Download videos from Facebook online, from app and on PC

Do you want to download a video found on the Facebook wall or in the private profile of one of your contacts, but you don’t know how to do it? Thanks to the instructions that you will find in this guide, I will show you how to download videos to your computer or mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets.

If you want to download them to your computer I will show you i best software to use or alternatively, if you do not want to install programs on your PC, some online services that are right for us.

its smartphone e tablet, instead we will see which is the best application to download a video uploaded to Facebook.

How to download videos from Facebook: all methods

Each method is explained step by step, with pictures and detailed directions, so don’t worry, even if you are little experienced in these operations. In less than a minute, you will be able to download any video from Facebook without any difficulty, both public and private.

App to download videos from Facebook on Android

For those who use a smartphone or tablet Android, is available on the PlayStore an excellent one free facebook video download app, which you can download from the following link:

Download App | Video downloader per Facebook – AhaSave

After downloading and installing the application, click on the “Continue“To accept the terms of use of the app.

Now you just have to follow these short steps:

App to download videos from Facebook on iPhone

For those who want to download a video from Facebook from iPhone or iPad, we can take advantage of the following application

Link APP | DManager

After installing DManager on your iOS device, all you have to do is:

All downloaded videos, you will find them in your media library.

Download videos from Facebook to PC

To download videos from Facebook to our computer, we can choose between two methods listed below.

1. The first exploits gods online sites, therefore it does not require the installation of any program, but you will have to put up with the opening of some advertisements.
2. The second method uses a very convenient program, just as efficient but ad-free.

Download videos from Facebook Online

First of all copy the video link you want to download from Facebook, by clicking on the three dots at the top right of the video and then on “Copy Link“.

Now that we have the video link, open the following site: Savevideo

1. Paste the link in the space provided
2. Click on “Download“
3. Press the right mouse button on the item “Download video files“
4. Click on the item “Save link as …“

During the procedure some advertisements will open that you will have to close, but in the end you will have downloaded the video of your interest.

Alternative Sites

There are also three other sites that allow you to download videos from Facebook as an alternative to the one I just mentioned and they are:

Operation for both sites is almost the same as previously described.

Program to download videos from Facebook

Let’s start with the best among the programs to download videos from Facebook, or ByClickDownloader that you can download from the following link:

Download | ByClickDownloader

The operation is simple, from the program interface we have to:

• Select the folder on our hard disk where we want the video to be downloaded;
• Under the heading “Choose the format“, We set to”.Mp4“If we want to save the video (or”.Mp3“For audio only);
• In the “Choose the quality“We set to”Improve“.

Finally, after copying the link of the Facebook video we want to download, simply click on the top right on “Paste Url“, To start the download.

If you need to download a lot of videos, there is also Premium version of ByclickDownloader which allows you a myriad of more options and given the ridiculous price (less than 10 €), it is really worth buying.

Alternative Programs

Alternatively, other similar programs to download videos from Facebook, but much less powerful and with fewer features, are:

Download private videos from Facebook

For videos uploaded to private profiles, all the methods listed above don’t work, as it happens instead for videos shared publicly by pages, groups, events or even accounts that have set the visibility extended to all. In this case you will need to record your computer screen, very simple operation for which you can either an extension for chrome or a compatible program for Windows, Mac and Linux.

• Screencastify, is a free Google Chrome extension, with which you can choose which part of your screen to record, so it will be enough to play the video to be played in full screen and record the screen.
• OpenSource OBS Studio, instead it is a free software, compatible with all computers on which Windows, Mac or Linux is installed. Also in this case it will be possible to record the screen, but without any watermark or limitation, so this method is preferred.

If instead you are from a smartphone, you can use an application to record the screen, which in some cases is integrated into the basic functions of the smartphone, called “Record Screen” O “Screen Recorder“. Find more information in our article: How to Record Your Phone Screen.

Browser extensions to download videos from Facebook

Finally, here are some extensions to download videos from Facebook:

Video DownloadHelper (extension for Chrome and Firefox)

Se usi come browser Google Chrome, click on this link for download Video DownloadHelper via the Chrome Web Store. In the window that opens click on “add” then “Add to extension“.

If you use Firefox instead, by clicking on this link you can download the Video DownloadHelper extension through Mozilla Addons. You will simply have to click on the “Add to Firefox“And then on”Install“.

Once the extension has been added, you will find the Video DownloadHelper icon located at the top right of your browser window, consisting of colored dots located. When you find yourself on a Facebook video that you like, click on it and then click on the name of the file to download.

ClickToPlugin (extension for Safari)

The first two extensions are for Chrome and Firefox browsers, while this one is for use if you have Safari as your browser.

To install this extension on your computer, click on the link of the official site of the ClickToPlugin extension. Once the site is open, click on Download ClickToPlugin 3.x.

Once the file has been downloaded and installed on Safari, by starting the playback of the Facebook video you intend to download, all you have to do is click with the right mouse button and select the item “Download video” from the menu that appears.