How to Save a Video on Facebook Messenger

Messenger is an instant messaging platform where you can share all kinds of files . If you liked a video that you shared and want to have it on your device, today we will teach you how to save a video on Facebook Messenger .

Here’s how to download and save a video on Facebook Messenger using some online tools.

Index

1. How to save a video on Facebook Messenger from my chat
2. How to save a video on Facebook Messenger from a link
   1. How to download video

How to save a video on Facebook Messenger from my chat

Keep in mind that with this method you can only download videos that have been shared in the chat . If you want to save a video in the gallery of your device you must follow these steps:

1. First you must enter the application.
2. There, look for the chat of the person who sent you the videoyou want to save. To do this, you can scroll through the list of conversations or search for the username in the search bar at the top of the screen.
3. Find the video and click on it. Tapping it will open a list of options if your device is Android , or a toolbar at the bottom of the screen if your device is iOS .
4. In both cases, you have to press ” Save” or ” Save video “, depending on the option you have chosen.
5. The download may take a few minutes. If you don’t see at the top of your mobile notifications that the download has started, try again.

Check that the file has been downloaded correctly by going to the gallery of your device . Open it to play the image and listen to the sound. It is likely that a folder has been created with the name of the application where the video is located.

How to save a video on Facebook Messenger from a link

If you want to save a video that was shared via a link in the chat to your device, that’s another matter. But don’t worry, it’s still very easy to do:

1. To save a video from a Facebook profile, you first have to enter the application.
2. Find the chat of the person who sent you the videoby scrolling down the conversation.
3. Once you’re in the conversation, find the video. Click on it.
4. You will then be redirected to Facebook. Go to the post so you can find the original source from which it was first shared.
5. You should go to the original location of the video. If you do it from your iPhone, click on « Share ». If you do it from an Android device you must select « Copy link ».
6. Then, tap the icon with the two ticks to copy the link.

How to download video

Now you have to go to your browser and search for online sites to download Facebook videos . Among the most recommended are the following: FbKeeper , Getfvid and saveAs.co . Once inside any of these sites you must do the following:

1. Go to the web page and paste the linkyou copied.
2. Then start the conversion. When the file is ready, you will have the option to download it to your device.
3. All these links serve to download all Facebook videos online for free.

It is important to note that in order to download a video from a link, the link must be public . This means that if you try to download a video from a private account you will not be able to download it. Also, if the video you want to download contains explicit images, you won’t be able to download it either .

As you can see,  saving a video on Facebook Messenger is easy, you just have to follow the steps that we have indicated in this tutorial.