How to Download Twitter/X Videos on iPhone
Free · Updated May 2026
iOS makes saving video from the web a little fiddly — Safari likes to open clips in its own player instead of downloading them. The good news is you do not need an app or a shortcut. With xfetchy you can save any Twitter or X video straight to the Files app, and from there into Photos.
Here is the fastest method, step by step, on any iPhone running iOS 16 or later.
- 1Open Twitter or X and find the post with a video you want.
- 2Tap the share icon (box with arrow) → Copy Link.
- 3Go to xfetchy.com in Safari — the link auto-pastes into the search box.
- 4Tap Fetch, then pick your quality and tap Download.
- 5When the share sheet appears, choose Save to Files (or Save Video to send it to Photos).
Where iOS actually puts the file
Since iOS 13, Safari has had a built-in download manager — when you tap Download a small downloads arrow appears next to the address bar, and tapping it shows progress and the finished file. By default those files land in iCloud Drive → Downloads if iCloud Drive is switched on, or On My iPhone → Downloads if it isn't. You can change the location in Settings → Safari → Downloads, which is worth doing if you'd rather keep saved videos off iCloud.
Files vs Photos — the part that confuses people
iOS keeps web downloads and your camera roll in completely separate places. A clip saved to Files stays there until you move it — it will *not* appear in Photos, Instagram, or Messages on its own. To get it into your camera roll, open the file in Files, tap Share → Save Video, and it copies into Photos where other apps can reach it. This one missing tap is the single most common reason people think an iPhone download "failed" when it actually worked.
iPhone-specific fixes
- The clip just plays instead of downloading. Safari previews some video inline — long-press the Download button and choose *Download Linked File*, or try Chrome for iPhone.
- Save Video is greyed out. Photos access is off: enable it under Settings → Photos for Safari and Files.
- A save stalls at 0%. Low Power Mode pauses background downloads — turn it off in Settings → Battery and retry.