How to Download Facebook Videos to Your Phone or PC (Free)

Facebook is packed with videos — news clips, wedding videos, live streams, funny moments. But Facebook notoriously makes it hard to save videos. There's no download button for most content, and the app certainly doesn't make it easy. Here's how to download any Facebook video to your phone or computer in seconds, completely free.

Why Facebook Doesn't Have a Download Button

Unlike YouTube (which offers downloading through YouTube Premium) or TikTok (which has a "Save Video" option), Facebook provides almost no native way to save video content. This is partly a business decision — Facebook wants you to stay on the platform — and partly a copyright consideration since many videos on Facebook are reposts of content originally from other sources.

The result is that millions of users search daily for ways to save Facebook videos they want to keep. The solution: use a direct URL-based video extractor.

How to Get a Facebook Video Link

Before downloading, you need the video URL. Here's how to find it:

On Facebook Mobile App

1. Open the Facebook video.
2. Tap the ⋯ (three dots) icon in the top right of the post.
3. Tap Copy link.

On Facebook.com (Desktop)

1. Click on the video to open it.
2. Right-click the video → select Show video URL or copy the URL from the browser address bar.
3. The URL should look like: facebook.com/watch?v=XXXXXXXX or facebook.com/username/videos/XXXXXXXX

How to Download the Facebook Video

Downloading Facebook Live Videos

Facebook Live replays are treated like regular videos once the stream ends. If the broadcaster made the replay public, you can download it using the same method above. Just navigate to the live replay, copy the URL, and paste it into AnyVideoFlow.

What About Private Facebook Videos?

Videos set to Friends Only or other restricted privacy settings are not publicly accessible. If you're not logged in to Facebook as a friend of the poster, the video URL won't work. AnyVideoFlow can only download videos that are already accessible to the public.

Facebook Reels vs. Facebook Videos

Facebook Reels (short vertical videos, similar to TikTok) use a slightly different URL format but are handled the same way by AnyVideoFlow. Just paste the Reel link and download — it works identically to regular Facebook videos.