How to Download X (Twitter) Videos on iPhone

Saving a video from X on an iPhone feels harder than it should be. There's no "save video" button in the X app, and long-pressing a playing video does nothing. The reason is simple: X streams videos rather than serving them as a downloadable file, so iOS has nothing to save. Here's the reliable way around it — no app to install, straight from Safari.

Save an X video to your iPhone in 4 steps

1. In the X app or Safari, open the post with the video. Tap the Share icon and choose "Copy link".
2. Open Safari and go to twitxdown.com, then paste the link into the box.
3. Pick the resolution you want (for example 720p or 1080p when it's available) and tap Download.
4. Safari saves the MP4 to the Files app, under Downloads. You'll see the download arrow next to the address bar when it's done.

Why the long-press trick doesn't work

On a normal web image you can press and hold to save it. X videos are different: the player loads the video in small streamed pieces and stores the audio separately from the picture. There's no single file sitting on the page for iOS to grab, which is why you need a tool that fetches the actual video rendition and stitches the audio back in first.

Tips for iPhone downloads

• Always copy the link to the specific post — not a profile or search page.
• X "GIFs" save as .mp4 files, because that's what they actually are. They'll still loop in Photos.
• If the download opens in a new tab instead of saving, tap the Share icon and choose Save to Files.
• Both x.com and twitter.com links work, so there's no need to edit the URL.

Downloading on iPad

The steps are identical on iPadOS. Safari on iPad shows the same download manager, and files land in Files → Downloads. If you use Split View, you can keep X open on one side and Twitxdown on the other to copy-paste links faster.

Prefer photos? See our guide to saving full-resolution images from X, or read the complete cross-device download guide.