Twitter is now X — do my old twitter.com links still work?

Yes. twitter.com and x.com are interchangeable here, and t.co short links from DMs resolve too. There's no need to convert an old link.

Why is my downloaded Twitter GIF silent?

Because X stores GIFs as silent MP4s by design. The download is a real video file, but the original had no audio track to include.

How quickly should I download a viral tweet?

Immediately. X deletes and suspends content fast and keeps no public copy, so a clip can become unrecoverable within minutes of being removed.

Can I download a video that was shared with me in a DM?

Yes, if it's a t.co link to a public tweet's video. Private or protected-account content still can't be accessed.

Can I get 1080p from any tweet?

Only when the upload has a 1080p source. Older or re-encoded tweets may cap at 720p or 480p, and the tool never upscales beyond what X stored.

Will the download still work if the tweet gets deleted later?

Once you've saved the file it's yours, but you can't start a new download from a tweet that's already been deleted — there's nothing left to fetch.

How is this different from the Twitter/X Video Downloader page?

This page is a quick capture for a single clip or GIF. The full Twitter/X Video Downloader goes deeper on quote tweets, multi-video threads, and resolution selection.

Download X & Twitter Videos to Your Phone or PC

Save any public X (Twitter) video or GIF to your device in HD — works with x.com, twitter.com, and t.co links, on mobile or desktop.

Supports public videos only.

No sign-upHD qualityPublic videos only8 platforms supported

Download X & Twitter Videos to Your Phone or PC — Step by Step

Copy the tweet URL

Open Twitter/X, find the tweet with the video you want to download, tap the share icon, and select 'Copy Link'.

Paste the link into SnapFetchr

Go to SnapFetchr.com and paste the copied tweet URL into the input field at the top of the page.

Click Fetch Video

Click the 'Fetch Video' button. SnapFetchr will extract the video from the tweet and show available quality options.

Choose quality and download

Select your preferred resolution and click download. The Twitter video will be saved to your device immediately.

Why Use SnapFetchr to Download Twitter Video?

The thing that makes saving X videos urgent isn't convenience — it's how fast they vanish. X is famous for deletions and account suspensions, so a viral clip you see now can be gone in an hour, and X keeps no public copy of deleted content. If a tweet is removed between the moment you copy the link and the moment you paste it, the video is unrecoverable. That's why this page exists: a fast, no-friction way to capture a specific clip before it disappears, rather than a broad media tool.

Because of the Twitter-to-X rename, link formats are a common point of confusion. Both twitter.com and x.com URLs work here interchangeably, and so do the t.co short links you get when someone shares a video in a DM. You don't need to convert anything or 'fix' an old twitter.com link — paste whatever you have and it resolves to the same source video on X's CDN.

GIFs are worth understanding because X doesn't store them as animated GIFs at all — it converts every uploaded GIF into a silent MP4 on ingestion. So when you 'download a Twitter GIF' you actually get a clean, loopable video file, which is far more useful for editing than a low-frame-rate image. If your downloaded GIF has no audio, that's correct: the original never had any.

Pick the highest resolution offered for the sharpest result — newer tweets expose 720p or 1080p, while older or re-encoded uploads may cap lower. For deeper handling of quote tweets, threads with multiple videos, or the technical side of X's HLS streams, the full Twitter/X Video Downloader covers those cases.

Common Problems & Fixes

The tweet was deleted before you could download

X doesn't cache removed or suspended content, so it can't be recovered. Save viral clips the moment you see them.

A quote tweet returns no video

The quote only embeds the original tweet — it doesn't host the video. Open the original tweet and use that URL instead.

'This Tweet is from an account that's protected'

Protected accounts hide their tweets from non-followers, so the video can't be reached. Only public tweets work.

Download X & Twitter Videos to Your Phone or PC