This is the HD side of the downloader. Paste an FB video link above and it lists every quality Facebook published for that video, online and with nothing to install, so you can take the full 1080p file or a lighter one.
Which quality to download: 1080p, 720p or SD
Facebook does not store one file per video. When something is uploaded it is re-encoded into several renditions — commonly 1080p, 720p and a smaller SD version — so the player can switch depending on the viewer's connection. The list above shows what actually exists for that specific video, which is why two videos can offer different options.
A simple rule: pick 1080p if you plan to watch on a large screen or edit the footage later, 720p if you want a good balance of clarity and file size, and SD only if you are on a slow connection or saving space.
Why some videos only come in SD
If the highest option is 720p or lower, the limit is almost always the upload itself rather than this tool. The usual causes are an original recorded at a low resolution, an older upload from a period when Facebook capped quality more aggressively, a re-share of a video that had already been compressed once, or a replay of a live broadcast — live streams are encoded for latency rather than clarity, and the recording keeps those settings.
No downloader can recover detail that was never uploaded. Anything advertising "4K upscaling" for Facebook video is inventing pixels, not restoring them.
How big an HD video file is
As a rough guide, expect somewhere around 25-50 MB per minute at 1080p, 12-25 MB at 720p, and under 10 MB for SD. Talking-head footage compresses far better than fast motion, so a five-minute interview can easily be smaller than a one-minute sports clip at the same resolution.
Downloading responsibly
A public video is still someone's work. Saving a clip to watch offline, to keep a copy of something you posted, or to archive a video you have permission to use is ordinary. Re-uploading someone else's video as your own is not, and it is the fastest way to collect a copyright strike. When in doubt, ask the person who posted it — most creators say yes when they are credited.
How to copy a Facebook video link
On a computer the reliable route is the timestamp: click the date under the poster's name and the address bar will show a permanent URL for that single post. The Share button works too — choose "Copy link" rather than any of the network options.
The mobile app has no address bar, so open the three-dot menu on the post and pick "Copy link". A link copied that way usually arrives carrying tracking parameters; they are harmless, and the field ignores them.
A link to somebody's profile, a page or a group is not enough. The address has to point at one specific video, which is why the timestamp method is worth learning — it is the only one that always gives you that.
When a video won’t download
Four causes account for almost every failure, and you can confirm three of them in under a minute.
The post is not public. Open the link in a private window while logged out — if it does not play for you there, it cannot be reached from here either. The homepage lists what can and cannot be saved, private videos included.
The video is gone, deleted by the poster or removed along with the account. The link is not a video link but a profile, a group or a search result. The broadcast is still running — a live stream cannot be saved mid-flight; wait until it ends and Facebook publishes the recording, which usually appears within a few minutes.
Region-locked material behaves differently again: it plays for some viewers and not others, and there is no version of it that can be fetched on your behalf. The troubleshooting guide works through the rarer cases.
Does downloading lower the quality?
No. You receive the same rendition Facebook serves its own player. Nothing is transcoded, nothing is watermarked, and no logo is stamped into a corner — re-encoding would cost quality, add minutes to the wait, and buy you nothing.
In practice that means an MP4 container with H.264 video and AAC audio, which is the most widely supported combination in existence. It plays on Windows, macOS, iOS, Android and every current browser, and it imports into Premiere, Final Cut, DaVinci Resolve, CapCut and iMovie with no conversion step.
Saving HD video on iPhone and Android
The whole flow runs in a mobile browser and there is nothing to install. On Android the file lands in Downloads and shows up in your gallery shortly after.
On iPhone the behaviour catches people out: Safari saves to the Files app, not to Photos. Open Files, look under Downloads, then use the share sheet and "Save Video" if you want it in your camera roll. The mobile guide covers both platforms, including what changes in Chrome and Firefox on iOS.
Saving to a PC or Mac
On a desktop the flow is shorter than on a phone, because a browser on Windows, macOS or Linux writes straight to a folder instead of into an app sandbox.
Where the file lands
Whatever your browser has set as its download location, which is usually a Downloads folder inside your user directory. If you have turned on the setting that asks every time, it goes where you point it. Chrome, Firefox, Edge and Safari all behave the same way here — there is nothing browser-specific about what is being served.
Right-clicking the video on Facebook does not work
Facebook's player has its own context menu and no Save video as in it, and the page source holds the address of a stream rather than of a file. That is the reason a tool exists at all: the work is reading which renditions were published and handing you a direct address for one, not circumventing anything.
Large files and slow connections
A long video at 1080p can run to several hundred megabytes, and the transfer comes from Facebook's own distribution network rather than through this site, so it moves at whatever your connection manages. If it matters more that it finishes than that it is sharp, take 720p: on a typical clip that is roughly half the bytes for a difference most people do not notice on a laptop screen.