Saving TikTok videos on your phone in 2026 is annoying because TikTok doesn’t expose a clean download button anymore. Here’s the exact steps for both iPhone and Android that work every time.
Quick answer
The fastest method is our TikTok to MP4 tool:
- Open TikTok and find the video you want
- Tap Share → Copy Link
- Open pullsy.online/tools/tiktok-to-mp4
- Paste the link
- Tap Download without watermark
Works on iPhone, Android, tablet — any browser. No app install.
Why this is the best method
Most “save TikTok” guides on the internet are from 2022 and tell you to install a sketchy app. In 2026, every video downloader app on the App Store is either:
- Paid (with a free trial that auto-renews at $9.99/week)
- Flooded with ads
- Spyware that mines your contacts
Web-based tools like our TikTok downloader avoid all of this because the download happens in your browser, not on a server.
iPhone step-by-step (works on any iOS version)
- Open the TikTok app
- Find the video you want to save
- Tap the Share button (the arrow pointing right, bottom right)
- Tap Copy Link in the share sheet
- Switch to Safari
- Go to pullsy.online/tools/tiktok-to-mp4
- Tap the input field, then tap Paste
- Tap Get video
- Tap Download without watermark
- The video saves to your Photos app
Total time: 15 seconds.
Android step-by-step
- Open the TikTok app
- Find the video you want to save
- Tap the Share button
- Tap Copy Link
- Open Chrome (or any browser)
- Go to pullsy.online/tools/tiktok-to-mp4
- Paste the link
- Tap Download without watermark
- The video saves to your Downloads folder
Total time: 15 seconds.
Why does this remove the watermark?
TikTok normally stamps a watermark (their bouncing logo + your username) on every video you save through the app. The watermark is added after the original video is encoded but before it’s streamed to your phone.
Our TikTok downloader pulls the original video from TikTok’s CDN — the same file TikTok uses internally — so there’s no watermark. The file you get is the clean original.
What about the audio?
The download gives you the video WITH audio. If you want audio only (MP3), you’ll need a separate audio-extraction tool — but that’s a different request.
Can you do this in batch?
Our tool handles one video at a time. If you need to download 20+ TikToks, paste them in one at a time. There’s no batch mode because TikTok rate-limits aggressive scraping.
Does this work for private TikToks?
No. Private accounts can’t be downloaded by anyone except the owner. This is the same restriction TikTok itself enforces.
Does this work for TikTok Live recordings?
No — TikTok Live recordings aren’t available through the same download endpoints. For Live replays, you’ll need TikTok’s built-in save feature (only available to the streamer).
Does this save the caption and hashtags?
No — the download is the video file only. If you want to preserve the caption and hashtags too, take a screenshot of the caption with the screenshot feature on your phone.
Is this legal?
Saving TikTok videos for personal use is legal in most jurisdictions. Reposting them as your own is not legal and violates TikTok’s terms of service. If you’re a creator using someone else’s content, ask permission and give credit.
Related guides
- For Instagram Reels, see our Instagram to MP4 tool — same approach, works the same way.
- For YouTube videos, see our YouTube transcript tool — pulls just the text.
- For a broader overview of saving video content, see our archive guide.