How to Download Twitter/X Videos on Windows
Free · Updated May 2026
On Windows you do not need any software to save a Twitter or X video — your browser already does everything. The file downloads to your Downloads folder just like any other web file, ready to open, edit, or share.
These steps work in Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and any other Windows browser.
- 1Open the tweet with the video in any browser.
- 2Copy the URL from the address bar (Ctrl+L, Ctrl+C).
- 3Open xfetchy.com and paste the URL (Ctrl+V).
- 4Click Fetch, pick your quality, then Download.
- 5Find the file in your Downloads folder.
Where Windows puts the file
All Windows browsers save to This PC → Downloads by default. Press Ctrl + J to open the download list in Chrome, Edge, or Firefox, or press Win + E and click Downloads in the left rail of File Explorer. You can change the destination in each browser's settings, or set it to ask where to save every time — handy if you sort clips into project folders as you go.
If SmartScreen or your antivirus warns you
Windows attaches a *Mark of the Web* to downloaded files, so SmartScreen or your antivirus may flash a *"this type of file could harm your device"* notice on any video. That's a generic prompt for web content, not a virus alert — choose Keep to finish the download. If a file ends up blocked, right-click it → Properties and tick Unblock at the bottom of the General tab.
Playing and editing on Windows
- Movies & TV and Windows Media Player open the MP4 by default — just double-click.
- VLC (free, videolan.org) plays anything if a codec ever seems to be missing.
- Clipchamp (built into Windows 11) and Premiere import the file straight in — X video is H.264 and needs no conversion.