How to Download Twitter/X Videos on iPad
Free · Updated May 2026
An iPad saves Twitter and X video almost exactly like an iPhone — iPadOS routes web files through the Files app first, then you move them into Photos with one extra tap. The bigger screen does not change the mechanics, and you do not need an app or a shortcut.
Here is the full method on any iPad running iPadOS 16 or later, in Safari or Chrome.
- 1Open Twitter or X and find the post with the video.
- 2Tap the share icon → Copy Link.
- 3Open xfetchy.com in Safari — the link auto-pastes into the box.
- 4Tap Fetch, choose your quality, then tap Download.
- 5In the share sheet, tap Save Video to send it to Photos — or Save to Files to keep it in the Files app.
Where iPadOS stores the file
iPadOS handles web downloads the same way iOS does, not the way macOS does. When you tap Download, Safari's download manager (the arrow icon by the address bar) saves the file to On My iPad → Downloads, or to iCloud Drive → Downloads if iCloud Drive is enabled. You can change this under Settings → Safari → Downloads. The clip won't appear in your Photos app until you deliberately move it across.
Getting the video into Photos
If the share sheet shows Save Video, tap it and the clip drops straight into your Photo Library, ready for Instagram, Messages, or iMovie. If you only see Save to Files, open the Files app afterward, tap the video, then choose Share → Save Video. This Files-first routing is exactly why an iPad behaves like an iPhone rather than a Mac, where a download lands in the Downloads folder and plays immediately.
iPad-specific tips
- Use Split View to keep X and xfetchy side by side — copy the link in one pane and paste it in the other without switching apps.
- Stage Manager or an external display changes nothing about where files save; it is still Files → Downloads.
- Editing in iMovie or LumaFusion? Save to Files first so you can import the raw MP4 without re-compressing it.