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Keep a copy of your own videos

Paste a post link and save the original file — same resolution, same bitrate, no re-encoding. Made for creators archiving what they published.

Key Features

Original quality

We pull the highest bitrate the platform serves — no extra compression pass.

Private by design

Links are resolved on the fly. Nothing is stored, logged or shared.

Multi-platform

Facebook, X and TikTok today, with audio-only files where the platform has them.

How to save a copy of your own video

Social platforms are good at publishing video and bad at giving it back. Once a reel is uploaded there's rarely a way to retrieve the original file from the app — which is a problem when your phone is wiped, an editing project is lost, or you want to repost your own work somewhere else. Vutika reads the public media the platform already serves for a post and hands you the file directly, without re-encoding it.

1. Copy the post link

Open your post on Facebook, X or TikTok, tap the share icon and choose "Copy link". Share links, short links (fb.watch, vt.tiktok.com, t.co) and full URLs all work.

2. Paste it into Vutika

Drop the link in the box at the top of this page. Vutika recognises the platform instantly and tells you what it detected before you fetch anything.

3. Pick a quality and save

You'll see every stream the platform publishes — usually an HD and an SD MP4, plus an .m4a audio track on TikTok — with file sizes so you know what you're about to download.

4. Check the file

Preview the video in the result card before saving. Media links from the platforms expire after a few minutes, so fetch the post again if a download stalls.

What to expect per platform

Facebook video and reels

Vutika reads the public embed for the post and returns the highest-bitrate MP4 Meta serves, normally 720p or 1080p depending on what was uploaded. Reels, feed videos and watch pages all use the same flow. Posts limited to friends, posts inside private groups and anything already deleted can't be read — Facebook never exposes those files to a logged-out visitor, and Vutika doesn't sign in on your behalf.

X / Twitter videos

X publishes several renditions of every video. Vutika lists them so you can take the largest one for archiving or a smaller one for sharing on mobile data. GIF-style clips on X are really silent MP4s, so they download as video files. Protected accounts and quote posts whose media sits behind a login are out of reach.

TikTok videos and audio

TikTok is the one platform that publishes a separate audio track, so alongside the MP4 you'll usually get an .m4a of the sound. Watermark-free variants appear when TikTok exposes them; otherwise the file arrives exactly as TikTok serves it. Private and region-locked videos can't be resolved.

Quality, formats and file sizes

Vutika never transcodes. The MP4 you save is byte-for-byte the stream the platform delivers to a player, so the resolution, bitrate and audio codec match what the platform holds — usually H.264 video with AAC audio, which plays everywhere and imports cleanly into any editor. That also sets the ceiling: if a platform compressed your upload to 720p, nothing can recover the 4K master you started from. Keep your original exports, and treat a saved copy as a backup of the published version rather than of the source footage. File sizes are measured before you download so a long video on a metered connection is never a surprise.

Using Vutika responsibly

Vutika is built for creators keeping copies of what they published, and for anyone saving material they own or have clear permission to use. It only reads posts that are already public — it will not open private accounts, restricted groups, deleted posts or anything behind a login — and it stores nothing: no links, no files, no accounts. Re-uploading someone else's video without permission can breach both copyright law and the platform's own terms, so please don't. If you believe content was saved through this service in a way that infringes your rights, our DMCA and copyright page explains how to file a takedown notice.

Further reading: Why creators lose their own videos — and how to keep them

Common questions

How do I copy a post link?

On Facebook, tap the three dots above a reel or video and choose "Copy link". On X, tap the share icon under the post and pick "Copy link". On TikTok, tap Share, then "Copy link". Paste whatever you get into the box at the top of this page — Vutika accepts share links (fb.watch, t.co, vm.tiktok.com), mobile links, desktop links and links with tracking parameters attached, so there is no need to clean anything up first. If you are on a phone, the paste button next to the input reads your clipboard for you in one tap.

Which platforms are supported?

Facebook reels and feed videos, X (formerly Twitter) video posts, and TikTok videos all work today. YouTube is not supported and won't be: it actively blocks server-side extraction and its formats usually arrive as separate video and audio streams that must be re-muxed, which needs transcoding this app deliberately does not run. Instagram, private groups and any post behind a login are also out of reach — if a logged-out visitor can't see the post, Vutika can't read it either.

Can I get an MP3?

Not a converted MP3. Some platforms already publish the audio as its own track — TikTok does — and where that exists Vutika offers it as an .m4a file you can download alongside the video. That file is the original audio, untouched. Turning a video's soundtrack into MP3 means decoding and re-encoding it, which requires transcoding tools that can't run in this environment. If you need MP3 specifically, download the .m4a or the MP4 and convert it locally with something like VLC or Audacity — the quality will be better than any web converter anyway.

Do you keep my links or files?

No. When you paste a link we resolve it in memory, hand your browser a short-lived signed download link, and forget the whole thing. Nothing is written to a database, no video ever lands on our storage, and we don't build a profile of what you fetch. The "recent" list you see under the input is stored only in your own browser's local storage — clear it with the Clear button and it is gone for good. Basic anonymous traffic counts and any advertising cookies are described in the Privacy Policy.

A download failed. What happened?

The most common cause is expiry: platforms sign their media URLs and those signatures usually die within a few minutes. Fetch the post again to mint a fresh link and the download will normally go straight through. Other causes are permanent — a private or friends-only post, a deleted post, an account that has been suspended, or content geo-restricted away from our servers. Very occasionally a platform rate-limits us; waiting a minute and retrying clears that. If a specific public post fails repeatedly, send it to us via the contact page and we'll look at it.

What am I allowed to download?

Content you created, content you have explicit permission to use, or material you otherwise have a clear legal basis to save — for example your own archive, licensed footage, or public-domain work. Vutika exists so creators can keep copies of what they published, since platforms delete accounts, lose videos and change formats without warning. It is not a tool for re-uploading other people's work, stripping watermarks or building a reposting operation; doing that breaks both the platforms' terms and, in most countries, copyright law. Rights holders can reach us through the DMCA page.