How to Download Twitter/X Videos on Mac
Free · Updated May 2026
On a Mac, downloading a Twitter or X video is as simple as it gets — it behaves like any other web download and drops straight into your Downloads folder. It works the same in Safari, Chrome, Arc, or Firefox.
Here is the whole process from start to finish.
- 1In your browser, open the tweet with the video.
- 2Copy the URL from the address bar.
- 3Go to xfetchy.com and paste it in.
- 4Click Fetch, select your quality, then click Download.
- 5The file saves to your Downloads folder. Done.
Where macOS saves the file
Every Mac browser defaults to the Downloads folder in your home directory — the one that bounces in the Dock. Press ⌘ + Option + L in Safari or Chrome to open the download list, or click the Downloads stack in the Dock to grab the newest file. You can point downloads somewhere else under Safari → Settings → General, or Chrome → Settings → Downloads if you prefer them on the Desktop or in a project folder.
The "downloaded from the Internet" prompt
macOS tags every web download with a quarantine flag, so the first time you open the MP4 you may see a *"downloaded from the Internet"* confirmation. That's Gatekeeper doing its job — it's expected for any media file and isn't a warning that something is wrong. Click Open and macOS won't ask again. The video itself is a standard H.264 MP4 that QuickTime, iMovie, and Final Cut read natively with no transcoding.
Browser differences on Mac
- Safari can auto-open "safe" files after downloading — turn that off under Settings → General if you'd rather it didn't launch the video automatically.
- Arc drops downloads onto a sidebar shelf; click the item to reveal it in Finder.
- Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and Brave all use the same Downloads folder and behave identically.