You discovered a funny video on Facebook and want to save it offline? This is not a problem, because the clips can also be downloaded thanks to some tips. Especially for mobile devices, this is extremely handy, because you can watch the video so again and again, without it is counted each time on your data volume. Of course, the download also makes it possible to provide it via private media servers and programs like Kodi.
Per Browser-Plugin Facebook-Videos downloaden
Depending on which browser you use, there are several plugins that will help you to download videos. For example, if you use Mozilla Firefox, the Easy Video Downloader is helpful. Did you install this and calls a Facebook video, the color of the small arrow changes from gray to green. This means that the plugin has identified the video and you can download it. Besides Facebook videos, you can also download movies on portals like YouTube or Vimeo.
If you use the Chrome browser from Google, the FTV Downloader is recommended as a plugin. It offers a similar range of functions as the Easy Video Downloader for Firefox - only Youtube is not supported as a download platform. The FTV Downloader is also available for Android under the name GetThemAll Any File Downloader.
With iOS and apps from iTunes and the App Store
As you can download Facebook videos with your iPhone or iPad, we have summarized for you in detail in a separate guide . There is also a video that explains the possibilities and steps exactly. Recommendations for apps that you can download via iTunes and App Store are also available to you.
Download videos via online services
Two services are recommended to download even without Firefox or Chrome Facebook videos. Visit for example the page downvids , for which you need the direct link to the video. There you can also enter the quality with which the video will be downloaded. Comparable are the pages downfacebook and fbdown , where you also need the video link.
Also safefrom is such a web service that allows the download of Facebook videos through the browser. The service not only allows downloading videos from Facebook, but also from other platforms like YouTube.
Also for the Facebook VIdeo download there are (more than) an app
If you want to regularly download videos from Facebook to your smartphone or tablet, you can also use a corresponding app instead of browser plug-ins or web services. Two that have been on the Google Play Store for some time and have good reviews are " Friendy for Facebook " and " MyVideoDownloader for Facebook: Video Download! ".
While the latter application should primarily allow the download of Facebook videos, "Friendly for Facebook" is also a kind of combination of the Facebook app and the associated messenger. Additional features for customizing the displayed news feed and blocking ads are also included.
Summary
- Facebook videos can be downloaded, for example, via a browser plugin
- For Firefox the Easy Video Downloader is recommended, while for Chrome the FTV Downloader is suitable
- Especially for downloading Facebook videos on iOS you will find in a separate guide additional tips and a video tutorial
- As online services safefrom , fbdown , downvids and downfacebook are available, for these services you need the direct video link. Some of these services also allow you to download videos from other platforms
- As an app for Android, there are, for example, " Friendly for Facebook " and the " MyVideoDownloader for Facebook: Video Download! "
