How To Download Videos from Facebook

Facebook Messenger is an outstanding messaging application that allows users to send text messages, images, videos, and GIFs. But can you store these humorous or interesting videos on your device forever?

Facebook is a social networking website that encourages users to log in every day and remain active. Therefore, it seems sense that videos cannot be downloaded from Messenger. Fortunately, you can store these memories on your device, and this post will explain how.

How to Download Videos from Facebook Messenger

Thankfully, the requirement to screen record a video sent via Messenger no longer exists. Facebook Messenger facilitates simple video downloads. However, the instructions vary based on the device being utilized.

We will demonstrate how to download Messenger videos on every operating system and web browser.

How to Download Videos From Facebook Messenger – Web Browser

Facebook makes downloading videos from a web browser relatively easy. However, you must visit the Messenger website to do so. Here’s what must be done:

1. Open Facebook and click on the Messenger icon in the upper right corner.
2. Select the conversation with the video you want to download. Then, click the arrow down icon next to your friend’s name.
3. A new window will open to the left of the conversation—Click Open in Messenger.
4. A new tab will open that makes the conversation fullscreen. Locate the video, or click Media in the menu to the right.
   Note: If you don’t see the menu, click the i icon in the upper right.
5. Click the video you want to download.
6. The video will open in full screen. Click the download icon at the top to download the video.

Now, your video will download. You can find it in your computer’s storage in the Downloads folder.

Download Videos From Facebook Messenger – iOS & Android

You can download videos from Messenger to your iOS or Android device if you want to use the Facebook Messenger mobile app. Here’s how to proceed:

1. Open the Facebook Messenger app and tap on the conversation where you can retrieve the video.
2. Locate the video you want to download in the conversation. Or, go to the Media & Files folder.
   iOS users can click their friend’s name at the top to access the media folder.
   Android users can tap the i icon in the upper right to access the media folder.
3. Tap on View Media, Files, & Links.
4. Select the video you’d like to download.
5. Tap on More.
6. Tap Save.

The video will save to your device’s downloads folder.

Download Videos From Facebook – Workarounds

If the aforementioned procedures fail for any reason, we have other alternatives. If you do not see the option natively, the following sections will show you how to download videos from Facebook Messenger.

Use a Web Browser Trick

This exploit allows you to download Facebook Messenger videos. It retrieves the video’s URL, redirects the website to its mobile version, and enables you to inspect the element and download the movie. The procedure is as follows:

1. Navigate to the video you want to download.
2. Right-click it and select ‘Copy video URL at current time.’
   

3. Paste that URL into a browser tab, remove the www. part, and replace it with m. to access the mobile version.
4. Load the page and play the video.
5. Right-click and select Inspect or use Alt Option + Cmd + J on Mac.
6. Locate the video URL ending in MP4, and copy it.
   

7. Paste that into another tab and let it play.
   

8. Right-click that video and select Save Video As.

This method is utilized on websites of all types to separate the video file for download. It operates on the majority of web browsers with a developer console and, despite requiring a few steps, is straightforward.