With the emergence of social media, we can now remain in touch with our loved ones without any problem. Some of the leading platforms in social media are Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc. interestingly Facebook has the most number of users among all since the beginning. There are a lot of features that these social media offer and if not for chatting you can use these platforms to share & see photos, videos, and any other links.
But have you ever been on Facebook and wanted to share a video with someone who doesn’t have a Facebook account. As most of us know, without a facebook account, you can’t open a link to a video that someone sent you. Nowadays, Facebook can be so entertaining, and sometimes there is that video that stands out from the rest, and you end up sending a link to your in-law who (been there, done that) doesn't have Facebook. But don’t panic you can send the videos uploaded on facebook even to those people who don’t have a Facebook account. Sending videos and photos to our friends has become a part & parcel of our internet life. If someone sends you a video, you can’t directly download it in your computer particularly from facebook as they don’t offer this feature to users. But don’t lose hope because there are some ways by which you can download a particular video that is there on Facebook. But how exactly are you supposed to download the videos? So here are some tips through which you can download any video from your Facebook account.
If you are using a PC or a Laptop computer, the most well know way to download a Facebook video is by using the fbdown.net website. First you need to choose which Facebook video you want to download and then right click on the video. Then choose the option which says “Copy video URL at current time”. This will save the video’s URL in the RAM of your system which is available for use till the computer is not shut down.
Then head to the website fbdown.net, which is easy accessible in any internet browser. On the home page of the website, you can see an input box where you can enter the URL and next to it, you have a DOWNLOAD button. All you need to do is to just paste the copied video URL into the input box and then click on download. This will redirect you to the next page where you can select the video quality to be downloaded and you can choose between normal (SD) or HD quality. After making the selection, simply right click the video and move ahead with the option to choose the option to save he video on your system. This is one of the easiest ways to download a Facebook video using a PC or Laptop computer.
Another great extension to download Facebook videos is the Video downloader For Chrome which can be accessed via browser. Forgjet provides you with a free Google Chrome extension to download your Facebook videos. All you need to do is to add the free extension to your Chrome browser. Once you have installed the video downloader for chrome extension in your browser, login to your Facebook account and go to the video that you want to download.
When you click on the Video downloader For Chrome extension while browsing your Facebook account in Chrome, you will get an option to download each video above the video itself in the browser. Click on the download button for the video which you want to download. It will redirect you to a new web-page where you have to again click on the “Click to Download” option.
In the next web-page, the video tab will open where the video starts to play. You will find a 3-dot menu on the bottom right of the video player. Clicking on it will give you access to two options, the first of which is the video download option. Just click on the same and your video will start to download.
Some third-party apps also offer you the option to download facebook videos on your computer. First of all, add any facebook video downloader extension to your internet browser. Then, you can visit the specific Facebook page that contains the video that you want to download.
When you open the page, you will be able to locate a green “Download” button. Just click on that button. And then it will automatically take you back to the download page where you will be able to save the downloaded video. You don’t have to worry about privacy while downloading videos from extensions. Because almost all of these extensions don’t keep copies of your downloaded videos. Neither do they keep track of the download histories of their users, thus making sure that they are not compromising with the privacy of their users So, you can rely on these extensions and choose those which are approved by google otherwise you may land in trouble like getting viruses on your computer.
There are also ways to download Facebook videos on a mobile device and the process is similar to how you download the videos from Facebook using the fbdown.net website on PC or Laptop computers. The downloaded videos can be found in the Downloads section of your mobile device storage, or else, can be directly accessed via the gallery or video player in your phone to be enjoyed.
Now you can share these videos with your loved ones without any problem. It is just a cakewalk to share a facebook video once it is downloaded. The best thing about a downloaded video is that you can share it to anyone on any platform like Whatsapp, Gmail, Instagram, Twitter, etc. so, just go through the tips to download a video from facebook and you will be in a win-win situation. Downloading a video will also allow you to see it whenever you wish. It just makes a lot of things easy.