How to use it, and what to check when saving fails
TwiDrop does two things: it helps you find videos taking off right now, and it saves a video from its URL. Here are the steps for saving, and the order to check things when it doesn't work.
How to save a video
- 1
Open the post you want to save on X (formerly Twitter), tap the share button and choose "Copy link".
- 2
Paste the link into the "Save this video too" box on the home page and press "Fetch".
- 3
Pick one of the quality options and press "Save" to get an mp4 file on your device.
To skip copying the link, setting up sending from the share menu is handy.
What to check when saving fails
- Can anyone see the post? Posts from private accounts, deleted posts, posts that require login and age-restricted posts can't be fetched.
- Did you paste the link to the post itself? A profile or search results URL won't work. It needs to look like
https://x.com/username/status/123456. - X itself may be temporarily unresponsive. Wait a few minutes and try again. When X as a whole is having an outage, other save sites fail in the same way.
- Is it a post with no video? Posts with only images aren't supported. Animated GIFs are handled as mp4.
- Is your browser blocking the download? Ad blockers or data-saver settings can be the cause. Try another browser too.
FAQ
Q.What's the difference between Trending and the overall ranking?
Trending shows recent growth: it compares the saves, plays and likes recorded in a recent window with the same-length window before it, and ranks videos by how much they grew. The overall ranking is the period total, counting saves, plays and likes together.
Q.Fetching fails
Posts from private accounts, deleted posts and age-restricted posts cannot be fetched. Image-only posts are not supported either. X may also be temporarily unstable, so wait a few minutes and try again.
Q.Where do videos saved on iPhone go?
In Safari they go to Downloads in the Files app. To move one to the Photos app, open the video in Files, tap the share button and choose "Save Video".
Q.Where do videos saved on Android go?
They go to the Download folder. In most cases they also show up automatically in gallery apps.
Q.If I play the same video many times, do the numbers go up?
No. The same person's plays, saves and likes on the same video are each counted at most once per hour.
Q.The page looks out of date
Lists are rebuilt every 5 minutes. If it looks stale, reload the page. If the site won't open at all, there may be an outage, so please try again a little later.
Q.I don't want my video shown
Send a "Takedown request" from the contact page with the URL of the post. We'll review it and stop showing it. We don't have the video files on this site.
Q.Do I need to pay or sign up?
Neither. Every feature is free to use, with no sign-up.