the Files app on an iPhone, the Downloads folder on Android.
To keep it in Photos on an iPhone, open it in Files, tap Share, then Save Image.
Why some GIFs won't download
- The account is protected. Only its approved followers see its posts.
- The post was deleted, or the account was suspended.
- The GIF is in a quoted post. Open the quoted post and copy its own link.
Your own GIFs, and someone else's
A GIF belongs to whoever made it, and many come from films and shows owned by their studios.
Sharing one in a chat is what GIFs are for. Before you use one in an ad or a product, check who owns it.
Do more with it
My Twitter video downloader saves every other video from X, up to 1080p.
Or make an image of any post with my realistic tweet generator.
Twitter GIF Downloader FAQs
Questions about saving GIFs from X? Here's what to know.
A Twitter GIF downloader is a tool that saves a GIF from a post on X, formerly Twitter, as a file on your device. This one gives you both the MP4 X keeps and a looping .gif made in your browser.
To download a GIF from Twitter (X), tap Share on the post, then Copy link. Paste the link into the Twitter GIF downloader, press Get GIF, then press Save as GIF.
Twitter GIFs download as MP4 because X turns every GIF into a short MP4 video that loops, which is far smaller than a GIF. The Twitter GIF downloader gives you that MP4 and makes a .gif from it too.
Yes, press Save as GIF and the Twitter GIF downloader makes a looping .gif from X's MP4, right in your browser, with nothing uploaded.
The GIF is up to 480 pixels wide, at 12 frames a second, from the first 30 seconds of the video. A GIF has only 256 colors per frame, so it's bigger than the MP4.
Yes, you can download Twitter GIFs on an iPhone: press Save as GIF and it saves to the Files app. To put it in Photos, open it in Files, tap Share, then Save Image.
No, nothing is uploaded: the MP4 downloads straight from X to your browser, and the GIF is made right there. My site reads only X's public embed data to find the file.
No, you don't need an X account to download GIFs with this tool. It reads public posts the way anyone can see them without signing in.
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.
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.
Yes, the Twitter GIF 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.
The Twitter GIF downloader is for anyone who wants a GIF from X for a chat, a slide or an email, and for creators who want their own GIFs back as files.
For X, the Twitter video downloader saves videos up to 1080p, the X character counter checks a post's length, and the realistic tweet generator makes an image of a post. See all my free tools.
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